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title: VolonTerre Québec
description: Volonterre is a platform that connects environmental organizations with citizens who want to volunteer.
url: "https://kffein.com/en/projects/volonterre-quebec"
date_modified: "2026-11-05T09:49:55-05:00"
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 *Version française : [VolonTerre Québec](https://kffein.com/fr/projets/volonterre-quebec)*

# Project: VolonTerre Québec

**Proof that a website can be beautiful, useful, and kind to the environment.**

Kffein created the VolonTerre platform for SNAP Québec, a hub for environmental volunteer work, developed using the GreenIT collective's 115 top recommendations. This digital space connects volunteers and organizations to achieve real on-the-ground impact.

- **Client:** Snap Québec
- **Category:** Digital Transformation
- **Year:** 2023
- **Website:** <https://volonterre.quebec/en/>

## Context

VolonTerre was born out of a genuine need for creating a digital space connecting volunteers and environmental organizations, making it easier to match people with grassroots organizations across Québec.

## Challenges

The development of VolonTerre had to meet several imperatives at once: functional, human, and environmental. The goal was to design a platform to support citizen mobilization while remaining simple, high-performing, and environmentally responsible.

- Design a functional, intuitive, and accessible platform suited to the needs of both volunteers and environmental organizations.
- Offer a personalized experience based on each user’s profile and preferences.
- Develop a simple, efficient interface that respects the principles of digital ecodesign.
- Ensure complete content management autonomy for the Volonterre team, including the creation, moderation, and tracking of content.
- Implement an intelligent notification system capable of surfacing relevant opportunities based on users' interests and availability.

**Our Approach**

**Eco-design as the guiding thread**

In its earliest stages, VolonTerre was imagined through a digital eco-design lens, aiming to reduce the platform's environmental footprint without compromising user experience. We built the website following Green IT collective’s 115 best practices, covering UX, information architecture, code optimization, server performance, and feature restraint.

**A personalized experience by profile**

The site architecture is divided into two clear pathways: volunteers looking for a mission, and the organization looking to recruit. Each profile surfaces the most relevant features and content for the specific user, without friction.

Features delivered

### Easy volunteer account creation

Volunteers can set up their profile with ease, guided through a step-by-step flow to configure their preferences and areas of interest.

### Receive opportunities that match your profile

Through a customizable notification system, each volunteer receives action suggestions tailored to their availability, favourite locations, and preferred types of engagement.

### Give organizations full content management autonomy

Organizations can create and edit their listings, update their profile, and track their activities on the platform, without depending on an intermediary.

### Easily moderate published content

The VolonTerre team has access to an administration space to validate, monitor, and oversee content submitted by organizations, ensuring consistency, quality, and safety.

### Reduce the site's footprint through ecodesign

The platform was built according to web ecodesign principles to minimize its environmental impact without compromising usability or performance. The result: a score of 78% on the GreenIT collective's best practices framework.

## Key Figures

- **1200 +**  : registered volunteers
- **78 %**  : GreenIT compliance score (115 best practices)
- **B**  : carbon score (Website Carbon)
- **78%**  : cleaner than all web pages globally

> "VolonTerre proves that a platform can be graphic, useful, ethical, and eco-friendly."
> 
>  — Anaïs Blanc