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Lost and Found Board

A photo board for school lost and found so fewer items get thrown out.

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The idea

Staff snap photos of lost jackets, bottles and lunch boxes and post them to a simple board parents can browse. Parents tap to claim and unclaimed items are flagged for donation. Kids get their stuff back and less ends up in the trash.

Who it is for
School front offices and parent volunteers
How it makes money
Small yearly fee per school
Suggested stack
Next.js, MySQL, Tailwind, hosted on a small VPS
Launch cost
Under $100

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PROMPT 1 OF 3

Build a mobile friendly web app called Lost and Found Board. A school staff member logs in and adds items with photo, category (clothing, bottle, lunch box, electronics, other), color and date found. Parents see a public grid with filters.

PROMPT 2 OF 3

Add a claim button where parents enter child name and class. Staff see claims, mark items returned, and items older than 30 days get a donate soon label. Add a donate batch action that archives those items.

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PROMPT 3 OF 3

Send a weekly email digest of new items to parents who subscribe. Show a term summary of items returned and donated. Add a Stripe yearly subscription per school.

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  8. 08Go livePut it online, then submit to the App Store and Google Play if it is a mobile app.
  9. 09Marketing planLaunch posts, local outreach and your first 100 users.
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