# International Community of Social Referral Tools

**URL:** <https://forum.openreferral.org/t/international-community-of-social-referral-tools/588>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** international-alignm\
**Created:** [December 11, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/international-community-of-social-referral-tools/588 "2024-12-11T13:59:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Manon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@Manon](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/Manon)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/international-community-of-social-referral-tools/588/1 "2024-12-11T13:59:31Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m creating this topic to provide a space for the international community of social referral tools to engage in discussion.

_The international community of social referral tools aims to connect organizations dedicated to leveraging access to information as a tool for social inclusion. Currently, the community includes members such as Infoxchange (Australia), Streetlives (New York), One Degree (USA), Findhelp (USA), Solinum (France), Mapabezdomova (Czech Republic), Helpseeker (Canada), Europe Consulting (Italy)._

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**Author:** ![Amodha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@Amodha](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/Amodha)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/international-community-of-social-referral-tools/588/2 "2024-12-15T22:52:51Z")

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Hello I am Amodha from Infoxchange - Austalia

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**Author:** ![Manon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@Manon](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/Manon)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/international-community-of-social-referral-tools/588/3 "2025-01-21T10:30:45Z")

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Hi everyone,

The next discussion of the **International Community** will take place on **Tuesday, February 11th, at 9 PM (Paris time)**. This session will focus on **AI and Referral Tools** , with insights from the following organizations:

- **Toby Johnson** from **Triangle Technology** : [Step: The Intelligent Solution for Signposting and Referrals](https://stepsearch.org/)
- **Neil McKechnie** from **Yanzio** : I&R’s Big Opportunity with AI – Open Referral
- **Greg Bloom** from **Inform USA** : The Risks of AI in I&R (Part 2) – Open Referral and their recommendations.

If you’re interested in joining the discussion, feel free to reach out to me at **[manon.camelin@solinum.org](mailto:manon.camelin@solinum.org)**.

Have a great day!

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**Author:** ![bloom](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/bloom/32/103_2.png) [@bloom](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/bloom)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/international-community-of-social-referral-tools/588/4 "2025-01-21T16:08:51Z")

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Thanks for sharing, @Manon . I should note that I’ve reached out to Neil at Yanzio , but haven’t heard back yet – so that is prospective. I’ll see if i can get confirmation or a different plan this week.

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**Author:** ![bloom](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.openreferral.org/bloom/32/103_2.png) [@bloom](https://forum.openreferral.org/u/bloom)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.openreferral.org/t/international-community-of-social-referral-tools/588/5 "2025-01-22T15:34:17Z")

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@Manon I have confirmed that Neil will participate!