Looking for Volunteer Project for Team of Web Developers
Post date: 2018-09-13 03:53:57
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My new company includes 8 hours of paid volunteer service per year as a perk. I'm project manager for a small team of developers (mostly web applications and Python scripts) working in Southern California. We're trying to come up with a project we could work on together.
Any ideas?
We're trying to find a small but meaningful public service project that takes advantage of our professional skills. One of the developers on our team used to work with a non-profit assisting the homeless so she's reached out to them but is still awaiting a response. Collectively we could probably contribute 30-40 hours, depending on how many people sign on.
The team would love to do a one-day hack-a-thon so I'm trying to come up with something that would lend itself to that. As a project manager, I'm wary about taking on more than we can reasonably do or working on something superficially impressive or gratifying but that proves difficult to use or maintain.
The AskMeFi preview page offered up this thread which I plan to share with the team. Additional ideas, caveats, advice, and helpful links are welcome.