Almost two years ago, Software for Good set out to invite underrepresented developers into the field and offer discounted tech for nonprofits. After 17 interns and 7 projects, we’ve learned a few things from our experience.
We’re expanding our services with a human-centered approach to software, developing products with empathy for long-term impact.
With the impending doom of winter gradually approaching, remember to make ’em laugh!
How can you be more intentional about designing for good, not evil? Join this year’s World Usability Day, and see some of our favorite resources on building software for good.
You don’t need to be a expert to get started as an open source contributor. This week, try posting to an OSS project, and help drive the community towards more solid, safe, and accessible software.
Luciano Patiño, Information Technology and Data Manager at Propel Nonprofits, shares thoughts on how he uses technology for social change, and how he hopes to see tech used for good.
This week, look back and reconnect with the person you were. What things did you change about your life to become the person you are now?
Birthdays are another chance to look back and reflect, and then to look ahead and to re-evaluate your goals and make some new ones.
At recent nonprofit events, Eddie found new insights on how technology can help nonprofits, and on the challenges they face when trying to change.
Make your weekends feel longer and more fulfilling by shaking up your routine!
Jason Sole, Initiatives Director for Community First Public Safety with the City of Saint Paul, shares thoughts on how people can come together to create solutions at Code Switch.
In life and in software development, what is the actual need behind what you’re doing? Are you asking the right questions?
Before Code Switch, panelist Tawanna Black of the Center for Economic Inclusion answered questions about the value of a hackathon for community solutions.
As explored on the TV show The Good Place, doing good is often hard work, but it’s worth it.
As a parent, you might find yourself asking questions out loud that surprise you. Eddie shares a few of the questions that parenthood has brought up for him.