Pledge “notforprofitweb”
"I will start a not for profit web agency for charities and good causes wanting to get on the web but only if 15 other web developers / designers / tecchie people will help me."
— Ben Dyer (contact)
Deadline to sign up by: 10th September 2005
19 people signed up (4 over target)
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Hello everyone,
Well I originaly started a pledge to help out a charity that wanted a web presence, the take up of this pledge was really rather staggering! For every one person that has signed up I am getting another 3 or 4 proposals sent to me! When I started this pledge I had no idea there would be such take up.
It’s also very interesting as there are a number of likeminded developers who have expressed an interest in getting involved. This has got me thinking, my initial idea was to take up a single ‘good cause’ but now I am thinking about setting up a not for profit web agency. This group would be a central place for developers and charities to get together and help each other out.
What do you think, does it sound like a good idea?
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- contribute $20 to the "Stop the Silence" charity, for the victims of child sexual abuse, on the behalf of Daniel Felix for his marathon run with the Marathon Charity Partners (MCP) fund raiser group
- turn the central heating up to full for 24 hours every time Plane Stupid stop working class people going on holiday
- set up a standing order of at least £5 a month to help the Open Knowledge Foundation keep developing and promoting open knowledge
- pledge to pay £1 or £2 per goal that Michael Gash scores this season and I will make a £9 donation now to the playing budget at https://secure.myfootballclub.co.uk/donation
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Ben Dyer, the Pledge Creator, joined by:
- Terry
- David Ford
- David Hulbert
- Craig A Nicol
- Nick Hall
- John Lawrence
- Timofee
- Anonymous Jamal
- Andy Buckley
- Matthew Cook
- Steve Jessop
- Duncan Lock
- Simon Gray
- roseg
- Richard Pope
- Petra Zezulkova
- Digby
- Adam Sladden
- Darryl Adie
So thanks pledgebank for getting me in touch with like minded individuals and off my backside
Terry
He might be able to apply for an UnLtd Millenium Award of up to £5,000 to enable him to set this idea up, cover overhead/marketing costs and get it going.
He should look at www.unltd.org.uk and get in touch with his regional office.
Best regards
Nickala Torkington
Development Manager - UnLtd
I'm not very good at doing web sites or development, but actively build networking systems as my job. I'd be interested in doing that for good cause organisations. I think they could benefit too (broadband, computer network, VoIP, secure email, and so on and so on).
I haven't signed up yet - Only if I am suitable.
Some projects involve web-design, some ask for help to clear a virus infected PC, some get quite technical asking for help with databases etc.
Good Luck