For a while now I have pondered starting "hacking for good" (unfortunately, the domain seems to be taken by someone else now - .org still seems to be free, though), meaning I and hopefully others would donate some of their time to solve problems with software for free. Not sure about the setup - maybe people could submit suggestions, and the hacker group would decide which one to tackle every month.
Maybe donating one day per month would be a good idea (or even one day per week)? I haven't really started yet, because I still struggle to make money for myself. But maybe with more giving there also comes more flowing, too.
Anyway, would anybody be interested, and what do you think would be the best mode for it?
There recently was "random hacks of kindness", and probably there are lot's of other similar things (I also participated in a http://socialactions.com competition once), but it seems to be on a rather large scale, with a limited set of problems posed by large humanitarian organizations. I was thinking more small scale/local, ie how to help people without huge organizations behind them. Ultimately, I have no experience with charity work, though.
Update: just registered hackingforgood.org, I figure I'll start with just a wordpress blog stating my intents, and people can bring up sugggestions in the comments.
Actually I am currently donating time to a project, http://blog.energy-streetfight.com/ , so it is not completely true that I haven't acted on my idea before.
Maybe donating one day per month would be a good idea (or even one day per week)? I haven't really started yet, because I still struggle to make money for myself. But maybe with more giving there also comes more flowing, too.
Anyway, would anybody be interested, and what do you think would be the best mode for it?
There recently was "random hacks of kindness", and probably there are lot's of other similar things (I also participated in a http://socialactions.com competition once), but it seems to be on a rather large scale, with a limited set of problems posed by large humanitarian organizations. I was thinking more small scale/local, ie how to help people without huge organizations behind them. Ultimately, I have no experience with charity work, though.
Update: just registered hackingforgood.org, I figure I'll start with just a wordpress blog stating my intents, and people can bring up sugggestions in the comments.
Actually I am currently donating time to a project, http://blog.energy-streetfight.com/ , so it is not completely true that I haven't acted on my idea before.