Looking for charity initiatives to improve your skills as a software engineer, or just to help out others? After all, software is the ultimate way to scale problem solving! I was doing the same and will compile this list as I'm going through the search.
Since I am located in Belgium the list will grow geographically centered in this area. However I would urge not to discriminate between geographies and include all initiatives that support English speaking software engineers.
Please contribute to improve quality and volume of the initiatives.
A list of lists, umbrellas, ...
| donate:code | https://www.donatecode.com/ | With donate:code we’ve assembled a network of experts in software development, graphic design and digital marketing who can help good causes to build projects that were previously too expensive. All our experts donate their time for the good of your cause. |
| Open Knowledge Foundation | https://okfn.org/ | Our mission is to create a more open world – a world where all non-personal information is open, free for everyone to use, build on and share; and creators and innovators are fairly recognised and rewarded. |
| Open Knowledge BE | https://be.okfn.org/ | Belgian chapter of Open Knowledge Foundation and an umbrella of open initiatives in Belgium. |
| Sociale Innovatie Fabriek | https://www.socialeinnovatiefabriek.be/ | Initiative to support breaking the social isolation of minority groups and others through technological innovation |
| European Research Corona platform | https://bit.ly/3ajNHbr | The platform is a one-stop shop providing comprehensive information about funding opportunities in relation to Coronavirus at European Union and national level. You can find a list of tenders and projects relating to covid19 here. |
A list of more concrete non-profit projects.
| pillar.chat | https://www.pillar.chat/ | An app to support caretakers in self-care and treatment of anxiety, etc. Pillar.chat is doing pro-bono work and is looking for contributors in many forms. |
| robovision.ai | https://robovision.ai | Computer vision is eyed (puns are always intended) by many NGO's to automate tasks in the space of ecology, privacy-respecting security, medical... Robovision has many tools here and actively partakes in non-profit work. |
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