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Volunteering Beyond OSS discussion

• while working on OSS projects is good, there is a larger non-technical community that can benefit from the volunteer efforts of developers
• example project is the Kassandra project which created software for a disabled school girl to help her read
• projects outside of the tech community can provide opportunity to work in domains that differ greatly from the standard business project
• take on projects that are sized appropriately
• be aware of post implementation support
• get multiple people in the local community involved -- i.e. User Group members
• make sure that you tackle the project to provide value for the end users and not just as a vehicle for trying new technologies
• in Canada there is MatchIT but it doesn't have a lot of development stuff on it.
• Microsoft frequently gets requests for help from non profit organizations. Contact your local DPE/MS rep if you're looking to find something
• TechSoup is available for non-profits to get cheap/free software from MS