We’re ecstatic to announce the start of our very first pro bono project: a global social Intranet for our favorite non-profit organization, The Homeless World Cup. We’ll be using the popular open-source social platform, Elgg, to create a hybrid content management system/social network that will be used to connect the organization’s 70 global partners. The network will enable central communication and allow the organization to share best practices, files, photos and other media to help develop internal projects across the globe.
For those who are unfamiliar with the event, The Homeless World Cup is an annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever. It has triggered and supports grass roots football projects in over 70 nations working with over 30,000 homeless and excluded people throughout the year.
We’re happy to announce that will we be providing design and development services to the Center for New Community, a local non-profit. The mission of the Center for New Community is to build community, justice, and equality. CNC currently focuses its efforts through three highly successful programs – The Building Democracy Initiative counters organized racism, anti-immigrant activity, and other forms of bigotry through strategic research, community organizing, education and training around the globe. The Revitalizing Congregations and Communities program develops congregation and parish-based community organizations to work for social and economic change in small cities and rural areas. The Rural Pastors Institute supports and enhances the ministries of rural congregations, parishes, and pastors, advances pastoral excellence and leadership, and strengthens community life.
We just launched a strategic partnership with our Canadian friends, Vize Media. Vize will be providing us with their superb user interface design expertise.
