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Do good for your community while using your professional expertise and work with talented peers on a highly structured pro bono project! Taproot makes it easy to make a difference.

Taproot Foundation is a nonprofit organization that makes business talent available to organizations that are working to improve society. We engage marketing, technology, strategy, design, and HR management professionals on pro bono projects, called Service Grants that benefit local nonprofits. Our goal is to ensure that one day all organizations with promising solutions will be equipped to successfully take on urgent social challenges. To date, we have engaged close to 5,000 professionals on close to 2,000 pro bono projects benefiting education, health, environment, social service, and arts initiatives.

Now it’s your turn to join the movement and Make It Matter .

Pro Bono Web Developers Needed

A Taproot Web Developer is responsible for the coding and implementation of website projects for nonprofit clients. The Web Developer works with a creative team to create a website using a solution that works best for the client and makes most use the developer’s skills. The Web Developer also advises the nonprofit client on installation, maintenance and security tasks.

A successful pro bono Web Developer:

• Has 3 years of experience creating front-end websites
• Has extensive experience in many of the following: Dreamweaver, Drupal, Wordpress, Joomla, HTML, PHP, Javascript, SQL and others
• Has experience with common design tools such as Photoshop
• Is flexible and willing to work within client constraints

* Experience with information architecture or user experience is a plus.

A Service Grant project is designed to work around your schedule and requires a 3-5 hour commitment each week over the course of approximately 6 months. You can also provide your expertise directly through our online forums--do some micro-bono in your spare time!

You’ll:

• Meet a tremendous group of like-minded professionals
• Deepen your connection with your community
• Keep your skills sharp by applying them in the nonprofit sector
• Share your expertise with others
• Boost your resume and portfolio
• Stand out from others in your field

• Create lasting relationships
• Network with an active online community of professionals

Learn more and apply today: https://www.taprootfoundation.org/giveprobono/apply.php