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Code 4 A Cause (MLK Day 2013)

Where

Biltmore Ballrooms
817 W Peachtree St
Atlanta, GA 30308

Upcoming

10:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2013

Cost

Buy

Categories

Events,  Fundraisers

Join us for Code 4 A Cause at the Hype!If you're looking for something to do in honor of the MLK Day of Service, we invite you to use your tech and business expertise to help a local nonprofit, Drop in the Bucket. These are the projects that we will work on:1. A web page to allow donors to collaborate to build a well for a school in Africa (South Sudan and/or Uganda) by buying it piece by piece virtually using a shopping cart that has been integrated into a wordpress site.Skills: wordpress, php, jquery/javascript, css, photoshop/wireframes, design2. Provide insight on out how to improve the UX on this new page they are launching: http://stagingpc.com/dropin/wordpress/stay-involved/Skills: UX, marketing, social media integration3. A pin pal style Q&A web page to allow kids in American schools to talk back and forth with kids in African schools asynchronouslySkills: wordpress, php, jquery/javascript, css, photoshop/wireframes, designItinerary for the day10am-11am: Check-in/get organized.11am-6pm: Let the designing/coding begin!11am-noon: UX focus group to brainstorm ways to improve the above website3pm-4pm: UX focus group to brainstorm ways to improve the above website6:30pm-7pm: Demonstration of the finished products and presentation of the website improvement ideasPlease RSVP under the expertise that you can contribute. We have two brainstorming sessions for you business experts so if you can't make one, please stop by for the other. We also need one or two UX specialists to lead the brainstorming sessions and organize the feedback of the brainstorming sessions afterwards.We look forward to working with you to Code 4 A Cause! Visit EventBrite.com for pricing.