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Posted by Calvin Nix
Calvin Nix
43,828 Points

Web Design for Charity

Hello,

Is anyone familiar with any way to get involved with different charities to help them set up and design their website.

I'd like to have the opportunity to network and expand my portfolio before I begin to design websites as a career.

This way I would be able to gain some experience while helping out a good cause.

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

Calvin Nix What kind of charity? Have you worked with the CMS Joomla before? Your profile states "German (upper-intermediate)" knowledge - could you read a website like this for example?

I tried to contact you via Twitter, but the twitter account in your profile doesn't seem to be valid.

Calvin Nix
Calvin Nix
43,828 Points

Hey Holger,

I did not have any specific type of charity in mind.

I have not worked with Joomla before but it is something that I would have no problem with learning.

My German is mostly conversational. I understand most of the content on the website that you provided but some of the words I would need to lookup :).

Please check my Twitter account again. I placed the full URL to my profile so that is why it was not directing you to the correct place.

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

I'll contact you tomorrow, Calvin :)

Holger Liesegang
Holger Liesegang
50,595 Points

Calvin Nix I'm following you now on Twitter - if you follow me back, we could discuss this privately as a forum didn't seem to be the appropriate place for that matter :)

3 Answers

Tom Lawrence
Tom Lawrence
8,685 Points
Tom Lawrence
Tom Lawrence
8,685 Points

No idea but if you find out id be willing to also help.

Calvin Nix
Calvin Nix
43,828 Points

Yes I will let you know. I feel like a lot of people on this site would like to get involved in something like that.

Tom Lawrence
Tom Lawrence
8,685 Points
Tom Lawrence
Tom Lawrence
8,685 Points

I think it is a great way to get experience working as a team which is what we would all need to do when getting a job, would be good on portfolio also :)

Calvin Nix
Calvin Nix
43,828 Points

Yeah that would probably be one of the best learning experiences that we could get. What is better than actually doing what you are trying to learn?

Tom Lawrence
Tom Lawrence
8,685 Points
Tom Lawrence
Tom Lawrence
8,685 Points

Exactly, i am going though the web design track right now, I have been trying to make a page to test what I have picked up and lots to learn still! would be nice to put it into practice but for a good cause