CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Nerdery seeks web professionals to volunteer their time and talent to help nonprofits create websites they couldn’t otherwise afford at The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge (http://chi2011.overnightwebsitechallenge.com/).
Who: Eligible nonprofits (501c3-registered organizations in Illinois) can apply by June 30 by articulating how volunteer nerds could help them do what they do – only better – with a free website.
Why: Considering the collective good nonprofits do, losing sleep to help them is a wise investment – they pay it forward many times over by better serving our communities.
How: Volunteer teams self-organize with eight to 10 people – team captains recruit nerds covering these skill sets: front-end development, back-end development, project management, strategy, UX, graphic design, copywriting and QA. Nonprofits apply for a free website by articulating their vision of how nerds could further their mission through better use of interactive technology. Fans of nonprofits post online testimonials on why the organization they support – or benefit from – should get a new website for the price of a good night’s sleep.
When: August 20-21, 2011; 9 a.m. Saturday – 9 a.m. Sunday
When else:
- June 30 – Nonprofit registration deadline for free website
- July 15 – Volunteer registration deadline
- July 18 – Volunteer teams set
- July 25 – Announce chosen nonprofits
Where: Resolution Digital Studios (RDS), 2226 West Walnut Street, Chicago
Sponsors: Chipotle, Ergotron, Groupon, Peace Coffee, RDS, Steadfast Networks, ThinkGeek. Interested sponsors and in-kind supporters of this nonprofit nerdathon, contact info@overnightwebsitechallenge.com or 877-OMG-NERD.
See/Believe: http://nrdry.com/3w
Who’s The Nerdery?: The Nerdery (www.nerdery.com) has offices in Chicago and Minneapolis where more than 200 self-proclaimed nerds/web professionals partner with creative minds and big thinkers to engineer and execute their interactive projects, including websites, mobile apps and social media. During the first four years of the Twin Cities’ annual Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge, volunteers have freely given more than $1.5 million in professional web development services to 57 nonprofits. Ranked #1 on Biz Journal’s 2010 Best Places to Work list, The Nerdery considers this a good start as they bring their nerdy deeds to Chicago.