Working Pro Bono
What is Pro Bono?
Pro Bono is defined as providing a service without compensation. You donate your services for free or in some cases at a reduced fee that just covers basic expenses.
Pro Bono is an excellent, ethical way to boost your portfolio.
Creative Business has donated an excellent article, Pro bono work: When does it make sense? (Located in the nav to the right)
Below is constructive information to help you gain the experience that you seek while you provide a needed service that you can be proud of.
The links below take you out of the NO!SPEC site.
Articles
Profiting from Pro Bono Creative Efforts
An article by Jeff Fisher, Engineer of Creative Identity, Jeff Fisher LogoMotives
Probono guidelines
These guidelines spell out for all concerned how they should approach pro-bono work, to make the process a smooth one, and the results, a success.
When, Why & How?
Pro Bono / In-Kind / Donated Services for Mission-Based Organizations.
Pro-bono or No-bono
Discussion at Underconsideration.com
Navigating the Obstacles of Non-Profit Design
Use these 12 steps to negotiate the challenges of consensus-driven design - by Day Kirby (This article is an excert from the book “Designing with Handcuffs: Working with Constraints” published by HOW Design Books.)
Could Non-Profit Work Be Profitable?
by Kelley Rao, Webeze
Probono Organisations
Charity Watch
Before you donate your time to a charity, you may want to check out how well the charity is run.
VolunteerMatch
A U.S. based nonprofit organization with a mission to help everyone find a great place to volunteer.
Probono Australia
An Australian based nonprofit organization with a mission to help everyone find a great place to volunteer.
CharityFocus
CharityFocus can benefit from any way that you would like to help from working on the development of nonprofit websites to keeping our books.)
OpportunityNoc
The Internet’s leading source of nonprofit jobs and career opportunities.
Nonprofit Career Network
Our focus is on bringing people together to identify the people who want to participate in the nonprofit sector and the organizations that have a need for those people.
If you have questions or suggestions, please contact us.
