Pro bono publico is a Latin phrase meaning "for the public good." Pro bono today is a common practice in our service based reality and refers to professional work that is voluntarily given without payment as a public service. This type of service is usually found in the marketing, technology, and law practices where specific skills of professionals can be utilized by people and companies that are not able to afford them.
Scratch Web Design of Limerick, Ireland is a clean and stylish International and local Web design firm that offers quality pro bono work. After talking with Barra who handles all of Scratch Web Design's (scratchwebdesign.com) pro bono work she stated that "Due to Limited Resources Scratch Web Design only takes on Pro Bono work from Local non-profit organizations and charities." From the website www.scratchwebdesign.com I gathered that Scratch Web Design appreciates and respects the valuable work that non-profit organizations carry out in the local community in their hometown of Limerick City, Ireland. And they are pleased to offer FREE or discounted web design and hosting services to deserving organizations. Pro-bono web design from Scratch Web Design is offered only on a limited basis as resources permit and are available to organizations whose primary source of funding is derived from contributions from the general public.
Scratch Web Design Unfortunately states that Pro bono websites are limited to a maximum of five pages of content and cannot be extended to e-commerce or database driven websites. I have emailed Barra for examples of Scratch Web Designs pro bono work and will follow up on this post. Also soon to come is the Process that Scratch uses when handling pro bono web work.
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It's nice to see them giving those less fortunate than themselves the opportunity to have a place in cyberspace.
I encountered similar concerns about pro bono projects in my search and interview. For a small organization without extensive resources it is difficult to contribute to pro bono work. The intention may be there but the finances may not allow it.
How do they approach pro bono design once they decide to do it?
I checked out the website and I was truly impressed. They have developed a unique design look that I haven't seen before but I love it. This is a place I'd love to work. I'd call them innovative. What also made me stop and look was their websites were not all about flash, literally and figuratively.
Great project DVJ, you've got your finger on the pulse:)
The scratch homepage is amazing. Can't wait to hear more from you.
I can imagine it's difficult how much you want to give back to the community with pro bono work, but need the income to keep working. I often am debating whether or not, or rather how often to do pro bono work as you want to help get the word out about organizations and at the same time you need the money! Can't wait to hear more about Scratch Web Design, hope you got some information.
I can't wait to see what comes from this...
However, do I think your blog post could use a little layout consideration. Page breaks, linkage, hierarchy, maybe even some imagery.
It is great that they can contribute so much resources into pro bono work.
Definately want to learn more about specific projects that this firm has worked on. From their website they seem like a very interesting company.
I commend them for offering the service up front on their site but without seeming too self-congratulatory. Glad you found a firm outside of the US. I look forward to seeing specific pro bono projects they completed.
This company makes some pretty incredible websites. Sounds like a challenging project. I'll be interested to learn more about them.
The only negative comment I would make is to break up your layout a bit with either pictures or simple paragraph breaks. Your info is interesting but your layout is not and therefore tends to make people uninterested.
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