Bits of Good Showcases Spring Projects
This past semester, Georgia Tech civic organization, Bits of Good worked closely with nine nonprofits building out applications to satisfy the administrative and user needs for each organization. We captured the excitement of the Launch Party at the beginning of the semester where the students formed initial teams of designers, engineers, and product managers and met their nonprofit partners for the first time. Bits of Good, however, had to pivot their annual Demo Day, where students conduct live presentations of their client projects, to an online showcase featured on their website. We caught up with James Wang as he reflected on his past year as Bits of Good Director:
In the past semester, our organization has grown immensely. From 60 to 150 members in the past year (with 50 new members from this past semester alone.) The number of nonprofits we’ve worked with has also increased and every team has grown to have more support than semesters past.
One of our biggest milestones, this year, is that Bits of Good is now a part of the Vertically Integrated Program (VIP) at Georgia Tech, so students are getting credit for their hard work!
Lastly, the virtual display of all our projects this semester is an incredible feat from our team. I don’t know of many if any organizations who’ve had the transparency as ours for such projects. Our executive team is so proud of the way it’s all turned out.
-James Wang ‘21 (Executive Director, Bits of Good)
One Bits of Good team partnered with The Philadelphia Alliance for Child Trauma Services (PACTS) and The Evidence-based Practice and Innovation Center (EPIC) to build MapScout- an interactive resource map that allows people to easily access behavioral and mental health services as well as providing client admins with an easier system to post information.
You can learn more about MapScout and other semester projects bitsofgood.org/projects
About Our Partner
Bits of Good is home to engineers and artists. We believe in empowering the non-profits and democratizing technology for social good. Our organization develops real-world applications and promotes learning and mentorship at all levels, both from team members of diverse skillsets and from the close-knit, passionate club community.