Bits of Good Showcases Fall Semester Nonprofit Projects at Demo Day
Once again, our student partner and Georgia Tech civic organization, Bits of Good (BoG), hosted their biggest semester event at The Clubhouse and invited members and the local community to attend. The Showcase: Bits of Good Demo Day featured the latest advancements in web, app, and software development for the local non-profit organizations they partnered with.
All fall semester, BoG members worked in teams to build custom software solutions for nonprofits in the Atlanta metro area. And while the projects may take students up to two semesters to complete, the goal is to complete them by the end of each term.
The event, which boasted over 100 attendees, allowed for the following groups to present to fellow members of the organization, their nonprofit partners, and other local community members:
Georgia CORE
About: Georgia CORE is a statewide 501(c)(3) that leverages partnerships and innovation to attract more clinical trials, increase research, and promote education and early detection to improve cancer care for Georgians in rural, urban, and suburban communities across the state.
Project: A user-friendly navigation assistant that will help users find the information they need when going to the Georgia CORE website.
Healing4Heroes
About: Healing4Heroes™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting military service members and veterans to lead healthy, productive lives. Their objective is to connect wounded service members, as well as those with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), with ADA-compliant service dogs.
Project: An integrated mobile and web application that tracks service dog training and streamlines volunteer management.
Helping Mamas
About: Helping Mamas is a nonprofit organization designed to connect helping mamas to mamas needing help. As the baby supply bank for Georgia, they collect and distribute essential baby items and feminine products to families with children up to age 12.
Project: A comprehensive volunteer management system to help the nonprofit manage events, employees, and volunteers within a single system.
Motherhood Beyond Bars
About: Motherhood Beyond Bars is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that ensures a healthy start for infants born to incarcerated women by providing a network of comprehensive support for mothers and caregivers.They support and strengthen families with the goal of long-term, healthy reunification and a permanent end to cycles of incarceration in families.
Project: A caretaker-facing mobile app that will help streamline the nonprofit's onboarding process and improve communication as well as an administrator-facing website to manage caretakers.
Southface Institute
About: Southface Institute is a sustainable building nonprofit that strengthens equity and the environment by transforming residential and commercial structures at every stage of the building life cycle. They promote sustainable homes, workplaces, and communities through education, research, advocacy, and technical assistance for professionals in the construction industry.
Project: An online library and project plan builder for technical standards to build a custom project plan that a construction professional may give to their teams.
Bits of Good Member Management System
Project: A web application to keep track of every member along with additional information to improve administrators' insights into their members. With over 130 members, BoG needed a system that is more robust than a simple spreadsheet.
Bits of Good Product Maintenance Team
Project: BoG is committed to creating usable products, meaning they offer free bug fixes and feature upgrades. This semester they built new features for the Brain Exercise Initiative, The Ray, Hope Sustains Life, GT Scheduler, and more.
For a full list of present and past projects, check out their website.
Clearly, students can make an immense impact on their community when they work together. And since it seems that nonprofits in general need to better integrate technology into their organizations, as many rely on outdated systems, it’s a good thing BoG exists!
What nonprofit organization would you like to see Bits of Good work with in the future? Let us know in the comments below.