Develop for Good

?? ???????? ???????? ?????? ?????????????????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????????????????? ?? We design research-backed apps and build affordable, user-friendly websites to help nonprofits engage donors and volunteers. For just $1K, a team of ~8 talented university student volunteers will provide 16 weeks of custom tech work—totaling ~800 hours of services! Over the past 5 years, we’ve supported 230+ nonprofit tech projects with organizations like The Boys & Girls Club, Ashoka, and UNICEF. ?? Nonprofit spots in our Summer 2025 program are filling up fast! Submit your project proposal by Thursday, March 27: https://lnkd.in/gsU_JMJk Know a nonprofit that could use a website upgrade or help designing their next software project? Tag them below! ?? #nonprofits #techforgood #design #websites #apps

We’re thrilled to have our partnership with UserTesting highlighted in the launch of its new Insights for Impact program! ?? At UserTesting, understanding people is the foundation for meaningful change. Since 2023, UserTesting has generously provided Develop for Good with thousands of free credits on its industry-leading user testing platform. This has enabled our college students to deeply understand the needs of their nonprofit clients and the communities they serve, ensuring that every software solution is thoughtfully designed for its end beneficiaries. A huge thank you to UserTesting’s Chief of Staff & Head of ESG Corey Hatcher, PMP, CODC for your incredible support!

We're honored to join the amazing organizations supported by the Fidelity Charitable? Catalyst Fund in driving progress in philanthropy. Grateful to Tony Bowen for partnering with us to strengthen the digital presence of local nonprofits!

We’re kicking off this year with a big shoutout to our phenomenal Winter 2025 students and mentors ?? Since spring of 2020, we’ve deployed over 3,100 tech volunteers across 230+ tech projects for nonprofits. 84% of our wonderfully diverse college students are under-served or underrepresented in tech. Our students represent over 300 universities, while our industry mentors represent over 140 companies. Our current volunteer tech force of 340+ talented students and mentors are only a month away from wrapping up our ongoing winter batch. Keep your eye out for highlights soon!

As this year comes to a close, we at Develop for Good are reflecting on a period of unprecedented growth. In 2024, we supported over 1,003 diverse college students on real-world software projects, collaborated with nonprofits on 103 software projects, engaged 244 skilled industry mentor volunteers, and reached new milestones like partnering with The White House and getting featured on AP News and Forbes ?? None of this would have been possible without the generosity of our funders. Thank you for believing in our mission and partnering with us to bridge the digital divide for under-served nonprofits and college students alike. Here’s to an even more impactful 2025 together ?? Fidelity Charitable? Catalyst Fund led by Tony Bowen a16z Cultural Leadership Fund led by Judene Small Jean-Louis and Megan Holston-Alexander All Stars Helping Kids led by Julie Brown and Korynn Pope Okta for Good led by Victor Cordon, Erin Baudo Felter, and Keenan Harrell Bloomberg Philanthropies led by Malia Simonds, Vanessa Luna, and Darlene Escobar Adobe Employee Community Fund led by Bob Murata Fast Forward led by Kevin Barenblat and Shannon Farley The Roddenberry Foundation led by Meg Busse and Lior Ipp Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation led by Melissa Abbett and Fred T. Confluent led by Hailey Wheeler Society for Science led by Caitlin Sullivan American Association for the Advancement of Science led by Natalie Sutton Zendesk Impact Award led by Sam Kind Jackpocket led by Vikki Karan Nooks led by Dan Lee Big Interview led by Summer Lowery Taco Bell Foundation

Woke up to see Forbes recognize Develop for Good on the 30 Under 30 list. God is so good ? Full list here: https://lnkd.in/eQDyaBzn #forbes30under30

??Nonprofit tech project spotlight ?? We’re thrilled to showcase the Readeezy Literacy project! Readeezy aims to create a digital library designed for struggling, disabled, and disadvantaged teen and youth-adult readers. To make the website accessible on mobile devices, our college students redesigned and developed a mobile version of the website that would automatically toggle when specific max-width requirements were met. The final website allows users to read books on handheld devices and engages them using an updated version of the existing desktop activities. Read the project case study here: https://lnkd.in/eeKVJ9br "We were in dire need of a responsive version of our digital library for use on phones. As a new [nonprofit] start-up with an infinitesimal budget, we were not able to do this on our own. Along came DFG and all of a sudden, we had a beautiful product! The team was so supportive and reliable. They were well organized by Jeremy Kwok who was outstanding in keeping everyone on task and maintaining a positive and supportive environment. We are featuring photos and LinkedIn links of the entire team on our website with a shout-out for their wonderful work." - Maria Cleary, Ed.D., President of Readeezy Literacy We’re immensely proud of the following contributors who brought Readeezy’s vision to life: Product Engineering Manager: Jeremy Kwok (Georgia Tech ‘27) Engineers: Aditi Kumar (UIUC ‘27), Alice Nguyen (Concordia ‘25), Daniela Cuevas (University of Washington ‘24), Naveen Ramesh (ASU ‘24), Stephen Mwingira (CUNY Brooklyn ‘24), Woongjin Jang (UMich ‘25) Product Lead: Evelyn Hur (Stanford '25) Team Mentor: Yichen Jiang (Software Engineer at Amazon Robotics) Develop for Good is excited to continue supporting Readeezy Literacy on a couple new projects this winter…stayed tuned ??

Last month, CHANEL CEO Leena Nair met with Develop for Good founder Mary Zhu to discuss our mission to bridge the digital divide for underrepresented college students. As the first and only woman of color to lead a luxury major brand, Leena resonated deeply with the ~1,700 female college students and counting Develop for Good has supported on real-world software projects for nonprofits. Our greatest thanks goes to the CHANEL Open Innovation team Gregory Baratte Waidlich, Danielle Zhu, Kristijana St. Clair, Giselle Graham, and Maxine Smith and the StartX team Tota Zoura, Darsh Singh Mann, and Kyle Wong for forging this special connection. Develop for Good is excited to continue empowering women and girls around the world by fostering their tech superpowers for impact ????

This fall, we kicked off our Winter 2025 project batch with 33 tech projects for nonprofits ?? From the end of October this year to February next year, our diverse tech teams of college students and industry mentors will be serving the following world-changing organizations: 3D Girls, Inc. Academy for Global Citizenship AllGrow Asian Women Coaching Collective Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital CEN - Center for Excellence in Nonprofits CHANGE Arts CovEducation Develop for Good Dreams for Schools Eayikes Forgotten Felines Of Sonoma County GOOD SAMARITAN HAITIAN ALLIANCE CHURCH INC Hyperemesis Education and Research (HER) Foundation Immigrants Rising involveMINT Kingdom DAO Linens N Love Love Never Fails NEVADA HOMELESS ALLIANCE Ninos con Valor, Inc OnYourMark Education, a project of Cambiar Education Pride Family Readeezy Literacy Silver Lining Mentoring South Bronx United Special Olympics The Make Cents Foundation The Stone Dry Company TimeBanks.Org trubel&co Urban Tech Hero More to come about the talented and compassionate volunteers powering this life-changing tech work ??

We're hiring! We are actively seeking a full-time Lead Software Engineer and a full-time Program Director to join Team Develop for Good: ?? Lead Software Engineer. Own the continued development of a personalized, AI-driven learning experience for college students as they develop custom software projects for nonprofits. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ePyb5Xgg ?? Program Director. Oversee the daily operational functions of Develop for Good, ensuring seamless program execution and a high-quality experience for our college students, industry mentors, and nonprofit clients. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/ee9UdQvA Join us in our mission to give every college student real-world tech experience by accelerating the digitalization of the nonprofit sector ?? #hiring #programdirector #leadengineer #techforgood