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Volunteer opportunity

Graphic Designers – Design a Nonprofit Website Pro Bono

Posted on: April 21, 2013

Posted by: Taproot Foundation New York

Description

Do good for your community while using your professional expertise and work with talented peers on a highly structured pro bono project! Taproot makes it easy to make a difference.

Taproot Foundation is a nonprofit organization that makes business talent available to organizations that are working to improve society. We engage marketing, technology, strategy, design, and HR management professionals on pro bono projects, called Service Grants that benefit local nonprofits. Our goal is to ensure that one day all organizations with promising solutions will be equipped to successfully take on urgent social challenges. To date, we have engaged close to 5,000 professionals on close to 2,000 pro bono projects benefiting education, health, environment, social service, and arts initiatives.

Now it's your turn to join the movement and Make It Matter ©.

Pro Bono Graphic Designers Needed

Taproot Graphic Designers are responsible for the visual design elements of a website project and assist in creating site maps and wireframes.

A successful pro bono Graphic Designer

  • Has 3+ years of professional experience in graphic design at an agency or as an internal graphic designer
  • Has extensive experience web design, graphics production, and be familiar with relevant design and production tools (i.e. PhotoShop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, DreamWeaver, or equivalents)
  • Has worked with marketers and can follow creative briefs, take direction, and create several design options
  • Must provide a portfolio with samples of several website designs

A Service Grant project requires a 3-5 hour commitment each week over the course of approximately 6 months. This opportunity is flexible enough to work around the schedule of a full-time job.

You'll:

  • Meet a tremendous group of like-minded professionals
  • Deepen your connection with your community
  • Keep your skills sharp by applying them in the nonprofit sector
  • Share your expertise with others
  • Boost your resume and portfolio
  • Stand out from others in your field
  • Create lasting relationships
  • Network with an active online community of professionals

Learn more and apply today: https://www.taprootfoundation.org/giveprobono/apply.php

How to apply

To learn more and to apply to be a pro bono consultant, please visit us at http://www.taprootfoundation.org/giveprobono

Have questions? Check out http://www.taprootfoundation.org/giveprobono/faq.php

Location

New York, New York, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States

Time Commitment

Duration
Less than 3 months
Time commitment
Occasional (weekly or monthly)
Schedule
Flexible schedule

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