Evening volunteer community education work in Bristol

June 14, 2005 3:17 PM

I'm on secondment in Bristol and I have some evenings / weekends available to help the local community in some way. I have >10 years in software development and I'm a good, engaging communicator who likes training and education.

I'm looking for some kind of consulting / guidance kind of role -- as work hits crunch points at times and I need to do that as first priority.

But I think I could help with some strategic thinking / guidance on use of technology and education... any takers / thoughts etc? I love photography, I'm an amateur studio composer, and I'm good with the written word. And like design (I fiddle with photoshop etc). I can do java / phhp etc. And of course as a project manager I'm a pretty good organiser too.

posted by kiwi.es to Society & Culture (6 answers total)

There are several websites for finding volunteer opportunities, such as IdeaList.org which will also indicate to you time commitments and specialties, etc. Also, volunteermatch.org.
posted by phearlez at 3:20 PM on June 14, 2005

Interconnection
posted by banished at 4:25 PM on June 14, 2005

Which "Bristol"?
posted by Carbolic at 5:54 PM on June 14, 2005

Sorry, Bristol UK.
posted by kiwi.es at 11:43 PM on June 14, 2005

Banished -- thanks for the link -- it seems to be pretty quiet on Interconnection -- they only seem to have 2 project active?
posted by kiwi.es at 12:00 AM on June 15, 2005

IT 4 Communities is UK based and quite active. You need to register before you can search, but they've got a few projects listed in and around Bristol. I've done a couple of projects in London via them, and there's a usually good range of to choose from.
posted by amestoy at 1:08 AM on June 15, 2005