Alex, I'd love to get involved.
christopherdown...@gmail.com or ch...@bluesuntechnologies.com -Christopher Downard On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Steven Elliott <srichardelliot...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi alex > > I'm down as well email me at srichardelliot...@gmail.com > On Sep 6, 2012 6:28 PM, "andrea mucci" <cingus...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Alex >> >> if you need some help contact me to and.mu...@gmail.com >> >> have a nice day >> El 07/09/2012, a las 00:18, Alex Glaros <alexgla...@gmail.com> escribió: >> >> *Dear Django Group, >> >> Can you spare a few lines of code? >> >> Our nonprofit has a great idea to help the unemployed and spur innovation >> at the same time. >> >> All we need is a simple app to let users register. >> >> Can I get a community effort from this great Django community to write >> the registration app? >> >> I’ll can do the data modeling, just a few tables, you only need to write >> the CRUD for it. Easy Peasy >> >> It would be great to get a few volunteers to help innovation and the >> unemployed. >> >> App will be open source. Detailed info below. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Alex >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> EMPLOYMENT AND INNOVATION PROGRAM >> >> The nonprofit Center for Government Interoperability (CFGIO) is seeking >> programming assistance for an employment and innovation program.* >> >> *BACKGROUND >> >> 1. There are thousands of startup ideas that cannot be implemented due to >> software developer costs >> 2. There are millions of unemployed, many of whom could learn programming >> from free sources >> >> BASIC CONCEPT - Employment Program managed by CFGIO >> >> 1. Unemployed novice programmers learn from free sources and start >> writing beginner apps in one year, and write moderately well after 2 years. >> College students majoring in computer science/MIS would be ready >> immediately. >> 2. Unemployed novice programmers offer services to startups with simple >> app or web-design requirements. >> 3. CFGIO sets up centralized database to match learning programmers with >> startups, and creates processes to help them work effectively together. >> 4. Startups offer equity or delayed transaction-based payments to >> learning programmers. >> 5. For startups, the purpose is to give them an affordable prototype that >> allows investors to evaluate and fund production version of their idea. For >> students, it gives them real-world learning experience and qualifies them >> to apply for entry-level programming positions, or to start their own >> startup. >> >> BENEFITS >> >> 1. Backlog of programmer positions that need filling is addressed >> 2. Unemployed become employable with high-paying future-proof skills. >> They also learn project management and SDLC. >> 3. Startup ideas are enabled >> 4. Nationwide innovation is expanded >> >> IMPLEMENTATION – Request assistance from crowdsourced volunteers to: >> >> 1. Design curriculum – basically identify Youtube and other free training >> materials (which now days are great) for each programming language >> 2. Mentor students >> 3. Create environment where students learn from each other >> 4. Design certification process >> 5. Design processes to enhance programmer/startup collaboration >> >> RESOURCES >> >> 1. Programming environments are cheap or free: >> https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/billing and >> https://openshift.redhat.com/app/ >> 2. Programming forums already provide assistance to newbies >> >> Any ideas or comments would be greatly appreciated, >> >> Alex Glaros >> Center for Government Interoperability >> www.gov-ideas.com >> Contact: http://gov-ideas.com/contact.htm* >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/TSMxZ0ZKlnoJ. >> To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Django users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > -- Christopher Downard ** *Software Engineer* Blue Sun Technologies E-Mail: ch...@bluesuntechnologies.com Mobile: 720-434-9792**** www.bluesuntechnologies.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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