Your Mission
Should you choose to accept it
Cause based organisations are often volunteer-driven, and rely on the generosity of others to achieve the change they want to see in the world. Our mission is to help these organisations (like charities and social enterprises) to make the most of what technology offers, to help make the world a better place.
One of the easiest ways you can help is by volunteering a really small amount of time to help us test a bit of technology, to see if it meets the needs of our users. We welcome and invite users of all types – from the tech savvy to the tech challenged – because websites should be easy to use for everyone.
We want to make sure that when something – like a new website – is built, it meets the needs of everyone who might use it. It is very helpful if someone who has never seen the site before can attempt a few tasks so that we can tell if it is too confusing!
In particular, we LOVE having users test the site who…
- Are not particularly tech-savvy (that’s right, no tech skills required!)
- Are not English First Language (it helps us know if any language we’ve used is confusing)
- Are part of one or more at-risk or underrepresented demographics, for example
- LGBTQIA+
- people with accessibility challenges
- First Nations people
You’ll notice that in our registration form, we ask a few slightly personal questions. Answering them honestly (as much as you are comfortable) really helps us make sure we are creating websites for everyone.
We’ll arrange a time with you that is convenient and give you instructions on how to join a call. Depending on your preferences, we’ll either send you a link to open on your computer when our call starts, or we’ll call you using WhatsApp. We’ll ask you to complete some tasks we’ve prepared for you, and get you to talk us through your thought process as you attempt them. If they’re easy – great! If they’re hard – that means we’ve got some more work to do.
