Short blurb for twitter, newsletters and press

[sofer]

280-character, 100-word and 200-word versions.

[VirtualDOMinic]

WIP https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K1OWA38_kwv7LWyTbd_uCedA00hDT34ewasZLwvLI8s/edit?usp=sharing

[VirtualDOMinic]

<200 word version

Founders & Coders is a UK based cooperative running tuition-free coding programmes in London, Nazareth and Gaza. We are holding an open call for participants for our pro-bono Tech For Better programme, which uses digital technology to create a positive social impact. By pairing our tech skills with the great ideas of other socially-minded organisations or individuals, we can improve the use of digital technology in the not-for-profit sector while giving our coders in London and Gaza a chance to work together and gain experience.

The organisations we choose to work with are matched with a team of our web developers who work closely with them to identify a real-world problem and then develop an interactive app that provides a creative solution.

Past projects include Breathe With Me, an app that helps to reduce anxiety and promote wellbeing, produced for Anna Freud Centre, and a platform for The Courtauld Institute of Art, which was built to enhance the experience of their volunteers.

For more details, or to be involved, see our website at techforbetter.foundersandcoders.com

[sima-qian]

@VirtualDOMinic Breathe With Me was developed for CAMHS, not the Anna Freud Center

[VirtualDOMinic]

@sima-qian genuinely really appreciate the detail checking! CAMHS is an umbrella term under which Anna Freud Centre falls, so in this context, AFC and CAMHS are interchangeable

[VirtualDOMinic]

Proposed 100 word and 280 char versions below, and in the google doc above. @arrested-developer thoughts?

100 word version

Founders & Coders is holding an open call for participants for our pro-bono Tech For Better programme, which uses digital technology to create a positive social impact. We are a UK-based cooperative that runs tuition-free coding programmes in London, Nazareth and Gaza. Our developers work with selected organisations who have a problem in mind to develop a creative technological solution.

Past projects include Breathe With Me, an app produced for The Anna Freud Centre that helps to reduce anxiety and promote wellbeing, and a volunteering platform for The Courtauld Institute of Art.

For more details, see https://techforbetter.foundersandcoders.com/

< 280 character version

We are holding an open call for applications for our pro-bono Tech For Better programme, which pairs our developers in London, Nazareth and Gaza with selected organisations to develop web apps to create positive social impact. See https://techforbetter.foundersandcoders.com/

[arrested-developer]

to develop web apps to create positive social impact

I'd suggest changing this to "to develop web apps that create positive social impact to avoid using "to" too many times. Still comes in at 276 chars I think.

[VirtualDOMinic]

Slightly reworded based on feedback from @developess and @arrested-developer .

@sofer thoughts on the 100 word and 280 char versions below?

100 word version

Founders & Coders is holding an open call for participants for our pro-bono Tech For Better programme, which uses digital technology to create a positive social impact. We are a UK-based cooperative that runs tuition-free coding programmes in London, Nazareth and Gaza. Our developers work with selected organisations to develop a creative technological solution to a real-world problem.

Past projects include Breathe With Me, an app produced for The Anna Freud Centre that helps to reduce anxiety and promote wellbeing, and a volunteering platform for The Courtauld Institute of Art.

For more details, see https://techforbetter.foundersandcoders.com/

< 280 character version

We are holding an open call for applications for our pro-bono Tech For Better programme, which pairs our developers in London, Nazareth and Gaza with selected organisations to develop web apps that create positive social impact. See https://techforbetter.foundersandcoders.com/