Tell us a problem. We build you the tool to fix it.
Three tools are built at the same time, each one aimed at as many organisations as the problem allows, sometimes several, sometimes one. Each is matched with a small team of local developers working at community rates, well under what they charge commercially. Over five weeks they work out what would help most, build it, and hand it over. There is no cost to your organisation.
What taking part actually involves
One named contact person. Roughly one to two hours a week during the build to answer questions and test progress. A willingness to give honest feedback as it takes shape. That is the whole ask. You do not need any technical knowledge and you do not need to write a specification.
- First: we sit down with you and agree exactly what is being built
- During the build: you see working versions each week and say what is wrong
- When we hand it over: training, written instructions, and help settling in
- For six weeks after that: bugs fixed free
- After that: the code is open source, so you are never locked in
- Applications open
- A local panel reads every application
- The three builds are announced
- Working out exactly what gets built
- Five-week build, something to try each week
- Showcase Hui, the three tools demonstrated
Not-for-profits, registered charities, marae, sports clubs, community groups and incorporated societies based in the Queenstown Lakes district. Businesses can be eligible where what gets built serves the community rather than commercial gain.
A panel of local tech and community people reads every application
Reuse carries real weight, because only three tools get built. If five organisations need the same thing, the aim is to build it once so all five can use it, rather than once for one of them.
- Genuine need
- Reusable by other organisations
- Realistic scope and deliverability
- Readiness to adopt it
- Strategic and community fit
- Data, risk and sustainability