*This is a 15-minute Lightning Talk*
I’m a digital marketer with a love for my community and the nonprofits that serve my community. Some friends and I set out to create a way to help marketing professionals and developers use their specific skills to help local nonprofits, and 48in48 (48in48.org) was born. We recently finished our first 48in48 event where a team of over 150 people built 48 WordPress websites for 48 nonprofits in 48 hours. This session will explore what I learned during the creation, planning and execution of the event and will give some thoughts on how the WordPress community can give back using their professional skills.
Take aways:
- How we approached building a plethora of sites a short amount of time.
- How we approached the volunteers.
- What plugins we used that were essential for the success of the project and for the long term success of the nonprofits.
- Overview of what we learned and what we plan to do next.