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Re:Ask HN: Best way to “donate” dev hours to charity? by harlanji on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:02PM (#35428516)
The best offsites I've gone on have been working for charities/community service. Better than hanging out with drinks or doing some other random 'fun' activities by far.

I know that's not exactly the question, but adding that donating labor is also enjoyable to many workers. In my case the best was at the SF-Marin food bank, and Feed My Starving Children was fun too. Even picking up trash around a neighborhood with a work center was okay, nice to get outside.

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Re:Ask HN: Best way to “donate” dev hours to charity? by brudgers on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:57PM (#35430354)
donating labor is also enjoyable to many workers

That misalignment of objectives is why charities tend to find theirselves better served by hiring professionals.

It’s like making a pull-request so I can put it on my resume.

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