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Written by Scrivs on March 17, 2006
The first purpose of the 9rules Network is to help its members connect with each other and with our readers. We have tried our best to gather the greatest talent from all niches on the web and obviously due to our strong roots in the web development community we have a great deal of resources to work with. A couple of months after starting the Network I thought it would be great to gather the talent within the Network to do some good for those who aren’t able to afford such talent.
However, as what usually happens with me, that idea got lost amongst the millions of others, but thankfully within the forums the idea came up again to help out some charities. This time the idea would not get lost and 9charities was finally born.
9charities is a simple thing. Within the Network we will select 9 charities every year and help build their web presence and provide them with hosting. There will be a great combination of designers and developers working on each project so each one will be unique and hopefully I can convince them to document their process every step of the way so the development community gets something out of it. Over the next couple of weeks and months you will begin to see the charities that we have decided to work with and their projects rolling out.
We still aren’t the next Web 2.0 IPO that many people are striving to become or the latest company to shutdown acquisition rumors, but that doesn’t bother us. We have left our mark with showcasing great content on the web and now we are looking forward to making our mark in other ways. I am very proud of the response this project has received within our forums and the commitment that so many of our members have put behind it. This is just the first in a line of projects that show we are not a blog network, but a community of people looking to make a change.
One of these days I am sure we will be the big company profiled in Business 2.0 and merging with Yahoo!, but for now why can’t we just be the small company with a tiny community making a difference on the web?
March 17th, 2006 at 12:32 am
Very nice idea, and a clever twist on the logo I might add.
For me, using my sites as a charitable tool has definately been one of, if not the, most rewarding experiences gained from maintaining web communities throughout the years. I hope you’ll find the same level of satisfaction with your latest undertaking.
March 17th, 2006 at 12:34 am
And let me apologize now if I don’t respond to comments immediately as I am going out of town in a couple of hours.
Adam: We are definitely looking forward to seeing how this project evolves and hopefully it becomes a win-win for everyone.
March 17th, 2006 at 12:39 am
Thats a great idea. There is definitely going to be some nicely designed non-profit sites popping up all over the place soon.
March 17th, 2006 at 6:50 am
I believe this is an incredible idea. Excellent.
Makes me regret I never send an application to join the network. This is a project I would very much like to support.
March 17th, 2006 at 8:39 am
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March 17th, 2006 at 8:45 am
Great decision guys. Iam excited to see how this grow and the information that falls out of it. Thumbs up!
March 17th, 2006 at 9:41 am
Kudos and good luck to you guys, I wish more of the web design community would get more socially involved.
March 17th, 2006 at 10:34 am
A Great Idea. A good use of 9Rules fame and that of its members
March 17th, 2006 at 11:41 am
You guys make us proud. Doing something for others (for free) in order to help them raise awareness and hopefully dollars.
Good luck!
March 17th, 2006 at 12:23 pm
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March 17th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
9rules Announces 9Charities
This makes me want to be part of their network. I’ll apply the next time they open it up….
March 17th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
I hope everything works out as planned. I knew it was a great idea the moment I heard about it.
March 17th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
I agree with Adam on the logo, a great twist
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March 17th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
This is a great idea. Not only does is really help bring some great content to the web that might have not been there otherwise, but it’s also great PR for 9rules.
March 17th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Awesome, I’m really excited about this. If nothing else, at least I can be a cheerleader for the real designers
March 17th, 2006 at 5:55 pm
Great idea – good luck with this project!
Sidenote: I tried doing some pro bono work for some non-profits when I was starting out in freelancing and it was a nightmare!
March 17th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
i too think this is a wonderful idea, and encourage you to do it. I’d be happy to help and I know many others would too.
March 17th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
I was channeling Reading Rainbow
March 18th, 2006 at 5:18 am
What a great idea. It will be interesting to follow the progress in web presence of the chosen 9 charities and as well if they get a bigger voice in the web through your support.
March 18th, 2006 at 11:32 am
9charities
The 9rules Network folks have launched a new network, called 9charities. From the description: 9charities is a simple thing. Within the Network we will select 9 charities every year and help build their web presence and provide them with hosting….
March 18th, 2006 at 1:21 pm
I think it’s a very good idea, but as I mentioned in my entry on my personal blog, there are a lot of considerations to nonprofit technology. It’s more than great creative and great developers.
I’d also like to reiterate my request that 9rules consider a nonprofit blog category in their network. And don’t just put up the blogs/sites that you are developing through 9charities. There are many organizations, like the one I work for, C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition, that do understand the power of online communities in building and promoting a message for the benefit of the greater good. We just need a network like 9rules to help carry that message to a wider audience.
March 18th, 2006 at 1:46 pm
Great idea guys – having worked with some charitable organizations (note URL in my signature), they would definitely appreciate any help in this area. And unlike for-profits, charities often appreciate awareness just as much as they do $$$.
On a personal note, my first-born struggled for 2+ years until the MD’s finally figured out it was Celiac Disease, which is often un/mis-diagnosed. So yea, would be awesome to increase the awareness of this not so rare malady so others don’t have to go through this. And yea, more awareness leads to more funding so hopefully a cure will be found … eventually … be nice to be able to have a pizza and beer with my kids when they grow up.
No doubt tons of other good causes can tell you the same story, so go get ‘em!
March 18th, 2006 at 2:34 pm
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March 18th, 2006 at 2:53 pm
This is a great idea and the 9rules team should be roundly congratulated.
Just wondering, how will the charities be selected?
March 18th, 2006 at 10:08 pm
Interesting and nice idea. I, too, am wondering how you will select the charities. It might be helpful if you explained more on the project’s home page. Any thought to having readers of your network help pick them? You may want to connect with the folks over at http://www.netsquared.org — just to let them know what you’re up to. It’s a community of people dedicated to using the Web to advance social change. (I’ll tag you as “net2″ [the tag for that community] in del.icio.us. Finally, you and nonprofit types reading this might want to see the post on my new blog, studio 501c (http://inprogress.typepad.com/studio501c), called, “a blog can be like a business lunch.” It suggests a simple but effective blogging model for nonprofits, small businesses, and other organizations without lots of resources and time.
March 18th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
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The talents of 9rules Network are going to be joining forces, skills, mind and being (in some way) to help out 9 charity organization websites each year. The best part of this whole thing is that these organizations are going to get a new makeover or n…
March 19th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
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March 19th, 2006 at 5:27 pm
Wow, this is an awesome step and idea. I wish all the best in doing it!!
March 19th, 2006 at 7:50 pm
Brilliant idea
March 20th, 2006 at 2:29 pm
This is a kind of wonderfull thinking. For good quality of content to the web, I think it will work , wish u all the best guys…
GOOD LUCK
March 21st, 2006 at 9:52 am
I think this is just a great idea. Kudos.
March 23rd, 2006 at 4:04 am
Good stuff. Indeed it would be great to have a space on 9charities where non-profits can register, tell about their activities, contribute to the same blog, etc.
Eventually 9 of them will be selected and provided with support, but the others will still keep some visibility as they remain registered.
Besides, many charities have good web teams and it would be great to use 9charities as a platform where all web folks from non-profits can share expertise and eventually help out the selected charities.
March 24th, 2006 at 10:53 pm
I think you have some great ideas Gillo… and we’re definitely still hatching out the details behind 9charities so a collaborative, non-profit blog could very well make it into the site
April 8th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
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May 7th, 2006 at 6:51 pm
I just found out about this project earlier today, and I think it’s a great idea. My wife and I are attempting to raise money for charity with my music blog – we’ll see how it goes…