We’re a 501c3 charity whose mission is to help the US become a no-kill nation. Our platform empowers animal rescues to connect with each other, fosters and other rescue advocates in order to move animals from overcrowded, high kill areas to places they're more likely to be adopted. Our organization launched in 2022 and we’re looking for engineers to join the team so we can continue building out our web app. Caim is 100% volunteer run at this time.
We are looking for people who can help out 5+ hours per week.
Python Engineer – must have knowledge of python and any popular web framework (preference for Django) – https://www.caim.org/volunteer/full-stack-engineer
Engineering Lead - must have knowledge of python and any popular web framework (preferably Django) + experience helping more junior engineers get started – https://www.caim.org/volunteer/engineering-lead
Front End Engineer - must have experience with raw CSS, Bootstrap, jQuery, Django and CSS/DOM - https://www.caim.org/volunteer/front-end-engineer
Please apply to volunteer through the links above.
I think it's great to try to connect people with animals they want to take care of. It's not going to make overcrowded shelters any less crowded. There is certainly some unused shelter capacity that your organization can fill up, that is true. However, that capacity is not infinite, and once you have reached it you'll have all the same problems.
There is only one solution: subsidized spay/neuter programs and a crackdown on any animal-breeding operation. Otherwise, you're just giving a blood transfusion to a patient with a gushing wound.