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Taking a Break From Saving the World

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

As a volunteer crew that builds web things that help people volunteer, I’d say we’re well positioned to know when people need a break from the volunteering.

Perhaps not coincidentally, summertime is that time for us.

SnapImpact is on a hiatus. The band isn’t breaking up; we’re already a side-project as it is. We’re simply pursuing other, more sun-soaked interests. Except for our Co-Founders – they’ll be buried under about 3 tons of concrete trying to build a company. As for Fiona, well, she is taking the summer to pursue her dream of cat-herding across the Outback. Have fun, meow.

The project will resume at a day and time TBA this Fall. If you want to know when and where, you’ll have to join our fancy new Meetup page, which costs us money, so…like it.

Thanks to all volunteers who helped make 2009 & 2010 incredible years for SnapImpact and All For Good. Go get your GTL on, and we’ll see you in a couple months.

Cheers Big Ears,

Your Friendly Neighborhood SnapImpact Mngmt

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The Big Check

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The tradition for most startups is to hang their first $1 on the wall.  Well, we get to hang a big check on the wall thanks to Precision.  They have a campaign to donate $1000 per month to local non-profits and SnapImpact was selected for March.  Tom Robichaud, President, joined the SnapImpact team to deliver the donation and yes, there was a smaller check included.  THANK YOU PRECISION!

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Thanks for Helping Make Doing Good Easy!

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Wow, and just like that, SnapCamp2 is over!  We were working so hard in these awesome SenSage offices in downtown San Francisco, we did not realize how the time flew by.  A million thanks to the Sen Sage team and Adam Sah for donating the space for us.  It is hard to leave when you feel like you just got rolling but have no fear, we will keep in touch via Assembla and Sunday night virtual check-ins (no, you will not need to be online for these).  

We are so excited to build out a stronger development community for the All for Good platform.  Thanks to everyone who came out to camp with us!  We look forward to working with you for the June release of All for Good 2.0.

- The SnapImpact Team

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David Pollak Being Interviewed by the Cutest Kids in the World

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

David Pollak gets interviewed by our crack team of reporters – his kids.

Why is he spending his weekend working at SnapImpact’s SnapCamp? Play the video to find out!

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SnapCamp2 – Progress Update!

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

[Post by the awesome Fiona Schlachter.]

We had so much fun last night that we didn’t have time to post about our progress.  The team has been working hard on writing tests in Scala/Lift to build up their knowledge base while they contribute to the All for Good platform migration.  There is some investment required to do this, but that is what camp is all about, right?  You get some scratches, bumps, and maybe even a rash, but it is worth it for the experience.

This is our last day, so the team is hunkering down for 3-4 sprints to get the goal of live data by the end of the weekend.  How do I know?  Well, I came down with a nasty bug and could not attend in person but have been able to check in via video for the kickoffs and sprint updates.  Gotta love the technology! I am sure that it would be better in person, but this is the next best thing and the bonus to all is my germs are with me in Colorado.

Way to go, Campers!

- Fiona Schlachter

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