Hi Phil, It's noteworthy that the given examples of professions that do a lot of > pro bono work are professions which are highly paid enough that people > can routinely be expected to afford to give some amount of their time > for pro bono. System administration, at the "pure sysadmin" level, > tends to not be so highly rewarded, and I'd hesitate to impose such > demands as part of professional society membership. > > I'm going to be releasing the results of the survey on my blog later this week (and I'll send a note on this thread, too), but I'm astounded at how many people are able to take time out of their schedule to put in even a couple of hours a week. I've had over 40 responses from people who posted very thoughtful answers and every single one of them has answered that working pro bono has made a difference. I'm really looking forward to letting everyone read the responses.
I don't think it's unreasonable at all to spend a little bit of time to find a group that can use your expertise, and then even just consult for them occasionally. Some people just go to dinner with a director at the firm, and others have mentioned joining the Board of Directors at the not-for-profit that they do pro bono work for. I can't tell you how happy I am that I left the answers as "paragraph text", because there are a lot of really heartwarming stories. --Matt -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process.
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