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Have you looked at NGOs/non-profits?* Many of them are very small and cannot afford full time coders/developers/support. They might not pay a lot, but if you ga

Have you looked at NGOs/non-profits?* Many of them are very small and cannot afford full time coders/developers/support. They might not pay a lot, but if you gather a bunch of clients together you can easily start making quite a bit. They usually have comparatively simple requirements, but are very underserved because they cannot pay as much. I would say, though, that NGOs/non-profits can have very interesting employees, to put it kindly. They are usually very stressed, underpaid, and overworked, but also very committed to the cause. For those reasons, I'd recommend approaching them only on a contract basis. Another option is Higher-ed. I've seen some absolute coast jobs in higher-ed related to archives and databases. You can easily be only working essentially part-time hours for full-time (modest) pay. * By no means should you only think "charities" --- many NGOs/non-profits are arts and culture/legal related as well, for example.

DamnInteresting 2y ago
I have indeed worked as developer/IT for non-profits, and so far it's always been a positive experience. Those positions can be tricky to find since they often don't list the openings on traditional tech job sites, and networking is less likely to lead to those places. Maybe I need to do a Google alert or something. Hmm.
- beezlebroxxxxxx 2y ago
  They don't often list on tech sites. They don't have the technical expertise to accurately describe what they're even looking for. IT and tech is a blackbox for them. Usually they either have NGO/charity specific sites (charityvillage in Canada, for instance, is a job aggregator site), or just go by word of mouth. If you find one you're interested in, just sending them an email or directly to whomever is in charge of hiring might work. Arts and culture nonprofits also have a strong networking component - if there's a local event, introducing yourself and what you can offer, would also work.

DamnInteresting 2y ago

I have indeed worked as developer/IT for non-profits, and so far it's always been a positive experience. Those positions can be tricky to find since they often don't list the openings on traditional tech job sites, and networking is less likely to lead to those places. Maybe I need to do a Google alert or something. Hmm.

beezlebroxxxxxx 2y ago
They don't often list on tech sites. They don't have the technical expertise to accurately describe what they're even looking for. IT and tech is a blackbox for them. Usually they either have NGO/charity specific sites (charityvillage in Canada, for instance, is a job aggregator site), or just go by word of mouth. If you find one you're interested in, just sending them an email or directly to whomever is in charge of hiring might work. Arts and culture nonprofits also have a strong networking component - if there's a local event, introducing yourself and what you can offer, would also work.