The For Good Initiative connects volunteer researchers with grassroots organizations to help grow their impact.
The For Good Initiative by the UXr Guild offers researchers a chance to conduct volunteer research and help grassroots organizations that are making a positive impact. Our clients are smaller groups that cannot typically afford research services but could greatly benefit from user insights, usability feedback, and broader market research.
Benefits for researchers
The For Good Initiative was designed to provide researchers with valuable experiences:
- Collaborating in team
- Leading teams or taking on specific role
- Enhancing existing skill
- Developing new skill
- Building their portfolio
- Gaining real-world experience with clients
How does it work?
Interested researchers can sign up by completing an intake form that helps us understand your goals, interests, and skill levels.
Then, as new clients are brought on board, volunteer researchers are formed into teams. Each team has an appointed lead and a wide mix of UX experience. The lead coordinates a kickoff with the client to understand their needs, and the team then decides the scope and length of the project they would like to take on.
All work is done on a volunteer basis, with most projects requiring only a couple of hours per week for as many weeks as teams end up scoping with their clients (often just a few weeks to a month). Teams are self-managed and empowered to define the scope, timeline, and deliverables in a way that suits both their team and the client.
*Note: as this is a new program, anyone is welcome to sign up, but we are prioritizing researchers in North American timezones until we have enough volunteer researchers in other timezones to merit a full project.
How to volunteer
Fill out the For Good Intake Form! It’s that simple. As new clients come in, new volunteer teams are built, so we appreciate your patience in hearing back from us.
Do you need research help?
The For Good Initiative focuses on offering volunteer research services to organizations who can’t traditionally afford UX research. These organizations are chosen for the good they’re already doing in the world and for the questions they still have about their offerings, audiences, products and services. If you think your organization is a good fit for volunteer research, please fill out the survey below.
Our For Good Clients
Momento Foundation Momento is a non-profit dedicated to creating free grief resources and community tools, supporting teams in the workplace through grief and empathy training, and preserving memories for those facing a terminal diagnosis at no cost to the family. |
Nuzzles & Co Our mission is to protect animals, to provide a loving and nurturing place where they can get healthy and learn positive behaviors, and then to find loving homes for each one of them. We also work to educate the community on the humane treatment of animals. |
Women of the World Women of the World helps forcibly displaced women achieve self-reliance, economic success and a voice in the community. |