{"article":{"id":136808,"heading":"ShelterFinder volunteers needed","author":"wayward","created":"2005-10-07 20:24:07","modified":"2005-10-08 21:29:50","last_modified":"Sun, 09 Oct 2005 04:29:50","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>ShelterFinder.org needs active contributors to take on a variety of tasks. <br><br> 1. Data gathering - Shelter data needs updating, verification to keep the shelter data current. Data gatherers use search engines and other links to compile\/update the data, but novel ideas on how to improve our data gathering would  be great <br><br> 2. Shelter Coordinators - We need people who can serve as liasons with shelters and relief organizations to establish direct communication so that we can share data and work cooperatively. <br><br> 3. We need help with public relations and outreach to improve our visibility and communication <br><br> 4. We need more technical people, especially php\/msql coders to help Anand, who has supported and maintained most of the code to date, <br><br> 5. There are a variety of other possibilities and untapped development options for those interested in contributing <br><br> Please look around the site and join one or both mailing lists indicated in the Shelterfinder Wiki Pages, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.katrinahelp.info\/wiki\/index.php\/ShelterFinder\">http:\/\/www.katrinahelp.info\/wiki\/index.php\/ShelterFinder<\/a> .  Drop a line to introduce yourself, get a login to edit the dbase if thats one of the tasks you are planning to contribute to, and share your ideas\/feedback about the project <br><br> Looking forward to your contribution! <br><br>  <br>  <br> Shelterfinder Team<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"mrscake@gmail.com","link":"http:\/\/www.shelterfinder.org","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Call for help with shelter data in LA area","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2005\/10\/136808.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}