Tech & Platform Lead/Tech & Platform Assistant – Donate‑to‑Vote Fundraiser

The goal of Kabod House International is to become a trailblazing organization that offers unique and needed services to women, girls, parents, and children in the Chicagoland/South Suburban Cook County area. Our programs include distributing new bras and underwear, as well as feminine hygiene products to women and girls living in poverty, as well as educating them on reproductive, maternal, and mental health. Every year, we provide Winter coats and toys for low-income, homeless, and foster-care children at a local elementary school partner. We also supply baby diapers and wipes for financially struggling parents.

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Role Overview

Use your tech skills to power an online Throwback Hits Lip-Sync Challenge. You’ll help set up and maintain our donate‑to‑vote platform so supporters can easily watch performances and cast votes that support KHI and OA101.

What You’ll Do

• Help choose and learn a donate‑to‑vote fundraising platform (e.g., Spotfund or TicketSignup).
• Set up the contest page, contestant tiles, and basic settings (vote price, dates, etc.).
• Embed or link contestant videos on the platform.
• Test donation and voting flows and help troubleshoot basic tech issues during the contest (with support from the team).

Ideal volunteer

• Comfortable learning new web tools and platforms.
• Familiar with basic web concepts (forms, logins, copy/paste embed codes).
• Detail‑oriented and patient with testing and troubleshooting.

What You Gain

• Real experience configuring a modern online fundraising platform.
• A concrete project to showcase for tech, nonprofit, or digital roles.
• A reference/letter of recommendation upon successful completion.

Tech & Platform Lead Skills

Serve as our Tech & Platform Lead to set up and maintain the Spotfund donate‑to‑vote campaign, create performer pages, test donation flows, and provide technical support during the 3‑week October voting window and finale. Ideal for someone comfortable building and troubleshooting web campaign pages, testing payments, using Google Sheets for reconciliations, and being on call for final‑week evening support (estimated 3–5 hours setup in Aug–Sep, 2–4 hours/week during Sept, increased availability during Oct contest).

Tech / Platform Assistant Skills

Support the Tech Lead by running routine checks, testing performer pages and $1 donations, creating short how‑to screenshots for contestants, and escalating issues during the voting period. Best for a detail‑oriented, digitally literate volunteer who can follow technical instructions, work in Google Sheets, and be available for evening coverage during the final 48 hours (approx. 2–3 hours/week Aug–Sept; increased support during Oct).