A Builder's Guide to Not-for-Profit Ruby on Rails
summary
Ruby on Rails runs actual production systems: university library stacks, federal projects like USCIS and medicare.gov, and volunteer apps such as Human Essentials diaper tracking, Homeward Tales pet rescue, and eko climate monitoring. Examples include a free tax-filing app from Code for America, SkillRX serving Raspberry Pi deployments, a first Hotwire production PR, and grants that fund 3–5 year contracts (one cited at about $110M). Expect tool restrictions (no LLMs), clearance hurdles, shifting grant priorities, and measurable impact numbers for grant writers.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:57Mission-based Rails projects
- 7:29Passion in mission-driven work
- 9:35Growth in government contracts
- 13:31Stability and work-life balance
- 16:01Tool restrictions and government pace
- 17:03Clearance and funding volatility
- 19:55Connecting with mission projects
- 21:43Q&A
