IDEAS & EXPERIENCE

Projects & references.

Explore our own initiatives and the personal project experience contributed to Here to Help.

Experience that helps others.

Personal project experience brought to Here to Help: from club infrastructure and early prototypes to communications for a children’s hospital.

AI-generated thematic image: sailing boats on a lake and a laptop at the marina. — AI-generated thematic image · not a photograph of the actual project

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Yacht-Club Luzern (YCL)

A digital foundation for everyday club life.

Building cloud infrastructure and applying for free or discounted Microsoft licences for Yacht-Club Luzern.

YCL promotes sailing and provides junior training. Cloud infrastructure was built to support the club’s work, alongside assistance with applications for Microsoft nonprofit offers.

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The contribution

Building cloud infrastructure with various Azure resources
Setting up SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 Apps
Setting up Exchange Online mailboxes with access through Outlook on the web
Applying for free or discounted licences through Microsoft for Nonprofits

Technologies used

SharePoint Online
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft 365 Apps
Exchange Online
Outlook on the web

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Yacht-Club Luzern (YCL)

Making regatta administration tangible early.

Rapid prototyping of an administration solution for members, boats, teams and multi-day regattas.

A prototype made the administration of a regatta with multiple days and individual races tangible. The focus was on related information and the administration of each regatta day.

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The contribution

Managing members, boats and teams
Modelling multi-day regattas
Administering individual regatta days
Organising the races or runs for each day

AI-generated thematic image: a laptop and networking equipment in a bright administration room. — AI-generated thematic image · not a photograph of the actual project

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Children’s Relief Bethlehem

Keeping a connection when it matters most.

Building redundant communications for mobile workstations between Switzerland and the children’s hospital in Bethlehem.

Mobile workstations needed to communicate between Switzerland and the children’s hospital in Bethlehem with high resilience. Redundant communication paths were built, with fallback options extending to an analogue modem.

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The contribution

Building communications designed for high resilience
Connecting mobile workstations between Switzerland and the children’s hospital
Redundant communication paths with fallback options extending to an analogue modem

Technologies used

Redundant communication paths
Analogue modem connection as a fallback

WHAT MOTIVATES HERE TO HELP

A small project with lasting personal significance: this experience became a long-term motivation for Here to Help. It showed how focused technical support can make a meaningful contribution to a human cause.

AI-generated thematic image: a dog and a cat in a welcoming animal care room. — AI-generated thematic image · not a photograph of the actual project

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Tierschutzverein Sirius

Making animal adoption tangible online.

Website consulting and rapid prototyping of a web app for dog and cat adoption for the animal welfare association Sirius.

The work combined website consulting with an early web-app prototype for dog and cat adoption. This made the idea of digital support for animal adoption tangible.

The contribution

Website consulting for the animal welfare association Sirius
Rapid prototyping of a web app for dog and cat adoption

AI-generated thematic image: fabrics, patterns and sewing tools in a fashion atelier. — AI-generated thematic image · not a photograph of the actual project

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Atelier Schnittpunkt Stans

Making fashion and craftsmanship visible.

Photography at fashion show events and website consulting for Atelier Schnittpunkt in Stans.

This reference comes from work for a tailoring and fashion atelier that trains apprentices. The contribution included photography at fashion show events and website consulting.

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The contribution

Photography at fashion show events
Website consulting

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LuCouture Luzern

From the runway to the online shop.

Photography at various fashion shows at the KKL, plus product photography and image optimisation for LuCouture Luzern’s online shop.

Various fashion shows at the KKL were photographed for this fashion atelier, which trains apprentices. The work also included product photography for the online shop and optimisation of the images for use in the shop.

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The contribution

Photography at various fashion shows at the KKL
Product photography for the online shop
Optimising product images for the online shop

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References …

A digital foundation for everyday club life.

Building cloud infrastructure and applying for free or discounted Microsoft licences for Yacht-Club Luzern.

YCL promotes sailing and provides junior training. Cloud infrastructure was built to support the club’s work, alongside assistance with applications for Microsoft nonprofit offers.

Visit the organisation

Keeping a connection when it matters most.

Building redundant communications for mobile workstations between Switzerland and the children’s hospital in Bethlehem.

Visit the organisation

From the runway to the online shop.

Photography at various fashion shows at the KKL, plus product photography and image optimisation for LuCouture Luzern’s online shop.

Visit the organisation