> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://engineering-communications-progr.gitbook.io/engineering-communications-program-team-projects/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://engineering-communications-progr.gitbook.io/engineering-communications-program-team-projects/open-source-guide/contributors/find-a-project.md).

# Find a project

This section aims to help you find a project you are passionate about. If you already have a project, then feel free to browse another section. 

What you work on is one of the most important decisions you will have to make. This is often personal and based on your interests. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources that can expose you to a large variety of projects. We will go over some of these and then tell you how to filter them. 

### Navigating GitHub

To find an open source project on GitHub, navigate to the search bar at the top left corner of the screen.

![Github navigation bar](https://901491421-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MfnvLlz6jyn3Hr5srxD%2F-MgDEoM1cLEP28QNhZ6n%2F-MgDR8Ks1ICYdbr9hA8t%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-08-03%20at%207.54.19%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=f212c6a0-57e8-4f82-9ad5-a190b2595a5f)

Once you find a project you want to work on, there are two main ways that you can make your own copies of the project. One option is cloning the original project and working on the main repository. 

![Copy this link to clone](https://901491421-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MfnvLlz6jyn3Hr5srxD%2F-MgDEoM1cLEP28QNhZ6n%2F-MgDZe0XeMsrKfEi2JYA%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=3b130c7c-9e9a-4bea-8937-278dccef7d4f)

The second option is forking the main repository and working on the project locally, which we will cover in the Git Workflow section.

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It doesn't matter how you find the project, as long as you find one!
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