Add a contributing guide (#163)

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+Contributing Guide
+==================
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+Thanks for getting involved :tada:
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+The Pa11y team loves to see new contributors, and we strive to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment. We ask that all contributors read and follow [our code of conduct][code-of-conduct] before joining. If you represent an organisation, then you might find our [guide for companies][companies] helpful.
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+Our website outlines the many ways that you can contribute to Pa11y:
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+  - [Help us to talk to our users][communications]
+  - [Help us out with design][designers]
+  - [Help us with our code][developers]
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+[code-of-conduct]: http://pa11y.org/contributing/code-of-conduct/
+[communications]: http://pa11y.org/contributing/communications/
+[companies]: http://pa11y.org/contributing/companies/
+[designers]: http://pa11y.org/contributing/designers/
+[developers]: http://pa11y.org/contributing/developers/

README.md

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 This can either be an object containing [Pa11y Webservice configurations][pa11y-webservice-config], or a string which is the base URL of a [Pa11y Webservice][pa11y-webservice] instance you are running separately. If using environment variables, prefix the webservice vars with `WEBSERVICE_`.
 
 
-Development
+Contributing
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+------------
 
-To develop Pa11y Dashboard, you'll need to clone the repo and get set up as outlined in the [setup guide](#setup).
+There are many ways to contribute to Pa11y Dashboard, we cover these in the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for this repo.
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+If you're ready to contribute some code, you'll need to clone the repo and get set up as outlined in the [setup guide](#setup).
 
 You'll need to start the application in test mode with: