List of hackathons about non-profit in 2016

Are you interested in promoting transparency in public finance? Developers, data professionals, policy makers, political reps, etc. this event's for you! Come and participate in the Public Finance and Accountability Hackathon and collaborate to develop solutions that will help fight corruption in Zimbabwe? Come and create solutions that will encourage more Zimbabweans to engage with the knowledge, practices, and outcomes of public financial management systems. Topics covered might include: »How information from government and local authorities may be made to become more useful and understandable. »Possibility of tracking public money flows properly. »Possibility of mapping performance of public institutions. »What public data is there and what data is missing.

Interested in helping libraries solve their most pressing problems? Do you work with Innovative’s suite of library automation software products? Join like-minded hackers and collaborate to find new ways to extend, manipulate and break Innovative's products to better serve libraries. The day will focus on coding/developing and stuffy presentations will be limited to an absolute minimum.

Students – high school and below – in Washington State's First District! If your representative is Congresswoman DelBene, then sign up for The Congressional App Challenge! This initiative of the US Congress, engages students in coding and computer science through app challenges hosted by your Member of Congress. Participants will collaborate in teams to build apps.

Everyone is welcome to participate in HackTheMidlands—a 24-hour, inclusive hackathon. Participants will come together to share ideas, and create new and awesome projects! Experience is NOT necessary! Everyone has to start somewhere, and there will be mentors at the event to help you along. One of the most awesome qualities of hackathons is the sheer number of lovely people that you'll meet at them, so no matter your skill level or expertise, you'll always be able to have an awesome time, pick up loads of new skills, and make new friends!

Upper elementary and middle school girl students! Come and unleash your creativity and excitement by participating in the Girl Hackathon. You'll learn the basic concepts of coding through Hopscotch, a visual programming language for kids. You'll participate in a 2-girl team to get hands-on experience of the world of coding. Hopefully, your participation will lead you to a lifelong interest in the possibilities of technology.

Marketers, designers and developers! Come to the Brescia Smart City Hackathon and create solutions for the smart city! Come up with ideas that can improve processes and provide new solutions for the smart city, in areas such as the economy, mobility, the environment, smart people, smart living, and smart governance. Create a solution that uses a programmable multi-function hardware device able to collect independently a series of data (temperature, position, orientation, movement), to be connected to other devices and to transmit by radio the information gathered distance.

Do you have strong technology skills (programming and design) and an interest in making a difference in the not-for-profit community? Come collaborate with peacebuilding practitioners and NGOs at #peacehackLDN 2016 and create technology solutions that could be helpful in peacebuilding.

Do you have basic knowledge in design, programming, data architecture, marketing, or communications, etc.? Interested in making culture accessible to everyone? Come participate at the 3-day Hackathon @ Cultural Days! Collaborate to build a prototype mobile application, website, video game or digital product that helps make culture accessible to all! You will have access to more than 700 datasets available on Quebec, its towns and cities and cultural establishments. You will also have access to Social Media (Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Google, etc.), OpenStreet, Google Maps, various APIs, etc.

Do you have expertise in digital design, programming, data architecture, marketing, communications, etc.? Come and participate in the second edition of the Hackathon of Culture Days. Collaborate as a team to build a prototype mobile application, website, video game or digital product that serves a purpose: To make culture accessible to all!

Techies, designers, business people! Want to lend a hand to some deserving charities? Come and participate in the impactNPO Charity Hackathon weekend. You'll be helping one of the following charities: Project Restore, ADC, Solvelution, or Randwick Park Association. In previous events, hackers have collaborated to help numerous charities with websites, IT infrastructure, design, branding, content as well as general advice.