List of hackathons about non-profit in 2016

People, technology and resilience in the service of a cause. Come and provide ideas that will help the families in Dolores recover from the tornado. Dolores today is experiencing a situation where homeless families have the building materials, but not the manpower to rebuild more than 1500 houses. Come and collaborate to help develop a Time Bank prototype exchange that will match of rebuilding services with individual needs. The prototype will match labor and materials to aid in the reconstruction of homes affected by the disaster.

Passionate about innovation in healthcare? Plan to be part of the huddle to work on real problems that were identified with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario's (CHEO) healthcare practitioners! The HHOttawa Huddle is designed to start creating ideas and working on specific problems in healthcare that need immediate attention. This will be a precursor to the 2017 Hackathon -- so participants can hit the ground running.

The First Annual TECHJXN Problem Identification Challenge is designed to engage high school students with their communities and identify issues which need attention. Once the student teams formulate their problems at their respective district levels, they will have an opportunity to compete at the TECHJXN Hackathon. The students will work with mentors and volunteers during the Hackathon to develop solutions to these problems and win some cool prizes like Amazon Kindle tablets.

Come and participate in an event to assist vulnerable populations on the streets. All participants are asked to bring blankets, coats, shirts and pants for donation. Participants will investigate the social phenomenon called homelessness, trying to understand the root causes of the phenomenon and discuss some actions to address the problem.

Interested in the impact of Brexit? Come and attend a two-day hackathon on one of the most controversial and seismic political events in the UK’s recent history. Regardless of whether you voted in or out, this event is open to the tech and non-tech community to join forces to create dialogue and action beyond Brexit. Attendees are invited to hack three key themes: --> Truth, fiction, & accountability --> Tolerance & prejudice --> Effective organising & campaigning

Start-up entrpreneur? Considering a start-up? Learn how to survive the dark times of start-ups! Sign up to attend an open and honest panel discussion that will break down the emotional walls surrounding the difficult days of operating a new business. Learn from key Montreal startup founders of various backgrounds who will share their own experiences and discuss how they overcame the darkest times of their entrepreneurial journey. Following the discussion, you will have the chance to mingle with fellow entrepreneurs, taking away from the event a fresh perspective on how to conquer the physical and emotional difficulties you may face throughout your entrepreneurial journey.

Greenshaw/Edenham High School is hosting a student hackathon. Participants will collaborate on an assigned project and spend the day coding to create the best idea they can and then presenting their solution.

If you are a lover of hackathons and would like to continue to see the hobby thrive in younger generations then please consider donating to Teen Hackathon. This event is sponsored by WHOmentors.com, a non-proft organization focused on providing public services for the betterment of science.

Are you a techie teen -- or want to be one? School's out now, so sign up for the Teen Hackathon (teenhackathon.com). Take this opportunity to "watch and learn" how to code!

Minorities in technology - come join the monthly New York meet up! The meet up features speakers from around New York City speaking on topics ranging from their experiences in technology, how to run a start up, and much more. For all game developers…Sara Cornish of Games for Change will be giving tips on game development and Richard Murby of devpost will talk about the devpost Leads Hackathon. You'll also hear from Kim Wales on financing/crowdfunding and from Maisha Walker from INC. Magazine.