method
Jan. 28, 2014 1:29 pm
Event: Geekli.st’s #hack4good Gears Up @ Impact HUB Philly February 7th-9th
Hack your way to a better world with Geeklist’s #hack4good Hackathon. The Hackathon will take place worldwide in 50+ cities with over 5,000 developers. The Philadelphia edition will take place at Impact HUB Philly on February 7th through 9th. The hackathon will take place over 48 hours and participants will get a chance to present […]
method
Jan. 23, 2014 12:59 pm
Philly DoGooder Hackathon Kickoff Partnered Social Good Organizations with Filmmakers
Local social impact organizations and filmmakers filled the first floor of Impact Hub on Monday to kickoff the 2014 Philly doGooder Hackathon. At the kickoff, members of 21 social impact organizations (both nonprofits and for-profits were encouraged to participate) were paired with 21 filmmakers to help them create a digital version of their organization’s compelling […]
purpose
Dec. 18, 2013 11:27 am
Event: Girl Develop It Philly Aims to Introduce Women to Civic Hacking and Open Data
Code for Philly Members at their December 17th meetup. (Photo by Kristen Gillette) Women make up only 2% of those who participate in open source coding, so for Girl Develop It Philly founder Yasmine Mustafa co-organizing an intro night about civic hacking with Code for Philly made sense for a lot of reasons. “We’ve been […]
funding
Dec. 16, 2013 10:31 am
Applications Now Open for Philly DoGooder II
Disclaimer: Generocity is an organizing partner in the second annual Philly DoGooder Awards.” This year’s Philly DoGooder Awards will be open to more than just nonprofits. Individuals and for-profits are welcome to apply, as long as they demonstrate a concept for a sustainable social program. Philly DoGooder launched in 2013 to help nonprofits use the power of […]
purpose
Nov. 22, 2013 9:30 am
Webslam Hackathon to Teach Students Coding and Build Websites for Nonprofits
Webslam is teaching coding skills to students this week to prepare them for civic hackathon being held over the weekend to build websites using the WordPress platform for nonprofit and student projects. “The Webslam is an intensive one week experience with a capstone that is a civic hackathon,” said Digital Harbor Foundation Executive Director Andrew Coy. […]