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#HackTheViolence Hackathon 2: Goodie Hack For Developers
  17 Nov - 07:00 PM
  Atlanta, United States
#HackTheViolence Goodie Hack For Developers Hackathon   Sponsored By Digital Crafts & Amplify 4 Good Friday, November 17th - Sunday, November 19th, 2017  Here’s the deal. Way too many people in the United States are affected by violence each year. But Goodie Innovation Lab: Hack The Violence is meant to change that. It is a 4 month social impact pre-accelerator where founders see their ideas about ways to combat violence get turned into reality. This Coding Hackathon, Phase III in the program, is a 48 hour experience where developers donate their talent, and join the teams of these founders in an effort to turn their clickable prototypes that combat violence into working products. This is your chance to help those impacted by violence, and possibly win $1,000. It’s a mashup of social good, tech, entrepreneurship and highly-skilled people, and, quite possibly, the coolest community service project you’ll ever experience. Register and join our community of changemakers today! Join One of These Teams: Disrupting The School-To-Prison Pipeline Beyond The Classroom: B2B tool that allows after-school programs focused on 3rd-4th graders to connect with professionals to assist students with project-based learning and personal development. Village: kid-friendly iPad chatbot that helps elementary school-aged boys identify and reflect on their emotions. TeachX: Like a Task Rabbit or Handy app for teachers and school administrators. Helps them book professionals to talk to students with discipline violations as well as help teachers with instruction and administrative tasks. Tribe Talk: UX-friendly way to match mentors with at-risk youth ages 16-24.   Mental Health Fly Life: preventing teenage girls from self-harm with an app Amiglo: chatbot to help undergraduate international college students cope with depression.   Abuse & Assault Defense On Go: helps women avoid dating domestic abusers. Intercept: web-based communications platform that will tie together groups working in the anti-human trafficking community. Think LinkedIn for anti-human trafficking.  --- Community Partners: WeWork, Women Who Code, CS + Social Good @ GA Tech, Technologists of Color, Uber, Bits of Good, and many more. Prizes: $1,000 for the Winning Team  | $500 (2nd Place) | $250 (3rd Place) Judges: Jake Hadden (Digital Crafts), Sean Williams (TechBridge), Leslie Caceda (ARC), Cecili Reid, and Will Madison (Pivotal Labs) Questions: Please email info@goodienation.org :: Key Details & Expections :: At Goodie Nation, we specialize in going from “conversation to solution” in a short of time. And more importantly, our sense of urgency comes from the fact that people are suffering until the problems are solved. Under-served communities across the country need you to come up with awesome minimum viable products. To that end, please keep the following in mind: +Your team's objective is to deliver a clickable prototype, logo, landing page, revenue model, and user acquisition strategy for these college founders who have accepted the calling to be a hero +Dress Code = Our focus is impact…not impress people. Dress comfortably. +Check-In: It is UBER important that you check-in on time +Admission is complimentary. +Complimentary food and drinks are provided +Bring your own laptops, phone chargers, tablets, etc. +Share with your network, and encourage them to attend. Have a voice in the solutions for your community  --- :: Agenda - Friday, November 17th :: 6:30pm: Check-in / Food / Networking 7pm: Opening Remarks + Pitches from Founders 8pm: Team Selections 8:30pm: Hacking Begins Midnight: Day 1 Ends :: Agenda - Saturday, November 18th :: 8am: Teams Arrive + Continue Hacking (Breakfast Provided) 12pm: Working Lunch (Provided) 5pm: Working Dinner (Provided) 11pm: Day 2 Ends :: Agenda - Sunday, November 19th :: 9am: Teams Arrive + Continue Hacking (Breakfast Provided) 12pm: Working Lunch (Provided) 4pm: Pitch Competition Begins 7pm: Day 3 Ends  :: FAQ's ::  +Do I need to be an expert to participate on a team? Nope. Our hackathons are for all skill levels. In fact, hackathons are a great way to practice. We’re all one big family working together to solve problems. +Who owns the intellectual property of the ideas? The teams formed at Goodie Ideation (and turned into legal entities) own the intellectual property +Can I pitch my own idea to be branded/prototype at Goodie Hack? As part of The Process, all those who pitch ideas are required to attend our design thinking workshop, Goodie Ideation. +Does Goodie Nation provide funding as part of the program? Nope, but we do provide a ton of complimentary resources. It’s about $10,000 worth of value per team. +What should I bring into the event? Please bring laptops, phones, chargers, etc. as well as any speciality food items you may require. +How can I contact the organizer with any questions? Please send an email to info@goodienation.org +Where do I park? Atlanta Tech Village has a paid parking deck attached to it. There is also a parking deck 1 block down the street. Also, we encourage using Uber. About DigitalCrafts: Accelerated School for Software Engineering DigitalCrafts is the top-rated coding bootcamp in Atlanta and Houston, and is amongst the best-reviewed programming schools in the country. Our programs are intensive classroom experiences, transforming beginners into full stack software engineers with cutting edge skill sets, project portfolios, interview training, and career support. We also offer rotating, evening electives for current students and alumni as an additional perk of joining our network. Learn more at www.digitalcrafts.com
    #HackTheViolence Goodie Marketing + Prototyping Hackathon
      20 Oct - 07:00 PM
      Atlanta, United States
    UI/UX designers, digital marketers, entrepreneurs, web designers, branding/communication specialists, business analysts, and graphic designers in Greater Atlanta! Do you want to help find ways to combat the violence that affects people in the United States? Come and create innovative clickable prototype solutions for a problem such as Youth Violence, Domestic Abuse, Depression Suicide, Court Systems, Behavioral Health, or Sex Trafficking.
      Hack The Violence: Prototyping + Marketing Hackathon Powered By Pivotal Labs & Microsoft
        08 Jul - 09:00 AM
        Atlanta, United States
      Hack The Violence: The Prototyping + Marketing Hackathon Powered By Pivotal Labs & Microsoft  Saturday, July 8th - Sunday, July 9th, 2017 | Pivotal Labs (Ponce City Market) Here’s the deal. Way too many people in the United States are affected by violence each year. But Goodie College Lab: Hack The Violence is meant to change that. It is a 4-week social impact tech incubator where college students get a taste of the startup life, and see their ideas about ways to combat violence get turned into reality. This Prototype + Marketing Hackathon, Phase II in the program, is a 2-day experience where UI/UX designers, digital marketers, entrepreneurs, web designers, branding/communication specialists, business analysts, and graphic designers donate their talent, and join the teams of these college founders in an effort to turn their ideas to combat violence into clickable prototypes, landing pages, logos, revenue models, and plans to get to their first 100 users/customers. This is your chance to help those impacted by violence, and possibly win $1,000. It’s a mashup of social good, tech, entrepreneurship and highly-skilled people, and, quite possibly, the coolest community service project you’ll ever experience. Register and join our community of changemakers today! :: Join The Teams of These College Students :: +Blue Buddi: an app that uses address sexual assault with pre-set check-ins and real-time safety statistics +GoSafely: award-winning hardware/software solution by a GSU student to improve campus safety +Feelings: a chatbot to help male elementary school students with mental health +SiMi: app that combines AI + predictive analytics to reduce hate crimes against the LGBTQ community. +Affective Emergence: helps ex-offenders and those prone to violence improve emotional intelligence via chatbot. +Roverlent: app that allows victims of police brutality to electronically file police reports instead of going to the precinct where they may be intimidated. +Company404: website that improves the emotional wellness of corporate employees in an effort to reduce instances of workplace violence. +StepNSpot: web-based, mobile-friendly neighborhood watch program that combines crime reporting and fitness. +Shero: like a Khan Academy for the proper treatment of women while in relationships. Aimed at middle school students.   --- Community Partners: HackGT, Georgia State, Sandbox ATL, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clayton State University, and many more. Teams To Join: Announced After the College Founders complete their ideation lab on June 17th Prizes: $1,000 for the Winning Team and a Crazyflie 2.0 Drones for the two (2) MVPs Judges: Lara Wagner (Hands on Atlanta), Xango Eyree (Microsoft), David Veksler (Foundation for Economic Education), Dentira Gobler (City of Atlanta), Kornelius Bankston (Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce), Jarrett Coger (Switchyards Downtown Club) Questions: Please email info@goodienation.org :: Key Details & Expections :: At Goodie Nation, we specialize in going from “conversation to solution” in a short of time. And more importantly, our sense of urgency comes from the fact that people are suffering until the problems are solved. Under-served communities across the country need you to come up with awesome minimum viable products. To that end, please keep the following in mind: +Your team's objective is to deliver a clickable prototype, logo, landing page, revenue model, and user acquisition strategy for these college founders who have accepted the calling to be a hero +Dress Code = Our focus is impact…not impress people. Dress comfortably. +Check-In: It is UBER important that you check-in on time +Admission is complimentary. +Complimentary food and drinks are provided +Bring your own laptops, phone chargers, tablets, etc. +Share with your network, and encourage them to attend. Have a voice in the solutions for your community   --- :: Agenda - Saturday, July 8th :: 9am: Check-in / Breakfast / Networking 9:30am: Opening Remarks + Pitches from College Students 10:15am: Team Selections 10:30am: Hacking Begins 12pm: Working Lunch (Provided) 6pm: Working Dinner (Provided) 9pm: Day 1 Ends :: Agenda - Sunday, July 9th :: 9am: Teams Arrive + Continue Hacking (Breakfast Provided) 12pm: Working Lunch (Provided) 4pm: Competition Begins 6pm: Day 2 Ends   :: FAQ's ::  +Do I need to be an expert to participate on a team? Nope. Our hackathons are for all skill levels. In fact, hackathons are a great way to practice. We’re all one big family working together to solve problems. +Who owns the intellectual property of the ideas? The teams formed at Goodie Ideation (and turned into legal entities) own the intellectual property +Can I pitch my own idea to be branded/prototype at Goodie Marketing? As part of The Process, all those who pitch ideas are required to attend our design thinking workshop, Goodie Ideation. +Does Goodie Nation provide funding as part of the program? Nope, but we do provide a ton of complimentary resources. It’s about $10,000 worth of value per team. +Does Goodie Nation take equity in the for-profits that come out of the program? Nope.
        Hack Mob: Black History Month 2017 Youth Hackathon Sponsored By Level Playing Institute
          25 Feb - 09:00 AM
          Atlanta, United States
        +When: Saturday, February 25th, 2016 |  9am – 6pm +Where: The Gathering Spot +Challenge: How Can You Reduce The Amount of Violent Conflicts Among Your Peers? +Music By: Guest DJ   +Questions: Please email info@goodienation.org Hack Mob is an immersive and competitive experience designed to make innovation culturally-relevant for youth from underrepresented groups. In this 5-hour event, they’ll be introduced to local minority leaders in the innovation economy before participating in a design thinking session to develop big ideas for creating change in under-served communities. Industry experts will serve as mentors and coaches to guide them through this process.