List of hackathons about non-profit in 2017

UX designers, visual designers, engineers, content strategists and other techies in and around London! Think you'd like to help the Royal National Lifeboat Institution achieve a 50% reduction in drowning in the UK and Republic of Ireland? Ladies That UX, GeekGirl Meetup & Facebook invite you to participate in a Hackathon: Be A Lifesaver. You'll be challenged to create solutions that empower local communities to reduce drowning while supporting their economies and helping people enjoy their waterside locations.

Useful and valuable digital idéas will be developed during 24 hour Kholmhack100. Needs and challenges from organizations, municipality and small business are input to the teams. Participants interested in digital development are welcome to join, free of charge and "all inclusive". Full pro programmers on place.

Student hackers in the Greater New York Area. The Yeshiva University Computer Science Club invites you to participate in their InventYU 2017 student hackathon. In this 24-hour event, you'll be challenged to create something new and innovative -- an invention, an app, or some other technology -- on the theme of "Giving Back".

Hackers in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area! Are you interested in how tech can help solve problems that people face in the Third World? You're invited to participate in a weekly hackathon to build 100 mobile apps that fix 100 real problems in Africa.

Developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and community members in the Greater Sydney Area! Are you stirred to action by the Iraqi/Syrian refugee crisis? Come and help by participating in the third Techfugees Sydney Hackathon. This event will focus specifically on hacking the challenges faced by newly arrived refugees. Come and collaborate to develop creative tech solutions for themes including: » Employment and under-employment where jobs don't match skills or overseas qualifications » Social integration and community connectedness » Timely access to support » Negotiating life events » Cultural adaptation » Transitioning to different labour market, education system » Financial security » Rental stress and securing long-term accommodation close to work/family

Students and professionals in the Greater Toronto Area! Are you interested in creating a welcoming environment for Syrian and other refugees? Newcomer Kitchen invites you to participate in their 2017 Social Enterprise Hackathon. You'll collaborate to develop a sustainable Newcomer Kitchen model that provides a replicatable means of welcoming newcomer groups into Canadian communities.

Big data architects, developers, and techies in and around Brisbane! CloudTrek invites you to participate in the Big Data, Big Heart Hackathon. You'll team with like-minded big data and automation enthusiasts to use AWS cloud-based technology to create an awesome solution to a given big data challenge for our global village.

Students and techies in Oakland and the Bay Area! Are you interested in how tech can be used to help make campuses more inclusive? The Kapor Center invites you to participate in the Tech + Student Activism Hackathon. You'll be challenged to come up with creative ways to help improve college climates for underrepresented communities and to build connections between tech and activism.

HR professionals in and around Düsseldorf! STARTPLATZ invites you to register to participate in the New Work Week: Pen & Paper Hackathon. Unlike normal hackathons, this event will not require any coding! Instead, you'll be challenged to come up with pen and paper designs to solve issues of concern to the HR process, such as the future of employee recruitment, how to improve the efficiency of onboarding, and how to improve employee retention.

Education techies in the Greater Toronto Area! You're invited to participate in EducaTech Toronto's event: How Tech/AI is disrupting our approach to education. You'll hear a great panel discussion and then participate in a 48-hour uninterrupted coding marathon on Blended Learning.