over 1 year ago
OHack 2024 @ ASU Oct 12th and 13th
Remember coding from home during our virtual Opportunity Hack 2020?
We've come a long way since those pandemic days! We're thrilled to announce Opportunity Hack 2024 - our first fully in-person event since going virtual.
Join us at ASU Tempe, Arizona for a return to face-to-face collaboration and innovation.
We've dramatically expanded our lineup of mentors and judges, bringing together tech experts from local and global companies. Experience the energy of in-person hacking that we've missed for so long!
Ready to trade Zoom rooms for real-world connections? RSVP now at https://opportunity-hack-2024-arizona.devpost.com/
For event details and to see our supportive sponsors,…
over 4 years ago
Can you help a nonprofit this weekend?
We have a couple of teams who need one more person to help them achieve their vision over this weekend.
If you can, please click here to join us on Slack and jump into the #team-formation channel to team up! Team formation closes at 12pm noon PST today!
You have this entire weekend to create something to help society!
We can't wait to see you.
over 4 years ago
OHack 2021: October 18th to 25th!
Hey there,
We hope you're week is off to a great start! If you have some free time the week of October 18th, we'd love to have your brain power to help solve our nonprofit problems with Economic Empowerment this year! Jump over to https://opportunity-hack-2021.devpost.com/ for more info!
Curious about your level of engagement? We've added more details on our website.
Thank you for changing the world with your learning, mindset, and support!
Best,
OHack Staff
over 4 years ago
Opportunity Hack 2021!
Hi Opportunity Hackers!
Are you looking to continue helping non-profits with your talents? Just like last year, Opportunity Hack will be conducted virtually and globally on October 18th to October 25th. Sign up at https://opportunity-hack-2021.devpost.com/
We can't wait to see you help the world for another year!
over 5 years ago
And the winner is...
The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Go to the Opportunity Hack 2020 gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions. We have also posted this at https://www.ohack.org/hackathon along with the finale live-stream video.
Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.
Please send us your feedback to make our 9th year, next year, even better! https://forms.gle/4jVsboTk5c5n1PxB9
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post…
over 5 years ago
Winning Teams Live Stream!
It has been a great week! We have seen people from all over the globe coming together to help non-profits emerge from the pandemic.
In just under one hour we will be live-streaming the winning teams and giving thanks to everyone who used their brain for social good this past week! Join us at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo3WWrBYAEU
While you are waiting for the live-stream, please take some time to help us make Opportunity Hack better by filling out this feedback form https://forms.gle/4jVsboTk5c5n1PxB9
More details are available at https://www.ohack.org/hackathon
over 5 years ago
Final call for submissions
There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for Opportunity Hack 2020.
over 5 years ago
Kickoff Video Replay and Slack Invite!
Hi Opportunity Hackers!
We have officially kicked off Opportunity Hack 2020 with a kickoff video on YouTube!
Once you take a look at that, join us via this link, on Slack to form a team, select a non-profit, and get hacking! You have an entire week available to you so there is plenty of time to help make an impact for non-profits.
Here's a round-up of the videos for this year:
See you in Slack!
over 5 years ago
Early preview of our Hacker info video
No need to wait until after our 9am PST live streamed kickoff tomorrow to get a better understanding of the hackaton!
Head over to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=467WQghzLtc to review everything you need to know as an Opportunity Hacker and then be sure to tune in at 9am PST tomorrow!
See you soon!
over 5 years ago
Opportunity Hackers - come on in! Join us in Slack!
We wanted to give everyone the opportunity to get a head start on next week, so if you're free, we'd love you to join Slack, where all of the events over the next week will take place.
Before we give you the link to join us in Slack...
- Be sure to take some time to read through your Slack welcome message when you join, it will make us feel like our effort was worth it!
- Take a look at our updated hackathon page at https://www.ohack.org/hackathon
- Read through the problems that non-profits are asking you to solve this year at https://www.ohack.org/hackathon/non-profits…
over 5 years ago
Updated all the Problem Statements for Opportunity Hack
Hello Hackers!
We have added the list of Problem Statements & NonProfits participating in the event.
https://www.ohack.org/hackathon/non-profits - Take a min to read the problem statements and add yourself to the Slack Channel.
over 5 years ago
FAQs
- Do I have to be an Engineer to join?
Though we need more hands-on developers to complete the project on time, we need other skills too. This Event is purely driven by volunteers. Any help is greatly appreciated.
- Can we form a team ahead and register as a team instead of individually?
Absolutely. Our recommended team size would be between 3 - 5.
- Is there a way to look at previous hack submissions?
Yes. Visit us @https://www.ohack.org/history to know more.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
over 5 years ago
Hi from Opportunity Hack!
We hope you are having a great weekend!
With a few weeks to go, we wanted to share a couple updates:
- Keep watching https://www.ohack.org/hackathon for additional info
- After we speak with non-profits next week, we hope to be publishing the problem statements both here on DevPost and at www.ohack.org/hackathon
- In the next week or so, look for an invite that will be sent to your email to join us on Slack! We'll be conducting the hackathon, over the entire week, using Slack
- If you have a team formed already, that's great! If not, you'll be finding your team (between 3…