On March 31, 2017, 114 people left their 40+ hour work week, showed up at CCAD MindMarket and committed an entire weekend to taking a brand new social impact idea into reality at GiveBackHack Columbus 2017. GiveBackHack is the launchpad for social innovation. Born right here in Columbus and generously hosted by the Columbus College … Continue reading “GiveBackHack Columbus 2017 Impact Report”
Developing creative solutions for important social issues isn’t easy. It takes focus, critical thinking, logic, and the motivation to keep going, despite the long hours and obstacles encountered along the way. As such, the attendees of Columbus’ annual GiveBackHack event always appreciate a bit of a caffeine boost to keep their minds sharp. Enter Crimson … Continue reading “Four Years of Crimson Cup at GiveBackHack!”
When Haven Collective co-creators Melissa Blackburn & Danielle Lim met in grad school, they hit it off with the first ‘hello’. This former operations strategist and marketer duo shared a passion to empower and support entrepreneurs to truly succeed. Besides an affinity for the startup scene, both have a deep passion for a balanced lifestyle. Together, they co-founded … Continue reading “Haven Collective Offers Support for GiveBackHack Organizing and Teams”
By Jackie Mantey for Columbus College of Art & Design and cross-posted from https://www.ccad.edu/news/givebackhack-returns-ccad-april GiveBackHack returns to the Columbus College of Art & Design campus for its fourth year on Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29. This weekend-long event brings together passionate community members to develop sustainable, technology-based solutions to pressing social issues. Teams of members from the … Continue reading “GiveBackHack Returns to CCAD in April”
Participating in GiveBackHack not only allows community members to find like-minded individuals of various backgrounds (social impact, technology, business & more) to help execute on ideas, it provides top mentorship and even better: resources and funding. All resources listed below will be awarded at the conclusion of the GiveBackHack weekend after Sunday evening pitches! The full … Continue reading “Resources for GiveBackHack Columbus 2018 Teams”
NEWS PROVIDED BY AWH Feb 20, 2018, 08:00 ET COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — AWH, a digital product consulting, user experience, and software development firm, today announced a client partnership with DACA Time, a Columbus social enterprise offering a secure online platform to ease the DACA application process for Dreamers. According to Chris Slee, founder and Chief Product Officer at … Continue reading “AWH and DACA Time Team Up to Empower Dreamers With New Social Enterprise”
This post was originally published on Medium, by Derek DeHart summarizing the impact participating in GiveBackHack has had on his life mindset. On March 30, 2017, the idea of “social entrepreneurship” wasn’t really on my radar. In fact, it’s probably fair to say that I had few entrepreneurial aspirations in general. I had a job; I … Continue reading “How a Hackathon Changed My Life”
This post was originally published on the CoverMyMeds internal blog, summarizing an employee’s participation in GiveBackHack Columbus 2017. Susan Bradley and her daughter, Eden, were doing a bit of spring cleaning around their home when they stumbled upon something they hadn’t seen in years: Eden’s old hearing aids. Eden, 11, was born with unilateral hearing … Continue reading “Mother & Daughter Team Up To Help Kids Get Hearing Aids”
We are incredibly excited to share the first round of pre-submitted ideas for GiveBackHack Philadelphia! Posted here is an in-depth view of ideas that will be pitched alongside the typical 50+ brand new ideas on Friday night of GiveBackHack. So, what do the ideas below mean to you? If you’re inspired by the ideas below, … Continue reading “Philadelphia 2017 Pre-submitted Ideas”
We are incredibly excited to share the first round of pre-submitted ideas for GiveBackHack Cleveland! Posted here is an in-depth view of ideas that will be pitched alongside the typical 50+ brand new ideas on Friday night of GiveBackHack. So, what do the ideas below mean to you? If you’re inspired by the ideas below, you can … Continue reading “Cleveland 2017 Pre-submitted Ideas”
Participating in GiveBackHack not only allows community members to find like-minded individuals of various backgrounds (social impact, technology, business & more) to help execute on ideas, it provides top mentorship and even better: resources and funding. All resources listed below will be awarded at the conclusion of the GiveBackHack weekend after Sunday evening pitches! The full … Continue reading “Resources for GiveBackHack Columbus 2017 Teams”
Hi, I’m Bryan, a designer who always dreamt of also being an animator. Attending GiveBackHack last year helped catapult me to achieving this dream, and I’m going to tell you how it happened. But first, let me re-introduce myself: Hi, I’m Bryan, a designer and an animator. Let’s start back in 1995 when I first … Continue reading “From Buses to Businesses”
We are incredibly excited to share the first round of pre-submitted ideas for GiveBackHack! Posted here is an in-depth view of ideas that will be pitched alongside the typical 50+ brand new ideas on Friday night of GiveBackHack. So, what do the ideas below mean to you? If you’re inspired by the ideas below, you can get … Continue reading “Columbus 2017 Pre-Submitted Ideas”
New with GiveBackHack: post your idea in advance & bring your “partially-vetted” ideas For our first 2 years, we were hyper focused on being the launchpad for brand new social enterprise ideas that were all pitched for the first time on Friday night. We did this because we wanted to ensure a level playing field … Continue reading “Making an Even Better Launchpad”
Hi there, my name is Eileen. I’m a full time CEO at my company, Billion, and an avid eater of potato chips. My first GiveBackHack was the first one in Columbus, Ohio in the spring of 2015 and here’s my story. When I first discovered GiveBackHack, it was my junior year of college. I think … Continue reading “One in a Billion”
The weekend of February 19th-21st in 2016, 115 people left their 40+ hour work week, showed up at the CCAD MindMarket and committed an entire weekend to taking a brand new social impact idea into reality. GiveBackHack is the launchpad for social innovation. Born right here in Columbus, GiveBackHack connects the tech and social impact … Continue reading “GiveBackHack 2016 Success: 12 Businesses & $16,000 in Seed Capital”