Random Hacks of Kindness Junior
Info for Charities/NPOs
Hacking for the Community
Are you looking for a way to get our Chicago-area youth excited about your organization? Do you have a problem you just haven’t had time to design a solution for? Consider being a featured organization with the Adler Planetarium’s 2nd Annual Random Hacks of Kindness Junior event!
During Random Hacks of Kindness Junior, middle school students (grades 6-8) from around Chicago come together to learn about different community organizations and design solutions that may help address a challenge you face. With guidance from computer science mentors, students will work on small teams to build their solutions as best they can in a fast-paced, 4-hour timeframe!
Random Hacks of Kindness Junior
Community-based nonprofit organizations are invited to apply to bring an issue you face to the Random Hacks of Kindness Junior event. Charities are expected to send at least one representative for the daylong event.
Please apply to participate here.
Saturday, Feb 20, 2016, 09:00 AM
Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL, United States
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
What to Expect
Students will work in teams with one tech mentor and one charity representative to develop a prototype computer application that addresses the proposed challenge by the charity.
As a participating charity, you can expect to gain:
Increased awareness about your mission with Chicago youth;
Publicity for your organization through the Adler Planetarium;
Innovative insights regarding your challenge from young people;
A prototype for a solution that might be developed out further into a useable tool.
Participating charities must commit to:
Sending at least one representative to the Adler Planetarium for the entirety of the event on February 20th
Developing a short 2-minute presentation that shares your mission and 1-2 challenges you face with your audience or community by January for use on websites
Working with a team of 4-5 middle school students and a high school mentor during the day to provide a stakeholder point of view
Providing logos to the Adler Planetarium for use in promotional materials.
Schedule (Tentative)
9:00 Welcome and Breakfast
9:15 Charity Pitches
10:00 Rapid Brainstorming and Team Formation
11:00 Development Time!
2:30 Project Share-outs