Social Good Hackathon: Maximizing Potential X Code for Good @ UC Berkeley
about this event
Build technology that serves your community. Build for Good is a one-day hackathon at UC Berkeley, co-hosted by Maximizing Potential, a student-run nonprofit founded at West Valley College, as well as Code for Good, which is a technology for good nonprofit at UC Berkeley. Build for Good brings students from universities all around together to do exactly that. In one day, you'll join a team, build a working prototype, and demo it to the room.
Prizes: $1,000 in prizes, sponsored by Maximizing Potential: 1st place $500, 2nd place $300, 3rd place $200.
Tracks: Each team picks one track to build for. Food Access & Local Food Systems: help people find public food resources or navigate produce programs and how to take part in them. Homelessness Support: make public information about meals, hygiene services, and support resources easier to find and understand. Youth Well-Being & Violence Prevention: create an accessible guide to publicly available youth programs and community resources.
Who should come? Everyone is welcome: students from any community college or university, at any skill level. You don't need a team, an idea, or a coding background. Register individually or form teams in the morning. Bring a laptop, an open mind, and a willingness to collaborate.
Schedule: 9:00 – 10:15 AM check-in and team matching; 10:15 – 10:45 AM opening and track introductions; 10:45 – 11:45 AM panel; 11:45 AM – 2:15 PM build; 2:15 – 3:30 PM judging; 3:30 – 4:05 PM winners announced; 4:05 – 4:35 PM ceremony; 4:35 – 5:00 PM afterparty.
tracks
Food Access & Local Food Systems
Help people find public food resources or navigate produce programs and how to take part in them.
Homelessness Support
Make public information about meals, hygiene services, and support resources easier to find and understand.
Youth Well-Being & Violence Prevention
Create an accessible guide to publicly available youth programs and community resources.
when
Build for Good AI Hackathon
Check-in and team matching 9:00 – 10:15 AM; opening and track introductions 10:15 – 10:45 AM; panel 10:45 – 11:45 AM; build 11:45 AM – 2:15 PM; judging 2:15 – 3:30 PM; winners announced 3:30 – 4:05 PM; ceremony 4:05 – 4:35 PM; afterparty 4:35 – 5:00 PM.
◍ University of California, Berkeleytickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Admission | Free | No fee | Available | Free entry to the one-day Build for Good AI Hackathon; register individually or form a team in the morning. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| 1st place | Cash prize | $500 |
| 2nd place | Cash prize | $300 |
| 3rd place | Cash prize | $200 |