Berkeley Builds is a social innovation designathon on UC Berkeley's campus that invites students from all academic backgrounds to implement sustainable solutions to social issues both domestically and internationally. Through collaboration with a diverse leadership of student-run organizations focused on a range of topics from social impact to technology to consulting, we encourage students to design solutions to address real problems that non-profit organizations face.
Requirements
Your project must serve the prompt of the nonprofit you are collaborating with. If you build a technical product, our only requirement is that it has the functionality that you present to the nonprofits.
Prizes
Amazon Giftcard
Each team member on the winning teams (1 team per nonprofit) will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Ajay Ramesh
Berkeley Builds
Gary Cheng
Berkeley Builds
Amit Talreja
Berkeley Builds
Katherine
Root and Rebound
Aiasha
Root and Rebound
Bennett
Fair Trade
Lauren
Fair Trade
Andrew
Fair Trade
Aaron
Fair Trade
Alisa
Indiegogo
Sneha Panganamamulla
Project RISHI
Mounika Kandalam
Project RISHI
Sharanya Iyer
Project RISHI
Caitlin Kauffman
BAWAR
Jessica Doles
BAWAR
Patty Muzaffar
BAWAR
Judging Criteria
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Functionality
If you designed a technical project, it must have most of the functionality that you describe it does. -
Utility
Does the nonprofit you worked with find the product useful, and will they consider implementing it in a production environment? -
Creativity
How novel is your solution? Does it solve an existing problem in a unique way? Does it improve upon an existing solution?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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