The latest articles on DEV Community by David (@ddfridley). https://dev.to/ddfridley https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F788548%2F05c876ac-cd51-4596-8562-26259a5428ba.jpeg https://dev.to/ddfridley en David Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:44:42 +0000 https://dev.to/ddfridley/hacky-new-year-2023-jan-28-hackathon-51e https://dev.to/ddfridley/hacky-new-year-2023-jan-28-hackathon-51e <p>Want to hear about more hackathons? </p> <p>I work on an open source project, <a href="https://www.democracylab.org/events/65/projects/281" rel="noopener noreferrer">EnCiv</a> - making online democratic discourse productive. We're one of the projects at DemocryacLab's Hacky New Year Hackathon on Jan 28th. It's online and in person. in Tokyo, Seattle, and Lagos. Sign up or learn more at <a href="https://democracylab.org/events/hackynewyear2023" rel="noopener noreferrer">DemocracyLab</a></p> <p>It’s a chance to get inspired, imagine a better future, and contribute your talents to projects that need your help. We believe that this will be the world's first public multi-location hybrid tech-for-good hackathon. The event will last 22 hours, beginning online and in Tokyo, Japan, moving to Lagos, Nigeria, then concluding in Seattle, USA. </p> <p>Projects will need coders, designers, researchers, project managers, marketers, subject matter experts, test users, and just ordinary people. Bring your creativity, your collaborative spirit, and a smile to share. See the participating projects at <a href="https://democracylab.org/events/hackynewyear2023" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://democracylab.org/events/hackynewyear2023</a></p> <p>This event is a collaboration between <a href="https://www.code4japan.org/en" rel="noopener noreferrer">Code for Japan</a>, <a href="https://codeforafrica.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Code for Africa</a>, <a href="https://codeforamerica.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Code for America</a>, <a href="https://codeforall.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Code for All</a>, and <a href="https://democracylab.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">DemocracyLab</a>.</p> gratitude David Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:33:40 +0000 https://dev.to/ddfridley/hacktember-to-remember-9102022-kf6 https://dev.to/ddfridley/hacktember-to-remember-9102022-kf6 <p>Looking for an open source project to contribute to?</p> <p>Does it make sense to post hackathons on dev.to? Let me know.</p> <p><a href="https://www.democracylab.org/events/hacktember2022">DemocracyLab.org</a> and CodeForAmerica are facilitating Hacktember to Remember on 9/10/2022. A hybrid (in person/online) hackathon.</p> <p>Join them <a href="https://www.democracylab.org/events/hacktember2022">online</a> or in-person (at the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Microsoft+Reactor+Redmond/@47.6436745,-122.133279,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x54906dedffea113f:0x7f826f445223322e!8m2!3d47.6436742!4d-122.131051?shorturl=1">Microsoft Reactor in Redmond, WA</a>) on September 10th for a convening of our tech-for-good community. It’s a chance to get inspired, imagine a better future, and contribute your talent to projects that need your help.</p> <p>DemocracyLab and Code for America are convening this hybrid hackathon event focused on helping tech-for-good projects make incremental progress toward their long-term goals. Projects will need coders, designers, researchers, project managers, marketers, subject matter experts, test users, and just ordinary people. Bring your creativity, your collaborative spirit, and a smile to share.</p> <p>Check out the participating projects at <a href="https://www.democracylab.org/events/hacktember2022">https://www.democracylab.org/events/hacktember2022</a> and reach out to project leaders now to start preparing for the event.</p> hackathon opensource