Hackathon 2025 – Givelight

GiveLight Hackathon 2025: Innovating with Purpose

Your Mission: Help Us Reach 10,000 Orphans in 3 Years

Join us for an inspiring day of collaboration, innovation, and impact as we build AI-driven solutions to help GiveLight Foundation expand its reach and transform the lives of orphans around the world. With 1,000+ orphans supported and 10,000+ donors globally ¬ the potential for exponential growth is enormous.

This hackathon is your chance to contribute your skills toward a powerful mission: helping us grow 10x to serve 10,000 orphans over the next three years.

Key Challenges

How might we:

Reach new supporters, donors, and volunteers across the U.S. and internationally
Digitize our Founder’s persona to tell a compelling and authentic story with a global audience
Amplify the impact from our current donor ecosystem across 100+ global companies
Supercharge our volunteer community

Where We Need Your Help

Things we are building where we need your help:

AI tools to identify and reach more orphans globally
Digital storytelling solutions to amplify GiveLight’s mission
Engaging content creation for social and web
Smart volunteer management to deploy talent at scale
Language translation solutions for global reach
Donor engagement experiences that inspire connection
Corporate engagement strategies to unlock matching grants

Details & Registration

Hackathon Details

Date: October 11 & 12
Time:
- Hackathon: Saturday, 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Awards Ceremony: Sunday, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: To be Announced – Stay Tuned!
Food: Lunch + Snacks Provided
Format: Register as an individual or in a team of 4
Who Should Join: Technologists, designers, marketers, storytellers, strategists, nonprofit lovers, students, and dreamers

Registration

Registration can be done individually, or as a groups of 4.
You will be notified if your team is selected for the hackathon.
For individual registrants, teams will be assigned on the day of the event
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Judges

Reggie Devana

GL Strategist and Consultant

Matthew Mengerink

Investor and Tech Executive

Naveed Anwar

Global VP, Citi

Sponsorship Opportunities

Support Innovation. Scale Impact.

Partner with us to create a lasting impact for thousands of children around the world. Sponsoring the GiveLight AI Hackathon not only demonstrates your commitment to social good—it positions your brand as a catalyst for ethical tech and global change.

Sponsorship Tiers

$2,500+

Dedicated promotion booth at venue
On-stage speaking opportunity
Recognition in press and post-event highlights
Logo placement on all event materials
Social media feature

$2,000+

Dedicated table at our Global Bistro event
On-stage speaking opportunity
Recognition in press and post-event highlights
Logo placement on event materials
Social media feature

$1,500+

On-stage speaking opportunity
Recognition in press and post-event highlights
Logo placement on all event material
Social media feature

$1,000+

Recognition in press and post-event highlights
Logo placement on all event materials
Social media feature

$500+

Recognition in press and post-event highlights
Logo placement on event materials

Food, drinks, swag, or services for attendees
Recognition in press and post-event highlights

Walk For Syria/Turkey.

GiveLight Hackathon 2025: Innovating with Purpose

Your Mission: Help Us Reach 10,000 Orphans in 3 Years