Hacking competition to help Cork charities
THE organisation ‘Republic of Work’ have launched their Hack For Good campaign, an initiative which seeks to transform the online presence of five Cork charities and social enterprises.
Working in association with The Cork Foundation, the Hack For Good campaign will involve selecting five local causes and, over a 24-hour period, completely transforming their online presence. This would include rebuilding websites, social media presence, branding tweaks and to make it easier for people to donate money online.
Teams of hackers will work non-stop from 10am Friday to 10am Saturday to achieve these goals and across the day there will be live streams of the event.
Speaking about the event, Padraic Vallely, CEO of The Cork Foundation, highlighted the importance of a strong online presence for charities and social enterprises.
“Many Cork social enterprises and charities rely heavily on volunteers and it’s crucial that they have a platform to share their stories and inform the public. An initiative like this will give, or strengthen, their online presence which helps to share their stories effectively and hopefully drive donations and volunteering towards their causes,” he said.
DC Cahalane, CEO for Republic of Work, added, “At Republic of Work we’re obsessed with finding people who are truly passionate about their work. We really believe that the future of work is all about finding and encouraging people to love their work and be passionate about causes. In supporting this event, the companies that are freeing up their people to take part are giving those staff members a real opportunity to do real good and use their skills to help some really deserving causes tell their stories and drive awareness.”
Applications are now open for Cork charities and social enterprises to be selected for the online makeover which takes place Friday May 12. Charities or social enterprises looking to take part can apply through hackforgood@republicofwork.com