Join Northern Illinois University's (NIU) student organization
Tech Bark as they host Hack for Change on June 4th, 2016 at the Holmes Student
Center at NIU's campus in DeKalb. Register
Now!
Why participate?
Educate your community on the importance of civic hacking
Find creative solutions to local issues in your community
Be part of a national collective experience addressing
national and local issues in our communities - Hunger, Housing, and Business
Start-up
Northern Illinois University and its student organization,
Tech Bark, is the only nationally recognized University Brigade in Code for
America. As part of Code for America, Tech Bark and NIU can leverage
coding resources and experience of experts involved in civic hacking throughout
the USA. This year, Code for America
has prepared several Brigade Challenges that we'd love help on. These
challenges are related to getting a better idea of what digital government
services are like and how they differ across the country.
Challenge: Applying
for Food Stamps
Help us make it easier for residents to get the help they
need to buy food.
Challenge: Applying
for Affordable Housing
Affordable housing is important, but not easy to apply for -
let's see how we can improve the process.
Challenge: Applying
for a Business License
Starting a business means new jobs and better neighborhoods.
Let's see how hard it is to do that and improve it.
Not sure you want to work on these issues? No
Problem! Begin with a problem close to your heart and see what you can do
to make it better!
Join community members, local students from DeKalb County
area middle and high schools, along with NIU and other college students to Hack
for Change! No experience is necessary, simply bring your desire to
participate, innovate, and hack for solutions that bring about positive Change!
Brigades are volunteer groups who partner with local
governments and community organizations to address local civic issues.
Brigades collaborate with their local governments and
community partners because:
The private sector has evolved exponentially over the past
decade adopting new technologies and new ways of working, however, local
governments have fallen behind.
Brigades apply 21st Century Government Principles to
important local problems.
Brigades approach local challenges in partnership with
government using iterative, data-driven, user-centered approaches.
It’s not always about an app; it’s about partnering with
governments to work on principles of 21st century government that build key
capabilities, exciting local citizens to get involved in their government, and
showing what’s possible with those connections and meaningful collaboration
towards human impact.
The Brigade program provides a framework for organizing a
network of people who are interested in raising their hands to use their skills
for good, increase civic engagement and improve their communities.
Register to attend
this FREE event today!
