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Techathon

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Techathon

Techathon

Techathon connects local nonprofits with technologists, volunteers, and service providers to solve real-world technology challenges. Whether your organization needs help with a website, automation, data, AI, cybersecurity, or general tech planning, Techathon is designed to help you find practical support and build lasting connections.

 

Techathon 2026

Bring a mission challenge. Build a tech-enabled solution.

Nonprofits get targeted technology support. Volunteers deliver real project impact. Apply now and get matched quickly.

Real nonprofit projects
Student + professional teams

Mission First

Problems in your community are real. Tech solutions can be too.

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Last year, one Frederick nonprofit turned a tech challenge into a working solution.

Woman to Woman Mentoring (W2WM) came to the Techathon with a broken program-tracking system. By working alongside our team of students and professionals, W2WM was able to develop a more robust data tracking system, allowing for more efficient data capture and better data insights. In all, this resulted in more structured operations, easier onboarding and training of staff, and the ability to more efficiently apply for grants and fundraising opportunities.

— 2025 Techathon Participant

For Nonprofits

Get tech‑enabled help for a real organizational need.

Targeted technical help accelerates progress by applying the right technology to your most pressing needs.

Get free technical help
Our teams will be ready to help your nonprofit tackle its technology challenges.
Right-sized support
Ideal for streamlining forms, reporting and dashboards, simple automations, and operational challenges.
Actionable outcome
Leave with a usable next step you can build on.

Step 1
Submit one clear project idea.
Step 2
Name one decision-maker for your team.
Step 3
Reserve your spot before teams fill.

Why this works: Woman to Woman Mentoring’s experience shows the model — a clear project scope, a dedicated volunteer team, and structured accountability produce results nonprofits can build on long after the event.

For Volunteers

Build real solutions. Help locally.

Students build skills. Professionals deliver impact. Every team produces a clear, usable deliverable for a local nonprofit.

For students
Get portfolio work, mentorship, and a project story worth talking about.
For professionals
Lead a team, guide delivery, and donate high-value skills where they matter.
For everyone
Ship something useful, not just ideas.

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Recent Graduate

Tamsyn Evezard

Techathon helped turn graduate-level skill into real-world proof. That kind of experience helped launch a career in industry.

M.S. Computer Science at Hood College
Adjunct Computer Science instructor and current role with IsNull
Focus in AI, machine learning, quality assurance, and data-driven problem solving
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Volunteer Team Lead

Michael Hoff

Delivered ERPNext LMS setup, onboarding automation, completion tracking, troubleshooting, and follow-up training for a nonprofit team.

Scoped the nonprofit challenge into work a mixed team could ship
Improved onboarding with Jotform webhook automation
Helped the organization leave with systems they could run

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