This Friday, February 15th, Nonprofit Commons is happy to feature Lyre Calliope who will be discussing how hackathons can be used to develop community partnerships and for social good. Hackathons are a staple of open source development culture and have gained in popularity as marketing channels for businesses offering API (Application Programming Interface) products to software developers. At their best, hackathons represent opportunities for collaborative learning that spans communities. Hackathons are a core building block in modern civic engagement and he will share with us what he has learned thus far as a participant and organizer in holding hackathons for developing impactful community partnerships.
Bio: Lyre Calliope’s mission is to assist in the emergence of a globally collaborative society. His first work experiences came as a volunteer for futures oriented non-profit organizations where he was exposed to cutting edge thought leadership, technology, and had his first experiences as a community organizer. Lyre began applying these experiences in 2006 through work as a social media consultant in an Atlanta-based agency called ConceptHub where he learned how business ecosystems operate and just how challenging they can be when faced with change. In 2010 he cofounded C4 Atlanta, a non-profit organization dedicated to stewarding Atlanta’s creative economy by helping arts entrepreneurs build successful careers. Now in Boston, he’s turned his efforts toward growing an ecosystem of open innovation practitioners that learn and build in the Commons.
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Nonprofit Commons Weekly Meeting
Friday, February 15th, 8:30 AM SLT / PST
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater
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AGENDA
- 8:30 am Introductions
- 8:40 am TechSoup Announcements
- 8:45 am Mentors Central
- 8:55 am Lyre Calliope: Community Partnership Development through Hackathons
- 9:30 am Open Mic / Announcements
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Written by: Rhiannon Chatnoir