Hackathon Planning Toolkit: How to Host a Civic Innovation Hackathon in Your City
A practical toolkit that guides teams through planning and running an inclusive, well-organized civic innovation hackathon from start to finish.
This toolkit provides step-by-step guidance for defining a civic challenge, recruiting partners and participants, designing the event flow, assigning volunteer roles, preparing judging criteria, and managing logistics before, during, and after the event.
It includes printable templates such as run-of-show schedules, volunteer role descriptions, judging scorecards, setup and cleanup checklists, and outreach materials to support consistent execution. The resource emphasizes equity-centered problem framing, inclusive participation, and translating hackathon outcomes into actionable follow-up work.
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