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- 1. HUMAN TRAFFICKING APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 2016! MICROSOFT REACTOR, SAN FRANCISCO! ATHACKIT.ORG | ATHACKIT@GMAIL.COM! ! athackit.org INAUGURAL HACKATHON:
- 2. ATHack! (pronounced “attack”) is a group of activists and technologists sourcing, funding, and launching new and innovative data-driven ideas to solve major social issues. Our inaugural hackathon is focused on developing tools and solutions that will support anti-human trafficking efforts. athackit.org
- 3. The Problem • Slavery still exists. Human trafficking enslaves approximately 35.8 million people worldwide.1! ! • Human trafficking is a $32B a year industry and the fastest growing criminal industry in the world.2! ! • Reliable data remains a major challenge at the heart of anti-human trafficking efforts. Lack of data = lack of issue legitimacy, data-informed solutions, and public awareness. athackit.org 1. http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/ ! 2. https://oag.ca.gov/human-trafficking
- 4. The Solution The Solution: ! Our inaugural ATHackathon will create innovative tools to track and analyze data related to human trafficking. ! ! Hackathon Objectives:! •Bring together 100+ diverse participants to pitch and create tools to track and analyze data related to trafficking ! •Increase awareness of human trafficking issues within the tech community! •Build connections across the tech and social justice communities to foster ongoing collaboration! •Invest in projects with the potential to create long-term impact created during the hackathon athackit.org
- 5. How It Works • 100+ attendees come together for the inaugural ATHackathon held at the Microsoft Reactor from April 29-May 1, 2016! • Winners receive prizes! • All attendees have opportunity to apply to the ATHack! Accelerator for funding and support to carry their project forward • ATHack! Accelerator participants implement their projects! • The ATHack! community receives updates on future opportunities as they arise • Open submission of anti- human trafficking needs around data through custom crowdsourcing platform ! • Areas of greatest need and highest impact identified through community voting! • Weekly human trafficking workshops throughout April increase awareness and understanding of service provider needs 1 athackit.org 2 3 Pre-Hackathon Hackathon! Post-Hack Impact!
- 6. Pre-Hackathon: Understand Human Trafficking Using our custom crowdsourcing platform, we are sourcing a broad set of needs related to tracking and analyzing human trafficking data from local and international service providers 1 athackit.org Three-Part Pre-Program:! • 360° Solutions to Fight Human Trafficking: The Importance of Being Informed by Survivors—April 7, TechSoup ! ! • Combatting Human Trafficking in The Field: Stopping Traffickers & Supporting Survivors—April 14, DevBootcamp! ! • Using Data and Technology to ATHack! Human Trafficking —April 21, Facebook Areas of greatest need and highest impact are identified through community voting and will seed ideas for hackathon projects! ! Examples:! • Digital intake forms for local anti-trafficking NGOs! • Yelp plugin to report human trafficking or suspicious activity
- 7. Hackathon: ATHack! Human Trafficking •Hosted at the new Microsoft Reactor space in San Francisco from April 29th - May 1st! •Engaging 100+ attendees from different backgrounds: programmers, designers, activists, anti-human trafficking service providers, and more! •Prizes awarded to 1st and 2nd place winners, as well as a crowd favorite! •All hackathon attendees who want to implement their project will be eligible to apply to the ATHack! Accelerator. 1st and 2nd Place hackathon winners will be strongly encouraged to apply for this opportunity. 2 athackit.org Photo by Jo Chow
- 8. Post-Hack Impact: Solution Iteration and Delivery • We aim to inspire thoughtful post-hackathon development of ideas as well as continued bridge building with local service providers. Hackathon attendees will be encouraged to apply for the ATHack! Accelerator to implement their projects. • For project(s) selected for the ATHack! Accelerator, we will provide: • Funding • Continued mentorship through life of project • Connections to NGOs/anti-trafficking organizations for product testing and to ensure the product is designed conscientiously with the end user in mind • Publicity 3 athackit.org
- 9. TeamATHack! is run by a diverse team, with day jobs spanning Code.org to Palantir to Amnesty International. Our all-volunteer team of 9 enables all funds raised to support ATHack’s mission. athackit.org Alia Whitney-Johnson! Social Entrepreneur, Emerge Global Ehb Teng! Activist Entrepreneur, The Wren Initiative Justine Rivero! User Experience Google Christina Kang! Business Development, Palantir Maria Choi! Fundraising & Partnerships, Code.Org Naomi Evans! Operations, DeYoe Wealth Management Jesse Szwedko! Software engineer, Braintree Mary Tam! Development, Amnesty International USA Chatrini Weeratunge! International Development Specialist
- 10. Get Involved athackit.org • Register to participate in the hackathon: http://www.athackit.org! • Pitch your idea for using data to prevent human trafficking or support survivors: http://www.needit.attackit.org • Volunteer your time at the hackathon by emailing athackit@gmail.com • Provide in-kind donations to fuel our ATHackers as they create solutions • Become a sponsor to fund the implementation of winning solutions and demonstrate your company’s support Current Sponsors
- 11. Become a Sponsor Sponsorship Benefits Platinum! $5,000 Gold! $3,000 Silver! $1,000 PR and Social Media Inclusion in press release ✔ (with exec quote) ✔ ✔ Logo on website with hyperlink ✔ (footer of each pg) ✔ ✔ Inclusion in e-newsletters ✔ (logo) ✔ (listing) Social media posts ✔ ✔ On Site @ Hackathon Opportunity to provide branded products/prizes ✔ ✔ ✔ Opportunity for onsite booth and marketing ✔ ✔ ✔ Logo on signage (digital/print) ✔ ✔ Logo on step repeat (if we have one) ✔ ✔ Opportunity for executive to speak/judge ✔ Media interviews, soundbyte ✔ athackit.org All contributions are tax-deductible. Email athackit@gmail.com to learn more and to ATHack! modern day slavery with us.