Driven by the desire to commit as much funding as possible toward their respective causes, local charity organizations often operate on tight budgets which can prevent them from taking full advantage of digital solutions and top-tier technology talent that could help advance their mission even more. The Capital One Canada Gift the Code Hackathon aspires to change this and give participating organizations a much-needed boost.

Gift the Code

Gift the Code Gives Technology boost to local charities
The Gift the Code hackathon is a Capital One Canada initiative to provide local&nbsp; charities with a tech boost in a creative and innovative manner.&nbsp;
In just 40 hours, Canada's first-ever "Gift the Code" hackathon, over 100 participants passionate about problem solving were grouped together to brainstorm, build and submit technology solutions to address specific digital challenges faced by six Toronto-based charities.&nbsp;
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The event was hosted by technology expert, author and media personality,&nbsp;Marc Saltzman. He also joined other technology experts and representatives from the six partner charities to judge the digital solutions that were created by participating teams. Teams received themed badges to recognize their achievements.
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