Social Goodness || Civic Hacking - What's in it for me?
Event : DevOpsDays Atlanta 2025
Date: 2025-04
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Event Description
This talk explores how participating in civic hacking can benefit your career while making a positive community impact. Through personal experiences with Marta Hackathons, AT&T C3 Hackathons, Civic Hack Nights, and Atl Thinks competitions, the speaker demonstrates how donating time and talent led to improved development and project management skills, networking opportunities, and even charitable contributions of $40,000. Attendees will learn actionable strategies for leveraging civic hacking to enhance technical abilities, develop essential soft skills, expand professional networks, and strengthen their position in the job market.