We are pleased to share coverage of Knoxville’s first nonprofit-focused hackathon, where local volunteers used their skills to build solutions for community organizations.
Read the full article from Teknovation: First Ever Knoxville Nonprofit Hackathon 2025
The event, held at 121 Tech Hub on Giving Tuesday, brought together about 75 programmers, designers, and storytellers to help seven local nonprofits solve real challenges from tech workflows to data management.
United Way of Greater Knoxville helped connect participating nonprofits, including Emerald Youth Foundation, For the Love of Reading, Junior Achievement of East Tennessee, Little Chefs Big Change, Muse Knoxville, Restoration House, and Rooted East.
In the Teknovation article, Ellie Kittrell, Vice President of Advancement for UWGK, shared, “We were very excited about this opportunity to help folks think differently about how they can give back. Giving Tuesday has become a very competitive day for fundraising, so this volunteer energy and innovative spirit were especially meaningful.”
In just one 10-hour session, volunteers built tools that would typically cost nonprofits thousands of dollars, helping organizations operate more efficiently and increasing their capacity for impact.
Organizers also shared that projects from the event will continue to be posted in the Volunteer East Tennessee portal, creating year-round opportunities for volunteers to contribute
