“Far surpassed our expectations on every level.”Olenka VillarrealCEO & Founder · Magical Bridge Foundation
Tech for Good Basecamp
Where nonprofit challenges meet tech talent.
A three-day, human-centered innovation experience where nonprofit leaders and tech professionals work side by side on real organizational challenges.
3Editions
12Nonprofit partners
250+Tech volunteers & participants
How it works
Start with the nonprofit — not the technology.
Teams use empathy, design thinking, and rapid prototyping to move from a real challenge toward a practical, testable direction.
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Bring a real challenge
A nonprofit identifies an operational, programmatic, or community need.
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Listen & define
Tech teams interview nonprofit leaders and clarify the problem before building.
03
Design & prototype
Cross-functional teams turn insights into practical concepts and working prototypes.
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Continue when useful
Some teams keep collaborating beyond Basecamp to refine and pilot promising work.
60-second overview
See Basecamp in one minute.
A quick look at what happens when nonprofit leaders and tech professionals spend three focused days listening, building, testing, and learning side by side.
Nonprofit challenges
Real organizations. Real questions.
Every Basecamp starts with a real question brought by a nonprofit partner. Explore challenges from our 2025 and 2023 cohorts.
Challenge
How might we design a seamless, mobile-first intelligent chatbot that guides families and adults with developmental disabilities through eligibility, documents, program matching, scheduling, and follow-up — while reducing staff administrative workload?
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How might we create an interactive digital experience that brings the museum's collections to life, helping visitors — especially students — explore the stories behind artworks and deepen their understanding in an educational and playful way?
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How might we integrate AI in a way that simplifies check-in, service tracking, scheduling, and delivery coordination for the people we serve and the staff who support them?
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How might we use technology to amplify Black community voices — capturing stories and lived experiences alongside data — so policymakers, institutions, and foundations act with greater equity and accountability?
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How might we evolve Ellis, CHC's digital tool, to better equip educators — from understanding student needs without compromising privacy, to practicing challenging scenarios, to supporting their ongoing professional growth?
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How might we use AI to predict short-term, hyperlocal demand for medical supplies at safety-net clinics, enabling MedCycle Network to proactively match and deliver surplus supplies where they are needed most?
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How might we design a digital tool that helps rural caregivers of 0–3-year-old children in China easily access and apply trusted parenting guidance beyond weekly in-person classes?
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How might we create one accessible place where staff, volunteers, participants, and families can discover activities across Magical Bridge playgrounds, register or sign up, and stay coordinated before and after each event?
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How might we create one centralized volunteer platform for Animal Assisted Happiness Farm that supports onboarding and training, animal-care instructions and task assignments, and accurate volunteer-hour tracking?
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How might we capture impact data across programs and events in a more consistent, accurate, and efficient way so the team can generate stronger reports and put that data to work for learning, fundraising, and future planning?
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How might we create an accessible, centralized project management system that helps LightHouse coordinate research projects and testers more efficiently while meeting the accessibility needs of staff and participants who are blind or have low vision?
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How might we design an accessible digital experience that helps students continue mindfulness practice outside the classroom and gives parents and caregivers practical resources to support that practice at home?
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Leaders who bring the work into the room.
Basecamp brings nonprofit leaders, practitioners, funders, designers, and technology professionals into the same room around real work.
Bryan NeiderCEO · AbilityPath
Divya GopalSr. Director of Philanthropy · Tipping Point Community
Dr. Victor Santiago PinedaExecutive Director · Center for Independent Living
Mark SabbDirector of Digital Content · Asian Art Museum
Wilhelmenia WilsonExecutive Director · Healthy Black Families
Cindy LopezSr. Director of Community Engagement · CHC
Eric TalbertCEO & Co-Founder · MedCycle Network
Linda WangDirector of Programs · Enlight Foundation
Susie ChangDesign Thinking Teacher · Stanford d.school
Bryan NeiderCEO · AbilityPath
Divya GopalSr. Director of Philanthropy · Tipping Point Community
Dr. Victor Santiago PinedaExecutive Director · Center for Independent Living
Mark SabbDirector of Digital Content · Asian Art Museum
Wilhelmenia WilsonExecutive Director · Healthy Black Families
Cindy LopezSr. Director of Community Engagement · CHC
Eric TalbertCEO & Co-Founder · MedCycle Network
Linda WangDirector of Programs · Enlight Foundation
Susie ChangDesign Thinking Teacher · Stanford d.school
Testimonials
Hear it from the people who were there.
Three perspectives from the 2023 Basecamp — nonprofit leaders and a tech participant reflecting on what the experience made possible.
“I’m blown away by the apps and everything that this team has created.”Donna HilliardExecutive Director · Code Tenderloin
“What really matters to this NPO is accessibility.”StellaProduct Manager · 2023 Tech Participant
Beyond the three days
For some teams, Basecamp is only the beginning.
Several nonprofit and tech teams have continued collaborating after the event, refining concepts and exploring pilot implementation. We share deeper case studies when outcomes are mature enough to document clearly.
How the work can continue
Prototype → continued development → pilot testing
Basecamp creates a focused starting point. When the fit is strong, nonprofit partners and tech teams may choose to keep working together beyond the event.
Bring a challenge
Could Basecamp help your nonprofit?
If your organization has a technology challenge worth exploring, we’d love to hear from you.