Bridging inequities through civic engagement and technology.

20 Fellows
20 Weeks
5 Projects

Civic Tech Camp is a one-day summit where visionary tech leaders, students, technologists, and innovation coaches unite to bring bold Civic Innovation Projects to life.

Focusing on the climate crisis, bridging the digital divide, and economic empowerment, this event—hosted by Femmecubator ans spnosred by Perforce Software—sparks cross-disciplinary collaboration to transform ideas into impactful, real-world solutions.

A collaboration between technologists and the community

A Tech Residency

We’re enlisting a group of student trailblazers who are interested in working in the intersection of tech and civic engagement. At Civic Tech Camp, you’ll be working to solve existing social issues by co-designing solutions that benefit your community. Project focus areas will be on the Climate Crisis, Gender Equality and Economic Empowerment.

Techies-In-Residents apply to become part of a 12-week civic solution project cohort. By the end of the program, students will be able to showcase their work.

The projects are pre-vetted based on a.) its potential market impact (Who is affecting this issue at large?) and b.) as a response to a relevant need (Why now?). During the program, you will work under the guidance of industry experts and innovation coaches.

Open to university students and early career alums who are working in the Tech space (Software Engineering, Data Science, Product Design and Research)

Camp Advisory Council

The Advisory Council behind Civic Tech Camp is composed of industry mentors, innovation consultants and tech leaders who represent a diverse expertise (ie. strategy, research, tech, policymaking, business development). The council’s main role is to provide a strategic vision to activate initiatives that enchance the summit experience through planning, designing and driving the many parts of this event.

As camp advisor, your role is to:

- SPONSOR - as the Project Sponsor: If you know of communities in need of open source project, help connect them to us, and represent them as the person. Ideate and pitch us a a high-level project plan from initial work requirements to execution.

- PROJECT MANAGE - as the Cohort Captain: Take on a leadership role in supporting the logistics of the event. Whether that’s helping plan huddle meetings, sprint meetings or helping teams design their project plan before and after the program. Ensure that each project team will meet with stakeholders, and ensure that projects are on-task and on-time.

- MENTOR - as a mentor: Commit to a few hours virtually or in erpson to assist in technical or strategic aspect of a project. As a mentor, all you need is to lean into what you know, and tap into background and experience. Bonus points if you can promote us to your network, and do outreach to get more mentors to join you on the day!