Bring a real need.
A nonprofit’s challenge, a neighborhood frustration, or something that would make everyday life easier.
A LOCAL NEED. SOMETHING YOU CAN TRY.
Learn by making
something that matters.
At Hack for Humanity, people with little or no coding experience turned real needs into prototypes they could click, share and improve.
That’s the part we want to keep going: neighbors bringing the problems they understand, learning the tools together, and building in public. AI helps us move faster. People choose the problem, check the work and decide whether it helps.
The original event included a three-hour build session.
Make a small first version.
We’re planning 4–5 hour mini hackathons: short lessons, time to build together, and something to show at the end.
Try it. Improve it.
Get feedback from the people it’s for, find useful resources, and work through the next steps in planned office hours.
Build sessions and office hours are in planning. Leave your interests to hear from Jackson as details take shape; this is not an event booking.
LOCAL PEOPLE. PRACTICAL IDEAS.
A place to start
building together.
The AI Collective brings people together to learn about and build with AI. Its Sacramento Hack for Humanity event focuses on projects that could help the local community.
This board connects community ideas with people, practical resources and potential support. Next, we’re planning small build sessions and office hours so people can learn together, try a first version, and keep improving it.
You don’t need to know how to code. Knowing a problem firsthand is a useful contribution.
THE PEOPLE & COMMUNITY BEHIND THIS
Nice to meet you.
I’m Jackson the Dev.
I’m Jackson Harris, part of The AI Collective’s Sacramento chapter, led by Jesse Delgado. I helped guide nontechnical participants through turning local needs into prototypes, and built this board and guide to keep that work going.
Thanks to Jesse Delgado, Nicholas Hastings and the Sac Tech Week community for helping bring people together. The original Hack for Humanity event lists AJ Green, Jesse Delgado and Sac Tech Week as hosts.
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Jesse and I are also working on SimpleTen, helping service businesses put practical AI and automation systems to work.
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COME BUILD WITH US
Curious is a good place to start.
Interested in learning AI, joining a build session, or offering a space or skill? Tell Jackson what you’re interested in.
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