For the 2025 Challenge, CARE is counting on your creativity and strategic thinking to reimagine its corporate employee engagement offerings and strengthen its impact worldwide.

Requirements

Design an actionable plan that addresses the following areas:

• Corporate buy-in: Identify strategies to inspire and sustain corporate employee involvement in CARE's mission for U.S.-headquartered companies

• Innovative engagement models: Propose new scalable, cost-effective virtual and in-person engagement methods that align with CARE's existing structure

• Program growth: Outline a roadmap to grow employee engagement programs, ensuring inclusivity and accessibility across diverse geographies

The main goal of this challenge is to increase fundraising with corporate employees in U.S. organizations and leverage company-sponsored donation programs. Prior engagement examples include a Giving Tuesday campaign hosted by an employee resource group at a Fortune 500 organization and a company-sponsored “Lunch and Learn” series where staff learned more about CARE’s mission.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Prize
1 winner

The winning Chapter will be featured on the HBS Online Business Insights Blog and given additional opportunities to highlight their work.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Simeen Mohsen

Simeen Mohsen
Senior Managing Director of HBS Online

Sunil Gupta

Sunil Gupta
Edward W. Carter Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School

Chris Noble
Associate Vice President of Corporate Partnerships at CARE

Judging Criteria

  • Fit for Purpose
    Are your suggestions relevant and valuable for CARE's mission?
  • Actionability
    Can your plan be realistically implemented with CARE's existing resources and infrastructure?
  • Evidence-based
    Does your proposal include sound reasoning and examples of successful employee engagement models?
  • Detail and specificity
    Have you provided enough detail for CARE to understand and adopt your ideas?
  • Cost-effectiveness
    Are there cost estimates and suggestions for leveraging CARE’s current resources to maximize impact?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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