We have emailed all nonprofits that we've selected as part of the application process.  We'll be working with them to build their pitch for the hackathon with Volunteer Product Managers (vPMs)

Nonprofits selected

We've sent an email to confirm all judges who will be present at ASU for our hackathon.  We had a ton of judges apply this year - if you were not selected, we ask that you consider mentoring!

Judges finalized

All sponsors that will be on the shirts have been finalized and the shirts have been purchased for our event.

Shirts ordered

We are working with our Volunteer Product Managers (vPMs) to create a 3-slide pitch deck that will be presented at the hackathon along with a Software Requirements Doc (SRD) for each nonprofit.

Nonprofit Problems Finalized

Check back on this page for nonprofit problems that hackers will work on.

Nonprofit Problems Announced

Welcome! We'll be in-person at ASU in Tempe, Arizona. Start reviewing nonprofits and problems to solve. We only have budget to support 90 hackers with delicious food so get in line early - only the first 90 hackers will be admitted and we'll add everyone else to a [#waitlist](https://opportunity-hack.slack.com/archives/C07QMHBRGKD).

✨ Doors Open

Logistics and rules presented by Jot and such

Kickoff: Welcome, logistics, and rules

Keynote

Nonprofits pitch their problems to hackers.  These are kept secret until just before the hackathon and are published on DevPost via an update which also is emailed to all hackers.

Nonprofit Pitches

Teams form and select their nonprofit problem to work on. 1. Listen to nonprofit pitches and note your top 3 problem choices 2. Connect with others interested in the same problems if you don't have a team 3. Teams select their nonprofit problem (max 3 teams per nonprofit) 4. Have backup choices ready in case your top picks fill up 5. Begin hacking on your chosen project! [Create your team here](/hack/2025_fall/manageteam) - you need to do this before we give you your OHack t-shirt.

Team Formation

Hacking begins. Teams may use available meeting rooms to set up shop.  If you aren't able ot get a room, we will have several open areas for you to hack from with your team with whiteboards.

🚀Hacking Begins

🍽️ Lunch

All things databases - the most requested tech talk by hackers

Breakout Session

🥔 Dinner

Ice cream break provided by [Scooptacular](https://scooptacular.net/)

🍨 Ice Cream

🍕 Pizza

🍽️ Breakfast

Get feedback on your project & presentation from mentors - now is the time to button up your demos! Don't wait - focus on your presentation now and give your pitch to mentors.

You can [start your DevPost submission](https://opportunity-hack-2025-arizona.devpost.com/) at any time

Remember to think about the [judging criteria](https://www.ohack.dev/about/judges) for how you frame your project.
1. Scope of Solution
2. Documentation
3. Polish
4. Security

Presentation Feedback Hour: Feedback on your project and presentation

Hacking ends. All video submissions and code are frozen.
1. Projects must be submitted [on DevPost](https://opportunity-hack-2025-arizona.devpost.com/)
2. All code checked into develop or main branch [on GitHub](https://github.com/2025-Arizona-Opportunity-Hack)

Hacking Ends

Round 1 Judging: 4 min video, 2 mins of Q&A per team

Judging Round 1

Finalists Selection

Round 2 Live demos and judging: 4 min demo, 2 mins of Q&A (6 mins * 5 teams)

Judging Round 2

Score Tabulation

Winners announced and closing remarks (Visionary tier: 5 min, Transformer tier: 2 min, Changemaker tier: 1 min)

Winners Announced

Join 90 hackers at ASU's unique nonprofit-focused hackathon in Phoenix. 36-hour coding marathon with $5K prizes. Beginner-friendly. Register now! 

You don't need to be an ASU student

GitHub for all code: 2025-Arizona-Opportunity-Hack

▶️ Adding people to GitHub (YouTube)

DevPost for all project submissions

📍Venue Details

🤘 Sponsors

Apply here

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Code of Conduct

Liability Waiver

Photo Release Agreement

For OHack 2025, we're working with Neurologic Music Therapy Services of Arizona (NMTSA) - as the only nonprofit this year, in our tenth year in Arizona.
Only a single nonprofit this year? Yes, while we've had up to 18 nonprofits over the years, NMTSA has joined us for 5 of those years, each year - no team has won OHack and therefore, no team has completed a project to support this amazing nonprofit.

This year, we're changing things up and offering two different problem statements to support NMTSA, both with dedicated prizes, so that we can directly help a nonprofit who has been with us for a long time.

NMTSA - Education Platform

NMTSA - Website

Judging Feedback!

*Strengths:*
- Strong teamwork and presentation
- Good UI/UX and CMS ease of use
- Solid application architecture
- Vibrant, appealing design
- AI assistant and admin dashboard are standout features

*Areas to Improve:*
- Scheduling features need better UX
- No logged-in user experience provided
- Needs fine-tuning before going live
- Add automated testing
- Security hardening required
- Accessibility verification needed

*Overall:* Outstanding hackathon-level implementation addressing organizational challenges well.

Loop-IT-NMTSAWebsite

Loop IT

kirtankumar thummar

Shubham Tiwari

Smit Patel

Hi team! 👋

Just a friendly reminder to update your progress in GitHub. Regular updates help us:

• Provide better support
• Track overall hackathon progress
• Celebrate your achievements

Thanks for being awesome! 🌟

codequettes--NMTSAWebsite

codequettes 

Yulisan Abasolo

Isis Farias

Karisma Garduno

Judging Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Polished, well-conceived LMS built specifically for music therapy
- Complete end-to-end flow: admin → publishing → consumption
- Strong backend architecture with Firebase Auth, Firestore, custom claims, and security rules
- Clean UI designed for clinicians and families
- Responsive, mobile-ready, accessible design
- Secure uploads with timed access windows and role-based permissions
- Great client-side experience with course browsing and progress tracking
- Stripe integration working well
- Cohesive, one-stop platform experience

*Areas to Improve:*
- Security concern: password hashing/storage not HIPAA-compliant; use OAuth (Google/Apple) instead
- Admin interface confusing and needs streamlining—too much happening at once
- Role, content, and third-party sharing management unclear
- Firebase cost control and scalability concerns with heavy media usage
- Complex security rules prone to drift between rules and UI
- Missing caregiver learning/certification feature requirement
- Search functionality limited—what content can be searched needs improvement
- Consider adding backend service for better security, deployments, and cost management vs. React + Firebase only
- Admin scalability: single admin won't handle growth; need role-based admin management
- Missing role-specific dashboards to drive data-backed insights

*Quick Wins:*
- Implement OAuth for login (Google/Apple)
- Add role-based admin dashboards using existing data model
- Streamline admin content/role management UI

Mentora-NMTSAEducationPlatfo

Mentora

Amaan Mohamed

PREVEEN

Kaavya Jayakrishnan

PRANESH SOMASUNDAR

Zyros-NMTSAEducationPlatfo

Zyros

Conquerors-NMTSAEducationPlatfo

Conquerors

Judge Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Awesome, clean design with strong visual storytelling
- Good use of no-code approach for quick implementation
- AI assistant concept helpful for users
- Simple, straightforward solution to problem statement
- Good teamwork and presentation

*Areas to Improve:*
- Limited feature set—missing scheduler, forms, and other capabilities WIX offers
- Wix scalability concerns—unclear how to query database for user metrics
- AI virtual assistant needs more development and refinement
- Lacks actual backend logic—Wix not suitable long-term for production
- Integration efforts insufficient
- Over-reliance on Wix for out-of-box solution without custom logic

*Quick Wins:*
- Add scheduler and form-building capabilities
- Develop AI assistant functionality further
- Explore custom backend integration beyond Wix limitations
- Plan migration strategy away from Wix for scalability

Aidify-NMTSAWebsite

Aidify

Suma Mallu

Emi VC

Quinn Lyon

Joana Choong

Huy Nguyen

Bits-Magnet-NMTSAEducationPlatfo

Bits Magnet

Judge Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Clean, modern, well-designed interface with strong UX focus
- Smart tech choices: React, TypeScript, Firebase
- Fast and responsive with real-time updates
- Strong technical skill and planning evident
- Role-based access control implemented
- Progress tracker feature solid
- Responsive design with good mobile experience
- Smooth navigation and authentication
- Accessible color scheme
- Well-executed presentation and teamwork

*Areas to Improve:*
- Firebase scalability and cost concerns—plan migration strategy early
- UI/UX needs refinement despite strong design foundation
- GitHub documentation unclear and needs improvement
- Admin interface needs simplification—role management, content search, payment handling confusing
- Security and role-based access for third-party course sharing needs enhancement
- Architecture concern: UI talking directly to database not production-ready; add backend layer
- Large object storage should use blob storage/CMS instead of Firebase
- Incorporate nonprofit branding elements beyond accessible color palette

*Quick Wins:*
- Simplify admin interface
- Add backend API layer for security
- Migrate large media to blob storage
- Improve GitHub documentation
- Integrate nonprofit branding elements

sharky-NMTSAEducationPlatfo

sharky

Krystal Truong

Nguyen Tan

Mitansh Maheshwari

Judge Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Excellent understanding of NMTSA's needs with usable solution
- Strong accessibility focus including font size customization
- Clean interface with logical flow
- Good security and core issue attention
- Calendar integration addresses pain points well
- Payment/donation button integration solid
- Customization capabilities built in
- Great teamwork and presentation

*Areas to Improve:*
- Documentation needs significant improvement across the board
- Scalability concerns need addressing
- Search mechanism needs work for better UX
- Workflows and data security details need clarification

*Quick Wins:*
- Prioritize comprehensive documentation
- Enhance search functionality

Hypatia-NMTSAWebsite

Hypatia

Lee Sorensen

Tyler Santos

Hey there! Here's the feedback from the judges from the hackathon last month on your project:

**Key Feedback Summary:**

**Strengths:**
- Strong full-stack implementation with modern tech choices (Convex, Vite, shadcn)
- Clean architecture, good authentication, and responsive design
- Well-polished, ready-to-ship product meeting core client needs
- Good attention to UX with personas in mind and access controls for new users

**Areas to Improve:**
- **Documentation**: Needs more detail, especially around HIPAA/SOC compliance specifics
- **UI/Accessibility**: Color scheme could be more accessible; some UI needs polish and cleaner look
- **User Testing**: Should validate directly with actual client rather than assumptions
- **Feature Discoverability**: Too many admin features without guidance—add help icons/tooltips for features like link expiry
- **Search/Tags**: Currently manual; auto-generated tags from video content would improve searchability
- **Security**: Need tests for copyright enforcement on uploads and better link-sharing security details

**Quick Win:** Most asks accomplished in limited time with great teamwork.

JGS-Ayil-squad-NMTSAEducationPlatfo

JGS Ayil squad

Matt Yost

Ben Bousquet

Team-Doofenshmirtz--NMTSAWebsite

Team Doofenshmirtz 

Tanay Upreti

Yahia Alqurnawi

Judging Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- User-friendly and scalable architecture
- Solid, well-thought-out backend
- Good functional implementation
- Shop/donation feature helpful and well-integrated
- Strong concept of admin direct website editing vs. HTML coding
- Overall design competent

*Areas to Improve:*
- UI/UX needs significant polish and refinement
- Accessibility features missing from website
- Payment integrations not implemented
- Role-based access control unclear and needs clarification
- Authentication system for admin access not evident
- Data security context needed—add documentation
- Vector search implementation missing—would improve search query matching
- Scalability concerns unaddressed
- Admin edit interface needs security hardening—ensure only admins can edit

*Quick Wins:*
- Implement authentication for admin access
- Add accessibility features throughout
- Clarify and document role-based access control
- Integrate payment gateway
- Add vector search for better query matching
- Document data security practices

Cool-name-pending-NMTSAWebsite

Cool-name-pending

Grace Li

Aryan Namboodiri

amit raj reddy

Kavish Raseshkumar Shah

Judge Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Impressive full-stack LMS with strong technical execution
- Excellent accessibility and multi-language support
- Well-integrated features: AI chat, video tracking, certificates, payments, OAuth
- Clean Django/Tailwind architecture
- Autism-friendly UX design
- Great certification and payment flows

*Areas to Improve:*
- UI/UX feels outdated and needs polish for production
- Navigation confusing—multiple pages without breadcrumbs; unclear content hierarchy (modules vs. chapters terminology)
- Django admin credentials security needs hardening
- Database scalability and deployment setup needed
- Performance testing required
- Missing captions/transcripts requirement before publish
- Add pre-signed uploads and unique cert IDs with public verification
- Implement Redis/Celery for background jobs
- SEO improvements (schema.org, hreflang)
- Documentation needs strengthening to highlight features and commercialization readiness

*Quick Wins:*
- Add superuser/admin management controls
- Improve information architecture and content flow
- Use pre-built UI components to enhance styles and accessibility

Coderz-NMTSAEducationPlatfo

Coderz

Aakash Khepar

Aaditya Jindal

Judge Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Creative problem-solving approach with broader impact consideration
- Polished UI/UX with good balance of features and design
- Excellent presentation and teamwork
- Good balance making it accessible for non-technical users
- Calendly and AI chat integration well-executed
- AI chatbot implementation solid

*Areas to Improve:*
- Scalability concerns need to be addressed
- Role-based access control (RBAC) needs improvement
- Technical depth could be stronger
- Not yet deployed—needs public accessibility

Enemies-of-Syntaxx-NMTSAWebsite

Enemies of Syntaxx

Samit Nikesh Shah

Aditya Pise

Shloka Manish Pandya

Greha Chirag Shah

Judge Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Team demonstrated care and effort for the cause
- Vibrant, appealing design
- Assistant bot concept solid

*Areas to Improve:*
- Scope too broad—narrow focus for next hackathon
- No accessibility features implemented
- Login form lacks validation
- Static content—difficult to update without code changes
- Backend integration unclear and underdeveloped
- No backend APIs defined
- Role-based access control (RBAC) not implemented or unclear
- User authentication needs strengthening
- CMS missing—needed for content management
- Presentation quality needs improvement
- Not production-ready for deployment today

*Quick Wins:*
- Remove .env from version control
- Add login form validation
- Implement basic backend APIs
- Add accessibility features (ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, etc.)
- Create CMS for dynamic content management
- Clarify RBAC implementation
- Narrow scope for next iteration

Bits-Magnet-NMTSAWebsite

Misha Kumari

Neha Valeti

Siya Singh

Abhinav Reja

Congratulations! 🎉

Your team has been officially assigned to work with NMTSA - Website. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact!

Next steps:
• Review the nonprofit's requirements
• Schedule your kickoff meeting
• Set up your development environment

We're here to support you throughout this journey. Let's build something amazing together! 🚀

Welcome to the approved teams! 🌟

Your team has been reviewed and approved for the hackathon. You're now ready to start making a difference!

What's next:
• Review your assigned nonprofit
• Plan your project approach
• Start coding and creating

Excited to see what you'll build! 💻✨

Judge Feedback:
*Strengths:*
- Strong understanding of NMTSA's needs with usable solution
- Good accessibility features including font size customization
- Multiple payment methods integrated
- Clean interface with logical flow
- No-code solution provides good handoff framework for organization to build on
- Well-explained presentation and great teamwork
- Good website design

*Areas to Improve:*
- Documentation needs improvement—code documentation and backend clarity lacking
- Missing volunteer-focused features like scheduling
- Backend technologies and database query methods not clearly explained
- Scalability concerns need addressing
- Role management should use standalone database with better access controls
- Test coverage insufficient
- Technical depth could be stronger

*Quick Wins:*
- Add volunteer scheduling features
- Clarify backend tech stack and database query documentation
- Implement standalone database for role management
- Increase test coverage

Kit-Kat-NMTSAWebsite

Kit Kat

jayasurya sakthivel

Harul Murugan Ramamoorthy Soppana

Koushika Ravikumar

Sravanakumar Sathish

Judge Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Well-structured project effectively addressing content management needs
- Strong technical execution with Django, Wagtail, Google integrations
- Clear documentation and intuitive user interface
- Smart choice relying on Google for authentication vs. custom security
- Good video upload functionality from Google Drive
- Auth and RBAC implementation solid
- Effective use of CMS for content management
- NPO branding well-incorporated
- Strong collaboration and thoughtful design

*Areas to Improve:*
- Database: SQLite3 not scalable—migrate to PostgreSQL for production
- UI/UX needs refinement—uneven effort distribution (homepage polished, other areas rushed)
- Sign-in UX poor—use realistic demo data instead of "test user"
- Video presentation exceeded 4 minutes—tighten scope
- Automated testing needed for production readiness
- Access control refinement required
- Use UI component frameworks for faster, consistent development
- Content accessibility, bookmarking, and progress tracking could be improved with better tools
- Security: clarify role-based access provisioning for NMTSA employees vs. admin vs. users
- Data retention policy needed—define what PII is retained and how user data is managed

*Quick Wins:*
- Add PostgreSQL migration path
- Implement automated testing
- Use UI component frameworks (shadcn, etc.)
- Define clear role-based access documentation
- Create user data retention policy

Doofenshmirtz-Evil-Incorporated-NMTSAEducationPlatfo

Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated

Gunbir Singh

Ash S.

Judge Feedback:

*Strengths:*
- Nice technical work with solid functional implementation
- Modern design
- Good answers to pain points
- AI agent implementation solid
- Video library concept with paid/unpaid user types good idea
- Decent progress overall

*Areas to Improve:*
- Registration page cluttered—remove unnecessary user type information
- Feature clarity lacking—need better explanation of what's new
- RBAC not clearly implemented or documented
- Backend integration needs significant improvement
- Architecture documentation missing
- Dynamic content handling needed
- Accessibility improvements required
- Secure login implementation incomplete
- Presentation could be more comprehensive
- Significant scope for overall improvement

*Quick Wins:*
- Simplify registration page UX
- Document architecture clearly
- Clarify and implement RBAC
- Add accessibility features
- Improve backend integration documentation
- Enhance presentation materials

Ctrl-Alt-Del-NMTSAWebsite

Ctrl+Alt+Del

Pumpking

kaushil nagrale

Chirag Rajesh Nawale

Lukas Cereghino

Hi team! 👋

We noticed you might need some support. Our team is here to help with:

• Technical challenges
• Project planning
• Nonprofit communication
• Resource access

Don't hesitate to reach out - we're all in this together! 🤝

ASU Fall Hackathon 2025 | Phoenix Coding Competition - Oct 11-12

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