Website Challenge Aimed To Help Bemidji Non-Profits

True North Hackfest will celebrate it’s 2^nd year this spring, and this time, they’re adding a website challenge. True North Hackfest is a collaboration of local partners led by Greater Bemidji’s Launchpad with a mission to attract, retain, empower and showcase technology-minded individuals in the Bemidji region.

They are looking for teams of 2-6 people who are interested in displaying their talents and creativity in a competition to create websites for Bemidji non-profits. Each design team will be paired with a non-profit through a random drawing. The non-profits will then have the opportunity to help the teams with their website design.

The event will begin on March 23^rd. Each design team will have Friday night to work with their non-profits and develop the website over the next 24 hours. A judging panel will than award cash prizes to the winning teams.

The deadline for team registration is March 14^th. Early bird registration is through March 1^st. Non-profits interested in participating should apply no later than February 23rd. The online application can be found here. You can also pick up a paper application in person at the Northwest Minnesota Foundation or LaunchPad.