Bath-based​ ​software​ ​house ​Mayden is ​inviting​ ​local​ ​charities​ ​to​ ​get​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​its ​two​-​day​ ​hack next month.
Charities​ ​will​ ​have​ ​access​ ​to​ ​the​ ​combined​ ​expertise​ ​of​ ​Mayden’s​ ​software developers,​ ​marketing​ ​and​ ​admin​ ​teams,​ ​and​​ ​coaches​ ​to​ ​help​ ​them​ ​move​ ​forward an​ ​idea​ ​or​ ​project of​ ​their​ ​choice​. 
Mayden​ ​software​ ​developer​ ​and​ ​scrum​ ​master​ ​Rob​ ​Cullingford, said:​ ​“Hack​ ​days​ ​allow​ ​people​ ​to collaborate​ ​and​ ​rapidly​ ​innovate,​ ​prototype​ ​and​ ​build​ ​technical​ ​solutions​ ​to​ ​real​ ​problems​ ​-​ ​all​ ​within​ ​a set​ ​timescale.​ ​
“They​ ​are​ ​an​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​work​ ​with​ ​experts​ ​to​ ​think​ ​through​ ​and​ ​try​ ​out​ ​solutions​ ​to challenges,​ ​brainstorm​ ​ways​ ​to​ ​get​ ​a​ ​great​ ​idea​ ​off​ ​the​ ​ground,​ ​or​ ​put​ ​some​ ​much​ ​needed​ ​time​ ​and energy​ ​into​ ​​that​​ ​project​ ​that’s​ ​been​ ​sitting​ ​in​ ​the​ ​pipeline​ ​for​ ​weeks…​ ​or​ ​even​ ​years!”
Charities ​keen​ ​to​ ​get​ ​involved​ ​need​ ​to send ​details​ ​of​ ​the​ ​project or​ ​idea​ ​to Mayden​ ​ahead of the two-day event on October 19 and 20. ​They​ ​will​ ​also​ ​need​ ​to​ ​commit​ ​to​ ​sending​ ​a​ ​member​ ​of​ ​staff​ ​to​ ​work​ in Mayden’s​ ​offices​ ​during​ ​the​ ​two​ ​days​ ​to​ ​outline​ ​their​ ​project​ ​vision,​ ​liaise​ ​with​ ​the ​teams and​ ​get involved​ ​in​ ​the​ ​workshop​ ​itself.
The event will offer​ ​an​ ​opportunity​ ​to collaborate​ ​with​ ​enthusiastic​ ​and​ ​creative​ ​people​ ​who​ ​are​ ​experts​ ​in​ ​their​ ​chosen​ ​field​, ranging​ ​from​ ​strategic​ ​or​ ​campaign​ ​planning and​ ​costing​ ​to​ ​project​ ​development​ ​and​ ​prototype​ ​building.​ ​
The​ ​hack​ ​will​ ​end​ ​with​ ​a​ ​presentation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​work​ ​that​ ​ ​produced​ ​over​ ​the​ ​two​ ​days​ ​followed​ ​by drinks​ ​and​ ​an​ ​autumnal​ ​BBQ​ ​at​ ​Mayden’s​ ​ Widcombe office.
To​ ​register​​ ​email​ ​Taryn​ ​Burden at ​​taryn.burden@mayden.co.uk​.​ ​The​ ​deadline​ ​for​ ​submitting expressions​ ​of​ ​interest​ ​is​ ​5pm​ ​on​ ​​October 2.
Fast-growing software development firm Mayden creates cutting-edge web applications, bespoke systems and cloud-based packages for organisations in the healthcare sector. It recently won the People’s Choice award at the SPARKies – the awards celebrating the best of the region’s tech sector.
