HACKVAN2026 Vancouver Hackathon | By FaithTech & Indigitous

#HACKVAN2026 - Solving Real Problems Using Code & More in the Name of Jesus Hosted by FaithTech - Vancouver and Indigitous. Mission & Vision #HACKVAN2026 exists to help redemptive organizations leverage tech to accelerate their impact. Within 48 hours, we will design, develop, and user-test Minimum Viable Products to address problems faced by these organizations. Our Values 1. Excellence: We strive to build brilliant and beautiful tech that will be honoured even when the app becomes outdated. 2. Impact: We are other-focused. We seek to have fun + advance our careers AND we are willing to put others before ourselves. 3. Hope: We face the brutal facts of reality while fully convinced we can change the world for good. Sounds like you? Are you highly driven and impact-focused? Love to work with little guidance yet work well in teams? A developer, designer, product manager, or area expert? If so, we would love for you to join us! Veteran: If you have 8+ years of experience in tech, please register as a veteran. Thank you for your service. Professional: If you have at least 2 years of professional experience in your field, register as a Professional. Emerging Professional: If you are smart, teachable, and hungry for impact, (with 6+ months of tech experience - in co-op or personal projects), please register as an Emerging Professional. If you would like to be a mentor or judge, thank you so much! We need a village to change the world for good 🙂 Please email hackvan@faithtech.com to register. You will receive your complimentary ticket after being accepted. Project Descriptions Planter Flow - Helping BC church planters plan, set, and share their goals so that they can be better supported and cared for by their planting coaches in their missionary work. Project Host: Paul Wicki (Church Planting Catalyst for BC and Yukon, SEND Network Canada) CareRide Platform - Helping Salvation Army staff request and coordinate free/paid transportation with partner organizations so that vulnerable clients without digital access can safely reach essential services like hospitals and shelters. Project Host: Alvin Chong (Director of Community Development, Salvation Army Canada Belkin Communities of Hope) ======================================= Who We Are Our world is filled with chaos. Many people are panicking, despairing, or simply ignoring. We're different. We look chaos right in the eyes and proceed: building order. We innovate. We create new products, retrofit old processes, and lead digital transformation. #HACKVAN2026 will be the 6th hackathon we have organized. Previously, we hosted: #HACKVAN2025, #HACK2021 - Vancouver, #HACK2022 - Vancouver, #HackPoverty23, #HACKVAN2023 and #HACKVAN2024). We come from all faith backgrounds (Muslim, atheists, New Age, and more) and are led by Christians. Our leaders' faith means two things: We will pray at the hackathon: inviting God into our work. We will work with eager expectation of a world as God designed it: * Photographs and videos may be taken during this event. Please contact us in advance if you would not like to be a part of videos and photos. Otherwise, by attending, you are agreeing to participate in our media. FAQ What does it mean for this event to be hosted in "the name of Jesus"? It means we will sometimes pray and reference Christ's teachings. You can think about it as a cultural experience. See "Who We Are" for more details :) Can I come if I am an atheist, Muslim, Sikh, or simply not a Christian? Absolutely! In the last two hackathons we hosted, about 50% of people came from a religious background that was not Christian. E.g. Muslims, atheists, and others. Can I sign up with my friends? Will we be split up? It depends on your experience. If university students or recent graduates, we will encourage you to break up because we want to distribute the "emerging professionals" among the professional participants. This distribution will also help you grow your professional network. What should I bring? We recommend you bring: your laptop a notebook If sleeping over: a sleeping bag two changes of clothes a tooth brush & tooth paste We also recommend bringing a second keyboard (as thirty monitors are provided in the co-working space). (Most) food and snacks are provided. I am a designer: what am I going to be doing? Thank you so much for signing up! We always have fewer designers than programmers. During the hackathon, you will join a team and develop three prototypes: 1. A paper sketch - created in collaboration with the client on Friday night; to articulate the workflow of the app 2. Wireframes - to articulate the structure of web app 3. High fidelity prototype - to articulate the colours and styles of the app Do I need to provide my own meals? Due to our generous sponsors (and your ticket fees), we can provide all the meals for the event. Praise God! Finances are a little tight right now. Can I still come? Yes! We don't want cost to be a barrier to anyone wanting to join. If cost is a barrier, please email Gloria at hackvan@faithtech.com. Participant: Do I need to be there the entire time? Yes*. *unless you want to want to go home to sleep. Seriously though, we would like you to stay the entire time because that's part of the fun of hackathons. We understand if you want to go home for a bit though. Mentor/Judge: I can't come for most of the weekend. Can I still be involved? Yes! Mentors: We ask you to come on Friday night (5:30 - 9 pm), Saturday afternoon (1 - 3 pm), and Sunday afternoon (3 - 4:30 pm). Be prepared to share your experience building technology! Judges : we ask you to come on Sunday, from 3 pm to 4:30 pm. Be prepared to provide insights on the results of the projects! Can I bring a friend? If wanting to participate, your friend must have a ticket (due to the size of the location and number of workstations). If wanting to just drop by, email Gloria at hackvan@faithtech.com. Can I bring a second screen? No, I would recommend against it. Every workstation already has a second screen, but I would suggest bringing an extra keyboard, a laptop stand, and a mouse. What does the co-working space look like? I'm glad you asked! Generously sponsored by Inbox Booths, here's a 360 capture of the space on Google Maps. ================================== This event is for everyone from engineers and programmers to ministry leaders to designers. Our goal is to join together with the broader community, using tech and innovation as a means to help grow the Kingdom of God. Diversity makes us stronger. What is FaithTech We are a global movement of Christians interested in all things faith and technology. Our goal is to provide an authentic community that learns and builds together at the intersection of faith and technology. You can learn from one of our experienced speakers, build projects that impact your world, and innovate with like-minded individuals. Visit our website or check out our publication for more! * Photographs and videos may be taken during this event. Please contact us in advance if you would not like to be a part of videos and photos. Otherwise, by attending, you are agreeing to participate in our media. FaithTech in 44 seconds