Title: do_action: Charity Hackathon
Author: Hugh Lashbrooke
Published: February 10, 2017
Last modified: July 30, 2024

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# do_action: Charity Hackathon

## In this article

 * [What is do_action?](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/do_action-charity-hackathon/?output_format=md#what-is-do_action)
 * [How do the hackathons work?](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/do_action-charity-hackathon/?output_format=md#how-do-the-hackathons-work)
 * [Where does the name come from?](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/do_action-charity-hackathon/?output_format=md#where-does-the-name-come-from)
 * [How can you get involved?](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/do_action-charity-hackathon/?output_format=md#how-can-you-get-involved)

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**do_actiondo_action do_action hackathons are community-organised events that are
focussed on using WordPress to give deserving charitable organisations their own
online presence. Learn more on [doaction.org](https://doaction.org/). is a charity
hackathon that uses WordPress to uplift local communities.**

## 󠀁[What is do_action?](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/do_action-charity-hackathon/?output_format=md#what-is-do_action)󠁿

[do_action hackathons](https://doaction.org/) are community-organized events that
focus on using WordPress to give deserving charitable organizations their own online
presence. Each do_action event includes participants from the local WordPress community
coming together to plan and build brand-new websites for a number of local organizations
in one day.

The goal of do_action is to support these charitable organizations by giving them
a fresh and dynamic online presence. This enables them to get on with the work that
they already do so well without basic website management getting in the way of their
productivity.

## 󠀁[How do the hackathons work?](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/do_action-charity-hackathon/?output_format=md#how-do-the-hackathons-work)󠁿

Each hackathon is organized by members of the local community. Once the non-profit
organizations for the day are chosen, the signup form for the event is then activated,
and anyone can sign up to be involved in the event as a participant. Signing up 
involves selecting the organization you would like to work with and selecting your
role on the build team for their website. Each build team has many roles available,
which can vary depending on the organization’s needs. In general, the available 
roles are Project Manager, Designer, Developer (x2), Social Media Manager, Content
Manager, and Quality Assurance Tester.

Each event will also offer training to non-profit organizations on how to use WordPress
effectively. This empowers them to be able to manage their own websites in the future.

## 󠀁[Where does the name come from?](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/do_action-charity-hackathon/?output_format=md#where-does-the-name-come-from)󠁿

With do_action being a WordPress-focused event, it made sense for the name to come
from WordPress itself. `do_action` is a function that is used throughout WordPress
coreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development
Team builds WordPress. and the name of the function really fits with the goal of
the events: to allow the non-profits to ramp up their own activity and really get
down to business.

## 󠀁[How can you get involved?](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/event-formats/do_action-charity-hackathon/?output_format=md#how-can-you-get-involved)󠁿

There are two ways to get involved in do_action: You can sign up to participate 
in an event in your area, or organize one yourself. You will find the upcoming events
listed on [the doaction.org site](http://doaction.org/), or you can have a look 
through this Organizer’s Handbook to find out more about how to organize your own
do_action event.

_To find out a bit more about what do\_action is and how it works, here is the recap
from the [event in Zurich](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2018/05/21/do_action-zurich-2018/)
and here’s a video from the 2014 do\_action event in Cape Town:_

First published

February 10, 2017

Last updated

July 30, 2024

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