Nonprofit AI Problem Clinic

Friday, October 24, 2025

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Location: Ronald Reagan Int'l Trade Center

1100 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005

Part of DC Startup & Tech Week

Bring a real problem. Leave with practical solutions.

Live triage and rapid prototyping: nonprofits pitch challenges, volunteers build solutions using AI tools.

DC Startup Week tickets required. Promo codes provided upon registration. Selected nonprofits receive complimentary tickets.

How It Works

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Pitch

4 nonprofits present real problems (2-3 min each)

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Clarify

Panel Q&A to understand the challenges

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Build

Solution pods rapidly prototype with AI tools (90 min)

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Demos and recommendations

Who Should Attend

Nonprofits

Organizations with workflow, data, or service challenges that could benefit from rapid AI prototyping.

You'll receive:

1-page recommendation with next steps
Potential prototype tools
Follow-up office hours + volunteer matches
Complimentary DC Startup Week ticket

Submit Your Problem

Deadline: Monday, Oct 20

Volunteers

Product managers, UX designers, engineers, data scientists, policy experts, and operations specialists.

You'll contribute:

Join a solution pod focused on a real nonprofit challenge
Apply your technical, strategic, or domain expertise
Rapidly prototype solutions using AI tools
Network with civic tech practitioners

Tickets: Known Civic Tech DC members receive reduced-rate promo codes. Organizational volunteers may qualify for complimentary tickets. Contact mdeeb@civictechdc.org

Schedule

12:50 PM Check-in & skill stickers

1:00 PM Welcome & format overview

1:05 PM Pitches: 4 orgs × 2–3 min

1:25 PM Panel Q&A: 6 min per org

1:50 PM Solution pods — 90 min of collaborative work

3:20 PM Demos & readouts

3:30 PM Networking & wrap-up

Lite snacks provided

Questions?

A collaboration between Civic Tech DC and DC Startup & Tech Week

Contact mdeeb@civictechdc.org

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