Bring Your Climate Action Ideas to Life at Climathon 2019!
OCT 25, 2019 | IMPACT HUB HOUSTON @ HX
Climate change is at our doorstep. Literally.
Houston has been flooded by three “500-year” storms in just three years.
Our homes and communities can’t take another 497 years of this. It’s time for action.
Houston, “The Energy Capital of the World,” has experienced three 500-year-flood disasters—including the destruction from Hurricane Harvey—in recent years. We’ve seen local talent rise to these challenges in the past, and want to give them a platform to take their solutions to the next level. In such a diverse city with a tremendous amount of resources, it seems only natural that Houston can help lead the way in developing local solutions that can scale to other contexts…especially in light of the Mayor’s recently-announced Climate Action Plan.
Climathon 2019 is Houston’s opportunity to:
Engage the nonprofit, startup and entrepreneurship communities to develop innovative solutions towards climate action
Build stronger relationships among impact-oriented organizations and communities
Connect thought leaders and subject matter experts with designers, developers, entrepreneurs, policymakers and activists for more creative, effective, and viable solutions
During the Climathon, you’ll connect with city officials and partners to bring about a shared vision for a healthier city. You’ll help turn this vision into a reality by participating in the hackathon: You can bring an existing idea to work on, or develop a new solution with an inspiring team. Coaches and experts will be on hand to help you develop promising solutions to Houston’s climate challenges!
After the Climathon, you can continue working on your solutions to create tangible change in your city and advance the movement. For those serious about transforming their ideas into viable businesses, we’ll help you prepare to pitch to our panel of judges, who will evaluate which ideas move on for consideration for the Global Awards. The best solutions may go on to present at the Climathon Global Awards in Paris next year!
VOLUNTEERING FOR CLIMATHON 2019
As we will need all hands on deck that day, we are looking for around 8 volunteers to support the event during different shifts, including a couple of people to help capture this very special event with photography and filming. Are you the one?
Let’s break bread together at our quarterly Community Potluck, because why wait until Thanksgiving to sit around the table and enjoy yummy food with friends!? Our goal for the lunch is to gather more fantastic people in this city, connect and learn more about the awesome things that we are all up to… oh and of course, share some great food & drinks! Plates, utensils, napkins, cups, ice and soft drinks/water will be provided.
LET US KNOW WHAT YOU PLAN TO BRING:
Sign-up to bring your favorite dish, dessert or drink. We won’t judge if your food is store-bought (wink, wink) just make sure you add your dish to the sign-up sheet.
*Note: Please be sure to include an ingredient list for all homemade dishes to avoid any allergic reactions.
This event is open to the community but all must RSVP to attend.
Join us for a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Coffee Chat with Impact Hub Houston + The Cannon! #HOUImpact
Impact Hub Houston is part of a global movement of organizations around the world who are dedicated to advancing the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Commonly known as the Sustainable Development Goals — or SDGs — these “17 goals to transform our world” are a powerful call to action that aims to unify and mobilize people, organizations, and nations to “end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all”.
Most Houstonians aren’t familiar with the SDGs (even though several are already working towards solving the goals). Join Impact Hub Houston and The Cannon for the first #SDGCoffeeChat where you will get an overview of the 17 SDGs and meet other entrepreneurs who are passionate about making an impact in our community and beyond!
SCHEDULE:
9:00AM Welcome + Caffeine (*Breakfast Tacos For Early Risers*)
9:15AM-9:45AM SDG Presentation by Impact Hub Houston
9:45-10AM Group Discussion + Q&A
PARKING:
Go into the garage to the 3rd floor. You can park in any spot that doesn’t have a reserved sign.
How to get to The Cannon:
Go into the building and take the elevator to the second floor, take a right and you will see suite #200.
Frost Bank presents “Fail Forward”:A Special Speaker Series to help entrepreneurs navigate financial challenges and learn how to get funded!
About this Event
Join us for an evening of #FailForward fun as we get real, behind-the-scenes stories straight from entrepreneurs on the challenges they faced trying to access and raise funding for their small business or startups … and learn from bankers and financial experts what those entrepreneurs could have done to make their journey easier and more successful.
In this “role play” style discussion, entrepreneurs will dig deep into their experiences and offer specific examples of actual attempts to receive funding from local banks. A series of subject matter experts curated by Frost Bank will then walk the entrepreneurs through those stories to identify where challenges could have been prevented, averted or quickly mitigated, and then share strategies and best practices that may help you avoid some of the pitfalls that can prevent you from getting funded.
SCHEDULE:
6PM Sign-in/Registration
6:30PM – 7:15 PM Role Play + Best Practices
7:15PM Q&A
7:30PM Open Networking
*Series presented by Frost Bank, in partnership with Impact Hub Houston and BakerRipley.
Frost Bank presents “Fail Forward”:A Special Speaker Series to help entrepreneurs navigate financial challenges and learn how to get funded!
About this Event
Join us for an evening of #FailForward fun as we get real, behind-the-scenes stories straight from entrepreneurs on the challenges they faced trying to access and raise funding for their small business or startups … and learn from bankers and financial experts what those entrepreneurs could have done to make their journey easier and more successful.
In this “role play” style discussion, entrepreneurs will dig deep into their experiences and offer specific examples of actual attempts to receive funding from local banks. A series of subject matter experts curated by Frost Bank will then walk the entrepreneurs through those stories to identify where challenges could have been prevented, averted or quickly mitigated, and then share strategies and best practices that may help you avoid some of the pitfalls that can prevent you from getting funded.
SCHEDULE:
6PM Sign-in/Registration
6:30PM – 7:15 PM Role Play + Best Practices
7:15PM Q&A
7:30PM Open Networking
*Series presented by Frost Bank, in partnership with Impact Hub Houston and BakerRipley.
Join us for a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Coffee Chat with Impact Hub Houston + The Cannon! #HOUImpact
Impact Hub Houston is part of a global movement of organizations around the world who are dedicated to advancing the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Commonly known as the Sustainable Development Goals — or SDGs — these “17 goals to transform our world” are a powerful call to action that aims to unify and mobilize people, organizations, and nations to “end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all”.
Most Houstonians aren’t familiar with the SDGs (even though several are already working towards solving the goals). Join Impact Hub Houston and The Cannon for the first #SDGCoffeeChat where you will get an overview of the 17 SDGs and meet other entrepreneurs who are passionate about making an impact in our community and beyond!
SCHEDULE:
8:30AM-9:00AM Welcome + Caffeine (*Breakfast Tacos For Early Risers*)
9:00AM-9:30AM SDG Presentation by Impact Hub Houston
9:30-10AM Group Discussion
PARKING:
Go into the garage to the 3rd floor. You can park in any spot that doesn’t have a reserved sign.
How to get to The Cannon:
Go into the building and take the elevator to the second floor, take a right and you will see suite #200.
Impact Hub Houston and Sketch City present: Open Project Night 16th Edition focusing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 4) – Quality Education.
Connect and collaborate with passionate people who are working on projects, ventures, and collaborations to improve the city of Houston. If you have an idea, are working on something, or are looking for ways to collaborate with people who are doing work at the intersection of innovation and impact this event is for you! You can still join us, even if you will not be presenting a project! The event requires both a mixture of presenters and people from the community to support, listen, and collaborate with the presenters.
This month, we will be kicking off the session by featuring two speakers who are involved in work focused on SDG 4 – Quality Education. After these presenters are finished, we will open the floor to others presenters, per our usual format!
2. 6:30-7:00pm Project presentations – maximum of 2:30 minutes per project and each project leader must answer the following questions:
-Brief personal introduction + What is your project?
-What stage are you currently at?
-What are your next series of steps?
-What are you currently looking for in the way of talent/skills from the community?
3. 7:00pm-8pm Presenters breakout throughout the room and the community comes around their projects during…drum roll… Open Project Time!
PARKING:
You can find paid metered street parking in front of the building; and both metered and free street parking in the surrounding neighborhoods.
Ever dream of changing the world or making a difference? Roll up your sleeves and join us at Houston’s only Social Entrepreneurship meetup. The meetup brings together like-minded individuals from the non-profit, social enterprise, impact investing, technology and many other fields to understand the concept of social entrepreneurship and be inspired to find new ways to tackle local social issues.
Event Schedule
5:30pm Sign-in
6:00pm Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
6:15pm Guest Speaker: TBA
7:00pm Networking & open discussion on Impact topics
Come learn from our speaker’s journey! Who knows, maybe you will walk out of the meet up with your own idea for a social venture. #socialentrepreneurship
*This meetup is co-hosted by Fractal River and Impact Hub Houston.
