Impact Hackathon

Do you have an idea for a social enterprise that you’ve been itching to turn into reality?

Are you based in Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg or Estonia and looking for an opportunity to take your business idea to the next level?

If so, then Impact Hackathon is the place to transform your idea into reality.

Impact Hackathon is a two-week virtual event that brings together aspiring social entrepreneurs from across the Europe to develop early-stage business ideas with a social impact. The hackathon takes place from April 6rd to April 17th 2026. The hackathon is completely virtual and will take place online via Zoom.

During the two-week hackathon, each team will have their own mentor who will help with anything that you need during the 2 weeks. Participants will also have the opportunity to participate in different workshops to get a good start for their enterprise. In the first week, there will be workshops on market research, business plan and prototyping, while the second week will focus on marketing, sales, and pitching.

Applying: To apply, please fill out the form by 29.03 below.

Hackathon: The Impact Hackathon will take place online via Zoom from 06.04-17.04.

Once the hackathon begins, you’ll be placed in a team with other participants and assigned a mentor to guide you through the process. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in workshops covering business plan development, market research, prototyping, marketing, sales, and pitching. You’ll also have regular check-ins with your mentor to help you refine your idea and make progress on your goals.

Agenda of the online sessions: 

• 06. April – 18.00 (EET) Opening meeting
• 07. April – 18.30-20.00 (EET) Market research workshop
• 09. April – 18.30-20.00 (EET) Business plan workshop
• 10. April – 18.30-20.00 (EET) Prototyping workshop
• 11. April – Checkpoint (First version of the business plan)
• 14. April – 18.30-20.00 (EET) Pitching workshop
• 14. April – Checkpoint (Second version of the business plan and pitching video)
• 15. April – 18.30-20.00 (EET) Marketing & Sales workshop
• 16. April – Checkpoint (Marketing plan and sales strategy)
• 17. April – 18.00 (EET) Final

The European Social Innovation Alliance is a joint project of Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Niedersachsen, Development Center of Võru County, Diakonie Deutschland, Diakonie Schleswig-Holstein, FASE, Good Deed Foundation (Heateo), Kennisland / CAOP, Ministry of Economics, Affairs & Communications Estonia, Ministry of Economics, Labour & Energy Brandenburg, Ministry of Interior Estonia, Ministry of Labour Luxembourg, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment Netherlands, National Foundation for Civil Society (KÜSK), SAP, Social Entrepreneurship Network Germany, Social Enterprise Estonia, Social Enterprise Netherlands, Social Innovation Lab Estonia, Tallinn University, TU Dortmund University, University of Tartu, University of Utrecht, University of Gelsenkirchen, University of Heidelberg, Wider Sense. The lead partner is Social Impact. The project is co-funded by the European Union as part of the ESF+ Social Innovation+ Initiative.