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Hack the Futureat Purdue

What do we do?

  • A Hack the Future team presenting to the club in front of a video wall showing its nonprofit, the Share Food Share Love food pantry

    Deliver free software

    We build transformational technology for nonprofits at absolutely no cost.

  • Hack the Future members working together at tables across a glass-walled atrium during a club event

    Build web, AI/ML and app platforms

    From custom websites to intelligent tools, we design and develop full-scale digital products.

  • A Hack the Future team smiling together under a screen that reads Build the puzzle with your team

    Power student-led product delivery

    Driven by high-caliber students committed to shipping quality products.

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Process

From discoveryto delivery.

Every project runs for one academic year, from the first call with a nonprofit to the handoff of a finished product.

  1. Step 01

    Discover

    Nonprofits reach out by email. We hold a scoping call to understand the problem, the people who will use the solution, and what the final handoff looks like for your organization.

  2. Step 02

    Match

    We assemble a team of a project lead, developers and designers around the project, chosen for the skills the build needs.

  3. Step 03

    Build

    Over the academic year, the team of Purdue students designs and builds your solution, working closely with your organization through regular check-ins and feedback cycles.

  4. Step 04

    Deliver

    At the end of the year, we deliver the completed product entirely free of charge, so your organization can continue making an impact.

Impact

Applicant pool
700+
Nonprofits helped
20+
Countries
5+

Awards

  • Purdue Student Life Honors

    2025 Innovative Program

    April 2025

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FAQ

Answers toyour questions.

More on the Students and Nonprofits pages.

We are a student organization at Purdue that builds software for nonprofits. Small student teams work with a nonprofit partner over the school year to ship something they will actually use.

Get involved

Let’s build somethingthat matters.

Whether you want to ship software for a cause or you run a nonprofit with a problem worth solving, we would love to hear from you.

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2026-2027 applications close Sep 17, 11:59 PM