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title: 'Announcing Cultivate Colorado: A Competition for Social Good'
teaser: Work with thoughtbot to design, build, and launch your app for social good.
tags: news
author: Rachel Cope
published_on: 2015-02-03
---

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thoughtbot Denver is excited to announce the kickoff of our social good
challenge: [Cultivate Colorado](http://cultivatecolorado.io).

Cultivate Colorado is a competition that offers Colorado organizations the
opportunity to receive custom design and development for an app
dedicated to solving a social or environmental issue (up to $150,000 value).

The selected entrant will collaborate with thoughtbot Denver designers and
developers to design, build, and launch their product in 2015.

We want to show our gratitude for the Colorado community
that has provided the Denver office with 2 years of growth, support, and the
opportunity to design and build great products. We want to give back by
collaborating with a Colorado organization and utilizing human-centered design
practices to help solve a difficult issue facing Colorado or beyond.

The deadline to apply to Cultivate Colorado is March 15th, 2015. Applicants must
be a 501c3, B-Corp, or company with a social mission, located in Colorado. To
apply, visit [cultivatecolorado.io](http://cultivatecolorado.io).

Do you know of a Colorado non-profit or social business that is doing good
in Colorado or globally? Please spread the word!