Playbooks
Run our formats without us in the room.
For organizers. Each playbook is the working document our team uses, with checklists, so a new city or a new host can run the same event.
Playbook
Hackathon Playbook
.docx · 1 MB
The full State Capacity Hackathon format, from first outreach to the tool going up on the website, with a checklist at every stage. Written so the next organizer can run it without us in the room.
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Playbook
Chapter Launch Bible
.docx · 1 MB
The founding reference: why SCE exists, how we think, how the pieces fit, and how to stand up a chapter in a new city or vertical.
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Playbook
Field Building Guide
.docx · 1 MB
How to build enough credibility and reach in a new city or vertical that your first event draws real practitioners and a government person with real authority.
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Playbook
Sponsors Checklist
Web page · printable
Who owns what when you sponsor or cosponsor a state capacity hackathon: responsibilities for the Lead Sponsor, Cosponsors, and our team, plus what sponsors get out of it. Ready to hand to a funder.
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Partner with us
Bring a build night to your agency, or back one.
For agencies, funders and hosts. Start with the deck for your seat at the table, then tell us what you have in mind.
For government agencies
Agency Partner Playbook
.pptx · 450 KB
The deck we bring to a first meeting with a government agency: what state capacity is, how a build night works, the June 2026 case study, what a partnership asks of the agency, and answers to the common questions. Twelve slides with tailoring notes for each agency.
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For funders and partners
SCE Overview Deck
.pptx · 2 MB
Thirteen slides that make the case: the problem, the flywheel, the record so far, and how to get involved.
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The short version
SCE One Pager
.pptx · 2 MB
The whole story on one slide: mission, vision, what we run, and how to reach us.
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Have an agency, a venue or a problem in mind? Tell us and we will scope a build night with you.
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