Ohio Tech Serves
Helping Ohio’s tech community serve the communities we call home.
Give Back Day 2026
Cities Across Ohio | Friday, August 7, 2026
Give Back Day 2026 is a coordinated, statewide day of service and volunteerism powered by OhioX. On Friday, August 7th, tech pros, founders, and teams will deploy simultaneously across the state to give back to our communities through community.
We are putting down our screens and closing our laptops to shift the collective power of our industry from the digital space to the physical world. Across the state, we’re showing up to support local non-profits and organizations.
Got questions? Check out our FAQ Guide.
Why We’re Doing This
Ohio tech is full of people who want to give back, but often the logistics get in the way.
We’ve designed Ohio Tech Serves to act as "CSR as a Service" for our entire community:
Startups: You're heads-down building your company—you don't have the internal team or time to organize a service day from scratch.
Small Businesses: You care deeply about your community, but maybe volunteer programs keep slipping down the to-do list.
Remote Workers: You miss the in-person, local connections that make a city truly feel like home.
Corporate Teams: You already do great community work—but usually in isolation from the rest of the tech ecosystem.
Got questions? Check out our FAQ Guide.
What to Expect
Give Back Day 2026 isn’t a fundraiser or a panel discussion. It isn’t a happy hour with a charity logo printed on the napkins. It’s sweat equity.
The Work
We’re partnering with local organizations for a half-day of real, hands-on work. What you’ll actually be doing depends on your location—it could be clearing trails, packing meals, or building beds for kids in need.
The Community
This is an ecosystem-wide effort, not an isolated company outing. You will be placed at project sites alongside other tech pros from across the regions. We believe through service we can build deeper, more authentic relationships across our state.
The Scale
Because this is our inaugural Give Back Day, our final map depends entirely on hitting critical mass. We need a solid baseline group to support a local hub. We are aiming big, but if only one or two people register in a specific city, we won't be able to logistically support a project site there this time around. (Remember, this is just the first ever event!)
Got questions? Check out our FAQ Guide.
Get Involved
Whether you are a solo remote worker looking to connect locally, a founder wanting to bring your entire startup crew, or an organization interested in anchoring a hub or sponsoring our statewide event t-shirts, we want to hear from you.
Got questions? Check out our FAQ Guide.