HackNY`, a non-profit organization, has partnered with `10gen` to sponsor its efforts. The partnership aims to promote the use of open-source technologies like `MongoDB` in student hackathons and summer fellowship programs organized by HackNY. The founders of HackNY, Evan Korth and Chris Wiggins, have expressed their gratitude for the $75,000 donation from 10gen, which supports the organization's mission to foster a community of young developers in New York City. Through its model, HackNY provides students with practical experience in programming, enabling them to rapidly prototype applications that can scale with the help of open-source technologies like MongoDB.