Use the Guide Finder to explore proposed approaches to common data for social impact challenges.

• guides

• Civic data
• Civic tech catalogs
• Data science for social good

Datamuse is a collection of websites, mobile apps, and APIs designed to help people create and communicate more effectively.

Platformable's Data Governance training products, resources and tools can help your organisation to build a comprehensive, automated, high quality data governance system.

• Online courses
• Data governance

The Data and Public Services Toolkit aims to help public authorities make better use of data. It addresses challenges such as: how to make a business case for data use; how to use data ethically and fairly; and how to identify and utilise relevant datasets.

• Civic data
• Govtech
• Digital transformation

We are looking for a diverse group of residents in the city of Detroit to participate in the testing of civic apps/websites! Sign up for the Civic User Testing Group (CUTGroup) now and tell your friends!

• User research groups
• User research

Metro Detroit's Community Data Hub

• coop

• Civic data
• Data science for social good
• Civic apps outfits

Resources & activities for multi-stakeholder groups to design data strategies

• Civic data
• Data governance

Revisa aquí cómo impacta la evasión de impuestos en las vidas de los habitantes de América Latina

• taxes

• Civic data
• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency

Data Mapping Cornwall provides a summary of this spatial investigation of Cornwall, conducted by a large team of academics, experts and postgraduate students between September 2016 and March 2017.

• cities
• place-based

• Civic data
• Mapping

PIDLit’s Data in the ATL and Data Empowered Events series features local and global professionals and social justice advocates who use data analysis & visualization in their daily work and careers.

• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups
• In-person meetings

We equip progressive leaders and movements with innovative digital solutions to make social change possible

• partisan

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Campaign organizations

"Coming soon"

• Data governance

Advancing the ethical and responsible use of data to address critical development challenges both globally and locally

• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers
• Civil society research outfits

DataMéxico permite la integración, visualización y análisis de datos públicos para fomentar la innovación, inclusión y diversificación de la economía mexicana.

• 2023 Webby Awards

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

Data Commons aggregates data from a wide range of sources into a unified database to make it more accessible and useful. More

• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence
• Mapping tools

Data Justice Lab conference at Cardiff University and online

• Meet the others
• Conferences

six-week Data Activism curriculum to equip students with critical-thinking skills so they feel prepared to utilize data science to challenge social injustice and empower their community

• courses
• students

• Civic data
• Data science for social good
• Digital literacy

@nycdatabot is a Twitter bot that lets you explore the city of New York through data.

• cities

• Civic data
• Bots
• Open government data

​​The Data for Good Fund, a single-entity fund, was established in partnership with the Tides Foundation. With donations from mission-aligned donors, the Data for Good Fund will allow nonprofits to leverage UpMetrics tools and services at no cost for 1-2 years.

• Get funding
• Nonprofit tech
• Evaluate impact

The Data Responsibility Working Group (DRWG) is a global coordination body working to advance data responsibility across the humanitarian system.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Working groups

Improving government, business, and society through open data and evidence-informed public policy

• Civic data
• Research and policy centers
• Open government data

A new professional learning certificate program for Congressional staff

• trainings

• Govtech
• Open government data
• Supporting public sector from outside government

DataShare is a podcast series that invites listeners to learn from top experts about government data policies. We will explore the dilemmas and potential solutions to make sure we build a sustainable data infrastructure.

• Civic data
• Open government data
• Podcasts

Data, tools and resources. More than 10,000 datasets.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open government data

Korea's open data portal

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

Discover and use data

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open government data

The home of the U.S. Government’s open data

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open government data

Alt du trenger for å oppdage, vurdere og ta i bruk data

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

Search Singapore's public data

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open government data

Dataregister van de Nederlandse Overheid. Runs on CKAN

• Civic data
• Open data publishing portals
• Open government data

The Disinformation Action Lab (DAL) at Data & Society forges new approaches to address the complex dynamics underpinning the spread of propaganda and disinformation. Last publication December 2020.

• Media
• Fight disinformation

An organisation to support data experts working in civil society

• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Data Innovators' team is passionate about helping organisations push data boundaries to create positive futures. We are experienced in testing innovative and fit-for-purpose approaches to data analysis, communication, M&E, research and learning.

• Civic and social impact companies

Data Artistry is a skills development programme aimed and building data communication skills among development professionals.

• trainings

• Civic data

We help social change organisations use data science

• Data science for social good

Improve your team's data knowledge and skills

• guides
• toolkits

• Games and gamification
• Digital literacy
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

The Media Manipulation Initative takes a sociotechnical approach to understanding the social, political, and economic incentives to game information systems, websites, platforms, and search engines—especially in cases where the attackers intend to destabilize democratic, social, and economic institutions.

• Media
• Fight disinformation

This new guide is designed to help democracy practitioners better understand social media trends, content, data, and networks.

• reports

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Media and social media analysis

A guide for state & local agencies on how to improve cross-organizational data sharing.

• guides

• Civic data
• Govtech

DxD is an annual exhibition celebrating tangible and multimedia expressions of New York City’s Open Data. It provides space for creative engagement with data and new perspectives and understanding of its role in our society.

• Data visualization
• Artistic interventions

A modernized think tank; fast-turnaround, social media-optimized, and rigorous analysis.

• Surveys & polling

Book by Sarah Williams -- How to use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression.

• Civic data
• Data science for social good
• Books

DEDA helps data analysts, project managers and policy makers to recognize ethical issues in data projects, data management and data policies.

• toolkits
• resources

• Ethical tech and responsible tech

a research project and a research collective exploring the politics of big data broadly defined. We take a critical look at massive data collection, privacy and surveillance | social movements, activism and internet activism | internet infrastructure, cybersecurity and their governance | open data and civic tech networks.

• Research and policy centers