This book takes a close look at civic apps and general-purpose tech platforms and services.

• books

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Books

ActionSprout makes it easy to find curated content, schedule posts, manage Facebook ads, and create donations and petitions to grow your following!

• commercial

• The Tech
• Media
• Media and social media analysis

An evolving directory of tools and resources that OPSI believes may be useful for civil servants interested in the use of AI in government

• The Tech
• The People
• Artificial Intelligence

Keep yourself and your community safe with Círculo, an app easy to use that allows you to send check-ins and urgent alerts in a fast and private way.

• apps

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy

Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement

• The People
• Get funding
• Foundation initiatives

Centering the knowledges of marginalised communities from around the world. Re-imagining the internet to be for and from us all.

• women

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Diversity & Inclusion

In "Abierto al Público" we explore the use of open knowledge through data, code and other media.

• The Tech
• The People
• Participatory democracy

At Nava, we work with government agencies to provide digital services that are simple, accessible, and effective for all. Now, a supermajority of eligible employees have come together to form our union, Nava United, which is affiliated with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Tech Workers Union Local 1010.

• labor

• Civic tech unions

We, the workers of Code for America, are proud to announce that we are unionizing.

• labor

• Civic tech unions

Our goal is to provide multiple independent data sources allowing everyone to reach their own conclusions on what will happen in the 2020 elections.

• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Media

The 21st Century Vocabulary seeks to map and catalog the emergence of new terms to enable a more sophisticated public discourse on technology, innovation, and governance.

• Glossaries

Tactical voting against the Tories.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

We fund research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Weil Transparenz Vertrauen schafft

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Advocacy tech

"Our goal was to apply a simple but powerful canvas tool to help our peers plan to measure immediate and long-term results of their projects."

• resources

• The People
• Evaluate impact

A first-of-its-kind resource that defines corporate civic engagement, providing clear tools to help more companies become active players in strengthening the resiliency of our democracy

• commercial

• Playbooks and design principles
• Building in the private sector

We designed Tactical Data Engagement to help cities go beyond a policy and portal, and facilitate opportunities for the community use of open data to improve residents’ lives.

• guides

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

ad.watch breaks open the machine of political advertisements on Facebook and Instagram with data of more than 150 parties in 34 countries.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency

A2J Author aims to improve access to justice for people who represent themselves. The service hosts simplified legal information and resources created by legal professionals.

• The Tech
• Legal tech
• Open justice

La Academia de Innovación Política es una plataforma que busca generar espacios de formación virtuales y presenciales para la transferencia y co-construcción de conceptos, prácticas, metodologías y herramientas de gobernanza democrática en los escenarios actuales.

• trainings

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Meet the others

This tool kit, developed by a national workgroup of civic data stakeholders, aims to support data sharing and integration done well.

• guides
• racial equity
• toolkits

• The Tech
• Civic data

Co-working Space, Events, Education, Programming, Incubators, Accelerators and a community of Entrepreneurs focusing on Innovation.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Explora los Presupuestos Generales del Estado

• The Tech
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Advocacy tech

Resources and leads for investigating algorithms in society

• guides

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech

All about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.

• Gender Equality
• women

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Meet the others

By Christopher Whitaker Edited by Daniel X. O'Neill

• books

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Books

ACCELERATING APPALACHIA – TM is supported in part by a $100,000 federal Rural Jobs Accelerator grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission.

• The People
• Build something
• Accelerators

A framework to assess automated decision systems and to ensure public accountability

• reports

• The Tech
• The People
• Artificial Intelligence

Vigilamos el cumplimiento que el Gobierno hace de las iniciativas de orientación política aprobadas por el Parlamento en temas de desarrollo y lucha contra la pobreza

• The Tech
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Advocacy tech

#SelfCare is a free, simple, and beautiful AI companion for joy, self-connection, and hope.

• apps

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

Start a petition with one of the UK's largest campaign organisations. People power change

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Campaign tools

Better government software. Services that work, for people.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

AbreLatam es una desconferencia en la que actores de diferentes sectores participan en su calidad personal construyendo debates clave sobre temáticas vinculadas a los datos abiertos en diversos campos tales como gobierno abierto, servicios públicos, privacidad, derechos humanos, participación ciudadana, aspectos técnicos y muchos más.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

This report is a result of our scanning of digital tools that we believe can boost union outreach to members, particularly young members.

• labor

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs

Dialogue is a digital platform for building consensus via ideas, comments and ratings in a shared space. Manage closed conversations with defined groups of stakeholders, or open up a public debate.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech

OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns

An independent research institute with a mission to ensure data and AI work for people and society.

• The People
• Research and policy centers

Driven by the rapid progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, intelligent machines are gaining the ability to learn, improve and make calculated decisions in ways that will enable them to perform tasks previously thought to rely solely on human experience, creativity, and ingenuit​y

• United Nations
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

Find help in NYC with food, money, housing, work and more on ACCESS NYC.

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

We improve the effectiveness of international development efforts by understanding and encouraging what works using rigorous, actionable and engaging evidence.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The People
• Evaluate impact
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

The Reporters’ Lab is a center for journalism research in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Our core projects focus on fact-checking, but we also do occasional research about trust in the news media and other topics.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

A single civic action each day ensures that a voter will never miss an election and feel empowered showing up to the polls.

• apps
• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech

Six European cities are looking for #AI solutions to accelerate carbon neutrality using pre-commercial procurement.

• city
• Climate action
• Responsible consumption and production

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

The AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to understanding the social implications of artificial intelligence.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Learn about civic tech

Come for the discounts, stay for the opposition to common sense gun laws.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Adjacent Fields

Hayat Technologies is a specialised health-tech analytics and digital solutions provider

• health
• Good health and well-being
• Decade-Plus Club

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

We're a nonprofit fundraising platform for campaigns and organizations and the small-dollar donors who support them

• Decade-Plus Club

• The People
• Get funding
• Fundraising tools

Code for BTV is an organization based in Vermont that works on projects to address technology problems for social and civic justice organizations.

• Decade-Plus Club

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

Take people on real-world treasure hunts and guided walks

• Decade-Plus Club

• The Tech
• The People
• Learn about civic tech

A community of experienced Americans determined to change the world for the better.

• seniors

• Campaign organizations