Civic Tech Field Guide
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Demonstrating impact in the civic tech field can be hard. In this section of the guide, you will find tools that can be used by governments, organizations and communities to track performance, collect data and manage impact. In addition to resources for building monitoring and evaluating systems, you can explore databases to analyze public policy or researches on how entities and nonprofits that use tech and data are generating positive effects.
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Drawing on literature from multiple disciplines, we propose a multi-faceted metric which future researchers, journalists and news agencies will be able to use when analysing media impact.
Cheeri IMM
Hong KongBy making it easy for impact funders and fundees to define, measure, analyze, report and manage their impact projects, we help purpose-driven organizations such as social enterprises and nonprofits get trust-based, continuous funding.
The new ReliefWeb Numbers site aims to deliver easily discoverable topline numbers on the world's most pressing humanitarian crises.
Suomi.fi Quality Tools
FinlandFinnish government tools to make it easy for government offices to assess and improve upon their digital service delivery
How do you measure gifts of time, expertise and leadership? What indicators can you use to assess grassroots power building, organising and volunteer initiatives?
Iguala
Madrid (Spain)IGUALA es el sistema de analítica avanzada del Ayuntamiento de Madrid para elaborar el Índice de Vulnerabilidad Territorial Agregado.
A collection of case studies where civic tech interventions have resulted in tangible improvements and benefits for governments/public institutions and their citizens, by People Powered
IDinsight
AfricaIDinsight is a mission-driven global advisory, data analytics, and research organization that helps global development leaders maximize their social impact.
The SDG16 Survey jointly developed by UNDP, UNODC and OHCHR provides a high quality, well tested tool that countries can use to measure progress on many of the survey-based indicators under SDG16.
A series of articles interrogating the concept of rigor in the context of impact evaluation in our work, by Keira Lowther
Research Excellence Framework Impact case study database
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)"Documents put together by university departments that attempt to explain the reach of their research beyond academia."
Automated data gathering, simple ESG frameworks & actionable insights for venture capital investors and portfolio companies.
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.
The data analytics platform for impact-driven organizations.
The Analysis and Response Toolkit for Trust or ARTT is focused on helping people engage in trust-building ways when discussing vaccine efficacy and other topics online.
Paper by Jonathan Mellon Tiago C. Peixoto Fredrik M. Sjoberg
This paper identifies and addresses persistent gaps in the consideration of ethical practice in ‘technology for good’ development contexts.
Digital Maturity Indicator
Melbourne VIC, AustraliaThe Digital Maturity Indicator (DMI) is a tool to help organisations measure, benchmark and improve their digital maturity across six key areas.
The Civic Tech Field Guide's view of impact metrics
AidData has assembled a collection of replication datasets associated with scholarly research on aid allocation and aid effectiveness. Whenever possible, there is a link to the computer code that is necessary to replicate the results reported in a particular publication.
Amp Impact is a Salesforce-based solution for organizations pursuing impact. Built on common needs observed during hundreds of digital transformation projects, Amp Impact enables social-impact organizations to trade in complex spreadsheets for a flexible, friendly, and integrated technology solution. It's a tool designed for grantees and grantors – a tool that streamlines workflow and data flow, from the field to local offices to HQ to funders. Amp Impact is now used in more than 60 countries to manage data for over $1.5 billion in development programs and grants.
Visualize your impact, track data trends, and share the stories that matter most.
A platform to help social good outfits import, visualize, and analyze impact data
"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."
We improve the effectiveness of international development efforts by understanding and encouraging what works using rigorous, actionable and engaging evidence.
A framework to assess automated decision systems and to ensure public accountability
The Common Approach is composed of 4 related standards that are community-driven.
Post-legislative scrutiny in the UK Parliament
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Research into whether legislation achieved its policy goals
A small static website gathering open data from Decidim platforms around the world.
A World Bank working paper (2016)
A project to create an index of democratic quality
Topl
708 Main street, Houston, TX, USAWe're an impact technology company building a blockchain to help you prove your ethical and sustainable practices. .
Survey160
272 1st Avenue, New York, NY, USASurvey 160 is a software-as-a-service tool which seeks to improve traditional polling by using SMS messaging to reach audiences who are not responsive to phone surveys and are underrepresented in existing online panels.
DoBigGood
Seattle, WA, United States of AmericaWhen the path to social impact is unclear…we help you measure it
Impact Management Project
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Building consensus for how we measure and manage impact
Poverty Action Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Our mission is to reduce poverty by ensuring that policy is informed by scientific evidence. We do this through research, policy outreach, and training.
A 2012 white paper from Pro Publica by Richard J. Tofel
SIMLab's framework for monitoring and evaluating inclusive technologies in social change projects
1110 Vermont Ave NW Washington D.C. 20005It helps people and organizations to use inclusive technologies to build systems and services that are accessible, responsive, and resilient.
The Public Impact Observatory
10, Rue de Rive 1204 Geneva SwitzerlandThe Public Impact Observatory Welcome to our Public Impact Observatory, a unique database of public policy case studies. Using our Public Impact Fundamentals we have analysed hundreds of examples of public policy succeeding or failing, drawing out the key lessons for future policy work
Our mission is to empower changemakers and innovators to solve large-scale social problems — strategically and conclusively. We are world's only organization focused exclusively and relentlessly on the end game in social impact: what it will take to achieve ultimate success against the world's most stubborn challenges.
The Impacts of Civic Tech Conference (TICTeC)
OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, FranceTICTeC is an annual milestone in the Civic Tech world, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and all those with an interest in how technology is changing the way we engage with society.
Citizengage
1110 Vermont Ave NW Washington D.C. 20005Discover how citizens and governments are coming together around the world and how you can join them.
Impact.jor
BrazilO Impacto.Jor é uma iniciativa para medir o impacto do jornalismo na vida das pessoas, através de um software criado para reportar e agregar impactos.
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