Projects - Fieldwide resources

Strategic Partnership and Merger Exploration Form

An IREX Venture are identifying how we can support the development community to surface potential strategic partnerships or mergers that can strengthen resilience.

Project 2025

How can civic tech help improve government service delivery?

Ontario

Ever wonder, “How can civic tech help improve government service delivery?” If so, check out this new research from the Canadian Digital Service! It includes 5 case studies of partnerships between the Canadian government and civic tech groups, plus tools to assess if civic tech might be a good partner for a government initiative. Find it here: https://digital.canada.ca/2025/01/23/how-can-civic-tech-help-improve-government-service-delivery/

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Code for America Innovator Awards

San Francisco

The Code for America Innovator Awards honor groups or individuals that are shaping the path forward in the government and civic tech community.

America's Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map

Washington, DC

Our goal is to identify, categorize, and quantify existing organizations, networks, and funders who work to promote and protect healthy democracy in America. We aim to create a compelling, interactive resource that educates and empowers users to engage in democracy.

Open Government for Stronger Democracies

OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, France

An OECD global assessment of countries' implementation of its 2017 Recommendation on Open Government

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Market research of existing Civic Technologies for participation

Scotland

The Scottish Government's Digital Directorate's analysis of 31 digital participation platforms

Actionable Steps to Make Technology Work for Democracy

An Interactive Workbook by International Republican Institute

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2)

Denver

Our mission is to promote and advance public participation / community engagement globally through targeted initiatives that are guided by culturally adaptive standards of practice and core values.

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) South Africa

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

Promoting excellence in public participation in Southern Africa

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Latinoamérica

Latin America

Nace como una forma de contribuir a desplegar las habilidades y competencias necesarias en personas y agrupaciones de diversa índole que desean ser protagonistas de la construcción del futuro para sus comunidades, territorios y países.

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Indonesia

Jakarta

IAP2 adalah asosiasi anggota internasional yang mempromosikan dan meningkatkan praktik partisipasi publik atau pelibatan masyarakat, yang menggabungkan individu, pemerintah, lembaga, dan entitas lain yang memengaruhi kepentingan publik di seluruh dunia.

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Australasia

Australia

As the peak body for the community and stakeholder engagement sector, IAP2 Australasia, believes that engagement, when done well, improves environmental, social and governance outcomes and increases trust in the democratic process.

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) USA

Denver

IAP2 USA is a nationwide organization that leads, advances and advocates for best practices in public participation. It is a home and community for people who believe good decisions can be made together.

International Association of Algorithmic Auditors (IAAA)

The IAAA is a community of practice that aims to advance and organise the algorithmic auditing profession, promote AI auditing standards, certify best practices and contribute to the emergence of Responsible AI.

International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Canada

Canada

Take advantage of world-class training and develop your skillset, join a like-minded community, and access member discounts when you join IAP2 Canada.

Pioneering Practitioners: Democratic Innovation Organizations to Watch

Berlin

Recognizing organizations that support politicians to empower citizens and develop better policies for people and the planet.

The Decelerator

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

The Decelerator is a free support service for civil society organisations. We offer information, tools and hands-on support for better endings.

Fieldwide resources

Stewarding Loss

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Focused on promoting conversation and action when it comes to the ending of organisations in civil society.

Fieldwide resources

Examples of Civic Tech Communities-Governments Collaboration Around The World

Taiwan (T'ai-wan)

This publication showcases how governments and civic tech communities around the world can work together to build digital services and projects.

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Nonprofit Professional Employees Union

Washington, DC

"Bringing nonprofit professionals together to ensure great nonprofits thrive" - Includes Action Network, Sum of Us, The Movement Cooperative, and other workforces

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Ampliando Democracia

Madrid (Spain)

Ampliando Democracia es un proyecto que promueve la reflexión sobre cómo mejorar la gobernanza, las políticas públicas y la calidad democrática a través de una participación ciudadana más profunda, inclusiva y sólida.

Democracy Technologies in Europe Online Participation, Deliberation and Voting

Vienna

A report for lawmakers, governments and policymakers at national and European level, 2023

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Growing & Sustaining African Civic Tech

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)

A Playbook for learning about funding and financing options for the African civic technology community.

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2022 Political Tech Landscape Report

Every year, we track innovations and changes across the political tech space, recognizing the need to capture the developments in this fast-changing industry. This report focuses on the historic 2022 midterm cycle.

Sustaining and Scaling Civic and Government Technology

Washington, DC

A report by International Republican Institute "synthesiz[ing] core challenges and lessons learned from practitioners, funders and government to help answer the questions of why civic and govtech initiatives struggle long term and what can be done about it."

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Public Interest Technology University Network: Understanding the State of the Field in 2021

Boston University

This report from Katharine Lusk and Azer Bestravos of Boston University evaluates of the state of the field across the 43 academic institutions that make up the Public Interest Technology University Network as of the summer of 2021, providing insight into the ways in which PIT-UN members are investing in its five priority areas, and sheds light on the state of the field more generally.

Redefining rigour: using stories to evaluate systems change?

A series of articles interrogating the concept of rigor in the context of impact evaluation in our work, by Keira Lowther

All Tech Is Human Tech & Democracy report

New York City, NY, USA

All Tech Is Human’s Tech & Democracy report addresses key issues and best practices in the field, and highlights a diverse range of individuals working in the field (across civil society, government, industry, academia, and entrepreneurship).

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Fieldwide resources

Commit Global

Taking care of the world's civic infrastructure

Civic Tech Field Guide

Lisbon

The Civic Tech Field Guide is the world’s largest collection of projects using tech for the common good.

Institute for Nonprofit News Index Annual Report

Beverly Hills

The Index is the most comprehensive study of the state of nonprofit news.

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Catalist Network

New York City, NY, USA

Catalist is a social impact network and digital library where you can discover projects, events, and opportunities to change the world.

Toolkit Navigator

Europe

The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation's compendium of toolkits for public sector innovation and transformation, curated by OPSI and our partners around the world