Civic Tech Field Guide
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The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society.
Higher Ground Labs is an incubator and accelerator for political technology. We help entrepreneurs building tools to help democratic campaigns win.
The California Health Care Foundation is dedicated to advancing meaningful, measurable improvements in the way the health care delivery system provides care to the people of California, particularly those with low incomes and those whose needs are not well served by the status quo.
Innovation in Democracy Programme
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Trialling the involvement of citizens in decision-making at local government level through innovative models of deliberative democracy.
Health Innovation Tech Challenge
New York, NYOne Idea, One Minute to Apply, and the Chance to Win $50,000!
A global organization that identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs -- individuals with innovative and practical ideas for solving social problems.
Our Mission is to empower people through inclusive economies by conducting & supporting various academic research & strategic philanthropic investments.
The New profit Accelerator Initiative
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, USAIt identifies, connects, advises, and invests in diverse social entrepreneurs who are creating innovative solutions to persistent problems in their communities
DonorsChoose.org connects teachers in high-need communities with donors who want to help.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life.
The first-ever AI solution for thanking and cultivating donors.
Since 2000, the Montpelier Foundation has worked to transform James Madison's Montpelier from a privately owned estate into a destination for more than 125,000 visitors each year. Learn more about the Foundation and support Montpelier's future.
LaunchGood
Detroit, MICrowdfunding Incredible Muslims
Census Accelerate Video Challenge
United States of America (the)Census Accelerate, an initiative within the innovation arm of the U.S. Census Bureau, has launched its first-ever video prize competition to reward the most engaging, impactful and informative videos about the 2020 Census - with a total of $50,000 in cash prizes.
MIT Solve Innovation Fund
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)MIT Solve is now going to start backing small, for-profit ventures taking on global issues, from access to clean water to the need for a circular economy.-
New Media Ventures
San FranciscoNew Media Ventures is the first seed fund and national network of angel investors supporting media and tech startups that disrupt politics and catalyze progressive change.
EveryAction
1445 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, USAEveryAction offers a best-in-class Digital, Fundraising and Organizing SaaS products, with a unified customer relationship management (CRM) platform that is able to effectively serve large and small nonprofits, as well as campaigns through its NGP VAN brand.
The San Diego Foundation is a community resource that improves San Diegans’ quality of life by creating equity and ensuring opportunities in the region.
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation, 5th Avenue, New York, NY, USAThe Rockefeller Foundation's mission, unchanged since 1913, is to improve the well-being of humanity around the world.
Since 1924, The Duke Endowment has worked to help people and strengthen communities in North Carolina and South Carolina by nurturing children, promoting health, educating minds and enriching spirits.
Expanding opportunities in America’s cities
As the nation's largest public health philanthropy, we strive to build a national Culture of Health that will enable all to live longer, healthier lives.
OTF maintains a helpful list of alternate funding sources and services that support efforts relevant to the fields of Internet freedom, software development, journalism, and human rights.
We seek to unlock the possibility inside every individual. We see equal value in all lives. And so we are dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals around the world. From the education of students in Chicago, to the health of a young mother in Nigeria, we are catalysts of human promise everywhere.
CivVic Labs
AustraliaCivVic Labs brings government and startups together to solve public sector challenges and deliver better outcomes for Victorians.
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Democracy Engine
Washington, DCDemocracy Engine offers a suite of fundraising tools to empower donors to support the organizations and issues they care about at any level, in any party, in any state.
In the 2020 Microsoft AI for Good Challenge, Australian students in Grades 7-12 are supported by their teachers to learn the basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence.
Pew's work lays the foundation for effective policies and practices by invigorating civic life, conducting research, informing and engaging citizens, linking diverse interests to pursue common cause, and insisting on tangible results.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Government Innovation program
Bloomberg Philanthropies, 25 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075, USAAPPLYING THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES APPROACH TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN CITIES
Call Time
Los Angeles, CAOnline political fundraising tools powered by artificial intelligence, automation, and analytics. Call Time provides online donor research and an automated fundraising platform.
The use of prizes and awards is a visible element of the Obama Administration’s efforts to promote innovation in government. For example, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has sponsored a competition among federal employees to find cost savings and the White House has created the “challenge.gov” website where federal agencies can pose problems in hopes of getting
Knight Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, South Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, FL, USAKnight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots. We invest in journalism, in the arts, and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers. Our goal is to foster informed and engaged communities, which we believe are essential for a healthy democracy.
The European Social Innovation Competition, launched in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos, is a challenge prize run by the European Commission across all European countries
Find That Charity
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)'Find that Charity', developed by David Kane and supported by 360Giving, is a tool for finding data about non-profit organisations.
The Democracy Fund is a bipartisan foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people.
Kaiser Permanente Foundation
Oakland, CaliforniaKaiser Permanente | Our News and ViewsNews and views from one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans.
Formerly StayClassy, Classy’s online fundraising platform gives nonprofits easy, effective, and customizable solutions to manage your fundraising efforts.
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