Civic Tech Field Guide
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Tools and suites to help organize campaigns. Includes canvassing, texting, email, and other campaign tools.
For specific campaigns, see our Campaigns category. For groups that regularly launch campaigns, see our Campaign Organizations category.
Suggested reading:
- A review of campaign tech by CallHub
- The Exit Interviews: “The people behind the 2020 primary’s biggest digital moments share lessons learned + the tactics that changed the game.”
- Activism in the Social Media Age: On the fifth anniversary of the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag, Pew Research Center how Americans view social media’s impact on political and civic engagement (2018).
- What is a digital department? (And why 350.org doesn’t have one). Hanna Thomas writes a piece that epitomizes a trend towards dismantling the digital department in the hopes of diffusing digital skills and systems throughout the entire campaign organization. (2019)
- In When It Comes To Fixing Politics, Tech Needs A Reality-check, Cheryl Contee, Josh Hendler, and Julie Menter unpack why Silicon Valley has failed to grok the political tech market. (2017)
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The Great Battlefield
United States of America (the)How the Resistance is Mobilizing
CiviClick (USA)
Washington, DCCiviClick is changing the way people interact with lawmakers through AI.
Krama App
Prague, CzechiaKrama App is a mobile app for responsible consumer who cares whether the business still does business in Russia or not
ToryTechs.UK
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Technology Consultancy for Right-Leaning Organisations and Politicians
Campaign Lab
LondonBuilding the case for an evidence-based approach to campaigning (for the Labour Party)
CANVAS was founded in 2005 by Slobodan Djinovic and Srdja Popovic to advocate for the use of nonviolent resistance in the promotion of human rights and democracy. Since then, we have worked with pro-democracy activists from more than 50 countries.
Good Party
United States of America (the)We're not a political party – we're building a movement and free tech to end America's two-party political dysfunction Learn how you can plug in to inspiring independent campaigns or get access to our free tools for people-powered candidates
Climate Advocacy Lab
United States of America (the)The Lab equips the US climate movement with the evidence-based insights, skills, and connections needed to build durable power and win equitable solutions.
Escola de Ativismo
BrazilA Escola de Ativismo é um coletivo independente constituído em 2011 com a missão de fortalecer grupos ativistas por meio de processos de aprendizagem em estratégias e técnicas de ações não-violentas e criativas, campanhas, comunicação, mobilização e segurança e proteção integral, voltadas para a defesa da democracia e dos direitos humanos.
CampaignTech Awards
United States of America (the)The CampaignTech Awards by Campaigns & Elections recognize the truly exceptional in the field of political campaign technology, digital strategy, tactics, and techniques.
Politics Rewired
United States of America (the)Hundreds of campaigns — from city council races to Bernie 2020 — rely on Rewired technology and expertise to build political power from the bottom up.
Civil Society Accelerator
BrusselsA free of charge Consultation Service for Civil Society Organisations and Civic Movements
The Digital Co-Op
United States of America (the)150+ members pooling email audience information to drive list growth, donor growth, reactivation, and advocacy
MissionWired
United States of America (the)US-based campaign vendor that does SMS, email fundraising, paid media, direct mail, and more
The [Human Rights Watch] report finds that data collected by the state for administering public services, such as registering for the Covid vaccine, administering tax benefits, and mandatory membership in professional associations, was repurposed to spread Fidesz’s campaign messages.
Daisychain
New York, USADaisychain helps progressive organizations engage their audiences through powerful workflows and authentic conversations.
The discussion list has over 3,800 members from all over the world, from a wide range of disciplines including: campaigners, designers, content creators, fundraisers, academics, agencies, vendors and much more. It is a friendly, supportive, highly knowledgeable community where you can receive and share advice about best practice for digital campaigning.
In 2020, CIL launched the Digital Innovation Fund (DIF) to support experimental and innovative digital organizing tactics for state-based organizing groups and sharpen organizer skills in digital strategy and data analysis.
Over 1 million workers are using Organise to win better pay and conditions at work. Complete your confidential profile page to get started!
Vocal Media
United States of America (the)We bring together influential creators and high-impact causes.
How do you measure gifts of time, expertise and leadership? What indicators can you use to assess grassroots power building, organising and volunteer initiatives?
California Campaign Center
CaliforniaWith unparalleled voter data, a powerful canvassing app, and easy-to-use contact tools, this all-in-one campaign solution packs a punch. Designed to scale with you from city council to Congress and beyond, our platform offers all the features you need to run smoother and smarter campaigns.
Frank
Chicago, ILFrank can instantly provide you a custom and private digital organizing platform.
Impactive Video Story Collection
Cambridge, MAGather user-generated content for powerful testimonial campaigns. Volunteers can share a personal video (or photo) about why they support your cause, laying the foundation for engaging digital content pushes or lobbying efforts.
Political Data Intelligence (PDI)
Los Angeles, CAPDI has partnered with progressive campaigns, labor unions, and advocacy groups for more than 30 years to help them win on Election Day.
Activate HQ
New York, NYActivate HQ is the online platform custom-built for social media influencer campaigns.
Did you know hundreds of scientists have researched what makes activism effective?
Action Builder
United States of America (the)A tool designed for organizers on the go, giving them needed information at their fingertips to grow power and win real change.
Action Network
United States of America (the)Mobilize communities, raise money, and engage supporters with tools built for teams just like yours.
ProgressiveActs
BrusselsProgressiveActs is a start-up that supports grassroots civic and political mobilization through a package of services and advanced technological tools.
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict Resource Library
Washington, DCDatabase of hundreds of resources about nonviolent civil resistance
PowerLabs
United States of America (the)PowerLabs helps organizers design and run people-powered campaigns. We provide training, coaching and strategic planning support to build the capacity of organizations, leaders and networks.
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PartyParty
BerlinPartyParty is a source for in-depth reporting on political changemakers, political parties and political trends across Europe.
Datadat
EuropeWe equip progressive leaders and movements with innovative digital solutions to make social change possible
WinWith.Me is the Messenger for Politicians - a Facebook Messenger bot-building platform integrated with NationBuilder for campaigns, NGOs and advocacy.
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.
Cooperative Impact Lab
Washington, DCFounded in 2018, Cooperative Impact Lab is a space to experiment with approaches and strategies to build progressive power.
The task force Digital Organizing is a group of researchers who study the implications of digital practices for the processes of organizing.
Civic Shout
United States of America (the)It’s a more-effective twist on list growth that consists of two parts: our activist network and custom petition platform that helps you reach them.
Vote Force
San FranciscoRelational organizing app to build support for your campaign through friends and family
You'll learn how to structure and tell your own personal story in a way that's compelling and engaging, allowing you to be an effective organizer.
Democracy Labs
San FranciscoDemLabs works with campaigns to understand their needs, finds the best free/affordable apps that meet it and then freely shares how others can use the solution as well.
We unite, organise, and mobilise progressive forces around the world. Get Involved We are turning Black Friday into Make Amazon Pay Day
The fundraising spam is out of control. Here's how that happened — and how we take back our inboxes.
Qomon (formerly Quorum)
New York, NYQuorum is the mobile app & digital platform to connect, engage and mobilise. ✔️ Action-focused tools for on the field & digital organising ✔️ Globally trusted, easy-to-use and available in your language
Short case studies and guides to using free tools to create campaign videos
Short case studies on how to use free or low-cost tools to produce campaign infographics
ArcGIS Field Maps is an all-in-one app that uses data-driven maps to help mobile workers perform data collection and editing, find assets and information, and report their real-time locations.
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