Civic Tech Field Guide
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European Digital Rights (EDRi)
BrusselsEuropean Digital Rights (EDRi) is an association of civil and human rights organisations from across Europe. We defend rights and freedoms in the digital environment.
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Taiwan (T'ai-wan)An online forum for community discussion
Pew Research Center makes most of its datasets available for download once reporting has been completed for a given study. Here's how to find and access our data.
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Astraea’s CommsLabs is a radical global movement-building initiative that equips LGBTQI activists with the tools, skills and knowledge they need to securely organize and advocate in online spaces.
The Civic Data Design Lab
MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, USA“Big data” will not change the world unless it is collected and synthesized into tools that have a public benefit.
National Lottery Community Fund
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of The National Lottery
Hack for LA
Los Angeles, CACan you design, write, or code? Are you an activist with an idea? You can help Los Angeles live up to its potential at Hack for LA. Everyone is welcome!
CityLab Berlin
Platz der Luftbrücke 4-6, 12101, Berlin, GermanyThe CityLAB is an experimental laboratory for the city of the future.
The Greater Washington Community Foundation works to strengthen the Washington metropolitan region by encouraging and supporting effective giving and by providing leadership on critical issues in our community
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.
China Green Horizon
China (Zhong Guo)China Green Horizon is a project between Beijing’s municipal government and IBM Research to improve the accuracy of air quality assessments.
However you do good in the world, there's something for you at TechSoup.
Strong Towns is a non-profit organization working to support a model of development that allows America's cities, towns and neighborhoods to become financially strong and resilient.
IoT Trustmark
BerlinThe Trustable Technology mark empowers consumers to make informed decisions & enables companies to prove their connected devices are trustworthy.
Integrity Action
The Leather Market, LondonCitizens Monitor. Everyone wins. We empower citizens to demand integrity from the institutions they rely on.
Connected Development (CODE)
Abuja, NigeriaWe are building the largest social accountability movement, empowering marginalized communities in Africa.
The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, CanadaThe Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, focusing on research, development, and high-level strategic policy and legal engagement at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security.
Institute of Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeirostudies the impact and future of technology in Brazil and in the world
This article is my attempt to create and maintain a comprehensive list of projects attempting to address the misinformation and disinformation problem in a scalable, systemic fashion. Efforts which…
Open Toledo
Toledo, OhioOpen Toledo focuses on civic technology and government technology, technologies that enhance civic engagement and help government run efficiently.
Prototype Fund Projects Catalog
Singerstraße 109, 10179 Berlin, GermanyA collection of the many projects the Prototype Fund has supported, including many civic tech and open data projects.
Jigsaw
New York CityHow can technology make people in the world safer?
Inter-American Development Bank's repository for open-source software
Colorado Digital Service
ColoradoCDS hires top technologists from diverse backgrounds into term-limited tours of civic service, bringing their expertise to help improve the services that millions of Coloradans use.
CivLab
Lehigh University, Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA, USACivLab is a suite of complementary projects and design-thinking that revolve around the concepts of citizenship, civics, and engagement.
A film about civic hackers and digital humanitarians responding to crises
Open Maine
Portland, MEOpenMaine (formerly Code for Maine) is a local Brigade in the Code for America network.
Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders and our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for millions of Americans.
Sunshine Week
Washington, DCAcross the country, Sunshine Week is marked by panel discussions, workshops and other events about using and understanding the latest developments in freedom of information resources.
The Movement Cooperative
Greeley Square Station 4 East 27th Street New York, NY 10001-9998By leveraging the collective bargaining power of our members, The Movement Cooperative provides best-in-class data and technology resources that match the needs of progressive organizations at the cheapest possible price point.
Open Tech Fund (OTF)
2025 M Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036, USAWe support the research, design, development, and deployment of technology-focused projects that counter online censorship and combat repressive surveillance, to enable global internet users to exercise their fundamental human rights online.
Government Experience Awards
United States of America (the)For 20 years, the Center for Digital Government’s Best of the Web Awards have recognized and benchmarked state and local government progress online.
Code With Aloha is a volunteer group of developers, designers, project managers, and community members who gather to work on civic projects that help the community.
The Barr Foundation is a private, Boston-based foundation with core programs in Arts & Creativity, Climate, and Education.
Code for Orlando
Orlando, Florida, USACode for Orlando is a community searching for technological solutions to social challenges.
Next City's Vanguard Conference
PhiladelphiaThe Vanguard conference is an experiential urban leadership gathering of rising urban leaders working to improve cities across sectors, including urban planning, community development, entrepreneurship, government, transportation, sustainability, design, art and media. By selection only.
Sobrato Family Foundation
Mountain View, CA, USAThe mission of the Sobrato Family Foundation is to support low-income residents in Silicon Valley who seek stability and opportunities for upward mobility.
Global Forest Watch collects crowdsourced, geographic data to track environmental degradation around the world.
Climate Innovation Center Kenya
Nairobioffers incubation, capacity building and financing options to new, small and medium business ventures and Kenyan entrepreneurs that are developing innovations to address the challenges of climate change.
Across the globe, government teams are pioneering new ways to solve our biggest challenges. States of Change is a collective that exists to support this growing global movement
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.
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