A collection of 232 resources for political progressives

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We fund research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics

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A New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance (Brookings / Ash Center Series, Innovative Governance in the 21st Century)

• books

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Find organizations, chapters, and groups that are leading the progressive movement.

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Shareable is an award-winning nonprofit news, action and connection hub for the sharing transformation. What’s the sharing transformation? It’s a movement of movements emerging from the grassroots up to solve today’s biggest challenges, which old, top-down institutions are failing to address.

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Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities is a national initiative to help 100 mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence to improve services, inform local decision-making and engage residents. We are the nation’s most comprehensive philanthropic initiative helping local leaders identify and invest in what works. Applications have now closed to be considered as one of our first 100 cities, but check back soon for new opportunities.

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Urban Institute opens minds, shapes decisions, and offers solutions through economic and social policy research.

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• Research and policy centers

A set of guidelines that help development practitioners integrate established best practices into technology-enabled programmes.

• resources

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• Ethical tech and responsible tech

Somos un grupo de ciudadanos que colaboramos para trabajar temas de caracter civico mediante la implementación de la tecnologia.

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• Civic hacking meetups

The CrowdLaw Catalog is a growing repository of 100 CrowdLaw cases from around the world.

• case studies

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• Engagement tech

NYC Trees Count Data Jam

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• Civic hackathons

Code for Orlando is a community searching for technological solutions to social challenges.

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• Civic hacking meetups

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The Community Approach to Research Partnerships (CARP) aims to collaboratively establish academic and community partners...

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• Playbooks and design principles

Education innovation has found a new home - Nairobi! There is so much exciting work being done and we're all learning so much - let's find a way to share and support one another! The purpose of the gr

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• Accelerators

The Barr Foundation is a private, Boston-based foundation with core programs in Arts & Creativity, Climate, and Education.

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• Building in the private sector

Simply Secure supports practitioners in putting people at the center of trustworthy technology.

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• Toolkits

“Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons” showcases over a hundred sharing-related case studies and model policies from more than 80 cities in 35 countries.

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• cities

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• Engagement tech

This walking tour was designed by Aslak Ransby, Ingrid Burrington and Janet Gunter for the Internet Infrastructure Summit at Techfestival.

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• Walking tours

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.

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The Global Laboratory of Future Mobility

• cities
• mobility

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Wir erforschen und erproben digitale Werkzeuge um gemeinsam mit Bürger*innen, Verwaltung und Unternehmen die Zukunft Berlins zu gestalten.

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• Civic hacking meetups

• books

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MetroLab Network is a group of 35 city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics, and innovation to city government.

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• Partner networks

It is a competition designed to help city leaders think big, be bold and uncover inventive – and, ultimately shareable – ideas that tackle today’s toughest problems.

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• Challenges

The goal of the program is to promote developments in transparency, open data, and civic technology.

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WE DESIGN SERVICES WITH PEOPLE

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In a cross-sector partnership led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture, The Clima y Sector Agropecuario Colombiano (Colombian Climate and Agricultural Sector; CSAC) provides meteorological data to farmers along with data on the economics and agronomy of rice cultivation.

• agriculture
• Climate action
• Zero hunger

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• Data science for social good

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• Research and policy centers

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• Civic data
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We bring together government, industry, and communities to unleash creativity and solve national challenges.

• census

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• Innovation teams and labs

We developed the Community Maturity Model™ (CMM) to help organizations understand, plan for and assess the performance of community and social business initiatives.

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• Evaluate impact

Uptake.org leverages Uptake's people, technology and expertise to address the world's most pressing problems.

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• Data science for social good

Code for Tucson is the Tucson chapter of the Code for America Brigade. We are a group of volunteer civic hackers working together to solve local issues and help people engage with the city.

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• Civic hacking meetups

At the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan seek to advance human potential and promote equal opportunity.

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The Housing Data Coalition (HDC) is a group of individuals and organizations who collaborate on their use of public data to further housing justice in New York City.

• housing

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• Civic data

We are building the largest social accountability movement, empowering marginalized communities in Africa.

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• Advocacy tech

A collaborative that will provide an active, authoritative resource for municipal leaders to navigate emerging privacy issues, share practical guidance, and promote fair and transparent data practices

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The civic tech meetup for people working on civic technology, empowering citizens, and government transformation.

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AI bot that can navigate and serve up FAQ content in conversations with workers

• apps
• IBM
• labor

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• Emerging tech
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Data as protest. Data as accountability. Data as collective action.

• racial equity

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• Data science for social good

Enigma is an operational data management and intelligence company. We place data into the context of the real world and make it connected, open, and actionable.

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• Building in the private sector

A statement of 12 principles for online, participatory lawmaking.

• The People
• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

The largest and most extensive mapping of emerging political practices in Latin America.

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• Data visualization