Making innovation in philanthropy easier.

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

Foundation Center and GuideStar are now Candid. "Candid gets you the information you need to do good."

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

Ranking ICT sector companies on respect for free expression and privacy

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital rights
• Indicators

This study introduces a framework for evaluating the democratic potential of civic apps, distinguishing six criteria: inclusiveness, deliberation, influence, publicity, mobilization, and knowledge production.

• research

• The Tech
• The People
• Evaluate impact

Using 311 Data to Drive Change and Manage Performance

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Data visualization
• Dashboards

• The People
• Evaluate impact

A FREE ONLINE CATALOG OF AFFORDABLE, SIMPLE TOOLS TO HELP YOU COLLECT DATA, COMMUNICATE WITH CLIENTS, AND MEASURE IMPACT

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Learn about civic tech

We're an impact technology company building a blockchain to help you prove your ethical and sustainable practices. .

• supply chain

• Emerging tech
• Blockchain
• Algorithmic transparency

A map of the Internet measuring its compliance with human Rights (R), evaluating its Openness (O) and Accessibility (A), and assessing the involvement of Multistakeholder actors (M) in its governance

• human rights

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers

The Public Impact Observatory Welcome to our Public Impact Observatory, a unique database of public policy case studies. Using our Public Impact Fundamentals we have analysed hundreds of examples of public policy succeeding or failing, drawing out the key lessons for future policy work

• research

• The Tech
• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs

Survey 160 is a software-as-a-service tool which seeks to improve traditional polling by using SMS messaging to reach audiences who are not responsive to phone surveys and are underrepresented in existing online panels.

• The People
• Organize campaigns
• Digital participation platforms

• The People
• Evaluate impact

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

• The People
• Evaluate impact

Make more confident decisions using the best available evidence for homelessness interventions

• homelessness

• The People
• Evaluate impact

An Evaluation of Digital Gaming Platforms on Civic Capacity and Collective Action in the Boston Public School District

• The People
• Evaluate impact

TICTeC is an annual milestone in the Civic Tech world, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and all those with an interest in how technology is changing the way we engage with society.

• Conferences
• In-person meetings
• Evaluate impact

The Evaluation of Humanitarian Action Guide supports evaluation specialists and non-specialists in every stage of an evaluation, from initial decision to final dissemination.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

LABoratorio per la GOVernance dei beni comuni di Bologna

• The People
• Build something
• Innovation teams and labs

Studying & Shaping the Impact of Entertainment & Media on Society

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

Communicate impact correctly.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

B Corp digital agency that leverages data and tech to increase the impact of social impact organizations. We provide analytics, content marketing, and advertising services to socially conscious companies and nonprofits.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

WHAT WORKS CITIES CERTIFICATION IS THE NATIONAL STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR WELL-MANAGED, DATA-DRIVEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

• The People
• Certifications
• Evaluate impact

Variations in usage of civic tech across four core countries (US, UK, Kenya and South Africa) and the attitudes of users towards the platforms they are using.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

It helps people and organizations to use inclusive technologies to build systems and services that are accessible, responsive, and resilient.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

Discover how citizens and governments are coming together around the world and how you can join them.

• The People
• Evaluate impact
• Story-based campaigns