We have compiled and organized more detailed information on specific topics to help operationalize recommendations in the guides and provide links to useful articles, examples and existing evaluation reports we found in our research.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

We use the concepts of platform politics and voice to show that while Amplify managers and designers invested time and resources to include the voices of Amplify beneficiaries on the platform and elicit their feedback on projects supported via the platform, no meaningful participation took place.

• research

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

When the path to social impact is unclear…we help you measure it

• Evaluate impact
• Civic and social impact companies

O Impacto.Jor é uma iniciativa para medir o impacto do jornalismo na vida das pessoas, através de um software criado para reportar e agregar impactos.

• The Tech
• Media
• Evaluate impact

Building consensus for how we measure and manage impact

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

The civic tech field has expanded so widely in recent years, it’s hard to think of a major city or an area of civic life that these technologies don’t touch

• The People
• Evaluate impact

Making innovation in philanthropy easier.

• The Tech
• The People
• Govtech

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

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

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

A 2012 white paper from Pro Publica by Richard J. Tofel

• The People
• Media
• Evaluate impact

Ranking ICT sector companies on respect for free expression and privacy

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Digital rights
• Evaluate impact

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

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

Using 311 Data to Drive Change and Manage Performance

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Data visualization
• Evaluate impact

DEET undertakes a number of evaluation and research activities that apply cutting-edge methodologies to examine the effects of technology on participation, transparency, accountability and government responsiveness.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

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

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

• 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
• Maturity Assessment

LABoratorio per la GOVernance dei beni comuni di Bologna

• The People
• Build something
• Evaluate impact

Studying & Shaping the Impact of Entertainment & Media on Society

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

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

• The People
• Evaluate impact
• Narrative tech

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
• Evaluate impact

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

• The People
• Evaluate impact
• Certifications

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

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

A public database of organizations that use open data from around the world.

• The People
• 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

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.

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings
• Conferences

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

• supply chain

• Emerging tech
• Evaluate impact
• Blockchain

Communicate impact correctly.

• The People
• Evaluate impact

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

• homelessness

• The People
• Evaluate impact