Innovation you want, businesses you love

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Combating media manipulation through knowledge and action

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

As members of the tech resistance community we commit to resisting the Trump Administration’s efforts to divide, to silence, to persecute and to oppress.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Activism aggregators

Coworker.org is a platform for worker voice. Find out why employees of some of the world's largest companies are using Coworker.org to win change.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Campaign tools

great games for a great cause

• The Tech
• Media
• Games and gamification

This training prepares teams of community organizers, people with construction skills, and techies to design and deploy communications infrastructure with a commitment to the Detroit Digital Justice Principles.

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Fellowships

Coronavirus Covid-19 es la app oficial del Ministerio de Salud de la Nación y tiene como objetivo que los argentinos y las argentinas puedan realizarse una rápida autoevaluación para saber si sus síntomas son compatibles con el COVID-19.

• apps
• COVID-19

• COVID
• COVID Government Projects

PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others on its Truth-O-Meter.

• Fight disinformation
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Factchecking

China Green Horizon is a project between Beijing’s municipal government and IBM Research to improve the accuracy of air quality assessments.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Data science for social good

Wenadata is a web-based, mobile-based and offline tool which gathers statistical data, and works with government, private sector companies and other institutions to help them collect opinions and help make better strategic decisions for citizens

Baobab.law attempts to remove barriers to legal assistance by providing DIY legal solutions in the form of videotutorials. Videos are recorded with professional lawyers, and are available in multiple languages.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

Psiphon is a free and open-source internet censorship circumvention tool that uses a combination of secure communication and obfuscation technologies, providing open access to the internet for millions of citizens around the world.

• apps

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Learn how to run powerful campaigns this Autumn! Applications are due 9am on Tuesday 21 August.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Courses

Creating a system that makes it easy to store, manage, and search for public records.

• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech
• Freedom of Information

Acquired by Causes. Countable was a citizen’s dashboard to democracy, combining a decoder for Washington policymaking with civic action in one place.

• apps

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Uses machine learning to track legislation and predict the best methods of advocating for them

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Every year, Access Now celebrates the heroes of human rights in the digital age, and we’re looking for nominations!

• human rights

“Big data” will not change the world unless it is collected and synthesized into tools that have a public benefit.

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

Send a better message

• The Tech
• Graveyard
• Advocacy tech

Nova-Ideo collects ideas and transforms them into implementable proposals

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Tunabakonzi is not an official site of the Congolese Government

• Alaveteli

• Graveyard
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

A global measure of how governments are publishing and using open data for accountability, innovation and social impact. Last published in 2016.

• Civic data
• Report cards and audits

Interactive mapping tool for visualizing the effects of rising see levels

• Climate action

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Data visualization

A community of female drone pilots, enthusiasts, content creators and innovators. Fly, learn and contribute with us!

• Emerging Tech Organizations
• Drones

We help make technology work for everyone.

• The People
• Graveyard
• Build something

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.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs

The Trustable Technology mark empowers consumers to make informed decisions & enables companies to prove their connected devices are trustworthy.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

Founded in 2001 by technology experts, DotGov communications is the leading supplier of innovative communications solutions to government.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

Somos o Meu Rio, uma rede de ação por um Rio de Janeiro mais democrático, inclusivo e sustentável.Junte-se às mais de 300 mil pessoas que recebem nossos alertas e participam das decisões políticasque definem o futuro da cidade.

• Organize campaigns

Open data and civic tech can serve the public good, but they need to be understood in relation to underlying issues in the city.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs

We believe in a simple vision: A world where those who commit the worst international crimes are held responsible for their actions.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

NetBlocks is an open technology platform that helps communities around the world detect and measure internet shutdowns, social media filtering and throttling in real-time.

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Connectivity

Inspired by the help that people give each other during hard times, we created an application that will allow anyone in need to find help in their daily duties.

• Resource matching and sharing
• COVID
• COVID Engagement Projects

The BSD Tools are designed to help you manage (and grow) inspiring, impactful digital programs - from fundraising to advocacy, communications to analytics.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Campaign tools

SLA Mapper (SLAM) is a tool that aggregates data that community boards often have to gather in order to review liquor license applications and sidewalk cafe applications. Displaying this information in a unified view saves community boards considerable time and resources.

• Data visualization

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

• The Tech
• The People
• Advocacy tech

Tella is a secure documentation app for Android, making it easier and safer to produce verifiable evidence and collect data in challenging environments

• apps

• The Tech
• Media
• Adjacent Fields

Leader in recreation management software for local government parks and recreation departments

• parks

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

The 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.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Learn about civic tech

A dedicated section on Facebook that connects people to news and information about their community, called Today In.

• civic features
• Facebook

• The Tech
• Media
• Hyperlocal news and citizen media

Tenders Guru is a website that allows to monitor public procurement processes in Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Spain.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Procurement oversight

We The People is the best place for politics, debate, news & your vote to count.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

The Brookings Democracy Dashboard is a collection of data designed to help users evaluate political system and governmental performance in the United States.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

Supernormal explored an algorithm that integrates social equity as a key variable in prioritizing infrastructural replacements and repairs.

• Reduced inequalities
• Industry, innovation, and infrastructure

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Data visualization

The Oakland Fence Project is a public art experience with three primary components: an interactive documentary installation, an A/R mobile cinema app, and a participatory photo exhibit online

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech Projects

Democracy 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.

• The People
• Get funding
• Fundraising tools

The mission of City Innovate Foundation is to guide local government agencies in developing user-centered products and services for the 21st century

• The Tech
• Govtech

Global Forest Watch collects crowdsourced, geographic data to track environmental degradation around the world.

• Life on land
• forests

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Data science for social good

Protecting democratic elections through secure, verifiable voting

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Adjacent Fields

More Donations. Less Work. Right Now.

• The Tech
• The People
• Emerging tech