Civic Tech Field Guide

Open Seattle

Seattle, WA, United States of America

Open Seattle advocates for open data and civic technology projects that improve the lives of Seattle residents.

At TargetSmart, we make data better every day. And making better data helps our clients make the right decisions, define their audiences more intelligently, and communicate in a more impactful and cost-effective way.

Election performance index

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The Elections Performance Index (EPI) compares election administration policy and performance across the states and from one election cycle to the next.

OpenProgress WeVolunteer

WeVolunteer is for DOers who want to change the world!

Outreach Circle (formerly VoterCircle)

Los Angeles, CA

Support your favorite cause or campaign Anytime, Anywhere

apps

Dozorro

Machine learning software that scans Ukrainian government procurement contracts for signs of corruption

BankLocal

Find great local banks and invest in growing your community. Our interactive map and bank report cards arm you with knowledge you need to make the right choice.

Beeck Center

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

The Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation was founded in 2014 to provide training and experiential opportunities for students, faculty, and global leaders to enact solution-based social change.

Democracy Kit

g0v.network

Taiwan (T'ai-wan)

Basic 'About' page pointing to the network's mailing list and events and Slack

g0v

Where does my money go?

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Showing you where your taxes get spent

Gender and Technology Institutes

Brunnenstraße 9, 10119 Berlin, Germany

In partnerships with local and international organisations, each GTI has further developed specific facilitation methodologies and training contents addressing the risks, attacks and contexts faced by activist women in the region.

Data for Justice Project

Massachusetts

We hope the project will arm activists, advocates, journalists, policy makers, and elected officials with relevant, timely information about how government functions—so we can fix it when it doesn’t.

Skaidrumo Linija

Lithuania (Lietuva)

Platform for Lithuanian citizens to seek advise on reporting corruption or dealing with corruption, enhanced with an interactive map.

Marsad Budget

4 Rue Apollo XI, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, Tunisie

Marsad Budget is a continuation of Al Bawsala's work, which is based on monitoring the various institutions in charge of managing state affairs and the consecration of the principle of transparency and thus making available to the citizen, simplified and accessible information on the state budget

Open Courts Slovakia

Bratislava

Interactive platform which makes available and accessible information on judicial decrees, hearings and other selected documents, that were published on pages of the Ministry of Justice

Barcelona Pressupost Obert (Open Budget)

Barcelona, Spain

A tool created for citizens and all those people or organizations that may be interested, which aims to facilitate the analysis and understanding of the budgets of the City of Barcelona.

Transparencia Belgium

Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien)

Transparencia is a platform for access to administrative documents (subsidies, public markets, etc.) developed by Anticor Belgium

Do Gooder

Create campaign websites and embed email, call-in, fundraising and social network actions targeting politicians and decision makers anywhere in the world.

Compass Fellowship

Not accepting fellows as of 4/23/2020. The Compass Fellowship connects diverse changemakers with the tools, training, and jobs needed to build a career in the progressive movement.

partisan

Write in Public

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

When conversations are held in public, everyone’s accountable

Vouliwatch Cyprus

Cyprus (Kibris, Kypros)

Δημοκρατία Επόμενης Γενιάς

Chiedi

Italy (Italia)

iCampus

150 CAREY STREET, MONROVIA, LIBERIA

iCampus is Liberia’s first multi-disciplinary, innovation and community space for change-makers focusing on the intersection of technology, accountability and social change