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The B Team is a global nonprofit initiative co-founded by Sir Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz. It advocates for business practices that are more centered on humanity and the climate.
We want to change the way the internet enables the spread of news and information so it serves the public good over corporate and political interests.
Vote.org Whatsapp Chatbot
Washington, DCHelping voters in English and Spanish
The People's Bus
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)The People’s Bus is a bus formerly used to transport people detained on Rikers Island; it has been transformed with input from New Yorkers into a community center on wheels, with the purpose of engaging people in NYC’s civic life through beauty and joy.
GovLab NYU's Collection of Lectures on the Ethical implications of Data and Artificial Intelligence from Different Perspectives
Digital Civics is a long-term research initiative led by Open Lab, Newcastle University that is exploring how digital technologies can empower citizens and communities.
The IT University of Copenhagen and the Danish Agency of Digitisation have established a Research Centre for Government IT
Down for the Cause works to unpack various social issues and highlight the work that is being done by incredible people and organizations. DFTC aims to create a community committed to sustainable social change.
The Fulcrum
United States of America 🇺🇸The Fulcrum is a digital news organization focused exclusively on efforts to reverse the dysfunctions plaguing American democracy.
Use these free K-12 civic education lessons, activities, blogs and webinars to help you educate students on the election and the importance of counting every vote.
Enter your location and learn about the most popular song in your area, plus those nearby. By The Pudding.
Code Hopper is a repository to share code across the progressive community. Currently it consists of data wrangling functions, and our goal is to continually expand its scope.
DocumentCloud runs every document you upload through Thomson Reuters OpenCalais, giving you access to extensive information about the people, places and organizations mentioned in each.
BusStat.NYC
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)A project to measure and show bus performance in NYC
This project attempts to document all collective action from workers in the tech industry. Contribute to our archive. Currently, there are 506 collective actions documented.
The Markup made a browser extension that restores search result pages to organic results.
We are a community of 554 Turkers and growing...!
A great overview map and gallery of the global trend toward open streets
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NYC[x] Innovation Fellows
New York City Hall, City Hall Park, New York, NYNew York City is launching the second cohort of its NYC[x] Innovation Fellows program to expand on this successful collaboration, embedding small teams of technologists with City agencies to rapidly solve specific challenges through the use of best practices in digital service delivery.
Urban AI
France 🇫🇷Urban AI is a Think Tank that proposes ethical modes of governance and sustainable uses of urban AI.
Building community power through journalism. Newsrooms created by, with and for everyone
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers from all over the world. - Wikipedia
Book by Sarah Williams -- How to use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression.
European matchmaking site for mutual aid donations of all kinds
Data For Progress
United States of America 🇺🇸A modernized think tank; fast-turnaround, social media-optimized, and rigorous analysis.
GOV.UK Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated Decision-Making
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧This 7 point framework will help government departments with the safe, sustainable and ethical use of automated or algorithmic decision-making systems.
Civictech Accelerator Program (Code for Japan)
Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵Japan's first civic tech accelerator 日本初のシビックテック領域特化型 アクセラレータープログラム、始動。
MisinfoDay is an annual event co-hosted by the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) and Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.
Clearing mines & Helping Countries Recover “We use a combination of machine learning on satellite imagery, GIS and field surveys,” says Luan Jaupi, who heads up information and communications technology at HALO
A comprehensive guide on how government agencies can recruit, hire, onboard, and retain digital talent.
Mann Mela
India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳“Mann Mela” is a museum of young people’s mental health stories from India Through sharing people’s real experiences, we tackle common misconceptions about mental health and mental illness, break down stigma and discrimination and encourage help-seeking.
An initiative that "aims to examine the cross-pollination of talent and innovative ideas between the public and private sectors
The e-LIberate / openDCN tool supports synchronous online deliberation with the goal of making decisions.
unBail
Cleveland, OHDemocratizing information about the legal system
The AR Developer Challenge is a series of community-driven competition events focused on solving problems in areas such as healthcare, education, workforce development, and more
An intelligent urban measurement project that’s changing our understanding of cities and urban life. The Array of Things (AoT) is a collaborative effort among scientists, universities, federal and local government, industry partners, and communities to collect real-time data on urban environment, infrastructure, and activity for research and public use
A global forum to discuss and debate digital transformation within the humanitarian sector, with a focus on data protection laws and humanitarian protection, policy, ethics and action.
A guide to help progressive donors consider more political choices. Key learnings on the journey from non-political to political giving. The political donor experience is terrible
The Analyst Institute's Expy Awards recognize innovation in political organizing efficacy
Tech, Media & Democracy course
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)Through a unique pan-university course, NYC universities partner to explore challenges and opportunities & build prototypes at the intersection of technology, media and democracy
State-by-state info making it easier to vote
Gong
GONG, Main Square 15/IV, ZagrebGong is a civic megaphone that hinders corruption and builds a more democratic, just and equal society.
Newlab Circular City Studio
Brooklyn Navy Yard, Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NYCircular City Studio, a program established with support from NYCEDC, encourages entrepreneurs to reimagine urban environments and help New York City address short, medium, and long term challenges facing our city.
A development-focused map of Africa with layers for water, maize, etc.
Solve for Good is the Data Science for Social Good Foundation's platform for social good organizations to post data projects they need help with, for volunteers to help scope those projects into well-defined problems, and to help solve those problems.
Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave by OECD
OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, FrancePublic authorities from all levels of government increasingly turn to Citizens' Assemblies, Juries, Panels and other representative deliberative processes to tackle complex policy problems ranging from climate change to infrastructure investment decisions.
Pro Bono Net
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)Volunteer lawyers and legal aid advocates increasing access to justice From connecting attorneys to those most in need, to creating legal tools to help individuals advocate for themselves, we make the law work for the many and not the few.
OneCity
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧OneCity allows developers and businesses to identify, evaluate and compare investment opportunities that align with official spatial strategies.
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