NYC's first citywide Mayoral participatory budgeting process, run by the NYC Civic Engagement Commission (CEC) (2022-2023)

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• Participatory democracy
• Participatory budgeting

Make your contribution to tackle some of our most pressing societal challenges

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At ex/ante, we’ve created an experimental sandbox for inventive teams to build solutions that advance free societies and counter authoritarianism

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In legislative theater, communities, advocates and policymakers work together, to identify, develop, and build support for new legislation.

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Through participatory policymaking, residents propose, debate, and vote on new policies and policy changes, through online platforms and meetings.

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• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Policy simulators

The Participation Playbook is an interactive guide to help you successfully advocate for and implement a participatory program for your government or community. It is a tool for people who want to open up government to meaningful and equitable community participation.

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• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Playbooks and design principles

The Czech OSF was founded in 1992 and since the very beginning has been member of the Open Society Foundations international network. The goal was to re-establish democratic principles in our country, contribute towards the development of a free society, transparency and equality of all people indiscriminately.

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Self-populated directory of civic techies on Mastodon, sorted by country.

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The Civic Tech Field Guide is the world’s largest collection of projects using tech for the common good.

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• Access to Information Community of Practice
• Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Community of Practice

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IFF advances democratic freedoms for every Indian in a digital society.

• Advocacy tech
• Adjacent Fields
• Digital rights

Nominees are individuals who are champions for the use of data in evidence-based decision-making, transparency, and accountability.

• Civic data
• Awards and prizes
• Open government data

The New Haven Independent is produced in conjunction with the Online Journalism Project, a not-for-profit effort to promote professional-quality ​“stand-alone” and ​“hyperlocal” news sites on the Internet.

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"The applications allow users to view how a bill would change current law and differences between proposed legislation." URL will only work for US Capitol Hill IP addresses

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Inštitút pre verejné otázky (IVO) je nezávislou mimovládnou neziskovou organizáciou združujúcou odborníkov z rôznych oblastí, vytvorenou so zámerom presadzovať hodnoty otvorenej spoločnosti a demokratickej politickej kultúry vo verejnej politike a spoločenskom rozhodovaní.

CIPPEC works to promote a just, democratic and efficient State that improves the quality of life for all Argentine citizens.

Transnational digital dialogue with citizens from Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Lithuania

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Quebrando o Tabú is a storytelling organisation focused on raising awareness and engagement around human rights, democracy, and development in Brazil.

CCI je bosanskohercegovačka, nevladina, neprofitna, nestranačka organizacija koja podstiče i promoviše učešće građana u demokratskim dešavanjima i jača kapacitete kako pojedinaca tako i organizacija na rješavanju problema u zajednicama širom Bosne i Hercegovine.

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• Watchdogging and transparency

The purpose of the Global Democracy Initiative is to organize, train, and deploy Former Parliamentarians of Canada, Former Members of the European Parliament, and Former Members of the U.S

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• Election observation
• Election oversight

CandidateWatch is a non-partisan, non-profit project which helps to make election campaigning more transparent and politicians more accountable.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

The three sections of our work, Election Observation, Capacity Building and Campaign & Advocacy are different parts of ANFREL’s holistic approach to the promotion of democratic institutions. These divisions, while different, support one another.

• Voting and elections
• Election observation

The Igarapé Institute is an independent think and do tank focused on the areas of public, climate and digital security and its consequences for democracy

Openpolis è una fondazione indipendente e senza scopo di lucro che promuove progetti per l'accesso alle informazioni pubbliche, la trasparenza e la partecipazione democratica

• Parliamentary Monitoring Organizations Community of Practice

Liberia Network for Legislative Openness…

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• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

Last updated in 2016

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• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring

Publica is Brazil’s first investigative reporting non-profit dedicated to exposing human rights violations and promoting open democracy.

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• Nonprofit newsrooms

Finding out what your representatives in Ottawa are up to can be tough. We’re trying to make it easy.

• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Find your representatives

El CPI reconoce que el requisito fundamental para una verdadera democracia es que la ciudadanía esté bien informada y que existan entidades independientes con la capacidad de fiscalizar los poderes que accionan en la sociedad, sean públicos o privados.

• Media
• Investigative journalism tech

PILDAT will work for strengthening democracy and democratic institutions in Pakistan by building the capability of and instituting non-partisan monitoring framework for the elected representatives and legislatures while facilitating greater participation of all segments of the society in the democratic process and development of new political leadership.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

Trabajamos por una sociedad justa e inclusiva, capaz de revertir la pobreza y la discriminación contra grupos vulnerabilizados, que garantice a todas las personas el acceso pleno a sus derechos, a ser tratadas como iguales y a contar con instituciones democráticas y transparentes que brinden posibilidades reales de participar e influir en la toma de decisiones sobre los asuntos públicos.

We provide a simple search tool for state and federal legislation and regulations and assemble your results into a spreadsheet-style grid for you to view and enjoy.

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• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

Transparency International Australia is is part of a global movement against corruption, working for a stronger democracy

• Advocacy tech
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency

Groundviews is a citizens journalism website based in Sri Lanka which uses a range of genres and media to highlight alternative perspectives on governance, human rights, the arts and literature, peace-building and other issues.

• democracy
• human rights
• peace

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Media and social media analysis
• Factchecking

Al Hayat aims to promote accountability, governance, public participation and community cohesion in Jordan and the region within the framework of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, taking into consideration gender mainstreaming in public policy and action.

El Centro de Asesoría y Promoción Electoral, IIDH/CAPEL, es un programa especializado del Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (IIDH).

• Voting and elections
• Election administration

Strengthening democracy by conducting rigorous research, advancing evidence-based public policy, and training the next generation of scholars.

The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU) is a coalition of over 200 public interest groups and trade unions concerned with the increasing influence exerted by corporate lobbyists on the political agenda in Europe, the resulting loss of democracy in EU decision-making and the postponement, weakening, or blockage even, of urgently needed progress on social, environmental and consumer-protection reforms.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Partner networks and coalitions

BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international charity - we believe in media and communication for good

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At the Public Knowledge Workshop we apply technology to enhance democracy and to empower citizens.

DemGames for Debates - developed in partnership with NDI’s Citizen Participation and Latin American and Caribbean teams - provides users with a fun way to practice the terms and concepts associated with crafting arguments, identifying evidence, and justifying rebuttals.

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• The Tech
• Media
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An instance of mySociety's TheyWorkForYou

• Participatory democracy
• Graveyard
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

Otevíráme, vizualizuje a analyzuje parlamentní, volební a rozpočtová data. Díky nám víte, kdo vás doopravdy zastupuje.

• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech

Vielfalt, Transparenz, Offenheit, Demokratie - Katalog offener Datensätze und Dienste aus der öffentlichen Verwaltung, frei nutzbar.

The Transparency and Accountability Initiative (TAI) is a donor collaborative working toward a democratic world where power and resources are more equally distributed; people are informed and empowered, governments and the corporate sector are open and responsive, and collective action advances the public good.

• Foundation initiatives
• Open philanthropy

Progressive Power Lab provides management and marketing services to nonprofit and for-profit organizations working to realize democracy, achieve justice, and restore our environment

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• Advocacy tech
• Graveyard
• Organize campaigns

China’s Participation Center developed a “mini app” for the popular WeChat platform, and grew the number of participatory budgeting users in Chengdu city to more than 3 million

• WeChat (Weixin)

• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms
• Participatory budgeting

A guide for civil society organizations looking to get started on a cybersecurity plan

• Digital security and privacy
• Cybersecurity

Paper by Jonathan Mellon Tiago C. Peixoto Fredrik M. Sjoberg

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• Participatory democracy
• Evaluate impact

The Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgment of Institutional Racism (L.A. REPAIR) is L.A.'s first participatory budget pilot program. L.A. REPAIR will distribute roughly $8.5 million directly to nine L.A. City neighborhoods, called REPAIR Zones.

• Participatory democracy
• Participatory budgeting
• Participatory budgeting programs