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We’ve worked with more than 1,000 different social enterprise start-ups operating in more than 100 different countries since 2004.

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Track bills, review legislation, research data & see how your representatives are voting.

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Resources for the global digital safety training community.

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Ranking ICT sector companies on respect for free expression and privacy

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See what's happening in Right Wing media from the safety of your inbox.

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Tracking legislation and votes in the United States Congress.

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Progressive HackNight is a bi-weekly gathering of coders and creatives, makers and doers, to foment and inspire action. We use our collective talents and abilities to push forward pro-social change in benefit of the common good.

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The Centre for Collective Intelligence Design will explore how human and machine intelligence can be combined to make the most of our collective knowledge and develop innovative and effective solutions to social challenges.

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Connect to Congress in realtime

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ShotSpotter is the leader in gunshot detection solutions that helps law enforcement officials and security personnel identify, locate and deter gun violence

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Wir erforschen und erproben digitale Werkzeuge um gemeinsam mit Bürger*innen, Verwaltung und Unternehmen die Zukunft Berlins zu gestalten.

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The number one reason people give for not getting involved in an issue or election is that they don’t know how. Solving this problem led us to create Democracy.com. Our groundbreaking free-to-join platform makes citizen action as easy as buying a book online.

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We propose an effort to develop a “Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools”. This will be delivered by an informal group of like-minded organizations coming together around a common purpose.

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We pioneer solutions to end global homelessness.

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Chart the frequency of words and phrases in UK Parliament debates

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Die Petitionsplatform von Campact

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The New York Times asked officials in every state and the District of Columbia about their reporting processes and what share of votes they expect to be counted by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Here’s what they said to expect.

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Fund projects that make local places better. Millions in matchfunding available. Crowdfund a project idea on Spacehive now.

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"A tool to help Democratic campaigns sift through data on hundreds of millions of people across the U.S....It will help campaigns decide who to call, text, email and target with digital advertisements during this contentious and unprecedented election year and beyond."

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Preteckt studies vehicle data from buses to predict system failures at least 48 hours before the Check Engine light is activated and the bus must be removed from service. Preteckt’s insights have the potential to reduce time spent on maintenance, prevent service disruptions and reduce fleet costs.

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Code for Milwaukee is looking for volunteers with a creative mind to come together to make our city better for everyone.

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First Draft began in 2015 as a small nonprofit coalition that grew out of a need to understand, debunk, and provide guidance on the misinformation we all were seeing on the social web. It will live on as the Information Futures Lab.

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Urban Data Pioneers is a program that empowers teams of city employees and community members to work in teams to deeply understand questions through data analysis.

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Villgro Africa addresses the lack of access to quality and affordable health services & technologies in Africa by investing in innovations with the potential for scalable and sustainable business models and by offering technical assistance to entrepreneurs.

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San José’s ambitious goal is to bring broadband connectivity and digital skills to 50,000 households over the course of the next decade - and this initiative explicitly earmarks funding to achieve this goal.

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Since Sliced Bread was a national call for fresh, common sense ideas, organized by the SEIU.

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The simple, most secure way to prove your identity online and in person.

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As a healthcare provider, lab, or other business, follow these steps to submit information on COVID-19 testing locations that Apple may display to its users.

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Hack Foster Care is a cross-sector movement to better leverage technology to improve the US Child Welfare System and the lives of foster youth.

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This lab anticipates, assists with, and responds to various legal issues unique to internet freedom projects.

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The easiest way to keep track of what’s happening on social media.

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Tracking Donald Trump's Campaign Promises. It is a project by the fact-checking organization Politifact.

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Democracia em tempo real

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"A five-member team of Amazon product and program managers connecting with nonprofits worldwide and are ready to respond to requests for resources during a disaster." - GovTech

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Boston Civic Media is a faculty-led network that aims to advance the transdisciplinary domain of civic media research and pedagogy in the Greater Boston Area.

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IDEO is a global design company. We create positive impact through design.

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Voatz is on a mission to make voting safer and more accessible. All citizens have a right to vote regardless of their circumstance.

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E-newsletter for Climate Change AI

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The Estonian dream is to have as little state as possible, but as much as is necessary. Thanks to e-solutions, communications with the state are fast and convenient for all, and our country is more effective as a result.

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ePart è la soluzione web per la gestione partecipativa dei cittadini alla gestione degli ambienti urbani. Consente ai cittadini di interagire con l'amministrazione pubblica segnalando disagi e disservizi presenti sul territorio

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Colab notebooks allow you to combine executable code and rich text in a single document, along with images, HTML, LaTeX and more.

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Our goal at Transitland is to make sense of the jumble here in the SF Bay Area. We're mapping those buses, trains, streetcars, ferries, and even cable cars.

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Michael Knapp is the CEO and founder of Green River, a software design and development firm that has worked extensively with local governments

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The Digital Integrity Fellowship Program (DIFP) provides fixed monthly stipends to individuals capable of addressing short-term and long-term threats to freedom of expression online.

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每年財務委員會審核財政年度開支預算的問題及書面答覆資料庫 / Annual financial committee review of fiscal year budget estimates and written response database

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Responsible Innovation COMPASS is an EU-funded project that supports Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) from emerging technology industries to manage their research, development and innovation activities in a responsible and inclusive manner.

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Get unprecedented access to thousands of databases. It's called Open Data, and it's revolutionizing business.

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