Civic Tech Field Guide

Africa Data Capacity Accelerator

2300 N Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20037, USA

In partnership with The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) and their lead training partner, The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), the Africa Accelerator will produce a cohort of purpose-driven data practitioners with interdisciplinary subject-matter expertise in climate and health data to effectively drive social impact.

OONI Run

OONI Run supports community efforts aimed at detecting website blocks. Create an OONI Run link to test the websites of your choice!

AMPLIFY

United States of America (the)

mobilize our communities with messages that cut through the noise

Relational Futures

175 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024, USA

"Friendbanks" for the US 2024 election

Lavender

Israel (Jisra'el)

"The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal."

Public-Interest Technology Resources

OpenStreetMap Americana

United States of America (the)

A new OpenStreetMap style by the US chapter

OpenStreetMap

5 new, innovative, progressive, people- powered organizations

Observatory on Social Media

Exploring the Latest OSoMe Tools

Organise Lab

London

Organiselab.org is an advocacy group & community making the case for a digital transformation, and innovation across all levels of the UK trade union movement.

labor

How The New York Times Incorporates Editorial Judgement in Algorithms to Curate Home Screen Content

New York Times Building, 8th Avenue, New York, NY, USA

Broadband Consumer Labels

Washington, DC

Broadband Labels (Internet de Banda Ancha Etiquetas - en español) are designed to provide clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost and performance of high-speed internet services.

United States (federal government)

YouTube: ‘Captured with a camera’ disclosure

YouTube

Common Good AI

PO Box 880264, San Francisco, CA 94188-0264

Common Good AI is a new non-profit organization that leverages human abilities to innovate and find solutions by integrating AI to empower groups of any size to collaboratively ideate, debate diverse ideas, identify shared goals, and find a path forward together.

Nook CRM

London

The open source CRM for community energy groups.

Affordable and clean energy

actionable

actinable is a fully-integrated solution for brands and non-profits to better reach, engage, and celebrate their communities.

10X Your Vote

United States of America (the)

Find 10 friends who don't vote and we win.

apps

News for Chinese

San Jose, CA

News for Chinese was founded in 2008 with the mission to provide local and hyper-local news that is vital to the daily life of San Francisco Bay Area Chinese-speaking residents and to close the information gap between Chinese and mainstream communities. It is explicitly focused on local news, produces three local print editions and provides multimedia news on multiple platforms to meet the changing news consumption needs of its audiences.

Sierra Nevada Ally

Carson City, NV

Sierra Nevada Ally builds healthy communities informed by facts with a focus on environmental, civics, and cultural reporting from underserved communities of the Sierra Nevada and beyond.

Atlanta Civic Circle

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Civic Circle informs the public on the most critical issues facing the Atlanta metro area by providing in-depth reporting and presenting possible solutions with opportunities for civic engagement online and in the community.

El Tecolote

San Francisco

El Tecolote is the voice of San Francisco’s “pueblo,” reporting news that shapes the lives of Latinx people who live or work in the city. Located in the heart of the Latino Cultural District, it documents, fosters, and amplifies the community’s vibrant role in the city’s political, art, and cultural scenes.

Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism

Somerville, MA

The Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ) supports the development and production of independent news reporting in Massachusetts. BINJ provides organizational support to community publications, runs reporting collaborations and civic engagement initiatives, trains new and early-career journalists, and produces bold, independent journalism.

Future Tides

Seattle, WA

Future Tides covers how people work, play, and live on the Pacific Northwest’s waterways to help the maritime community navigate what’s next. Its vision is to be at the center of a more collaborative, sustainable, and equitable maritime community.

Ethiopique

Washington, DC

Ethiopique empowers, informs, and connects the Amharic-speaking community in the Washington, DC, metro area with trusted content, providing educational resources, insightful articles, and news that enhance lives and inform decisions.

The Scope

Boston, MA

The Scope is a hyperlocal digital news organization focused on telling stories of justice, hope, and resilience in Greater Boston. It is editorially independent and operated by Northeastern University’s School of Journalism and Media Innovation to serve the news needs of under-covered communities; train the next generation of journalists in covering local news; and empower community members to tell their own stories.

NotiVisión Georgia

Warner Robins, GA

NotiVisión Georgia informs, educates, and advocates for the Hispanic community in Georgia, providing high-quality news content and connecting viewers with local resources. Its goal is to promote social change and build bridges of understanding among communities in the state.

Dallas Voice

Dallas, TX

Dallas Voice is the trusted voice of the LGBTQ+ community of North Texas, promoting, protecting, and informing the community and bringing people together to tell their stories.

SPEAK MPLS

Minneapolis, MN

SPEAK MPLS is reimagining the future of media by activating community connections and creative opportunities to amplify the voices of its neighbors.

Jackson Advocate

Jackson, MS

Since 1938, the Jackson Advocate has steadfastly served as the voice of Black Mississippians, documenting their challenges, sacrifices, and triumphs. Its mission remains rooted in social justice advocacy, informing the community on critical local, national, and global issues. Today, it leverages digital platforms, including a website, social media, webcasts, podcasts, and investigative journalism to reach a broader and more diverse audience.

Underscore Native News

Portland, OR

Underscore Native News produces Indigenous-centered journalism that illuminates the intersections of sovereignty and justice and portrays the rich diversity of Native communities in the Pacific Northwest.

Flint Beat

Flint, MI

Flint Beat was launched by veteran journalist Jiquanda Johnson in 2017 to fill news gaps in an underserved community after Flint, Mich. residents said they needed more from their news coverage.

Questa del Rio News

Questa, NM

Questa del Rio News provides public access and representation for historically underserved communities in northern Taos County and the San Luis Valley, preserving the culture, history, traditions, and stories of its people through strong, meaningful journalism.

Cicero Independiente

Cicero, IL

Cicero Independiente serves the diverse communities of Cicero and Berwyn with inclusive and bilingual news and storytelling opportunities that elevate local voices and foster civic engagement. It envisions a future in which every member of the community in Cicero and Berwyn is informed, engaged, and empowered to tell their own stories, shaping the narrative of their community.

Dorchester Reporter

Boston, MA

The Dorchester Reporter is a family-owned and operated community news organization committed to delivering high-quality journalism to the people of Boston’s neighborhoods with a focus on traditionally underserved communities in Dorchester and Mattapan since 1983.

The Independent News

Albuquerque, NM

The Independent News is the only local news source serving the rural communities of the East Mountains, Edgewood, and the Estancia Valley in New Mexico. It is dedicated to preserving and protecting the local communities by providing a platform to understand the people, places, and stories that make those communities unique and providing a hub for readers to engage with local businesses and participate in local decisions that impact their lives.

El Planeta

Boston, MA

El Planeta empowers, informs, and connects the vibrant Hispanic community of Greater Boston. As the largest Spanish-language news provider in the state, it is dedicated to delivering timely, relevant, and impactful news and information. More than just a newspaper, El Planeta is a community advocate and a cultural bridge that enriches the lives of Hispanic individuals and families throughout Massachusetts.

The Kansas City Defender

Kansas City, MO

The Kansas City Defender produces information and programs for the survival and flourishing of Black people distributed in innovative and accessible ways.

The Philadelphia Hall Monitor

Philadelphia, PA

The Philadelphia Hall Monitor covers news that impacts Philadelphia’s diverse neighborhood organizations and concerned citizens, focusing on how city programs impact families experiencing poverty, consumers, and those without access to traditional power structures.

The Independent Florida Alligator

Gainesville, FL

The Independent Florida Alligator is a newspaper that is run by University of Florida students. The newspaper provides training and hands-on experience to students in the various aspects of journalism, publishing, advertising, and business.

The Atlanta Voice

Atlanta, GA

The Atlanta Voice helps shape the African American diaspora narrative by producing and distributing compelling informative and educational content across multiple platforms that focus the world’s attention on what it truly means to be Black in America.

The Current Media Inc.

Lafayette, LA

The Current is a nonprofit news organization serving Lafayette and southern Louisiana. It connects Lafayette to stories that matter and helps readers understand how the community works—and how to make it better. The free publication reflects the community’s diversity of people and ideas, striving for accuracy, fairness, transparency, and inclusiveness.

Amplify Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Amplify Utah empowers student and emerging journalists by providing the resources, opportunities, and mentorship needed to develop their skills and make a meaningful impact. In collaboration with local media, it works to ensure that every voice is heard and valued, bridging gaps and building understanding across all communities in Utah.

The Jersey Vindicator

Princeton, NJ

The Jersey Vindicator tells stories no one else is telling in the state about how the powerful operate, with the aim of sparking change and solutions. In a state where democracy has eroded due to recent laws gutting campaign finance reform and public records access, it seeks to shed light on how government functions while engaging and serving residents and sharing information in new ways to reach new and younger audiences.

365 Media Foundation

Fitchburg, WI

365 Media Foundation provides news coverage that starts conversations, finds lasting solutions, builds community, invites action, fosters dialogue among diverse communities, and encourages emerging leaders of color. Its online and print publications, such as Madison365 and Blueprint365, tell stories from a lens of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

The Maine Monitor

Augusta, ME

The Maine Monitor delivers fearless, independent, citizen-supported, nonpartisan journalism that informs Mainers about the issues impacting their state and inspires them to take action. Through investigative and in-depth stories, it engages readers to participate and connect to create a better Maine.

Charlottesville Tomorrow

Charlottesville, VA

Charlottesville Tomorrow delivers in-depth reporting and analysis that improves local decision-making in central Virginia. It seeks to expand civic engagement to foster a vibrant, inclusive, and interdependent community.

Iron String Press Inc. (Publisher of The Freeman's Journal/Hometown Oneonta/AllOtsego.com)

Cooperstown, NY

Iron String Press publications serve rural Otsego County, N.Y. The award-winning newspapers are locally owned and disseminate information in a thoughtful, impartial, and unbiased fashion, covering topics that impact county residents directly on a local, statewide, regional, national, and/or international level.

Atlantic City Focus

Pleasantville, NJ

Atlantic City Focus promotes civic engagement and encourages members of the African American community to share their voices. It provides news and information that readers can use to combat social ills that plague Atlantic City and other BIPOC communities, while providing an outlet to celebrate African American culture, history, and traditions.

Front Runner New Jersey.com

Atlantic City, NJ

Front Runner New Jersey is a news and information website dedicated to covering the Black and Latino communities of South Jersey along with other communities of color, providing a voice to people who have been shut out of the mainstream media, particularly in news deserts.

The TRiiBE

Chicago, IL

The TRiiBE is dedicated to reshaping the narrative of Black Chicago by producing original journalism, documentaries, community perspectives, and videos that capture the multifaceted essence of the Black experience. It empowers its community by providing a platform for authentic stories, fostering truth and liberation, and giving ownership of the narrative back to the people.

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