Civic Tech Field Guide

KDLL

Kenai, AK

KDLL provides enriching and trustworthy programming that supports a community of informed critical thinkers.

FunTimes is committed to amplifying the Black diaspora community’s voices and untold stories in the Delaware Valley, as well as promoting cultural insights and experiences to ensure Black perspectives are accurately represented and celebrated.

The Triton's Call

Mangilao, GU

The Triton’s Call is committed to enriching the University of Guam community by providing a vibrant platform for student perspectives on current events, both on and off campus. It offers island-centered reporting that reflects the community’s unique narratives and cultures, empowering students with information and insights that are relevant, engaging, and deeply rooted in their local context.

Watermark Publishing Group

Orlando, FL

Watermark is a multifaceted news company using opportunities and innovations to communicate and advance LGBTQ+ interests, with a corporate emphasis on professionalism while building strong relationships with its readers, customers, and community.

Election Day to Every Day

Democracy Fund program dedicated to bridging critical gaps to support the safety, strength, and sustainability of groups working at the frontlines of our democracy.

US Election 2024

Midcoast Villager (Rockland Villager)

Camden, ME

Midcoast Villager (Rockland Villager) tells the story of Midcoast Maine, igniting conversations, sparking discovery, and bringing the community together to help make it a better place for everyone.

The Haitian Times

Brooklyn, NY

The Haitian Times was founded in 1999 to be a leading voice in the community’s evolution and to bridge the generational and geographical gaps among Haitians. To gather and share this nuanced narrative, it actively engages with its audiences in the ongoing journey toward real solutions for Haitians’ thorniest issues. It prioritizes people and humanizes policy decisions with coverage that brings a deeper understanding of Haitian and American culture and politics.

Queer Kentucky

Covington, KY

Queer Kentucky bolsters queer health and culture through storytelling, education, and action. Its leaders and team members self-identify as queer and have lived experience of the systemic oppression experienced by the LGBTQ+ community. It uses storytelling, photography, digital art, painting, and poetry to share a rich and dynamic LGBTQ+ culture.

High Plains Reader

, ND

The High Plains Reader is the only independent newspaper in North Dakota. Its community-focused journalism is always free and available to all, and it has been a trusted source of independent news, arts, entertainment, and cultural coverage for over 30 years.

The Lawrence Times

Lawrence, KS

The Lawrence Times informs and empowers members of the community of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kan., through timely news and information; breaks down barriers to knowledge and information, in part by maintaining a paywall-free website; amplifies the voices of marginalized people; highlights members of the community who do not often see themselves in local news; and helps voters make informed decisions.

Oakland Voices

Oakland, CA

Oakland Voices brings together journalists, community leaders, and residents to shift the dominant narrative about Oakland and its people toward a just city where everyone belongs, has a voice, and their stories and experiences are respected.

Our Times Newspaper

Evansville, IN

Our Times Newspaper, the legacy Black-owned newspaper in Evansville, Indiana, seeks to raise racial equity and address power structure imbalance by providing transformative civic journalism solutions to address the community’s news desert. Its mission is to provide truthful information to the public, foster civic engagement, promote accountability, and elevate the voice of the Black community.

Tucson Sentinel

Tucson, AZ

Tucson Sentinel’s independent nonprofit newsroom is an award-winning journalism pioneer that learns from and informs Southern Arizonans about the community challenges and unique culture of the Borderlands. Through watchdog reporting, local commentary, and expert analysis, the Sentinel inspires residents to be meaningfully engaged with its community, promotes transparency and understanding, seeks solutions that empower, and holds the powerful accountable.

The Bell

New York, NY

The Bell equips New York City students with the tools to tell impactful stories today and thrive in the media careers of tomorrow by running audio journalism internship programs for public high school students; partnering with adult journalists and newsrooms to extend the reach of its stories and provide valuable mentorship; and collaborating with partners across the city and country to advocate for equitable investment in youth journalism programs.

Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S.

"Importantly, people experiencing distress are more likely to engage in collective action on climate change or express a willingness to do so, even when controlling for several correlates of environmental behavior"

Policy Tracker (Tech Policy Press)

Tech Policy Press is tracking laws and regulations, along with government investigations and litigation, that will shape the rules and accountability for tech companies.

w4mpjobs

London

Welcome to w4mpjobs, funded by the House of Commons to provide career development opportunities for those working for MPs and those who are looking for a job with an MP or in other areas of political activity.

Economic Change Unit

London

The Economic Change Unit (ECU) campaigns to change the way the economy works so that everyone has the freedom and security to

Decent work and economic growth

Tech Policy Press

A nonprofit media and community venture intended to provoke new ideas, debate and discussion at the intersection of technology and democracy.

Working for an MP (w4mp)

Parliament Square, London, UK

The Working for an MP website is a resource for anyone working for a British Member of Parliament or with an interest in how Parliament works.

The AI Governance Fellowship

The AI Governance Fellowship is a pioneering program dedicated to advancing the fairness and integrity of AI technologies in the Global South, with a focus on African nations.

U.S. Democracy Hub

Brooklyn, NY

The most comprehensive, insightful, and accessible data platform for the U.S. nonprofit Democracy field.

Operation Black Vote

London

We are on a mission to amplify Black* voices and ensure our complete engagement in the national debate about how to build a better Britain founded on accessible citizenship, judicial rights, climate and racial justice, equality, and fairness.

racial equity

Base de Dados Social

Lisbon

Moved by these challenges, Nova SBE’s team, represented by the Nova SBE Data Science Knowledge Center, started mapping the social ecosystem by creating a public and easily accessible platform aimed at providing quality information in a simple, intuitive, complete, and fair way about all social and environmental impact organizations in Portugal.

WorkMoney

United States of America (the)

Connects Americans to public resources that help them lower their bills

No poverty

Digital Refugee Project (Stateles.ID)

Building a Digital Ecosystem for Refugees

refugees

USWDS + Tailwind

A modern rewrite that hopes to make it a bit easier for federal product teams to adopt, adapt, and extend the USWDS.

Operation Shamrock

California

"A global coalition working to fight organized cybercrime in Southeast Asia" - New York Times

Nucleic Acid Barcode Identification Tool (NABIT)

Washington, DC

The NABIT (Nucleic Acid Barcode Identification Tool) is a low-cost, hand-held, field-ready automated tool to validate the identity of a wildlife or food product, anywhere in the world, without specialized training, equipment, reagents, or even continuous power.

animals

Global DPI Summit

Cairo

The Global DPI Summit, hosted in Cairo, Egypt, stands as a premier convening of stakeholders in the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) ecosystem, bringing together representatives from across the globe.

Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI)

India (Bhārat)

A global team of DPI builders helping countries co-design localised solutions that scale

Conservation X Labs (CXL)

Washington, DC

Unlike traditional conservation efforts, Conservation X Labs focuses on leveraging the best technology, the newest innovation, interdisciplinary genius, and the power of the marketplace to boldly confront the biggest problems facing the planet.

Artificial Intelligence

United Nations World Data Forum

The aim of the UN World Data Forum is to spur data innovation, nurture partnerships, mobilize high-level political and financial support for data, and build a pathway to better data for sustainable development.

United Nations

Cooperative AI Course

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Cooperative AI is an emerging research field focused on improving the cooperative intelligence of advanced AI for the benefit of all.

courses

Govwatch

Athens

Rule of Law monitoring platform - Govwatch is a collective map of the state of the rule of law in Greece, made up of reports not just from the Govwatch team, but also from civil society organisations, journalists and academics, and citizens.

AI for Changemakers

Poland (Polska)

A global accelerator for AI innovators and nonprofits working to solve the world’s pressing challenges.

The Midwest Newsroom

Iowa

The Midwest Newsroom is a partnership among Iowa Public Radio, KCUR in Kansas City, Nebraska Public Media News, St. Louis Public Radio and NPR.

Migravoice

India (Bhārat)

Amplifying voices of migrants and refugees in European Media

migration

Can digital humanitarian aid reach vulnerable populations in fragile states?

Evidence from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan shows that digital aid is a cost-effective, credible, and efficient way to reach vulnerable populations, in this case poor, tech-illiterate, female-headed households, in fragile states.

Zero hunger

Localwatch

Athens

Civic tech participatory platform focusing on local level (municipalities). Kάνε ερωτήσεις και προτάσεις στο Δημοτικό Συμβούλιο, οργάνωσε εθελοντικές δράσεις , συνδιαμόρφωσε τον προϋπολογισμό του Δήμου και πάρε μέρος στις διαβουλεύσεις και στην αξιολόγησή του

Food and Agriculture Organization Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform

The Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Geospatial Platform is the enabling tool for the HiH Initiative unlocking over 2 million data layers for more targeted, evidence-based interventions.

Plaza Cívica

Peru

We empower communities to actively engage with their governments in decision-making through technology, design, communication, and research, driving better public services and enhancing citizen participation in governance.