Civic Tech Field Guide

CivicWomen

CivicWomen is a collaboration of technologists, entrepreneurs, politicos, dreamers and more who believe the Internet and technology can make the world a better place for everyone.

women

Code for America Summit

Washington, DC

Designing for change, delivering for the future

Microsoft Philanthropies

Believing that technology provides endless opportunity, Microsoft Philanthropies works in creating a future where everyone has access to endless possibilities.

Microsoft

From Voicemails to Votes

1875 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA

A human-centered investigation by The OpenGov Foundation into the systems, tools, constraints, and people who drive constituent engagement in Congress.

New York Public Library Lab

New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 5th Avenue, New York, NY, USA

NYPL Labs is an interdisciplinary team working to reformat and reposition the Library's knowledge for the Internet age.

libraries

Code for Asheville

Asheville, NC

We are people who care about our community and want to help make it better.

Whether we’re finding the most efficient way to deliver food aid, streamlining the process for benefits access, or simply finding ways to serve more people with fewer resources, the DataKind Community is ready to find data-driven solutions, and build data maturity along the way.

Code for NL

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland)

The Code for NL Foundation is the Dutch network of developers and designers who work together on an open and honest digital government and society.

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism

The first-of-its-kind organization whose sole mission is to develop and support sustainable business models for great local journalism. Learn more.

Civicwise

CivicWise is an international distributed and open network that promotes citizen engagement, developing concrete actions and projects based on collective intelligence, civic innovation and open design.

Fine Fixer

Australia

Fine Fixer provides a guided process for users who have been fined by local authorities. Based on the case, it guidespeople on how to fix a fine or determine a course of action in case of a fine.

Automating NYC

New York City

We want to empower New Yorkers to advocate for ADSs that work to undo unjust systems instead of encoding inequality.

Data Lanterns

MIT Media Lab

illuminating local water quality through data performances for collective action

Clean water and sanitation

Good Call NYC

New York City

Good Call NYC provides support during an arrest process. Its 24/7 hotline puts people in touch with lawyers, free of charge.

Redirect Method

New York City

The Redirect Method is focused on reaching those who are actively looking for extremist content and connections. Rather than create new content and counter-narratives, our approach tries to divert young people off the path to extremism using pre-existing YouTube content and targeted advertising.

Démocratie Ouverte

France

Network of French civic tech organizations

Nextdoor

Nextdoor is the free private social network for your neighborhood community.

SF72

Brought to you by the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management, in partnership with the people of San Francisco. sfdem.org

Chayn

A global volunteer-run project crowdsourcing resources on the web to address gender-based violence

NOI Most Valuable Organizers

The hundreds of progressive organizers attending NOI’s RootsCamp voted — and SmartVAN won as the Most Valuable Technology!

partisan

Gabinete de Inovação

Asa Sul, Brasilia - Federal District, Brazil

um laboratório que reunirá mandatos das casas legislativas de todo o país para que compartilhem e construam caminhos para a inovação nos parlamentos brasileiros

Data for Democracy

United States of America (the)

Data for Democracy is a community of data people volunteering on social impact projects.

Collaborative Innovation: Public Sector Prizes

Cleveland Park Listserv

Cleveland Park, Washington, DC, USA

Cleveland Park Listserv

Mozilla Advocacy

Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA

We protect the free and open Web.

Future Cities Community Solutions Portal

Canada

Browse resources, connect with other leaders and see practical examples of smart cities approaches that can help your community thrive.

Code for Philly

Philadelphia

Helping makers and doers work together to upgrade our city

Giving Balkans

Giving Balkans is a first-of-its-kind database on philanthropy in the Western Balkans.

GovLab Crowdlaw Catalog

GovLab New York University

The CrowdLaw Catalog is a growing repository of 100 CrowdLaw cases from around the world.

case studies

Via Water

We support innovative projects that solve water problems in African cities

Clean water and sanitation

Civic tech patterns

San Francisco

In the spirit of Wikipatterns, this is a collection of patterns and anti-patterns for describing common practices that may help or hinder the conception or design of your civic technology.

The Gov We Need

The Government We Need is a podcast exploring the government of the future and how it can best serve everyone.

podcasts

Monocole 24: The Urbanist

Marylebone, London, UK

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments.

podcasts

Data For Good Calgary

If you have an interest in data and putting it into action for social good please join us at Data for Good - Calgary.Data For Good is a collective of volunteer do-gooders, who want to use their powers

EngagingPlans

Urban Interactive Studio helps communities engage more people in fun and effective ways

TransportationCamp

33rd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia

Brings together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation & technology

Open Government Partnership

Washington, DC

In 2011, government leaders and civil society advocates came together to create a unique partnership—one that combines these powerful forces to promote accountable, responsive and inclusive governance.

Code for All Summit

Calea Rahovei 198a, București, Romania

It is time for a new league of heroes to take charge.

Facebook Local Alerts

Menlo Park, California, United States

Allows local governments to notify residents with important information

Cultivate

Empowering changemakers to build a career they love.

Wellcome Trust

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

We exist to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive. Wellcome is an independent global charitable foundation.

World e-parliament report

220 E 42nd St, New York, New York 10017-5806, US

This latest edition of the World e-Parliament Report follows up on previous findings and identifies major steps forward in how parliaments are using information and communication technologies (ICT) to engage with citizens.