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If you're new to the Good Tech Fest community, we work to utilize data and technology for social impact. Unlike other nonprofit or social sector technology conferences, we are very much focused on program and field technologies. Basically, how can we use technology to further our mission?
NYCommons
New York CityNYCommons helps New Yorkers impact decisions about public land and buildings in their neighborhoods. It is a collaboration between Common Cause/NY, the Community Development Project at the Urban Justice Center, and 596 Acres.
How to increase public engagement in environmental issues is a central question in environmental communication and environmental psychology literatures.
A collection of open data about development, China, the UN SDGs, and aid effectiveness.
Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Folded Map™ Project visually connects residents who live at corresponding addresses on the North and South Sides of Chicago.
Copia Gaming is our ongoing initiative to design and facilitate a variety of games that explore serious and important subjects.
Bytes of Good is a podcast where we engage in critical discussions about technology, the role it plays in our society, and career paths in the social good space.
Visualize the public-interest ecosystem of the private, public, academic and independent players that are directly (or indirectly!) collaborating on key public problems.
ActRight
United States of America (the)The right's answer to ActBlue, ActRight aggregates actions and donations to conservative causes
The Digital Public Goods Standard is a set of specifications and guidelines designed to maximise consensus about whether a digital solution conforms to the definition of a digital public good: open-source software, open data, open AI models, open standards, and open content that adhere to privacy and other applicable best practices, do no harm by design and are of high relevance for attainment of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Missing Them
New York City, NY, USAThe City's crowdsourced, data-driven obituaries for New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19
A short guide to help keep journalists and their sources safe
Research with Code for America on CalFresh, by Donald Moynihan, Eric Giannella, Pamela Herd, and Julie Sutherland finds "hard evidence on the barriers administrative burdens pose."
The Reporters’ Lab
Duke University, Durham, NC, USAThe Reporters’ Lab is a center for journalism research in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Our core projects focus on fact-checking, but we also do occasional research about trust in the news media and other topics.
A collection of 232 resources for political progressives
AI Now Institute
New York City, NY, USAThe AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to understanding the social implications of artificial intelligence.
EveryPolitician
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Data about every national legislature in the world, freely available for you to use.
Algorithm Tips
Northwestern University, Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, USAResources and leads for investigating algorithms in society
Ada's List
LondonAll about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.
Using synthetic media to make satirical videos spreading awareness about climate change
Academia de Innovación Política
Paris, FranceLa Academia de Innovación Política es una plataforma que busca generar espacios de formación virtuales y presenciales para la transferencia y co-construcción de conceptos, prácticas, metodologías y herramientas de gobernanza democrática en los escenarios actuales.
Three years of organizing, writing, and documenting in Chicago civic tech at the Smart Chicago Collaborative. By Christopher Whitaker Edited by Daniel X. O'Nei…
This report is a result of our scanning of digital tools that we believe can boost union outreach to members, particularly young members.
AI Resources
2 rue André Pascal, 75775 Paris CEDEX 16, FranceAn evolving directory of tools and resources that OPSI believes may be useful for civil servants interested in the use of AI in government
Find organizations, chapters, and groups that are leading the progressive movement.
ActionBound
Schillerpromenade 31, 12049 Berlin, GermanyTake people on real-world treasure hunts and guided walks
An innovative technology calculates the optimal time to talk about reform.
A People’s Guide to AI
4126 Third St. Detroit, MI 48201This popular education-inspired guide breaks down and contextualizes artificial intelligence technologies within structural racism — and provides hands-on exercises to help us imagine beyond, and dream up alternate and ideal futures with AI.
(Mis)informed
St. Petersburg, Florida, USAThe International Fact-Checking Network is releasing a limited-run podcast about fact-checking and fake news.
Sunshine Week was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — and has grown into an enduring initiative to promote open government.
Acción Colectiva
Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoCapacitación a líderes locales y herramientas digitales para movilizar
We want AI to benefit the world, so we must be thoughtful about how it’s built and used
This book takes a close look at civic apps and general-purpose tech platforms and services.
A Feminist AI Research network that gathers a cohort of social scientists, economists, and activists, side by side with data, machine learning and computer scientists to discuss how to fix the system and leverage AI for women’s rights.
Agora for Good
Bay Area, California, USABuild your virtual foundation. Support the causes you care about.
Resistance School
BerkeleyTurn your online outrage into offline action
In "Abierto al Público" we explore the use of open knowledge through data, code and other media.
AI Initiative
Cambridge, MA, USAThe AI Initiative is dedicated to shaping the global policy framework to govern the rise of Artificial Intelligence, addressing holistically short-, mid- and long-term governance challenges.
A New City O/S: The Power of Open, Collaborative, and Distributed Governance (Brookings / Ash Center Series, Innovative Governance in the 21st Century)
Explore and evaluate your city's resilience, to plan for a strong future.
The AI for Good Foundation engages on a number of fronts in order to continuously serve its core mission.
Side by Side
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)Side by Side is a supportive online community where you can feel at home talking about your mental health and connect with others who understand what you are going through.
I Take Actions
Abuja, NigeriaA web platform where citizens take civic action for issues they care about
GovSight
14110 Rocky Valley Dr, Centreville, VA, USAGovSight is a 501(c)(3) US nonprofit that is building a comprehensive civic information platform to help make citizenship simplified for all.
C3PLACES
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e TecnologiasUsing ICT for Co-Creation of inclusive public Places
Eligibee
BerkeleyEligibee is a free nonprofit tool that helps you find and apply for government assistance, making it easier to get the food, healthcare, and income supports you need today.
Stanford Impact Lab Design Fellowship
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USAWe make one-year, $50,000 investments in faculty from across the university who want to conceptualize new impact labs through participation in our year-long Impact Lab Design Fellowship.
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