• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Nonprofit tech

A global nonprofit committed to shaping a better urban future.

• cities

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Our fellowship gives undergraduate and graduate students a paid opportunity to spend 10-weeks diving head first into Internet policy at leading nonprofits, think tanks and advocacy groups.

• Google

• The People
• Find a job or hire someone
• Fellowships

Support women, entrepreneurs, students and refugees around the world with as little as $25 on Kiva. 100% of your loan go to support borrowers.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

This is the homepage for Civilla, a center for social innovation and design thinking in Detroit. We help nonprofit and civic leaders innovate through the discipline of human-centered design.

• Civic and social impact companies

Vote Smart provides free, unbiased, in-depth information about current officials, candidates, issues, legislation, and voting. Non-partisan and nonprofit since 1988.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Voting and elections

Innovating for democracy

• workshops

• Meet the others
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Data science for social good

Catalist compiles, enhances, stores, and dynamically updates data on over 256 million unique voting-age individuals across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Working with Catalist can help you build membership, target persuasive messaging, engage activists, drive an issue agenda, and register or mobilize voters.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Advocacy tech

PeaceTech Lab works to reduce violent conflict using technology, media, and data to accelerate and scale peacebuilding efforts. An independent nonprofit organization, the Lab brings together engineers and activists, MBAs and conflict experts, social scientists, data scientists, and other innovators to develop effective peacebuilding solutions.

• peace

• The People
• Build something
• Building in the private sector

Raise money online for your nonprofit or charity. Create an online fundraising page for your campaigns and events, or donate to any US registered nonprofit.

• The Tech
• The People
• Get funding

CiviCRM is an open source CRM built by a community of contributors and supporters, and coordinated by the Core Team. CiviCRM is web-based software used by a diverse range of organisations, particularly not-for-profit organizations (nonprofits and civic sector organizations). CiviCRM offers a complete feature set out of the box and can integrate with your website. CiviCRM is created and used by a global community of tens of thousands of individuals and organisations. Our vision is that 'all organisations – regardless of their size, budget, or focus – have access to an amazing CRM to engage their contacts and achieve their missions'.

• Organize campaigns
• Manage volunteers
• CRM

We build better fundraising tech and give it away for free (seriously). Our products drastically improve the online giving experience and help 501(c)(3) nonprofits raise more for their causes.

• The People
• Get funding
• Fundraising tools

Leading nonprofits, political campaigns, labor unions, and advocacy organizations rely on Amicus's digital organizing tools

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Graveyard

Fast Forward — Accelerating technology nonprofits. Fast Forward provides funding, training, mentorship, and community for tech-based nonprofits.

• The People
• Build something
• Accelerators

At the heart of CharityBase is the most comprehensive source of public data on charities in the UK.

• Civic tech catalogs
• Nonprofit tech

PeaceTech Lab works to reduce violent conflict using technology, media, and data to accelerate and scale peacebuilding efforts. An independent nonprofit organization, the Lab brings together engineers and activists, MBAs and conflict experts, social scientists, data scientists, and other innovators to develop effective peacebuilding solutions.

• Hubs

Self-written emails for you to send to your donors.

• The Tech
• The People
• Artificial Intelligence

Civic Hall is launching the Digital Learning Center (DLC) to address the nonprofit digital leadership gap by providing professional development classes and workshops aimed specifically at building the digital, data and technology literacy of New York City nonprofit organizations and their leaders.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Courses

A HUB OF FUNDING TOOLS MADE WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN MIND

• The People
• Get funding
• Fundraising tools

The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

A collaborative platform for open metadata built on intersectional and inclusive practices of ethical data governance.

• framework

• Civic data
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Data schemas and standards

We build tools that help data journalists investigate the relationship between campaign contributions and political narratives in US elections.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Advocacy tech

When the path to social impact is unclear…we help you measure it

• Civic and social impact companies
• Evaluate impact

We're empowering the next generation of technology leaders to create social change.

• The People
• Meet the others

Reach the right people at the right time with our Political Phone Banking, Robocalls, Peer to peer texting, and Text Broadcasting Software. CallHub is available in 200+ countries.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns

• The People
• Media
• Meet the others

We empower communities to work together and build innovative technology for the public good.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Open science

Clear My Record is a free, non-profit service to help you dismiss or reduce old convictions on your criminal record.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Justice tech

L'Atelier BNP Paribas 2017 report on "how technology is renewing civic engagement". (PDF file)

• reports

• Learn about civic tech
• Reports
• Defining the field

Since its inception three years ago, CivicSpace (formerly CivicSpace Labs) has made a mark as a relatively prominent open source software developer serving nonprofits, political organizations and campaigns, and online social communities.

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Campaign tools

A HatchLab is a new kind of global storytelling workshop.

• workshops

• Narrative tech
• Story tech

ProspectSV is a nonprofit cleantech innovation hub driving the adoption of sustainable solutions in advanced mobility, energy and the built environment.

• The People
• Build something
• Incubators

fundraisers who are dedicated to INSPIRE your donors, your potential donors and your team.

• Nonprofit tech

The Every Voice Engaged Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps citizens, governments and other nonprofit organizations solve problems that benefit from effective civic engagement.

Illinois’ statewide alliance of nonprofits, grantmaking foundations, advisors, public agencies, and social impact sector allies. Forefront provides research, resources, advocacy, and educational programs to help nonprofits and foundations increase their impact

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

The WeVote app is a one stop shop to learn about the candidates and your voting rights and responsibilities, act on Election Day by voting or volunteering and share events you plan to attend and materials you have read.

• apps

• Voting and elections
• Voter assistance tech
• Ballot information

Urban Archive is a technology nonprofit that creates new connections between people, places, and historical institutions.

• apps
• history
• place-based

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Media

Keeping U.S. civil society safe from digital attack

• Adjacent Fields
• Graveyard
• Digital security and privacy

Beacon makes it easy for you to take action on the issues that you care about.

• apps

• The Tech
• Advocacy tech
• Graveyard

A FREE ONLINE CATALOG OF AFFORDABLE, SIMPLE TOOLS TO HELP YOU COLLECT DATA, COMMUNICATE WITH CLIENTS, AND MEASURE IMPACT

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Learn about civic tech

Social Source Commons is a place to share lists of software tools that you already use, gain knowledge and support, and discover new tools

• The Tech
• Learn about civic tech
• Graveyard

Our pro bono teams of data scientists and engineers harness the power of data and technology to help nonprofits, government agencies, and academic institutions have greater impact on the communities they serve

• Civic data
• Pro bono and volunteer

The nonpartisan, nonprofit National Institute on Money in State Politics promotes an accountable democracy by compiling comprehensive campaign-donor, lobbyist, and other information from government disclosure agencies nationwide and making it freely available at FollowTheMoney.org.

• state

• Watchdogging and transparency

Nonprofit, comms, marketing, education jobs list

• The People
• Job boards
• Find a job or hire someone

The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries.

• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers
• Civic literacy

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.

• The Tech
• Media
• Graveyard

"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

• Amazon

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Build something

We build apps that help communities organize, access, and apply local resources to their most pressing problems.

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Social impact design firms

Refreshingly easy-to-use fundraising software and tools for nonprofits looking for a complete fundraising solution to support their mission. Cultivate donor relationships and generate new supporters, while saving time and raising more money. Network for Good makes fundraising simple for you.

• The People
• Get funding
• Fundraising tools

Giving everyone a voice in our democracy

• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections