Civic Tech Field Guide

Media Cloud

Cambridge, MA

Media Cloud is an open-source platform for media analysis.

ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice)

Riga, Latvia

Latvian "civic-initiatives platform ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice), developed and run by an NGO Foundation of Public Participation, MyVoice."

Civic Action Tools and Resources

Brooklyn, NY

How to Help: News You Can Do Something About

How to Help is a digital media startup that connects you with ways to do something about the day’s big news stories.

Yet Another Mail Merge

One of many services that makes it easier to message people individually through your existing Gmail account

commercial

SparkInfluence is a new breed of advocacy and engagement solution. A robust, mobile-friendly platform, SparkInfluence mixes the most advanced tools on the market with unrivaled data tracking and reporting to help advocacy professionals get the most out of their stakeholders.

Prijavi Korupcija

Skopje, North Macedonia

Ushahidi powered tool allowing citizens to report cases of corruption via SMS, twitter or web. The website allows users to view reported cases on the site

Emerge America

Are you a Democratic woman who wants to run for office? Our candidate training programs prepare women to run and win. Let us help you!

Groundwork

Build a modern movement with The Groundwork, a community engagement platform for nonprofits and social enterprises.

Anti-corruption SMS campaign in Albania

Albania (Shqipëria)

A text message that the government sends to citizens to in an attempt to prevent corruption.

Audit of the Administration of the Internet of Things

Massachusetts

In this audit, we obtained an understanding of the Commonwealth’s current IoT environment in terms of device use and planned use by surveying a sample of Commonwealth agencies (see Appendix) where we believed IoT devices were used for significant purposes.

Ki Mit Tud

Hungary (Magyarország)

Requesting data of public interest in just a few clicks: KiMitTud helps you to easily and transparently request data of public interest from any state, municipal or other public institution that participates in the running of the state or spends public money.

Alaveteli

Civic Sundays

United States of America (the)

Progressive election action. Postcarding, phone and text banking, voter registration, canvassing. Every Sunday.

partisan

Groups.io

Vagyonnyilatkozatok hajnala

Hungary (Magyarország)

Assets Declaration Platform

Do Big Things

Social Media Exchange (SMEX)

Beirut

Social Media Exchange (SMEX) is a media advocacy and development organization with more than 20 years’ experience in commercial, development, and postconflict media environments

trainings

Forj (previously Mobilize.io)

Outreach center, member CRM and a social lounge combined. It's everything you need to build and manage a thriving community your members will love.

Quien Manda

Spain (España)

Un mapa del poder en España, con fuentes verificables y listo para investigar y compartir

Harass Map

Cairo

Based on the idea that if more people start taking action when sexual harassment happens in their presence, we can end this epidemic.

Whistleblowing PA

Italy (Italia)

Il sistema digitale gratuito per la gestione delle segnalazioni di corruzione nella Pubblica Amministrazione

Integrity Watch EU

Brussels, Belgium

User-friendly interactive databse that provides an ovierview of the lobby meetings, EU Lobbyists, MEP incomes, and Revolving Doors at the EU Institutions level.

Integrity Watch France

Paris

User-friendly interactive databse that provides an ovierview of the register of interests of French MPs as well as Lobbying activities.

We Sign It

Découvrez We Sign It, la plateforme de création de pétitions en ligne. Wesign.it vous permet en quelques clics seulement de lancer votre pétition, de faire campagne et de mobiliser autour de vous.

DoSomething.org

DoSomething.org, West 21st Street, New York, NY, USA

Largest organization for social change volunteers and community service, with 6,000,000 members and counting.

Civic IQ

CoBudget

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Cobudget makes it easy for organizations and groups to allocate funds collaboratively and transparently.

Organizer

San Francisco

At Organizer, we strive to build the tools you need to make canvassing and field outreach efficient, effective, and accountable.

EveryAction

1445 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA

EveryAction offers a best-in-class Digital, Fundraising and Organizing SaaS products, with a unified customer relationship management (CRM) platform that is able to effectively serve large and small nonprofits, as well as campaigns through its NGP VAN brand.

Si fuera presidente

Colombia

Todas las peticiones llegarán a los candidatos presidenciales y podrán adoptarlas dentro de sus planes de gobierno.

Reclaim New York

New York, USA

Konflikti Interesa

Moskovska 153, (6. sprat), Podgorica 81000, Montenegro

Asset declarations

CrowdPAC

Start a new political campaign and begin crowdfunding in minutes. Support candidates and causes you agree with. Crowdpac is your home for impacting politics.

Climate Primaries

Greenpeace's climate report card that encourages users to thank or shame candidates based on their position

Climate action

The Good Lobby

Brussels, Belgium

TGL is committed to giving voice to underrepresented public interests and bringing more citizens into the public policy process.

Athena Coalition

We are joining together to stop Amazon’s growing, powerful grip over our society and economy.

Amazon

Red Flags

Hungary (Magyarország)

The Red Flags project aims to enhance the transparency of public procurements in Hungary and support the fight against corrupt procurements

Open Checkbooks

United States of America (the)

Audit of U.S. states' agency spending records

NextRequest

United States of America (the)

NextRequest provides easy-to-use FOIA and public records software. Local and state governments across the U.S. rely on our FOIA software to track their agency's records requests. Try NextRequest for free!

Our Voice USA

Portland, ME

Building Free Technology Tools for We, The People

apps

Imamo pravo znati

Croatia (Hrvatska)

Dobijte odgovore od Vlade i javnog sektora Make a request for information to a RH public authority: by law, they have to respond Croatian Alvateli site

Centre of United Actions

Ukraine (Ukrayina)

To promote European reforms, advocate transparency and accountability of the government, contribute to enhancing the quality of politics, and fight for the freedom of speech.

Burocratas

Cra. 20 #45A-33, Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia

Organization working on strenghtening citizen participation by using technology for offering quality information on public administration. Somos una herramienta de información que busca que los ciudadanos tengan una visión clara y completa de la gestión de los funcionarios públicos en Colombia.

Mobilize (MobilizeAmerica)

175 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024, USA

Mobilize is a volunteer management platform and network that enables activists, progressive organizations and Democratic campaigns to connect and win.

Democratic Principles for an Open Internet

The Democratic Principles for an Open Internet have been primarily designed for citizens and civil society organizations in fragile and emerging democracies, who are new to the digital rights space, are beginning to engage more regularly online, and who may be more likely to encounter deliberate internet disruptions as a result of government interference.