Mapping data on economic security, housing, health, education and more in NYC

• Civic maps
• Access social benefits

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Courses

Advancing the responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies for the benefit of humanity.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Digital literacy
• Tech or Digital Policy

The Council’s vision is to improve government mission achievement and increase the benefits to the Nation through improvement in the management, use, protection, dissemination, and generation of data in government decision-making and operations.

• Civic data
• Govtech

The Center for Digital Transformation researches issues related to digitization and its challenges and opportunities.

• Govtech
• Research and policy centers
• Digital transformation

Community Based Alternatives to the Police Not911 is designed to direct you to New York City-based organizations that offer counseling, mediation and intervention services.

• apps

• Access social benefits
• Justice tech

In 2017, Media Democracy Fund launched a pilot for PhDX, a fellowship program designed to pair graduate or PhD level university students with a background in technology with DC-based public interest technology policy organizations for an immersive fellowship experience over two consecutive summers.

• students

• Fellowships

The Digital Equity Laboratory uncovers and addresses structural inequities that persist and evolve as technology transforms our cultural, social, and political systems.

• Digital security and privacy
• Research and policy centers
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

How can humanitarian organizations, states, civil society, academia and the private sector join forces to maximize the benefits of technology and humanitarian data while minimizing the risks of doing harm?

• Civic data
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Disaster response and humanitarian tech

Public authorities from all levels of government increasingly turn to Citizens' Assemblies, Juries, Panels and other representative deliberative processes to tackle complex policy problems ranging from climate change to infrastructure investment decisions.

• reports

• Participatory democracy
• Group decision making

The Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for practitioners at the intersection of responsible technology development to explore multidisciplinary approaches to maximizing the societal benefits of emerging technologies while minimizing the harms.    

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Fellowships

"Google is working with non-profit groups like No Kid Hungry and FoodFinder, as well as the US Department of Agriculture, to aggregate 90,000 locations with free food support across all 50 states — with more locations to come." - Andrew J. Hawkins

• Google
• Zero hunger

• Civic maps
• Access social benefits

Over the next seven years, building on the work we’ve already done to reimagine safety net services, we will partner with 15 states to reach 13 million people and unlock $30 billion in benefits in the areas of food assistance, health care, and other basic needs through our new Safety Net Innovation Lab.

• Access social benefits
• Supporting public sector from outside government

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."

• research

• Access social benefits
• Peer-reviewed research

Alia is an online platform to help house cleaners get benefits.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech

Empowering you to find what you need from over 26,000 free, up-to-date resources

• apps

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

Eligibee 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.

• food
• Good health and well-being

• Access social benefits
• Nonprofit tech
• Supporting public sector from outside government

Report by EngageMedia

• Digital rights

Executive Order to streamline the process of obtaining public benefits across 17 federal agencies

• Civic tech legislation and policy

We build software for low-income Americans who are often overlooked by traditional tech innovation.

• Access social benefits

The New York Times on civic tech for social benefits

• Access social benefits

Open Path is a platform to help care providers, governments, hospitals, and insurance companies better serve people experiencing homelessness.

• Access social benefits

Initiative by 18F to demonstrate the potential for API-enabled benefits eligibility logic services.

• APIs

• Access social benefits
• Civic data APIs

We work with government agencies, nonprofits, and communities to shape a social opportunity system that supports and propels the 100 million economically insecure people in the US

• Access social benefits

This prototype tool allows you to see climate change forecasts for local areas, the expected impacts on health and wellbeing, and suggested adaptation priorities.

• Climate action
• Good health and well-being

• Civic maps

Tax Justice UK is a campaigning and advocacy organisation, working to ensure that everyone in the UK benefits from a fair and effective tax system. it is not-for-profit and politically non-aligned. Tax Justice UK aims to engage with a broad spectrum of people and organisations from across the UK, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Founded in 2005, Open Rights Group (ORG) is a UK-based digital campaigning organisation working to protect our rights to privacy and free speech online. Digital technology has transformed the way we live and opened up limitless new ways to communicate, connect, share and learn across the world. But for all the benefits, technological developments have created new threats to our human rights. ORG exists to raise awareness of these threats and challenge them through public campaigns, media commentary, legal actions, policy interventions and tech projects.

Open Ownership (OO) believes that information on the true owners of companies is an essential part of a well-functioning economy and society.

• Civic data
• Watchdogging and transparency
• Consumer watchdogging

Founded by billionaire Frank McCourt, Unfinished "works to strengthen our civic life in the digital age."

• Decentralization

Our online self-service platform helps campaigns maximize the fundraising & visibility benefits of a merch store, without incurring any of the hassles or costs of existing solutions.

• Organize campaigns
• Fundraising tools
• Merchandise

The U.S. Digital Corps is a two‑year government fellowship to launch your career at the intersection of technology and public service.

• Govtech
• Fellowships

A platform and a process to engage Singapore citizens in policy deliberation

• research

• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms
• Ideation

Discover the Estonian eID (Estonian: ID-kaart), its major applications and benefits for all citizens.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

Open Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world.

• The People
• Civic data
• Learn about civic tech

Worldie‘s mission is to create safety, equality, humanitarianism, positive social impact, and all-in-one integration to improve lives with technology, helpful social media systems, social projects, public safety, crowdsourced help, and a network of partners.

• harassment
• humanitarian

• Engagement tech
• Online forums
• Social networks

Crisis Text Line is the free, 24/7, confidential text message service for people in crisis. Text HOME to 741741 in the United States.

• mental health
• youth
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

Laudelina is a mobile application, aimed to empower domestic workers. It has an accessible guide to labour rights, abenefits calculator, a list of protection agencies, and an option to create a social network with fellow domestic workers.

• apps
• labor

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Adjacent Fields

Find social services that serve your area, anywhere in the US.

• Access social benefits

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

• Amazon

• The Tech
• The People
• Watchdogging and transparency

• The People
• Get funding
• Competitions

a user-friendly platform that centralizes data about all public services and facilities that can cater to the needs of vulnerable citizens, such as where to eat, to shower, to find shelter or get social welfare

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

Assisting low- and moderate-income individuals and families to move from the Crisis of poverty to being able to make real Choices in their lives through the practical application of innovative technology, public policy expertise, and community outreach.

• Graveyard
• Access social benefits

RyeCatcher is online collaboration software that makes it easy for everyone involved in a student’s success to work together.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

• homelessness

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

The Ministry of Health (MISAU), in fulfilling its mandate to provide health services to all Mozambicans, has drawn up the Strategic Health Sector Plan (PESS) 2014-2019 with a view to “helping all Mozambicans, especially target groups vulnerable, to enjoy the best possible health, at an affordable cost. ” Despite the existence of a lot of health information available to help citizens to avoid contracting diseases as well as taking initial measures whenever symptoms arise, the segment of the population that most needs this information is often deprived of it, due to the means of communication. communication used. Email / Internet campaigns rarely reach hidden areas, and many citizens remain without the means to buy televisions or enough energy to power this device. It is for these reasons that we found a possible solution on mobile phones, and in particular the Educational Health Information Platform (PENSA).

• Access social benefits

C-App provides guidance, support, and advice for most parts of the application process for Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independent payment benefits, respectively.

• Engagement tech
• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges

Unite Us is an outcome-focused technology company that builds coordinated care networks of health and social service providers.

• health
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits

Libre is a small design firm that employs AI to craft products and services for clients. "Our mission is to widely disseminate the benefits of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and make them accessible to the world."

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

Health Leads believes that a different kind of healthcare is possible...and we work to fulfill this vision.

• Access social benefits

"Google.org and Boulder, Colorado, are teaming up to create a new eligibility calculator, which residents of that city will be able to use to determine if they qualify for public programs, discounts or rebates"

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Access social benefits