Start using Engage today and be part of the discussion! Vote and comment on proposals from your local government.

• Graveyard
• Digital participation platforms

Dashboards and experiences built using Tableau. Deployable anywhere.

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Civic and social impact companies

Starting in the fall of 2023, this fellowship will empower student athletes from across the country to strengthen non-partisan civic participation on their teams, on their campuses, and in their broader communities.

• students

• Fellowships
• Civic literacy

Engaged Cities is a community of practice for news organizations with engagement-first approaches to serving U.S. cities.

• cities

• Media
• Journalism
• Peer networks

EngageMedia is a non-profit media, technology, and culture organisation. EngageMedia uses the power of video, the Internet, and open technologies to create social and environmental change.

• Media
• Advocacy tech
• Digital rights

We defend and advance digital rights in the Asia-Pacific, holding governments and corporations to account, and foster civil society collaboration and campaigns.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital rights

A group for peer-to-peer learning for engagement professionals who want to deepen their understanding about technologies for community and stakeholder engagement.

• Meet the others
• Socialize online
• Listservs, forums, and Slacks

We aim to find and elevate the diverse ways that city leaders are actively engaging their citizens to solve critical public problems.

• cities

• Engagement tech
• Awards and prizes

engage2 is a boutique public participation and stakeholder engagement consultancy based in Sydney. We design and facilitate stakeholder and community engagement for social impact.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

We have been commissioned by Wheatley Group, a major provider of social housing, care and other services in Scotland*, to explore how they can engage better with their customers – facilitating customers to shape the services they receive. The Chartered Institute of Housing are also working with us on this project to ensure our learnings are spread into the wider housing sector.

• housing

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

a comprehensive catalogue of civic engagement software

• The Tech
• Graveyard
• Civic tech catalogs

Engaged Public partners with citizens, civic leaders, and public and private stakeholders to tackle complex public challenges

• Civic and social impact companies

Microgrants of up to $3,000 will be awarded, on a rolling basis, to STEM groups led by master’s, PhD, postdoc, or professional students to design and execute projects that create dialogue with public officials, local community leaders, and the public around issues of common concern.

• students

• Get funding
• Funders & donors

The City of Philadelphia aims to improve collaboration with communities. This website shares guidance on how to engage communities equitably.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Communicating with the people

We seek to make democracy more deliberative – to empower people to talk across differences, find common ground, and build political change for the public good.

• Research and policy centers
• Academia

It's a quick tool for the public to rate: 1) Official public meetings (such as city council meetings, board/commission meetings, school board meetings) that you have attended. 2) How connected your community (people, organizations and institutions) is.

• Engagement tech
• Evaluate impact
• Meeting tech

Research by Rebecca Rumbul of mySociety - As part of the joint mySociety and Democratic Society project Public Square - this literature review provides an overview of current academic research into the themes relevant to the goal of developing a meaningful, participative and collaborative digital environment, and draws out salient points to inform the development of tools and approaches to be created as part of the project.

• reports

• Learn about civic tech
• Reports
• Fieldwide resources

(Biden Administration) With a focus on making the White House inclusive and accessible to its citizens, the Office of Public Engagement is responsible for creating and coordinating direct dialogue between the Biden-Harris administration and the diverse American public.

• Govtech
• Communicating with the people

MAPLE makes it easy for anyone to view and submit testimony to the Massachusetts Legislature about the bills that will shape our future.

• Participatory democracy
• Parliamentary and Legislative Tech
• Communicating with the government

A World Bank project forking the Your Priorities platform to meaningfully engage residents in Kyrgyzstan around a major development project

• development

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Information & Communication Tech for Development ICT4D

"Findings from this study presents a developed model that can support community engagement for urban innovation by specifying factors that influences community engagement for smart sustainable city development." by Bokolo Anthony Jr.

• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech
• Academia

Hearken’s Engagement Management System empowers organizations to generate actionable insights from the public to create more relevant, representative and original content.

• Media
• Surveys & polling
• Engagement journalism

A collection of essays edited by Ana Brandusescu and Jess Reia featuring essays from participants of the AI in the City: Building Civic Engagement and Public Trust symposium that took place remotely on February 10, 2022.

• cities

• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech
• Participatory democracy

YAI’s Center for Innovation and Engagement understands how technology can help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities better participate in their community.

• health
• Good health and well-being

• Adjacent Fields
• Hardware
• Assistive and Accessible Tech

Though successive generations of digital technology have become increasingly powerful in the past twenty years, digital democracy has yet to realize its potential for deliberative transformation.

• Digital Public Infrastructure

A space to enhance civic participation, promote civic trust, and strengthen democracy in New York City

• Decidim

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Participatory budgeting

We connect and support national digital campaigning organizations around the world which provide opportunities for activists to influence national and international politics.

• partisan

• Advocacy tech
• Organize campaigns
• Partner networks

Bring a healthy new energy to your city’s conversations, and build trust with your community along the way.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

We designed Tactical Data Engagement to help cities go beyond a policy and portal, and facilitate opportunities for the community use of open data to improve residents’ lives.

• The People
• Build something
• Playbooks and design principles

Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement

• The People
• Get funding
• Foundation initiatives

Solutions journalism case study collection and engagement guide

• Solutions journalism

Julien Carbonnell's thesis, featuring case studies in Taiwan, Israel, and Estonia

• Artificial Intelligence
• Books
• Citizen Engagement

Northwestern University has launched the Medill Subscriber Engagement Index, a tool that allows local news organizations to see what content encourages subscribers to stick around and lets publishers benchmark their performance against outlets in comparable markets.

• Media
• Media and social media analysis
• Benchmarks

A World Bank working paper (2016)

• reports

• Evaluate impact

Digital heart for building cities together

• Engagement tech
• Digital participation platforms
• Surveys & polling

76engage is an online platform that strengthens the bonds between citizens and public institutions through meaningful public engagement.

• Surveys & polling
• Digital participation platforms

Change the face of social impact engagement globally

• maternal health
• WhatsApp
• Good health and well-being

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Bots

The Public Engagement Strategy Lab will provide you with the tools and resources you need to authentically engage stakeholders in thoughtful, democratic processes. Registration closes June 16th. Frontiers of Democracy registrants and students enjoy a discounted rate. **NOTE: Door payments must be paid by check only.**

• workshops

• Workshops

We are an applied research lab dedicated to innovating the ways people participate in civic life and expanding the study of citizenship in a digital era.

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers

The aim of the festival is to strengthen understanding of the role of citizen engagement across the policy cycle.

• The People
• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

• Microsoft

• The People
• Build something
• Civic teams at tech companies

Discover how citizens and governments are coming together around the world and how you can join them.

• The People
• Narrative tech
• Evaluate impact

We provide the expertise and infrastructure to turn ideas into real world change.

• Graveyard
• Civic and social impact companies

The European Hub for Civic Engagement is envisioned as a platform where European civil society and its civic tech community connect.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Build something

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.

Citizen Engagement tools and services for city governments

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Reading lists

This edited volume collects current research by academics and practitioners on playful citizen participation through digital media technologies.

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

An Evaluation of Digital Gaming Platforms on Civic Capacity and Collective Action in the Boston Public School District

• The People
• Evaluate impact