Network-centric resources are people-powered and participatory resources that aim to maximise usage and engagement. They are developed through sharing ownership, enabling contribution and supporting collaboration.

• Group decision making

Network Impact has created a series of Network Know-How Guides for early-stage network builders who want to learn how to develop healthy, impactful and sustainable networks.

• guides

• Meet the others
• Peer networks

NEF is an association of leading European foundations dedicated to strengthening philanthropic cooperation.

• Funders & donors

NCRI has built its own proprietary platform that has played a critical role in the identification and forecasting of emerging threats that threaten the Economic, physical and social health of civil society.

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Artificial Intelligence

We've been organising a programme of citizen science to measure air pollution since 2013

• air quality

• Smart Cities and sensors
• Citizen science

Networked Neighbourhoods is a consultancy combining the expertise of experienced practitioners in social media, communications and community development.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Online forums

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

The skill-sharing network for government & civic innovators worldwide

• The Tech
• Participatory democracy
• Graveyard

To explore the different ways that people at the local level can influence conversations and policy making at the European level.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Democracy Defenders for informal networking events for democracy defenders and citizens caring about their freedoms and rights.

• Meet the others
• In-person meetings

The civic tech field has expanded so widely in recent years, it’s hard to think of a major city or an area of civic life that these technologies don’t touch. In this dynamic environment, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has been a field leader, investing over $25 million since 2010 in projects […]

• The People
• Evaluate impact

Heatmap of partner and peer networks across the US

• The Tech
• The People
• Civic data

We are a global collaborative Internet of Things ecosystem that creates networks, devices and solutions using LoRaWAN®.

• Emerging tech
• Peer networks
• Smart Cities and sensors

Let's build an open, free and community-owned IoT data network for New York!

• Emerging tech
• Smart Cities and sensors

The Climate Data JLN will surface key data governance innovations that will enable climate-relevant data to be more accessible and useful for frontline governments and communities.

• Climate action

• Civic data
• Partner networks
• Data governance

Supports the creation of a prototype Open Knowledge Network — an essential public-data infrastructure to power the next information revolution.

• Civic data
• Open knowledge

The Decentralized Social Networking Protocol establishes a shared social graph that is no longer dependent on a specific application or a centralized platform.

• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Social media
• Decentralization

Pulitzer Center: Working with journalists and newsrooms that represent the diversity of the communities affected by AI technologies, the Network seeks to address the knowledge imbalance on artificial intelligence that exists in the journalism industry and to create a multidisciplinary and collaborative ecosystem that enables journalists to report on this fast-evolving topic with skill, nuance, and impact.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Fellowships
• Journalism

The Nordic Smart City Network is a collaboration initiative joining five Nordic countries, and currently 20 Nordic cities with a common goal: to explore the Nordic way to create livable and sustainable cities.

• cities
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Partner networks
• Smart Cities and sensors

Unlock the $13 trillion global procurement market through the world's leading tender, contract, spend and grant data.

• Govtech
• Procurement

We believe digital technology can and should have a positive impact on society.

• Get funding
• Funders & donors

LASS (Location Aware Sensing System) is an open source and public welfare "environmental sensor network system". 是一套開源和公益的「環境感測器網路系統」

• air quality
• Clean water and sanitation

• Crowdsourcing
• Smart Cities and sensors

Successful public-facing technologies rely upon direct resident engagement and community-focused design.

• Graveyard
• User research
• User research groups

The Lenfest News Philanthropy Network is a community of practice designed to support and build capacity for fundraising and development professionals in journalism.

• Media
• Get funding
• Journalism

Public Sector Network is a social learning platform that exists to help government around the globe break down silos, collaborate, and work together for better outcomes for citizens.

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Online courses

Your one stop government solution shop

• Govtech
• Procurement
• Marketplaces and clearinghouses

Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) is a NETWORK OF FUNDERS in the global south, east, and north dedicated to resourcing HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION around the world.

• Tools for Funders

Documenting methodologies of digital service teams in state, local, tribal, and territorial government.

• state
• local

• Govtech
• Service delivery
• Supporting public sector from outside government

This board contains various digital government roles from across the US and Canada public sectors, the different organizations that may be looking for talent, and resources to help you on your journey.

• Job boards
• Find a job or hire someone

IJNet delivers the latest on global media innovation, news apps and tools, training opportunities and expert advice for professional and emerging journalists worldwide.

• guides
• trainings

• Media
• Journalism
• News and blogs

The Journalists in Distress (JiD) Network is an informal forum for sharing information on journalists in distress and developing joint initiatives for emergency response.

• Media
• Journalism
• Solidarity networks

IFES’s Election Cyber Readiness Network (ECRN) is designed to bring together key technology partners, election commissions, and other stakeholders to form regional and national strategies to protect elections from digital threats and support long-term electoral integrity.

• Voting and elections
• Cybersecurity
• Election administration

Mobilize communities, raise money, and engage supporters with tools built for teams just like yours.

• partisan

• Organize campaigns
• Advocacy tech
• SMS tools

Advancing the ethical and responsible use of data to address critical development challenges both globally and locally

• Learn about civic tech
• Research and policy centers
• Civil society research outfits

"Coming soon"

• Data governance

This report from Katharine Lusk and Azer Bestravos of Boston University evaluates of the state of the field across the 43 academic institutions that make up the Public Interest Technology University Network as of the summer of 2021, providing insight into the ways in which PIT-UN members are investing in its five priority areas, and sheds light on the state of the field more generally.

• reports
• students

• Academia
• Fieldwide resources
• Reports

A UK-wide community of democracy organisations and initiatives, working to build stronger relationships, connections and resources amongst those working to build a stronger, more resilient democracy in the United Kingdom.

• Participatory democracy
• Partner networks

For the first time ever, we will be holding a Democracy Awards Dinner to recognise and champion the outstanding work being done across our sector.

• Awards and prizes

Outfit that organized digital volunteer deployments around humanitarian crises. No longer active in this regard, but still publishing reports.

• Disaster response and humanitarian tech
• Pro bono and volunteer

Open spreadsheet to calculate the carbon benefits of protected bikelanes

• cycling
• Climate action

• Carbon calculators

ctrn is a space of convening for those organizing against the design, experimentation, and deployment of carceral technologies.

• human rights
• criminal justice

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Specific campaigns