Digital Innovation for Social Impact

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Hardware

It's time to forge stronger connections between NYC citizens and city decision makers.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

Center for an Urban Future is a catalyst for smart and sustainable policies that reduce inequality, increase economic mobility, and grow the economy in NYC.

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

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

Reported lets you submit feedback about NYC taxis in 30 seconds. Reported submits this feedback directly to NYC's 311 system and the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.

• apps
• mobility

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the government

Brings together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation & technology

• The People
• Meet the others
• Conferences

Wonder.Legal provides users with a guided process to create legal documents for personal and business purposes.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

• The People
• Meet the others
• Peer networks

Human Rights Commission of Spokane

• human rights

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Emerging Tech Organizations

It is time for a new league of heroes to take charge.

• The People
• Meet the others
• Conferences

Allows local governments to notify residents with important information

• civic features
• Facebook

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Communicating with the people

Digital democracy platforms for citizens, organizations and institutions

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Digital participation platforms

This interactive tool enables users to better understand arrests and the current footprint of policing in the United States.

• criminal justice

• Data visualization
• Justice tech

We exist to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive. Wellcome is an independent global charitable foundation.

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Formas de trabajar de la Dirección Nacional de Servicios Digitales de la República Argentina.

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Digital standards

JusticeTrans offers legal information about transgender rights across Canada.

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Legal tech

Website was started by transparency NGO Public Knowledge Workshop to present the budget in a user-friendly, easier-to-understand format.

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Budget explorers

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

• apps
• history
• place-based

• The Tech
• Media
• Civic data

Legal tech startup using Artificial Intelligence to make Legal Documents less painful & improve Access to Justice.

• Adjacent Fields
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

Home cleaning in NYC you can feel great about

• labor
• coop

• Adjacent Fields
• Tech for public challenges
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

We help government work better for everyone by leading digital transformation.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

The priority of Barcelona is to go beyond the concept of smart city or smart city and take full advantage of the opportunities offered by data-based technologies and their great power of transformation.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy

We believe a world that respects our right to be isn’t some far-off destination. It’s something we’re building every day. This is your call to power, to build a world free of harassment. How do you want to get started?

• trainings

• The People
• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Fast, affordable, online permitting for governments

• The Tech
• Govtech
• Bureaucracy tech

Visit the post for more.

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Online forums

Conversation AI is a collaborative research effort exploring ML as a tool for better discussions online.

• harassment

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Artificial Intelligence

Constitute offers access to the world’s constitutions so that users can systematically compare them across a broad set of topics — using an inviting, clean interface.

• APIs

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Adjacent Fields

The Citizens and Technology (CAT) Lab at Cornell University works with online communities to study the effects of technology on the public interest

• experiments

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

• The People
• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Put technology at the service of the general interest

• The People
• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

a three week pop up program inducing over 30 commissioned artworks, and a jam packed program of guest speakers.

• Adjacent Fields
• Digital security and privacy
• Artistic interventions

We are seeking social entrepreneurs who have bold ideas to solve some of the most pressing global challenges and are willing to translate their passion and beliefs into a tangible model to empower social change. Ready to change the world? Take the leap with the Halcyon Incubator! Click the link below to apply. After evaluating all applications, the Selection Committee will select finalists who will be asked to participate in virtual pitches for inclusion in the program. The final Fellows will be selected from that group.

• The People
• Build something
• Incubators

Artificial Intelligence for Citizen Services unites public service managers and innovative U.S. businesses in evaluating and building smart automatio

• The Tech
• Artificial Intelligence
• Emerging tech

It is to analyze what is wrong with democracy and spark conversations about how to fix it.

• podcasts

• The People
• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

Tech volunteers and activists.

• The People
• Organize campaigns
• Help out

RNW Media supports local media and impact organizations to master persuasive storytelling techniques and creative formats to create strong narratives on the world’s most pressing issues.

• The Tech
• The People
• Media

Protect the Vote is a national coalition of nonpartisan organizations focused on making sure everyone can vote. They have great volunteer opportunities across the country.

• US Election 2020

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

Citizens' Initiative Review processes bring randomly selected and representative panels of voters together to fairly and thoroughly evaluate ballot measures and give voters information they can trust.

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

Civic Innovation Lab is particularly focused on harnessing innovation, and technology which provide solutions to pressing social and environmental issues.

• Hubs

Democracy needs an upgrade

• The Tech
• The People
• Engagement tech

Intelligence driving public sector performance

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Govtech

• Microsoft

• The Tech
• Civic data
• Artificial Intelligence

official mobile app for supporters of the Conservative Party of Canada.

• apps

• Organize campaigns
• Official campaign apps

This searchable database indexes visual and geospatial solutions to critical urban problems.

• The Tech
• Civic tech catalogs

Change the face of social impact engagement globally

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

• The Tech
• Emerging tech
• Bots

The Citizen Lab Summer Institute (CLSI) provides a unique opportunity to meet a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, and advocates and develop new and exciting research that addresses pressing questions for the Internet.

• The People
• Adjacent Fields
• Meet the others

Par­lia­ment Watch is a non-profit or­ga­ni­za­tion that mon­i­tors and re­ports on the work of the Par­lia­ment of Uganda. The or­ga­ni­za­tion also lever­ages tech­nol­ogy to share live minute-by-the-minute up­dates on so­cial me­dia and pro­vides in-depth analy­sis to cre­ate a bet­ter un­der­stand­ing on the busi­ness of Par­lia­ment.

• Engagement tech
• Participatory democracy
• Communicating with the government

We develop software, and provide services, to help Municipal Governments do more with less.

• land

• Govtech
• Govtech vendors

• The Tech
• Engagement tech
• Voting and elections

Mannahatta: The Game is a location-based game for the iPhone that maps Manhattan's historical ecosystem onto its modern day streets. Players move from block to block and gain points when they make connections between the ecological elements that used to exist in the exact same location in 1609, when Henry Hudson first set foot on the island. Working individually or as part of a team, a player must cover a wide physical territory across the city to collect points, earn badges and move to the top of the leader board.

• The Tech
• Media
• Games and gamification