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Advocacy tech

Tech used to campaign, argue for change, and advocate on behalf of something or someone.

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Devolutos
devolutos.com

Devolutos

Devolutos is a pro-bono project built by a collective of activists to map Lisbon's empty housing and encourage the government to tax their owners to prompt redevelopment.

Lisbon
since 2025
Crowdsourcing, Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech
housing
No Kings Day protests unofficial attendance crowdsourcing
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/158rlsPk0jxXwh3GIKl2YP1W84dPLC_2RXZnMjaG5bVw/edit?gid=0#gid=0

No Kings Day protests unofficial attendance crowdsourcing

Google Sheet aggregating attendance estimates at hundreds of No Kings Day protests in the US and beyond in 2025

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Evaluate impact, Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns
Waterfall
uplandsoftware.com/waterfall

Waterfall

Elevate your customer experience and drive higher levels of engagement using personalised, targeted SMS/MMS mobile messaging with Waterfall.

401 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
Organize campaigns, SMS tools, The Tech
Panviva
uplandsoftware.com/panviva

Panviva

Panviva combines the power of AI with the trust of compliant knowledge to exceed your customer’s expectations.

401 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
Organize campaigns, The Tech, Advocacy tech
Rant & Rave
uplandsoftware.com/rantandrave

Rant & Rave

Capture customer and employee feedback in the moment to drive positive change throughout your organization.

401 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
Organize campaigns, The Tech, Advocacy tech
Upland Software
uplandsoftware.com

Upland Software

Enterprise Mobile Messaging that Drives Results

401 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
since 2012
Organize campaigns, SMS tools, The Tech
InGenius
uplandsoftware.com/ingenius

InGenius

InGenius integrates CRM and telephony systems for personalized, AI-driven customer and agent experiences.

401 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
Organize campaigns, The Tech, Advocacy tech
RightAnswers
uplandsoftware.com/rightanswers

RightAnswers

RightAnswers combines powerful AI knowledge creation and delivery to reduce costs, enhance self-service adoption, and simplify complex support workflows.

401 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX
Organize campaigns, SMS tools, The Tech
A New Phase of Civic Movements: Implications for International Democracy Support
europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/a-new-phase-of-civic-movements/?utm_source=Website&utm_medium=EPDwebsite&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=CivicMovements

A New Phase of Civic Movements: Implications for International Democracy Support

This report examines the implications of this new phase of activism for democracy and democracy-support strategies.

Brussels
since 2025
Learn about civic tech, Reports, Advocacy tech
reports
Daitove Info
daitove.info

Daitove Info

Activism hub for Georgian protests against Russian interference

Georgia (Sakartvelo) 🇬🇪
Campaign organizations, Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech
Protesters’ Rights (ACLU guide)
aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights

Protesters’ Rights (ACLU guide)

Make sure you’re prepared by brushing up on your rights before heading out into the streets.

Direct action, Digital rights, Advocacy tech
guides
Acter
acter.global

Acter

A matrix-based mobile organizing app to organize your movement.

Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns, Direct action
Matrix, apps
Report algorithmic discrimination!
algorithmwatch.org/en/report-algorithmic-discrimination

Report algorithmic discrimination!

AlgorithmWatch's new campaign seeks to crowdsource reports of algorithmic discrimination. If you've experienced it or know someone who has, you can report it

Berlin
since 2025
Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech, Digital rights
Aapti Institute
aapti.in

Aapti Institute

We want an equitable and just digital world where people are empowered to negotiate with technology

Bangalore
Advocacy tech, Ethical tech and responsible tech
2024 Political Tech Landscape Report
highergroundlabs.com/political-tech-landscape-report-2024/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

2024 Political Tech Landscape Report

Each year, we track developments across the political technology space, providing a window into how our ecosystem is evolving—and what it means for Democratic campaigns and progressive infrastructure....

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns
We Choose Us
wechoose.us

We Choose Us

A project of the Pro-Democracy Campaign, we aim to highlight commentary, research, and examples of strong organizing, better voter engagement practices, and strategies to make democracy work for all i...

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
The craft of organizing, Advocacy tech, Newsletters
partisan
ShareProgress
shareprogress.org

ShareProgress

Creative Tech and Analytics for Good

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2013
Campaign messaging, Advocacy tech, Data science for social good
partisan
Neighborhood Anarchist Collective
neighborhoodanarchists.org

Neighborhood Anarchist Collective

The Neighborhood Anarchist Collective (NAC) strives to grow the anarchist movement by taking action directly and by providing a welcoming environment for education and participation.

Advocacy tech, Campaign organizations
Jonmat
jonmat.nullfull.kr

Jonmat

Verified restaurant map based on the history of congressional donations (국회의원 후원금사용내역을 기반으로 한 검증된 맛집지도)

Seoul
Crowdsourcing, Watchdogging and transparency, Government transparency
corruption
Minesweeper Thailand
elect.in.th/minesweeper

Minesweeper Thailand

Targeting Senators from the NCPO network

Thailand (Prathet Thai) 🇹🇭
Games and gamification, Watchdogging and transparency, Government transparency
Activist Checklist
activistchecklist.org

Activist Checklist

Plain language steps for digital security. Because protecting yourself helps keep your whole community safer.

Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy, Direct action
guides
The Counter
somo.nl/the-counter

The Counter

SOMO’s global helpdesk for environmental and social justice activists challenging corporate power

Amsterdam
Research tools, Consumer watchdogging, Advocacy tech
The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)
somo.nl

The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)

Since our establishment in 1973, we have been dedicated to reshaping the economic framework by restraining corporate power and championing social equity.

Amsterdam
since 1973
Advocacy tech, Campaign organizations, Consumer watchdogging
No Tech for Apartheid
notechforapartheid.com

No Tech for Apartheid

No Tech For Apartheid is a worker-led campaign of Google and Amazon workers organizing against the companies' $1B Project Nimbus cloud computing contract with the Israeli government and military.

Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Google, Amazon, Israel Palestine
FloodGen
floodgen.beta.nyc

FloodGen

A flood advocacy tool that uses generative AI to visualize photorealistic images of potential flood scenarios

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2025
Artificial Intelligence, Civic maps, Advocacy tech
floods
Veeto
veeto.app

Veeto

Veeto is a civic tech platform that turns small-dollar contributions into verified lobbying actions.

San Francisco
Lobbying, Engagement tech, Parliamentary and legislative tech
Surge Africa
surgeafrica.org

Surge Africa

We work at the intersection of policy, media & resilience.

Kano
Narrative tech, Advocacy tech
Climate action
allofusdirectory.org

All of Us Directory

Our country is in crisis. Services and the rights we care about are under attack as those in power move closer to a dangerous authoritarian rule. The All of US Directory offers you the opportunity to...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Civic tech catalogs, Advocacy tech, Help out
Project 2025
Everyone Hates Elon
instagram.com/everyonehateselon_/?hl=en

Everyone Hates Elon

Pissing off Elon Musk one small action at a time.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech, Direct action
Project 2025
r/50501
reddit.com/r/50501Movement

r/50501

#50501 Movement's original subReddit

since 2025
Advocacy tech, Specific campaigns
Project 2025, Reddit
#ReaffirmTheOath on Law Day
checksandbalancesnow.org/events

#ReaffirmTheOath on Law Day

On May 1, 2025 (Law Day), lawyers across the country are encouraged to participate in #ReaffirmTheOath—a nonpartisan, nonpolitical national grassroots effort empowering lawyers in communities large an...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech
Hong Kong Accountability Archive
hkaccountability.org

Hong Kong Accountability Archive

Hong Kong Accountability Archive (HKAA) is an independent, searchable, and secure database that documents the policing of the 2019 pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong
Archives, Open justice, Advocacy tech
Hong Kong protests, police violence
#50501
fiftyfifty.one

#50501

​​The first #50501 protests were a decentralized rapid response to the anti-democratic and illegal actions of the Trump administration and its plutocratic allies. The idea—50 protests in 50 states on...

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Advocacy tech, Specific campaigns, Organize campaigns
Project 2025, Reddit
Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org

Good Jobs First

Good Jobs First is a national policy resource center that promotes corporate and government accountability in economic development.

Washington, DC
since 1998
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Amazon Tracker
goodjobsfirst.org/amazon-tracker

Amazon Tracker

Discover How Much the Public is Subsidizing One of the Largest Retailers

Washington, DC
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Amazon
Violation Tracker Global
violationtrackerglobal.goodjobsfirst.org

Violation Tracker Global

Violation Tracker Global is the first wide-ranging database on corporate misconduct around the world.

Washington, DC
since 2025
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Subsidy Tracker
subsidytracker.goodjobsfirst.org

Subsidy Tracker

Discover Where Corporations are Getting Taxpayer Assistance Across the United States

Washington, DC
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Violation Tracker UK
violationtrackeruk.goodjobsfirst.org

Violation Tracker UK

A Tool for Researching Corporate Regulatory Infringements in the United Kingdom

Washington, DC
Consumer watchdogging, Watchdogging and transparency, Advocacy tech
Stop AI giants stealing our work
goodlawproject.org/authorsai

Stop AI giants stealing our work

Good Law Project is ready to help creatives fight back.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Artificial Intelligence, Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech
culture, Stop AI theft
No Azure for Apartheid
noazureforapartheid.com

No Azure for Apartheid

Join the growing No Tech for Apartheid movement and demand that Microsoft live up to its own purported ethical values—by ending its direct and indirect complicity in Israeli apartheid and genocide.

Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Microsoft, Microsoft Azure AI, Israel Palestine
TRILLIONAIRE$ FOR TRUMP
trillionairesfortrump.org/home?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

TRILLIONAIRE$ FOR TRUMP

Parody protest campaign

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Artistic interventions, Advocacy tech, Specific campaigns
Reduced inequalities, Project 2025
Activism Glossary
subvrt.org/busting-jargon

Activism Glossary

by Mehran Khalili

Advocacy tech, The craft of organizing, Glossaries
Global Network for Social Justice and Digital Resilience
digitalresilience.network

Global Network for Social Justice and Digital Resilience

We are a network of ten established organizations working in the global majority, that collaborate to strengthen the digital resilience of the social justice ecosystem.

Global
since 2021
Partner networks and coalitions, Advocacy tech
Scanning the Horizon
digitalresilience.network/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/DRN_Scanning_Horizon_250123.pdf

Scanning the Horizon

The report serves as an entry point to this ‘forecasting’ stream of work that organizations working in the digital rights ecosystem often overlook, especially when resources are scarce, and they are f...

Global
since 2025
Reports, Learn about civic tech, Emerging tech
reports
The Great Battlefield Podcast
greatbattlefield.com

The Great Battlefield Podcast

A podcast about the political entrepreneurs and other progressive leaders who are finding new and improved ways to fight.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Podcasts, Advocacy tech
podcasts, Project 2025
Data Management and Compliance, Inc.
dmcapp.com

Data Management and Compliance, Inc.

We build software solutions for Democratic campaigns and organizations, focused on compliance and data management.

Lexington, MA
since 2024
Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns, Civic data
partisan
Public Rights Project
publicrightsproject.org

Public Rights Project

Since 2017, we've recovered over $46 million in relief for marginalized people; built a network of over 1,300 government offices, elected officials, and community-based organizations in 50 states; tra...

Oakland, CA
Supporting public sector from outside government, Specific campaigns, Advocacy tech
labor, women's health
Make Votes Matter
makevotesmatter.org.uk

Make Votes Matter

Make Votes Matter is the [UK] national movement for Proportional Representation

London
Democratic Innovations, Participatory democracy, Voting and elections
People vs. Big Tech
peoplevsbig.tech

People vs. Big Tech

People vs Big Tech is a movement fighting to overturn the predatory business model of giant tech corporations and change the internet for good.

Brussels
Decentralization, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Advocacy tech
Global Nonviolent Action Database
nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu

Global Nonviolent Action Database

Powering Learning about Nonviolent Action. Last updated 2011.

Swarthmore College
Advocacy tech, Archives, Organize campaigns
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