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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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MoveOn Petitions
petitions.moveon.org

MoveOn Petitions

Sign people-powered petitions from across the country, start your own, and view past petition victories.

since 1998
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
Atvirasteismas
atvirasteismas.lt

Atvirasteismas

The aim of the tool is to help Lithuanian citizens to understand how courts and judges work in their country. Transparency International chapter

Lithuania (Lietuva) 🇱🇹
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
JustFix
justfix.nyc

JustFix

Technology for Housing Justice

150 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY
Advocacy tech, Legal tech
housing
Froide
github.com/okfde/froide

Froide

Froide is a Freedom Of Information Portal using Django 3.2 on Python 3.8+. It is used by the German and the Austrian FOI site, but it is fully internationalized and written in English.

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2011
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
K-Monitor mobile app
k.blog.hu/2014/10/30/mobilapp

K-Monitor mobile app

Örömmel tudatjuk, hogy – a K-Monitor webes felületének közelgő megújulásával szinkronban – a mai naptól elérhető a K-Monitor új okostelefonos alkalmazása

Budapest
since 2014
Advocacy tech, Civic maps, Mapping
apps
Marsad Majles
majles.marsad.tn/2019

Marsad Majles

“Marsad Majles” is Al Bawsala's project to monitor Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly (NCA).

4 Rue Apollo XI, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis, Tunisie
Advocacy tech, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Engagement tech
Civic Capital
civic.capital

Civic Capital

Civic Capital is a call to fundamentally shift the way we understand the value embedded into civic assets, how it can be actualized, captured and redistributed.

Advocacy tech, Specific campaigns, The Tech
fintech
Salsa Labs
salsalabs.com/home

Salsa Labs

Salsa Labs is a technology company that creates powerful donor management, online fundraising, and online advocacy tools for nonprofits helping them Engage and Change the World.

7920 Norfolk Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
since 2003
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Email campaign tools
Visual Town Budget
arlingtonvisualbudget.org

Visual Town Budget

Open-source budget visualization framework

Arlington, MA
Advocacy tech, Budget explorers, The Tech
Washington D.C.'s FOIA portal
dc.gov/page/freedom-information-act-foia

Washington D.C.'s FOIA portal

The District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, DC Code §§ 2-531-539, provides that any person has the right to request access to records.

Washington, DC
since 2014
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
Run for Something
runforsomething.net

Run for Something

Helping recruit and support under-35 year old progressives running for down-ballot office to build a Democratic bench.

since 2017
Advocacy tech, Help more people run for office, The Tech
partisan
Princeton Corpus of Political Emails
electionemails2020.org

Princeton Corpus of Political Emails

This corpus contains emails from candidates running for state and federal office, political parties, and other political organizations like PACs. As of Sun Oct 18 23:52:25 EDT 2020, the corpus contain...

Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns, The Tech
US Election 2020
Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
protestinstitut.eu

Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung

Das Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung (ipb) will der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung zu Protesten, sozialen Bewegungen und ihrem Wechselverhältnis zur Demokratie einen Ort geben.

Berlin
Advocacy tech, Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research
ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice)
manabalss.lv

ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice)

Latvian "civic-initiatives platform ManaBalss.lv (MyVoice), developed and run by an NGO Foundation of Public Participation, MyVoice."

Riga, Latvia
since 2011
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
Civic Action Tools and Resources
docs.google.com/document/d/1y1k8JNbh5C5PuXrU5OP3wyMoVejZC6-gwDl5byo7F3Q/mobilebasic

Civic Action Tools and Resources

Assess Where To Participate

Brooklyn, NY
since 2017
Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, The Tech
New American Leaders
newamericanleaders.org

New American Leaders

New American Leaders is leading a movement for inclusive democracy by preparing first and second generation Americans to run, win, and lead.

since 2010
Advocacy tech, Help more people run for office, The Tech
Media Cloud
mediacloud.org

Media Cloud

Media Cloud is an open-source platform for media analysis.

Cambridge, MA
since 2009
Advocacy tech, Big listening, Media
How to Help: News You Can Do Something About
howtohelp.co

How to Help: News You Can Do Something About

How to Help is a digital media startup that connects you with ways to do something about the day’s big news stories.

Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, Media
Yet Another Mail Merge
gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/yet_another_mail_merge/52669349336

Yet Another Mail Merge

One of many services that makes it easier to message people individually through your existing Gmail account

Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Email campaign tools
commercial
Emerge America
emergeamerica.org

Emerge America

Are you a Democratic woman who wants to run for office? Our candidate training programs prepare women to run and win. Let us help you!

since 2005
Advocacy tech, Help more people run for office, The Tech
SparkInfluence
sparkinfluence.net

SparkInfluence

SparkInfluence is a new breed of advocacy and engagement solution. A robust, mobile-friendly platform, SparkInfluence mixes the most advanced tools on the market with unrivaled data tracking and repor...

Washington, DC
since 2014
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, The Tech
Ki Mit Tud
kimittud.hu

Ki Mit Tud

Requesting data of public interest in just a few clicks: KiMitTud helps you to easily and transparently request data of public interest from any state, municipal or other public institution that parti...

Hungary (Magyarország) 🇭🇺
since 2012
Participatory democracy, Parliamentary and legislative tech, Parliamentary and congressional monitoring
Alaveteli
Civic Sundays
civicsundays.us

Civic Sundays

Progressive election action. Postcarding, phone and text banking, voter registration, canvassing. Every Sunday.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Advocacy tech, Organize campaigns, The Tech
partisan
Anti-corruption SMS campaign in Albania
blogs.worldbank.org/governance/building-trust-in-government-though-mobile-messaging

Anti-corruption SMS campaign in Albania

A text message that the government sends to citizens to in an attempt to prevent corruption.

Albania (Shqipëria) 🇦🇱
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
Audit of the Administration of the Internet of Things
mass.gov/audit/audit-of-the-administration-of-the-internet-of-things

Audit of the Administration of the Internet of Things

In this audit, we obtained an understanding of the Commonwealth’s current IoT environment in terms of device use and planned use by surveying a sample of Commonwealth agencies (see Appendix) where we...

Massachusetts
Advocacy tech, Emerging Tech Report Projects, Govtech
state
Groups.io
groups.io

Groups.io

Boost your group communications with our inclusive platform.

since 2011
Advocacy tech, Group communication tools, The Tech
Forj
forj.ai/forj-community

Forj

Outreach center, member CRM and a social lounge combined. It's everything you need to build and manage a thriving community your members will love.

since 2014
Advocacy tech, Group communication tools, The Tech
Whistleblowing PA
whistleblowing.it

Whistleblowing PA

Il sistema digitale gratuito per la gestione delle segnalazioni di corruzione nella Pubblica Amministrazione

Italy (Italia) 🇮🇹
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
Integrity Watch EU
integritywatch.eu

Integrity Watch EU

User-friendly interactive databse that provides an ovierview of the lobby meetings, EU Lobbyists, MEP incomes, and Revolving Doors at the EU Institutions level.

Brussels
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
Integrity Watch France
integritywatch.fr

Integrity Watch France

User-friendly interactive databse that provides an ovierview of the register of interests of French MPs as well as Lobbying activities.

Paris
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
We Sign It
wesign.it

We Sign It

Découvrez We Sign It, la plateforme de création de pétitions en ligne. Wesign.it vous permet en quelques clics seulement de lancer votre pétition, de faire campagne et de mobiliser autour de vous.

since 2012
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Petitions
DoSomething.org
dosomething.org

DoSomething.org

Largest organization for social change volunteers and community service, with 6,000,000 members and counting.

DoSomething.org, West 21st Street, New York, NY
since 2010
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Pro bono and volunteer
CoBudget
cobudget.com

CoBudget

Cobudget makes it easy for organizations and groups to allocate funds collaboratively and transparently.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2014
Advocacy tech, Engagement tech, Group decision making
Organizer
organizer.com

Organizer

At Organizer, we strive to build the tools you need to make canvassing and field outreach efficient, effective, and accountable.

San Francisco
since 2011
Advocacy tech, Campaign tools, Canvassing & Doorknocking
CrowdPAC
crowdpac.com

CrowdPAC

Start a new political campaign and begin crowdfunding in minutes. Support candidates and causes you agree with. Crowdpac is your home for impacting politics.

since 2014
Advocacy tech, Civic crowdfunding platforms, Engagement tech
Climate Primaries
greenpeace.org/usa/climate2020

Climate Primaries

Greenpeace's climate report card that encourages users to thank or shame candidates based on their position

Advocacy tech, Communicating with the government, Govtech
Climate action
thegoodlobby.eu

The Good Lobby

TGL is committed to giving voice to underrepresented public interests and bringing more citizens into the public policy process.

Brussels
since 2015
Advocacy tech, Civic literacy, Fieldwide resources
Athena Coalition
athenaforall.org

Athena Coalition

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

Specific campaigns, Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech
Amazon
Our Voice USA
web.archive.org/web/20210302191155/https://ourvoiceusa.org

Our Voice USA

Building Free Technology Tools for We, The People

Portland, ME
Advocacy tech, Specific campaigns, Help more people run for office
apps
NextRequest
nextrequest.com

NextRequest

NextRequest provides easy-to-use FOIA and public records software. Local and state governments across the U.S. rely on our FOIA software to track their agency's records requests. Try NextRequest for f...

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2015
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
Burocratas
burocratas.co

Burocratas

Organization working on strenghtening citizen participation by using technology for offering quality information on public administration. Somos una herramienta de información que busca que los ciudad...

Cra. 20 #45A-33, Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
since 2016
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
Imamo pravo znati
imamopravoznati.org

Imamo pravo znati

Dobijte odgovore od Vlade i javnog sektora. Make a request for information to a RH public authority: by law, they have to respondd. Croatian Alevateli site

Croatia (Hrvatska) 🇭🇷
since 2015
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
Alaveteli
Centre of United Actions
centreua.org

Centre of United Actions

To promote European reforms, advocate transparency and accountability of the government, contribute to enhancing the quality of politics, and fight for the freedom of speech.

Ukraine (Ukrayina) 🇺🇦
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
Mobilize
mobilize.us

Mobilize

Mobilize is a volunteer management platform and network that enables activists, progressive organizations and Democratic campaigns to connect and win.

175 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024
since 2017
Activism aggregators, Advocacy tech, Campaign tools
partisan
I Paid a Bribe
ipaidabribe.com

I Paid a Bribe

ipaidabribe.com is Janaagraha's unique initiative to tackle corruption by harnessing the collective energy of citizens.

India (Bhārat) 🇮🇳
since 2010
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
corruption
Social Scraper
social-scraper.netlify.com

Social Scraper

Social Media Scraper is a tool helping journalists and watchdogs to keep politicians accountable for the statements they make in social media.

Ukraine (Ukrayina) 🇺🇦
since 2019
Advocacy tech, Media, Media and social media analysis
Viber
viber.com

Viber

Free calls, text and picture sharing with anyone, anywhere!

since 2010
Advocacy tech, Group communication tools, The Tech
Obywatelskie Fedrowanie Danych
fedrowanie.siecobywatelska.pl

Obywatelskie Fedrowanie Danych

“FOIA Data Mining” is a FOIA service that enables watchdog organizations to organize volunteers in retyping and structuring responses to FOIA requests.

Ursynowska 2200-001, Warszawa, Poland
Advocacy tech, Access to information, The Tech
Access to Information Community of Practice
Hlídač státu
hlidacstatu.cz

Hlídač státu

Watchdogging Czech Republic

Na Florenci 1270/31, New Town, 110 00 Prague, Czechia
Advocacy tech, Civic data, Govtech
The Skeptic's Guide to Open Government
opengovpartnership.org/resources/skeptics-guide-open-government

The Skeptic's Guide to Open Government

When you open government, what do you get in return? If you are asking this question, this guide is for you.

Washington, DC
since 2019
Advocacy tech, Govtech, Service delivery
guides, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
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