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Civic teams at tech companies

Teams and programs inside of large tech companies that are focused on civic tech work. These teams tend to change names and organizational chart positions every few years, so tracking them from the outside can be difficult.

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Google Summer of Code
summerofcode.withgoogle.com

Google Summer of Code

Google Summer of Code is a global, online program focused on bringing new contributors into open source software development.

Mountain View, CA
Open source, Open source developer networks, Fellowships
Microsoft Airband
blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/tag/airband-initiative

Microsoft Airband

The Microsoft Airband initiative was launched to bring transformative connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

Connectivity, Civic teams at tech companies
anthropic.com/research

Anthropic Societal Impacts team

Working closely with the Anthropic Policy and Safeguards teams, Societal Impacts is a technical research team that explores how AI is used in the real world.

Ethical tech and responsible tech, Artificial Intelligence, Civic teams at tech companies
okta.com/company/okta-for-good

Okta for Good

We're on a mission to build a safely connected world where everyone can belong and thrive.

Civic teams at tech companies, Nonprofit tech
Have I Been Pwned Government partnerships
troyhunt.com/tag/government

Have I Been Pwned Government partnerships

The site has onboarded 40+ governments (plus CERN) to its free service scanning government domains for data breaches

Cybersecurity, Civic teams at tech companies, Govtech
Google Arts & Culture
artsandculture.google.com

Google Arts & Culture

Mountain View, CA
Civic teams at tech companies
Google
Meta Oversight Board
oversightboard.com

Meta Oversight Board

Improving how Meta treats people and communities around the world

London
Civic teams at tech companies, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Meta
Microsoft Open Data for Society catalog
microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/open-data

Microsoft Open Data for Society catalog

Explore datasets, use cases, and more in our Microsoft Data for Society repository. ​

Civic data, Open civic data, Civic teams at tech companies
Microsoft
Google News Initiative
newsinitiative.withgoogle.com

Google News Initiative

The Google News Initiative works with publishers and journalists to fight misinformation, share resources and build a diverse and innovative news ecosystem.

Mountain View, CA
Media, Journalism, Civic teams at tech companies
Google
Democracy Forward
microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/democracy-forward?activetab=pivot1:primaryr7

Democracy Forward

Microsoft's program to "preserve, protect, and advance the fundamentals of democracy by safeguarding open and secure democratic processes, promoting a healthy information ecosystem, and advocating for...

since 2020
Civic teams at tech companies, Voting and elections, Journalism
Microsoft
Collective Alignment team at OpenAI
openai.com/index/democratic-inputs-to-ai-grant-program-update

Collective Alignment team at OpenAI

[A] "team consisting of researchers and engineers that will...Implement a system for collecting and encoding public input on model behavior into our systems"

since 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Civic teams at tech companies
Meta's Trusted Partners
transparency.fb.com/policies/improving/bringing-local-context

Meta's Trusted Partners

"Bringing local context to our global standards...Our network of Trusted Partners includes over 400 non-governmental organizations, humanitarian agencies, human rights defenders and researchers from 1...

Facebook, Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
since 2012
Civic teams at tech companies, Social media
Google Public Sector
cloud.google.com/blog/topics/public-sector

Google Public Sector

Google Cloud's public sector division

Mountain View, CA
since 2022
Govtech vendors, Civic teams at tech companies, Govtech
Google
Salesforce.org
salesforce.org

Salesforce.org

Salesforce.org provides powerful CRM technology for a global community of nonprofits and educational institutions to help them operate effectively, raise funds, and build more meaningful relationships...

San Francisco
CRM, Civic teams at tech companies
Electronic Arts Accessibility Patent Pledge
ea.com/commitments/positive-play/accessibility-patent-pledge

Electronic Arts Accessibility Patent Pledge

The gaming giant is making its accessibility-related patents royalty-free

Assistive and Accessible Tech, Games and gamification, Civic teams at tech companies
Reduced inequalities
AWS Institute
aws.amazon.com/institute

AWS Institute

The AWS Institute is a thought leadership and executive education program to accelerate digital transformation in the public sector.

Seattle, WA
Civic teams at tech companies
Amazon
Microsoft CSR Justice Reform Initiative
microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/justice-reform-initiative?SilentAuth=1&wa=wsignin1.0&activetab=pivot_1%3aprimaryr4

Microsoft CSR Justice Reform Initiative

The Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative works to empower communities and drive progress towards a more equitable justice system.

Redmond, WA
Civic teams at tech companies, Open justice
Microsoft, criminal justice, racial equity
Facebook Ad Archive
facebook.com/ads/archive

Facebook Ad Archive

The Ad Library provides advertising transparency by offering a comprehensive, searchable collection of all ads currently running from across Facebook Products.

Palo Alto
Archives, Build something, Civic data
Facebook
Meta VR for Good
about.meta.com/community/vr-for-good

Meta VR for Good

Meta's collection of VR for social good stories

Facebook, Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA
Build something, Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech
Meta
Tumblr
techsoup.org/community/events-webinars/tumblr-for-social-good-2014-06-26

Tumblr

Liba Rubenstein, Director of Social Impact and Policy at Tumblr, explores how Tumblr's versatile platform can help nonprofits, libraries, and other changemakers tell powerful stories, catalyze engagem...

since 2007
Build something, Civic teams at tech companies, The People
Waze Connected Citizens
waze.com/ccp

Waze Connected Citizens

Over a thousand cities and other public sector partners are already working with Waze to gain better data and insights; reduce driving alone with Waze Carpool; and to make their communities safer with...

Waze, Yigal Alon Street, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
since 2014
Civic features, Emerging tech, Smart Cities and sensors
civic features, Google, mobility
Facebook Civic Engagement team
about.fb.com/news/tag/civic-engagement

Facebook Civic Engagement team

A team at Facebook that builds products around election and voting

Palo Alto
Build something, Civic teams at tech companies, The People
Facebook
Hey Google, tell me something good
blog.google/products/assistant/hey-google-tell-me-something-good

Hey Google, tell me something good

The news has always played an essential role in our lives, keeping us informed about the world and the issues we care about.

Build something, Civic features, Media
civic features, Google
Twilio Impact Fund
twilio.org/support-and-resources/impact-fund

Twilio Impact Fund

It’s hard to see how something as simple as a text can serve underrepresented communities, save lives, or encourage financial stability. That is, until

since 2008
Build something, Civic teams at tech companies, The People
Google Civics
google.com

Google Civics

Google team focused on election information and civic features within Google products

since 1998
Build something, Civic features, Civic teams at tech companies
Google
Cloudflare for Campaigns
cloudflare.com/campaigns/usa

Cloudflare for Campaigns

It is designed to make it easier for all political campaigns and parties, especially those with small teams and limited resources, to get access to cybersecurity services.

101 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107
Adjacent Fields, Build something, Digital security and privacy
civic features
Amazon Public Dataset team
registry.opendata.aws

Amazon Public Dataset team

This registry exists to help people discover and share datasets that are available via AWS resources.

Amazon, 8th Avenue, Seattle, WA
since 2008
Build something, Civic data, Open data publishing platforms
Amazon
Jigsaw
jigsaw.google.com

Jigsaw

How can technology make people in the world safer?

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Adjacent Fields, Build something, Digital security and privacy
Google
ThoughtWorks
thoughtworks.com

ThoughtWorks

We're a global technology consultancy. We help you invent what's next, and bring it to life with technology. In weeks, not years.

since 1993
Build something, Civic and social impact companies, Civic teams at tech companies
Google AI for Social Good
ai.google/social-good

Google AI for Social Good

At Google, we believe that AI can provide new ways of approaching problems and meaningfully improve people’s lives. With AI, we have another tool to explore and address hard, unanswered questions.

Mountain View, CA
Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech
Google
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