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Diversity & Inclusion

If civic tech is not built by and for a representative portion of society, it cannot hope to legitimately serve the public's needs

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Blacksky
blacksky.community/profile/did:plc:w4xbfzo7kqfes5zb7r6qv3rw/feed/blacksky

Blacksky

Join the cookout

Social media, Diversity & Inclusion, Decentralization
Urban Tech Jobs Program
nul.org/program/urban-tech-jobs-program

Urban Tech Jobs Program

The Urban Tech Jobs Program (UTJP) builds on this history and mission to connect workers to good-paying jobs in the Information Technology sector.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Find a job or hire someone, Tech talent, Diversity & Inclusion
codeyourfuture.io

CodeYourFuture

At CodeYourFuture, they turn barriers into tech talent. Disadvantage into diverse workforce.

Adjacent Fields, Digital literacy, Diversity & Inclusion
Multiracial Democracy Project
law.gwu.edu/multiracial-democracy-project

Multiracial Democracy Project

Through research, analysis, convenings, and public education, the Project produces solutions that facilitate our nation’s transition to a well-functioning democracy that truly represents our increasin...

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Artificial Intelligence, Research and policy centers, Diversity & Inclusion
Red Dot Foundation
reddotfoundation.in

Red Dot Foundation

Red Dot Foundation was founded in 2014 and is a non-profit organization committed to making public and private spaces safer and more accessible for everyone, especially women and girls.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
since 2012
Diversity & Inclusion
women, youth
Pivotal Ventures
pivotalventures.org

Pivotal Ventures

Founded by Melinda French Gates, Pivotal accelerates social progress through high-impact investments, philanthropy, partnerships, & advocacy.

since 2015
Funders & donors, Get funding, Help more people run for office
caregivers, women, racial equity
Namesake
namesake.fyi

Namesake

Namesake helps trans people in the U.S. change their legal name and gender marker.

Boston
since 2021
Diversity & Inclusion, Open justice
trans rights, LGBTQI
Electa
electa.net

Electa

We train women to win elections. For candidates across the political spectrum from EU member states, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.

Brussels
since 2025
Help more people run for office, Diversity & Inclusion, Voting and elections
Gender Equality, women
Cyborgfeminista
cyborgfeminista.tedic.org

Cyborgfeminista

Una espacio virtual en el que buscamos ocupar y recuperar una internet democrática explorando el cruce entre género y tecnologías.

Padre Cardozo 719 c/ Teniente Ruiz, Las Mercedes, Asunción
Newsletters, Podcasts, Diversity & Inclusion
Gender Equality, women
Āhau
ahau.io

Āhau

Āhau is a Whānau Data Platform that helps whānau-based communities (whānau, hapū, Iwi) capture, preserve, and share important information and histories into secure, whānau managed databases and server...

Oceania
Translation and linguistic representation, Media, Diversity & Inclusion
migration, refugees, immigration
Data Umbrella
dataumbrella.org

Data Umbrella

Data Umbrella is a global community for underrepresented persons in data science.

since 2019
Data science for social good, Diversity & Inclusion
Herstory in East Asia
herstory-of-east-asia.netlify.app

Herstory in East Asia

We want to show "herstory" in East Asia from local perspectives with a timeline and a map in our local languages, so that people from different regions of East Asia can learn more about the stories an...

South Korea (Republic of) (Hanguk or Namhan) 🇰🇷
Civic maps, Diversity & Inclusion, Ethical tech and responsible tech
LGBTQI, history, Gender Equality
DigitalFems
digitalfems.org

DigitalFems

digitalfems es una organización que defiende la diversidad de género en la industria tech.

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
Diversity & Inclusion
Gender Equality
codebar.io
codebar.io

codebar.io

codebar is a charity that facilitates the growth of a diverse tech community by running free regular programming workshops for minority groups in tech.

Diversity & Inclusion, Digital literacy
AnitaB.org
anitab.org

AnitaB.org

AnitaB.org is known for our Grace Hopper Celebration, and our various programs connecting, guiding and inspiring women and non-binary technologists.

Diversity & Inclusion, Foundational layers
Hashtag Generation
hashtaggeneration.org

Hashtag Generation

Hashtag Generation is a non profit organization and movement led and run by a group of young tech-savvy, socially conscious Sri Lankans advocating for the meaningful civic and political participation...

Colombo, Sri Lanka
since 2015
Civic data, Diversity & Inclusion, Fight disinformation
Issue, hate speech, Peace, justice, and strong institutions
digitalinclusion.org

National Digital Inclusion Alliance

National Digital Inclusion Alliance advances digital equity by supporting community programs and equipping policymakers to act.

Columbus, OH
Partner networks and coalitions, Diversity & Inclusion, Connectivity
Majal.org
majal.org

Majal.org

Amplifying underrepresented voices

Diversity & Inclusion, Access to information, Campaign organizations
Beloved
wearebeloved.org

Beloved

Beloved Community offers a number of consulting services to support organizations and communities to drive change within organizations by providing teams with custom coaching and the necessary thought...

New Orleans, LA
Foundational layers, Diversity & Inclusion, Civil society research outfits
AWA by Beloved
awabybeloved.com

AWA by Beloved

The first virtual DEI assessment for the workplace with an emphasis on mutual accountability.

New Orleans, LA
Foundational layers, Diversity & Inclusion
racial equity, Gender Equality
Kapor Center
kaporcenter.org

Kapor Center

A family of interrelated justice-seeking organizations that both independently and collectively work to reimagine and reconstruct a more inclusive and equitable technology sector.

Oakland, California
Funders & donors, Get funding, Foundational layers
PeaceFem
peacerep.org/digital-resources/peacefem

PeaceFem

PeaceRep – a consortium of research institutions, non-governmental organisations, and local research teams led by the University of Edinburgh Law School – has recently launched a mobile app provides i...

The University of Edinburgh
Engagement tech, Diversity & Inclusion
apps, peace, Gender Equality
Common Voice
commonvoice.mozilla.org

Common Voice

Mozilla's Common Voice Project seeks to be a part of the solution. It's a platform where anyone can donate their voice to an open source data bank.

Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA
Translation and linguistic representation, Artificial Intelligence, Crowdsourcing
2023 Webby Awards
Name Reclaim
namereclaim.ca

Name Reclaim

ReclaimYourName.dic is the first custom dictionary to normalize thousands of Asian names in the world’s most popular word processing software, where non-English identities are arbitrarily targeted as...

Canada 🇨🇦
Diversity & Inclusion, Translation and linguistic representation, Specific campaigns
2023 Webby Awards, campaigns, Asian and Pacific Islander
Vaseline See My Skin
itsoktojudge.com/vaseline-see-my-skin

Vaseline See My Skin

A CSR project by Vaseline that created a database to "search conditions on skin of color"

Diversity & Inclusion
Good health and well-being, racial equity, commercial
Narrative Change Lab
inspiritfoundation.org/grants-and-programs/narrative-change-lab

Narrative Change Lab

Inspirit Foundation program "to shift the Canadian narrative landscape for equity-seeking groups through pop culture."

Toronto
since 2020
Narrative tech, Media, Diversity & Inclusion
Reduced inequalities
Hivos
hivos.org

Hivos

Hivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values.

Raamweg 16, Den Haag
since 1968
Funders & donors, Get funding, Diversity & Inclusion
Decolonising Digital Rights
digitalfreedomfund.org/decolonising

Decolonising Digital Rights

The Digital Freedom Fund and its partner European Digital Rights (EDRi) are in the second phase of an initiative that emerged to decolonise the digital rights field.

Amsterdam
Ethical tech and responsible tech, Digital rights, Diversity & Inclusion
CV Project
saveriomorelli.com/commonvoice

CV Project

An open source Android app to drive data donations to Mozilla's Common Voice project

Trento
Translation and linguistic representation, Diversity & Inclusion, Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
apps
Open Source for Equality
oseq.org

Open Source for Equality

Open Source for Equality is a beginner-friendly, safe space for women to participate in open source projects that promote gender equality.

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
Manifestos, Diversity & Inclusion, Open source networks
women
Why We Need to Change the Way We Write About Africa
africanofilter.org/disruption/why-we-need-to-change-the-way-we-write-about-africa

Why We Need to Change the Way We Write About Africa

A storyteller’s guide to reframing Africa

Africa
Media, Diversity & Inclusion, Translation and linguistic representation
guides
Reading together
wikicred.org/#projects

Reading together

Reliability and Multilingual Global Communities​

Media, Fight disinformation, Diversity & Inclusion
Wikipedia
Global Language Data Review
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9ba9c45cd57b4391a14cc170f435ac92

Global Language Data Review

This Global Language Data Review sets out what language data you need for planning, where you can find it, and how you can help build the body of data to support inclusive services.

Translation and linguistic representation, Diversity & Inclusion, Adjacent Fields
Ada's List
adaslist.co

Ada's List

All about changing communities, our workplaces, and the industry for the better.

London
Foundational layers, The People, Meet the others
Gender Equality, women
#VisibileWikiWomen
whoseknowledge.org/initiatives/visiblewikiwomen

#VisibileWikiWomen

Centering the knowledges of marginalised communities from around the world. Re-imagining the internet to be for and from us all.

Santa Cruz, California
since 2018
Foundational layers, Adjacent Fields, Diversity & Inclusion
women
7000 Languages
7000.org

7000 Languages

We create free language-learning software for Indigenous communities around the world.

745 Atlantic Ave, Boston, Massachusetts
since 2013
Foundational layers, Adjacent Fields, Diversity & Inclusion
Decade-Plus Club
Ada Developers Academy
adadevelopersacademy.org

Ada Developers Academy

A non-profit, tuition-free coding school for women and gender diverse adults. They focus on serving low-income people, underrepresented minorities, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Seattle, WA
Digital literacy, Foundational layers, Adjacent Fields
Gender Equality, trainings, youth
name.pn
name.pn

name.pn

Utility that generates a namecard containing your pronouns and how to pronounce your name

Diversity & Inclusion
Mozilla Foundation
foundation.mozilla.org

Mozilla Foundation

Established in 2003, guided by the Mozilla Manifesto, the Mozilla Foundation believes the Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible to all.

Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CA
since 2003
Digital literacy, Digital security and privacy, Diversity & Inclusion
Localization Lab
localizationlab.org

Localization Lab

Our crowdsourced localization results in more accurate and timely translations, and unlocks access to the internet for users all over the world

since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Diversity & Inclusion, Emerging Tech report orgs
NYC Connectivity Challenge
www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/665-17/de-blasio-administration-launches-nycx-stimulate-economic-growth-create-jobs-solve-big

NYC Connectivity Challenge

De Blasio Administration Launches NYCx to Stimulate Economic Growth, Create Jobs and Solve Big Challenges Through New Technologies

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Adjacent Fields, Connectivity, Diversity & Inclusion
Digital Undivided
digitalundivided.com

Digital Undivided

BLACK AND LATINX WOMEN FOUNDERS + THEIR BIG IDEAS AND HIGH GROWTH COMPANIES + OUR TRAINING, NETWORK, AND ACCESS TO FUNDING = SOMETHING THE STARTUP WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE

50 Hurt Plaza Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30303
since 2013
Adjacent Fields, Diversity & Inclusion, Foundational layers
racial equity, Latinx
Internet Geographies
oii.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/internet-geographies

Internet Geographies

This project maps and measures the geographies of information on the Internet.

Oxford, UK
since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Civic maps, Diversity & Inclusion
Centro de Relevo
centroderelevo.gov.co/694/w3-channel.html

Centro de Relevo

Inclusion for allowing citizens with hearing impairment to interact with public services and institutions.

Cra. 8a, Bogotá, Colombia
Adjacent Fields, Communicating with the government, Diversity & Inclusion
Civic Data Alliance
civicdataalliance.org

Civic Data Alliance

All The Data, For We The People

Louisville, Kentucky
since 2018
Build something, Civic hacking meetups, Diversity & Inclusion
Gender and Technology Institutes
en.gendersec.train.tacticaltech.org

Gender and Technology Institutes

In partnerships with local and international organisations, each GTI has further developed specific facilitation methodologies and training contents addressing the risks, attacks and contexts faced by...

Brunnenstraße 9, 10119 Berlin, Germany
since 2014
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Diversity & Inclusion
indigenous, LGBTQI, trainings
Women in Red
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Red

Women in Red

Project to create articles about notable women that do not currently exist on Wikipedia

since 2015
Adjacent Fields, Diversity & Inclusion, Foundational layers
women, Gender Equality, Wikipedia
Racial Equity Tools
racialequitytools.org/home

Racial Equity Tools

Racial Equity Tools is designed to support individuals and groups working to achieve racial equity.

Adjacent Fields, Civic tech catalogs, Diversity & Inclusion
racial equity
Community Lab at Open Tech Fund
web.archive.org/web/20210116213737/https://www.opentech.fund/labs/community-lab

Community Lab at Open Tech Fund

The Community Lab provides services that empower the community to become stronger and vibrant by focusing on cultivating deeper trust relationships, improving knowledge share and collaboration, and su...

2025 M Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036
Adjacent Fields, Digital literacy, Digital security and privacy
Hack Your Future
hackyourfuture.be

Hack Your Future

Free 7 month program turns refugee talent into tech professionals. 85% find jobs within 6 months after graduation.

BeCentral, Cantersteen 12, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
since 2015
Adjacent Fields, Digital literacy, Diversity & Inclusion
refugees
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