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Pro bono and volunteer

Platforms that coordinate volunteer effort, including responses to natural disasters and pandemics as well as contributions to civic tech projects confronting systemic societal issues. Check out the opportunities on these platforms to get engaged.

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Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST)
lasst.org

Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST)

Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology is dedicated to using legal advocacy to make advances in science and technology safer for people and the planet. Join us in shaping a safer future. Lea...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Legal tech, Pro bono and volunteer, Peer networks
AI Whistleblower Defense Grants
aiwi.org/ai-whistleblower-defense-fund

AI Whistleblower Defense Grants

To address the financial barriers to whistleblowing, we’ve created a comprehensive resource and guide identifying three vetted organizations that provide pro bono legal counsel and financial grants to...

Berkman Center For Internet, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA
since 2025
Whistleblowing, Pro bono and volunteer, Get funding
AI Safety Whistleblower Legal Defense Fund
lasst.org/ai-safety-whistleblower-legal-defense-fund

AI Safety Whistleblower Legal Defense Fund

We provide grants to cover legal expenses related to AI safety whistleblowing, prioritizing cases about the safety of frontier AI systems, along with pro bono legal advice and help finding other suppo...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Whistleblowing, Pro bono and volunteer, Get funding
Timecounts
timecounts.org

Timecounts

Everything you need to recruit, onboard, and schedule. Even if you've never managed volunteers before, with Timecounts, you'll be a pro in no time.

Manage volunteers, Pro bono and volunteer
Habeas Dockets
habeasdockets.org

Habeas Dockets

Enhancing public access to federal habeas corpus case documents restricted under FRCP 5.2(c)

United States of America 🇺🇸
Open justice, Access to laws, Crowdsourcing
The Polar Citizen Science Collective
polarcollective.org

The Polar Citizen Science Collective

The Polar Citizen Science Collective creates opportunities for research and public education through citizen science, leveraging the reach of polar travelers to enhance understanding and protection of...

Antarctica 🇦🇶
Citizen science, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
Peacegeeks
peacegeeks.org

Peacegeeks

We are a non-profit that creates digital tools to support greater connection, peace and safety for people who have been displaced

Vancouver
since 2011
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out, Build something
refugees, immigration
LegalHub
legalhub.help

LegalHub

LegalHub is an online service providing free legal assistance to Belarusian citizens in Belarus and abroad.

Belarus (Bielaruś / Беларусь / Belarus / Беларусь) 🇧🇾
Legal tech, Pro bono and volunteer, Help out
Givefinity
givefinity.com

Givefinity

Givefinity's platform makes tracking volunteer hours easy.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Manage volunteers, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
apps
CyberCAN
cltc.berkeley.edu/program/cybercan

CyberCAN

Cybersecurity for Cities and Nonprofits

San Francisco
since 2024
Cybersecurity, Supporting public sector from outside government, Nonprofit tech
Hit Tine
hittine.org

Hit Tine

Faster, Safer, Secure and Trusted Community for Myanmar Citizens

Myanmar (Myăma) 🇲🇲
since 2022
Engagement tech, Civic forums, Pro bono and volunteer
apps
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
rcfp.org

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides free legal support and legal resources, including training, direct legal representation, and reporting guides, to protect First Amendment free...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Media, Journalism, Pro bono and volunteer
Good Standing
goodstanding.app

Good Standing

connecting the people who can help to the people who need help.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Activism aggregators, Resource matching and sharing, Pro bono and volunteer
Engineers Without Borders International (EWB-I)
ewb-international.org

Engineers Without Borders International (EWB-I)

We’re on a mission to mobilise a global network of engineers for good.

Boulder, CO
Build something, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
Pilot Pitchfest
pilotpitchfest.org

Pilot Pitchfest

We match New York City agencies to local researchers and technical assistance from civic society

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2025
Supporting public sector from outside government, Resource matching and sharing, Govtech
city
Open Roles in Public AI
docs.google.com/document/d/1jtfzDaQHqHaF8gypFmqo8JZwQvgKFdYHFG2rjxLst0k/edit?tab=t.0

Open Roles in Public AI

All positions below are part-time and unpaid unless noted otherwise.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out, Artificial Intelligence
Trans Legal Clinic Residency at Pelican House
pelicanhouse.org/event/trans-legal-clinic-residency

Trans Legal Clinic Residency at Pelican House

TLC is the first trans-led specialist gender identity legal practice in Britain, providing free and accessible legal help to transgender and non-binary people in need.

London
since 2024
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
trans rights, LGBTQI
ImmigrationLawHelp
immigrationlawhelp.org

ImmigrationLawHelp

Helping low-income immigrants find legal help

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out
immigration
Immigration Advocates Network
immigrationadvocates.org

Immigration Advocates Network

Harnessing the power of technology and collaboration to support immigrants and their allies.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Partner networks and coalitions, Pro bono and volunteer, Help out
immigration
Laboratorio de Ciudad
almacivica.org/programas/laboratorio-de-ciudad

Laboratorio de Ciudad

Descubrimos a grupos ciudadanos comprometidos con sus comunidades

Asunción, Paraguay
Participatory democracy, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Tufts Cybersecurity Clinic
cybersecurity.tufts.edu/clinic

Tufts Cybersecurity Clinic

Our Cybersecurity Clinic offers a range of pro bono services to non-profit and under-resourced organizations, while preparing both undergraduate and graduate students to become industry leaders.

Massachusetts
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out, Cybersecurity
Cyber Resilience Corps
cltc.berkeley.edu/program/cyber-resilience-corps

Cyber Resilience Corps

A new platform for coordinating the nation’s cyber volunteer networks, allowing volunteer groups to scale their impact on community cybersecurity.

Berkeley, California
Cybersecurity, Pro bono and volunteer, Partner networks and coalitions
Embaixadoras
ok.org.br/projetos/embaixadoras

Embaixadoras

Cada pessoa embaixadora de inovação cívica atua na organização de eventos locais, bate-papos, documentação de processos e, claro, na integração com os demais participantes da rede.

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷
since 2019
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out
Trust Law
trust.org/trustlaw

Trust Law

Pro bono legal assistance for NGOs or academic research assistance on legislative issues at no cost and worldwide

Pro bono and volunteer, Parliamentary and legislative tech
Hotline for Israel/Palestine
hotlineforip.com

Hotline for Israel/Palestine

A texting hotline promoting education for peace

United States of America 🇺🇸
Peer to peer SMS, Polarization, Pro bono and volunteer
Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Israel Palestine
Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics
cybersecurityclinics.org

Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics

We are training the next generation of cyber leaders and safeguarding community organizations.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2021
Cybersecurity, Partner networks and coalitions, Academia
Citizen Clinic
cltc.berkeley.edu/program/citizen-clinic

Citizen Clinic

Citizen Clinic is a public-interest cybersecurity clinic at UC Berkeley.

Berkeley, California
since 2018
Cybersecurity, Pro bono and volunteer, Academia
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
nylpi.org

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

Our committed staff of lawyers, community organizers, policy experts, and other advocates combine forces with 80 member firms, 900 pro bono attorneys, and thousands of community members.

Pro bono and volunteer, Legal tech
Dovetail
dovetail.network

Dovetail

Dovetail helps non-profits find a digital partner that fits

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Nonprofit tech, Resource matching and sharing, Pro bono and volunteer
Know Your Rights Hong Kong
kyrhk.civicsight.org

Know Your Rights Hong Kong

#KnowYourRightsHK is here to help you understand and exercise your legal rights.

Hong Kong
Open justice, Access to laws, Pro bono and volunteer
Сетевые свободы: юридическая помощь по делам о свободе выражения мнения в сети
t.me/NetFreedomsProject

Сетевые свободы: юридическая помощь по делам о свободе выражения мнения в сети

Юристы проекта защищают тех, кого преследуют власти за свободное выражение мнения в Интернете

Russian Federation 🇷🇺
Pro bono and volunteer, Legal tech, Solidarity networks
Telegram, free speech
Ovio
ovio.org

Ovio

Your Matchmaker Between GitHub Projects And Talented Contributors

San Francisco
Build something, Open source developer networks, Pro bono and volunteer
Techies 4 Reproductive Justice (T4RJ)
techies4rj.org

Techies 4 Reproductive Justice (T4RJ)

A hub of technologists dedicated to building technology for Reproductive Justice

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2022
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
human rights, immigration, women's health
Cyber Secure The Hague
humanityhub.net/resilient-the-hague-ngo-cybersecurity

Cyber Secure The Hague

A non-profit consortium will offer free cybersecurity support to almost 200 humanitarian NGOs in The Hague in the next 1.5 years.

The Hague, Netherlands
since 2023
Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy, Pro bono and volunteer
local
Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project (CCRLP)
cyberrightsproject.com

Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project (CCRLP)

A program offered by K&L Gates for victims of nonconsensual photography based in the US and beyond

Global
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out, Digital security and privacy
anti-harassment, Gender Equality
Cyberharassment Clinic at New York Law School
nyls.edu/cyberharassment-clinic

Cyberharassment Clinic at New York Law School

The Cyberharassment Clinic is a program at a law school that allows students to represent victims of online harassment, cyberbullying, and revenge porn.

New York
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out, Courses
Gender Equality, anti-harassment
ReliefWeb ICT Jobs
reliefweb.int/jobs?advanced-search=%28CC6866%29

ReliefWeb ICT Jobs

Over 3,500 jobs, internships, consultancies, and volunteer opportunities in disaster response and humanitarian relief

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Job boards, Find a job or hire someone, Pro bono and volunteer
Calling all Black feminist organizations for no-fee tech and data support
theengineroom.org/calling-all-black-feminist-organizations-for-no-fee-tech-and-data-support

Calling all Black feminist organizations for no-fee tech and data support

Though Black women are at the forefront of some of the most important social justice movements of our time, leading extraordinary initiatives with commitment and creativity, most of the time they are...

since 2023
Pro bono and volunteer, Build something
racial equity, Gender Equality
Communiteer
communiteer.org

Communiteer

We connect, engage and mobilise communities through online volunteering to impact global issues.

Australia 🇦🇺
Pro bono and volunteer, Manage volunteers, Nonprofit tech
Social Coder
socialcoder.org/Home/Index

Social Coder

We connect volunteer programmers with charities for specific, goal-oriented projects.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
HOT Tasking Manager
tasks.hotosm.org

HOT Tasking Manager

The tool to team up for mapping in OpenStreetMap

1100 13th Street NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20005
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out, Crowdsourcing
OpenStreetMap
Out In Tech Digital Corps
outintech.com/digital-corps

Out In Tech Digital Corps

Out in Tech Digital Corps provides web services to LGBTQ+ activists and social entrepreneurs around the world.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Pro bono and volunteer, Help out
LGBTQI, Wordpress
UN Mappers
mappers.un.org/home

UN Mappers

UN Mappers is a community of mapping enthusiasts collaborating to collect, validate and disseminate geospatial open data in areas where the United Nations carries out field operations with the goal of...

Pro bono and volunteer, Help out, Mapping
OpenStreetMap, United Nations
Civic Listening Corps
ati.io/civic-listening-corps

Civic Listening Corps

The CLC is a volunteer network of individuals trained to monitor for, critically evaluate, and report misinformation on diverse topics central to our civic life: voting, elections, public health, civi...

Washington, DC
Media, Fight disinformation, Media literacy
Digital Patrakar Defence Clinic
patrakardefence.in

Digital Patrakar Defence Clinic

Legal advice, assistance, and representation to indian journalists. Pro bono.

New Delhi
Media, Pro bono and volunteer, Help out
Digital Humanitarian Network
digitalhumanitarians.com

Digital Humanitarian Network

Outfit that organized digital volunteer deployments around humanitarian crises. No longer active in this regard, but still publishing reports.

Europe
Pro bono and volunteer, Disaster response and humanitarian tech
Tarjimly
tarjim.ly

Tarjimly

A non-profit that seeks to eliminate humanitarian language barriers to improve the lives of refugees and immigrants. This service is built for people on the move and non-profit organisations.

Mountain View, CA
since 2017
Translation and linguistic representation, Translation tools, platforms, and communities, Crowdsourcing
refugees, apps, migration
Digital Freedom Fund (DFF)
digitalfreedomfund.org

Digital Freedom Fund (DFF)

The Digital Freedom Fund supports partners in Europe to advance digital rights through strategic litigation.

Amsterdam
Digital rights, Pro bono and volunteer, Legal tech
Bankers Without Borders
bankerswithoutborders.com

Bankers Without Borders

We are on a mission to end abject poverty around the world by powering a global "skillanthropy" movement.

Pro bono and volunteer
No poverty
The Last Virtual Volunteering Guidebook: Fully Integrating Online Service into Volunteer Involvement
coyotebroad.com/volunteer/guidebook.shtml

The Last Virtual Volunteering Guidebook: Fully Integrating Online Service into Volunteer Involvement

Fully Integrating Online Service Into Volunteer Involvement

since 2014
Manage volunteers, Books, Pro bono and volunteer
books
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