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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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Solve for Good
solveforgood.org

Solve for Good

Solve for Good is the Data Science for Social Good Foundation's platform for social good organizations to post data projects they need help with, for volunteers to help scope those projects into well-...

Pro bono and volunteer, Data science for social good
Pro Bono Net
probono.net/network

Pro Bono Net

Volunteer lawyers and legal aid advocates increasing access to justice From connecting attorneys to those most in need, to creating legal tools to help individuals advocate for themselves, we make the...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Pro bono and volunteer, Legal tech, Resource matching and sharing
Civic Hackers Network
civic-hackers.org

Civic Hackers Network

International networking and support hub for those creating change in their communities through data and technology.

since 2017
Open source developer networks, Pro bono and volunteer, Peer networks
Data For Good Calgary
meetup.com/Data-for-Good-Calgary/?_cookie-check=T7KRH6pj9LPznPvm

Data For Good Calgary

If you have an interest in data and putting it into action for social good please join us at Data for Good - Calgary.Data For Good is a collective of volunteer do-gooders, who want to use their powers

since 2013
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
Ragtag
ragtag.org

Ragtag

Tech volunteers and activists.

since 2016
Help out, Organize campaigns, Pro bono and volunteer
Protect the Vote
protectthevote.net

Protect the Vote

Protect the Vote is a national coalition of nonpartisan organizations focused on making sure everyone can vote. They have great volunteer opportunities across the country.

Common Cause, 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Election observation, Engagement tech, Help out
US Election 2020
CivicRush
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.civicrush

CivicRush

Volunteer & Serve for Community Project

California
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
apps
U.S. Digital Response
usdigitalresponse.org

U.S. Digital Response

We place experienced, pro-bono technologists to work with government and organizations responding to crisis, to quickly deliver critical services and infrastructure that support the needs of the publi...

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2020
Election administration, Govtech, Help out
Two Sigma Data Clinic
dataclinic.twosigma.com

Two Sigma Data Clinic

Our pro bono teams of data scientists and engineers harness the power of data and technology to help nonprofits, government agencies, and academic institutions have greater impact on the communities t...

Two Sigma, 6th Avenue, New York, NY
since 2001
Civic data, Pro bono and volunteer
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) (HOTOSM)
hotosm.org

Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) (HOTOSM)

HOT is an international team dedicated to humanitarian action and community development through open mapping.

1100 13th Street NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20005
since 2009
Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Crowdsourcing
OpenStreetMap, humanitarian
Urban Data Pioneers
cityoftulsa.org/government/performance-strategy-and-innovation/urban-data-pioneers

Urban Data Pioneers

Urban Data Pioneers is a program that empowers teams of city employees and community members to work in teams to deeply understand questions through data analysis.

Tulsa, OK
since 2019
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
Human Agency
humanagency.org

Human Agency

Human Agency is a platform that democratizes the tools of advertising

St Louis, MO
Advertising, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
Translators Without Borders
translatorswithoutborders.org

Translators Without Borders

Translators without Borders is a global community of over 100,000 members helping people get vital information and be heard, whatever language they speak.

since 2010
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
Creative Action Network
creativeaction.network

Creative Action Network

Gifts that give Back

San Francisco
Help out, Media, Narrative tech
Be My Eyes
bemyeyes.com

Be My Eyes

Bringing sight to blind and low-vision people

Ã…bogade 15, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark
since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Assistive and Accessible Tech, Foundational layers
apps, blind
DemocracyLab
democracylab.org

DemocracyLab

Accelerating Civic Innovation

2410 E Interlaken Blvd, Seattle, WA
since 2018
Civic tech catalogs, Learn about civic tech, Pro bono and volunteer
Tempo – Time Credits
justaddspice.org

Tempo – Time Credits

We co-design and deliver Time Credits programmes in partnership with local authorities, health, social care and housing providers, schools, businesses and voluntary sector organisations.

15 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PJ, UK
since 2008
Adjacent Fields, Help out, Pro bono and volunteer
Immi
immi.org

Immi

Immi helps immigrants understand their rights and options during the immigration process. The website’s guided process helps users determine their path to legal immigration, and offers a list of organ...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2018
Adjacent Fields, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
immigration, human rights
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
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
Local STEM Database
esal.us/local-stem-database

Local STEM Database

A crowd-sourced web-based database of organizations, programs, and initiatives at the intersection of STEM and local government and communities.

Hayward, CA
Civic tech catalogs, Help out, Learn about civic tech
STEM
Collective Agency
collective.agency

Collective Agency

Video Production Livestream Events Graphic Design Social-First Content

since 2016
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
engine room's Matchbox program
theengineroom.org/driving-social-change-in-sub-saharan-africa-apply-for-matchbox-partnership-now

engine room's Matchbox program

Are you working on social change issues in Sub-Saharan Africa? Do injustice, corruption and inequalities in your community motivate your work? Do you use data and technology in your daily work?Apply t...

Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
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
Climate Designers
climatedesigners.org

Climate Designers

Climate Designers provides the knowledge, skills, and professional network to support designers to be climate leaders everywhere they work

Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
Climate action
Progressive Coders Network
progcode.org

Progressive Coders Network

Progressive Coders Network is a 501(c)(4) non-partisan progressive community of tech and non-tech activists building open-source tools to empower the grassroots and reduce the influence of big money i...

35019 Quaker Way, Farmington Hills, Michigan
since 2019
Help out, Organize campaigns, Pro bono and volunteer
partisan
Warren's Meme Team
warrensmemeteam.com

Warren's Meme Team

Saving the nation with selfies and memes

United States of America 🇺🇸
Help out, Media, Pro bono and volunteer
Community SpeedWatch Online
communityspeedwatch.org

Community SpeedWatch Online

Organising community involvement with road safety on a grand scale

Battle TN33 0LH, UK
since 2014
Crowdsourcing, Support civic projects with tech, Pro bono and volunteer
road safety, speeding, Vision Zero
GISCorps
giscorps.org

GISCorps

GISCorps serves our global community by providing mapping expertise where it’s needed most. We match GIS volunteers with organizations in need worldwide.

since 2003
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
Brightest COVID-19 Relief
brightest.io/collection/coronavirus-help-volunteer

Brightest COVID-19 Relief

Connecting coronavirus relief and aid orgs with support

Brightest, Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Connectivity, COVID, COVID Engagement Projects
Catchafire
catchafire.org

Catchafire

Catchafire matches professionally-skilled volunteers with nonprofits and social enterprises. We structure our volunteer opportunities to be short-term, discrete, and individual to cater to the busy li...

since 2009
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
NetImpact
netimpact.org

NetImpact

since 1993
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
Census Accelerate Video Challenge
accelerate.census.gov/video-challenge

Census Accelerate Video Challenge

Census Accelerate, an initiative within the innovation arm of the U.S. Census Bureau, has launched its first-ever video prize competition to reward the most engaging, impactful and informative videos...

United States of America 🇺🇸
Challenges, Get funding, Help out
census, United States (federal government)
Amnesty Decoders
decoders.amnesty.org

Amnesty Decoders

Amnesty Decoders is an innovative platform for volunteers around the world to use their computers or phones to help our researchers sift through pictures, information and documents.

since 2016
Media and social media analysis, Pro bono and volunteer, Disaster response and humanitarian tech
human rights
TechFugees
techfugees.com

TechFugees

Techfugees is an initiative that supports the deployment of responsible technology products and services for and with displaced persons across the world. It also enables the creation and application o...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2015
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
migration, refugees, immigration
DataKind
datakind.org

DataKind

Harnessing the power of data science in the service of humanity.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2011
Data science for social good, Emerging Tech report orgs, Help out
Data for Good group
dataforgood.ca

Data for Good group

We are a collective of passionate socially minded people who are empowering social change makers to be better by allowing their data to speak to them.

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2013
Civic data, Data science for social good, Emerging Tech Report Projects
Taproot
taprootfoundation.org

Taproot

Taproot Foundation connects nonprofits and other social change organizations with skilled volunteers through pro bono service.

since 2001
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative
factcheckerlegalsupport.org

Fact-Checkers Legal Support Initiative

To meet this need and help ensure fact-checkers can continue doing their important work, this new initiative will provide legal support including connecting fact-checkers with lawyers, establishing a...

Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Help out
Wikimedia Germany
wikimedia.de/themen

Wikimedia Germany

Unsere Vision ist eine Welt, in der alle Menschen am Wissen der Menschheit teilhaben, es nutzen und mehren können.

Wikimedia Deutschland
Digital rights, Open data publishing platforms, Open internet
Code Corps
web.archive.org/web/20220327074625/https://www.codecorps.org

Code Corps

Contribute to software projects for social good. Give your time or money to help build software to better the arts, education, government, science, and more.

since 2002
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
Tech for Campaigns
techforcampaigns.org

Tech for Campaigns

Tech for Campaigns (TFC) is a community where world class tech talent meets progressive and centrist political campaigns in need of skilled volunteer talent. The promise is not only different politica...

San Francisco
Help out, Organize campaigns, Pro bono and volunteer
partisan
BU Technology & Cyberlaw clinic
sites.bu.edu/techlaw

BU Technology & Cyberlaw clinic

The BU/MIT Student Innovations Law Clinic (SILC) is a free and confidential legal service for students at MIT and BU who seek legal assistance related to their research, advocacy, and creative project...

since 2015
Help out, Pro bono and volunteer, The People
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