The People

The People

A directory of the people and social processes that make up civic tech, organized by your needs.

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Simply Secure Knowledge Base
simplysecure.org/knowledge-base

Simply Secure Knowledge Base

Simply Secure supports practitioners in putting people at the center of trustworthy technology.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Build something, The People, Toolkits
Code for Newark
meetup.com/Code-for-Newark

Code for Newark

We are Code for Newark, the local Newark brigade of Code for America. We are a diverse group of newbies, pros, developers, coders, data geeks, and designers who are interested in making ourselves and...

Newark, NJ
since 2014
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Govstart
web.archive.org/web/20190728145306/http://www.public.io:80/govstartfr

Govstart

Gov tech accelerator

Les Halles Civiques Belleville, Rue Piat, Paris, France
Accelerators, Build something, Govtech
The 2019 Brigade Network Census
medium.com/code-for-america/the-2019-brigade-network-census-846621290def

The 2019 Brigade Network Census

Ideas and perspectives you won’t find anywhere else.

San Francisco
Civic hacking meetups, Learn about civic tech, Meet the others
First Branch Forecast
firstbranchforecast.com

First Branch Forecast

How Congress learns about Congress

Washington, DC
Govtech, Learn about civic tech, Newsletters
Gravyty Guide
web.archive.org/web/20210624153044/https://www.gravyty.com/guide

Gravyty Guide

This weekly digest email helps you more efficiently manage your portfolio so you prioritize the right donors at the right time and raise more

Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, CRM
iCivics
icivics.org

iCivics

iCivics works to ensure every student in America receives a quality and engaging civic education and graduates from high school well prepared and enthusiastic for citizenship

1035 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141
since 2009
Civic literacy, Courses, Foundational layers
youth
Democratic Innovation in Megacities
ndi.org/democratic-innovation-megacities

Democratic Innovation in Megacities

NDI is partnering with Living Cities—an organization that harnesses the collective power of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions to get dramatically better results for low-income...

NDI, Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC
Meet the others, Peer networks, Socialize online
city, research, Sustainable cities and communities
National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) awards
web.archive.org/web/20220513024804/https://www.nascio.org/awards

National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) awards

Government in which the public is fully served through business innovation and the efficient and effective use of technology policy

Lexington, KY
Awards and prizes, Fieldwide resources, Govtech
state
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
London Plus
londonplus.org

London Plus

Championing London’s civil society through insight, influence and powerful connections

London
since 2019
Learn about civic tech, News and blogs, The People
Apolitical's Government Innovation Lab Directory
apolitical.co/government-innovation-lab-directory

Apolitical's Government Innovation Lab Directory

Mapped: The innovation labs transforming government — and how to get in touch

London
Build something, Building inside government, Civic tech catalogs
Code for America
codeforamerica.org

Code for America

Code for America is a non-partisan, non-political 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2009 to address the widening gap between the public and private sectors in their effective use of technology and des...

San Francisco
since 2009
Emerging Tech report orgs, Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone
Sideways Dictionary
web.archive.org/web/20220331123227/https://sidewaysdictionary.com

Sideways Dictionary

it's like a dictionary, but using analogies instead of definitions.

Washington, DC
Adjacent Fields, Digital literacy, Glossaries
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
idea.int

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)

Our objective is to promote and advance sustainable democracy and to improve and consolidate electoral processes world-wide.

since 1995
Alliances, Meet the others, The People
People Powered
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
Citizengage
ogpstories.org

Citizengage

Discover how citizens and governments are coming together around the world and how you can join them.

1110 Vermont Ave NW Washington D.C. 20005
Evaluate impact, The People, Story-based campaigns
La 27e Région
la27eregion.fr

La 27e Région

New innovation methods for designing public policy involving all public stakeholders

Les Halles Civiques Belleville, Rue Piat, Paris, France
Build something, Co-design, The People
GovEx Center for Government Excellence
govex.jhu.edu

GovEx Center for Government Excellence

GovEx at Johns Hopkins successfully helps governments effectively use data in order to make informed decisions on services that improve people’s lives.

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
since 2015
Learn about civic tech, Research and policy centers, The People
The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age
amazon.com/Peoples-Platform-Taking-Culture-Digital/dp/0805093567

The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age

From a cutting-edge cultural commentator, a bold and brilliant challenge to cherished notions of the Internet as the great leveler of our age The Internet has been hailed as an unprecedented democrati...

since 2015
Books, Learn about civic tech, The People
books
Police Case
advocaidsl.org/police-case

Police Case

Police Case uses popular TV culture to educate the public about legal rights and the justice system.

Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
Adjacent Fields, Civic fiction, Civic literacy
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
Gravyty Go
web.archive.org/web/20210613084406/https://gravyty.com/go

Gravyty Go

Travel to the right donors, at the right time.

Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence, CRM
Internet Universality Indicators (ROAM-X)
en.unesco.org/internet-universality-indicators

Internet Universality Indicators (ROAM-X)

A map of the Internet measuring its compliance with human Rights (R), evaluating its Openness (O) and Accessibility (A), and assessing the involvement of Multistakeholder actors (M) in its governance

UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris, France
Adjacent Fields, Connectivity, Evaluate impact
human rights
Code for Baltimore
codeforbaltimore.org

Code for Baltimore

We are a community of volunteers who develop open-source projects as a Code for America Brigade by focusing on open government, open data, great design, and social good in Baltimore.

Baltimore, MD
since 2016
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
The Church Commissioners for England
churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/church-commissioners

The Church Commissioners for England

The Church Commissioners exist to support the work and mission of the Church of England today and for future generations, helping it to remain a Christian presence in every community.

since 1948
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Data City | Data Nation
e27.co/event/data-city-data-nation-launch

Data City | Data Nation

Find out more about Data City | Data Nation, a global data sharing initiative between Singapore and London.

since 2016
Competitions, Get funding, The People
BoP Innovation Center
bopinc.org

BoP Innovation Center

Inclusive Business starts here

since 2010
Accelerators, Build something, The People
The Workers Lab
theworkerslab.com

The Workers Lab

Uniting workers, transforming low-wage industries, rebuilding the American middle class.

since 2014
Accelerators, Build something, The People
Government Design Systems
platformland.github.io/government-design-systems

Government Design Systems

A list of design systems and CSS frameworks used by governments around the world

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
Build something, Playbooks and design principles, The People
Bomb blast
outrider.org/nuclear-weapons/interactive/bomb-blast

Bomb blast

Experience the power of a nuclear blast in your area

since 2019
Civic data, Civic fiction, Civic maps
Catalyst by Blue Ridge Labs
labs.robinhood.org/build/catalyst

Catalyst by Blue Ridge Labs

Where technologists and communities work together to explore and build new solutions for New Yorkers

150 Court St Brooklyn, NY 11201
since 2015
Build something, Incubators, The People
Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor
us.macmillan.com/books/9781250074317

Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor

A powerful investigative look at data-based discrimination—and how technology affects civil and human rights and economic equity

since 2018
Books, Digital security and privacy, Emerging Tech Report Tools
books
Open Cleveland
opencleveland.org

Open Cleveland

Come join developers, designers, data geeks, leaders, and idea-makers who volunteer to help local government and civic orgs adopt open web technologies.

Cleveland, Ohio
since 2011
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Code for Tallahassee
meetup.com/code-for-tallahassee

Code for Tallahassee

We would like to invite you to the new Code For Tallahassee brigade and the unveiling of our flagship project Roadmaps to the Future (RM2F)

Tallahassee, Florida
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
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
DoWire Case studies and how-to briefs (archive)
web.archive.org/web/20060415002532/http://dowire.org/wiki/UK_highlights

DoWire Case studies and how-to briefs (archive)

Build something, Playbooks and design principles, The People
Code for Germany
codefor.de

Code for Germany

The goal of the program is to promote developments in transparency, open data, and civic technology.

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2014
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316811/heartificial-intelligence-by-john-c-havens

Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines

Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines

since 2016
Books, Emerging Tech Report Tools, Emerging tech
books
Common Cents Lab
advanced-hindsight.com/commoncents-lab

Common Cents Lab

Solutions that aim to increase the financial well-being for low- to moderate-income people living in the United States

Duke University, Durham, NC
since 2019
Behavioral economics programs, Fintech for good, Govtech
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
mapc.org

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council is the regional planning agency serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns of Metro Boston.

since 1963
Build something, Building inside government, State and regional government technology
Matter
matter.vc

Matter

We support entrepreneurs building a more informed, inclusive, and empathetic society.

since 2012
Accelerators, Build something, The People
New Leaders Council
newleaderscouncil.org

New Leaders Council

NLC develops, connects, and uplifts inclusive, cross-sector leaders who transform our country through social and political change rooted in equity.

since 2004
Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone, The People
Code for Iowa
meetup.com/Code-for-Iowa

Code for Iowa

Iowa is known around the country for its abundance of corn, soybeans, and pork. Code for Iowa is about leveraging our lesser-known abundance of technology talent to spur civic innovation.

Iowa City, IA
since 2018
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Growth Africa
growthafrica.com

Growth Africa

We accelerate African business.

Lenana Towers, Nairobi, Kenya
since 2002
Accelerators, Build something, The People
Code for America gov listserv
codeforamerica.org

Code for America gov listserv

Code for America is working towards a government by the people, for the people, that works in the 21st century. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit that helps residents and governments harness technology to s...

since 2009
Meet the others, Peer networks, Socialize online
Programa de Derechos Humanos
ibero.mx/prensa/fosas-desenterrando-la-verdad-clandestina

Programa de Derechos Humanos

El Programa de Derechos Humanos busca, desde su creación en el año de 1998, contribuir a la plena vigencia de los derechos humanos en México a través de la investigación con pertinencia social, la inc...

Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
since 1998
Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Tech report orgs, Emerging tech
New America's work supporting the 2020 US Census
newamerica.org/search/?query=census

New America's work supporting the 2020 US Census

A series of projects, events, and resources in support of the 2020 US Census

New America, 15th Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Build something, Building in the private sector, Supporting public sector from outside government
census
Open San Diego
opensandiego.org

Open San Diego

We are San Diegans who believe data and technology can better serve citizens, sparking a more vibrant democracy and civic life. We treasure our communities and work together to bolster our public expe...

San Diego, CA
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
UnionBase
unionbase.org

UnionBase

the world's first social networking platform for the labor movement with 30,000 Union Profiles

Washington, DC
since 2019
Engagement tech, Meet the others, Online forums
labor
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