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The People

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

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Astraea Foundation CommsLabs
astraeafoundation.org/about-us/commslabs

Astraea Foundation CommsLabs

Astraea’s CommsLabs is a radical global movement-building initiative that equips LGBTQI activists with the tools, skills and knowledge they need to securely organize and advocate in online spaces.

since 2014
Foundation initiatives, Get funding, The People
The Civic Data Design Lab
civicdatadesignlab.mit.edu

The Civic Data Design Lab

“Big data” will not change the world unless it is collected and synthesized into tools that have a public benefit.

MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
since 2003
Courses, Learn about civic tech, Research and policy centers
Connected Development (CODE)
connecteddevelopment.org

Connected Development (CODE)

We are building the largest social accountability movement, empowering marginalized communities in Africa.

Abuja
since 2019
Advocacy tech, Campaign organizations, Specific campaigns
The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto
citizenlab.ca

The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto

The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto, focusing on research, development, and high-level strategic policy...

Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON, Canada
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Learn about civic tech
Institute of Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro
itsrio.org/pt/home

Institute of Technology & Society of Rio de Janeiro

studies the impact and future of technology in Brazil and in the world

Rio de Janeiro
Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research, Research and policy centers
Catalogue of all projects working to solve Misinformation and Disinformation
misinfocon.com/catalogue-of-all-projects-working-to-solve-misinformation-and-disinformation-f85324c6076c?gi=3c811c3c902

Catalogue of all projects working to solve Misinformation and Disinformation

This article is my attempt to create and maintain a comprehensive list of projects attempting to address the misinformation and disinformation problem in a scalable, systemic fashion. Efforts which…

since 2017
Civic tech catalogs, Learn about civic tech, The People
Open Toledo
meetup.com/Open-Toledo

Open Toledo

Open Toledo focuses on civic technology and government technology, technologies that enhance civic engagement and help government run efficiently.

Toledo, Ohio
since 2018
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Prototype Fund Projects Catalog
prototypefund.de/projects

Prototype Fund Projects Catalog

A collection of the many projects the Prototype Fund has supported, including many civic tech and open data projects.

Singerstraße 109, 10179 Berlin, Germany
Civic tech catalogs, Learn about civic tech, The People
Democracy Engine
democracyengine.com

Democracy Engine

Democracy Engine offers a suite of fundraising tools to empower donors to support the organizations and issues they care about at any level, in any party, in any state.

Washington, DC
Fundraising tools, Get funding, The People
Open Maine
meetup.com/OpenMaine

Open Maine

OpenMaine (formerly Code for Maine) is a local Brigade in the Code for America network.

Portland, ME
since 2018
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
T4A.org roundtables with government
t4a.org

T4A.org roundtables with government

since 2014
Help out, Tech translators and intermediaries, The People
Fannie Mae Foundation
fanniemae.com/portal/index.html

Fannie Mae Foundation

Fannie Mae serves the people who house America. We are a leading source of financing for mortgage lenders and our financing makes sustainable homeownership and workforce rental housing a reality for m...

since 1938
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Strong Towns
strongtowns.org

Strong Towns

Strong Towns is a non-profit organization working to support a model of development that allows America's cities, towns and neighborhoods to become financially strong and resilient.

since 2009
Learn about civic tech, News and blogs, The People
Sobrato Family Foundation
sobrato.com/sobrato-philanthropies/sobrato-family-foundation/overview

Sobrato Family Foundation

The mission of the Sobrato Family Foundation is to support low-income residents in Silicon Valley who seek stability and opportunities for upward mobility.

Mountain View, CA
since 1996
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Global Forest Watch
globalforestwatch.org

Global Forest Watch

Global Forest Watch collects crowdsourced, geographic data to track environmental degradation around the world.

since 1997
Data science for social good, Learn about civic tech, The People
Life on land, forests
boodleAI
boodle.ai/nonprofits

boodleAI

More Donations. Less Work. Right Now.

Artificial Intelligence, Fundraising tools, Get funding
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
Code for Development
code.iadb.org

Code for Development

Inter-American Development Bank's repository for open-source software

Civic tech catalogs, Learn about civic tech, The People
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
Colorado Digital Service
sites.google.com/state.co.us/coloradodigitalservice/home

Colorado Digital Service

CDS hires top technologists from diverse backgrounds into term-limited tours of civic service, bringing their expertise to help improve the services that millions of Coloradans use.

Colorado
Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone, Govtech
CivLab
cce.lehigh.edu/project/civlab

CivLab

CivLab is a suite of complementary projects and design-thinking that revolve around the concepts of citizenship, civics, and engagement.

Lehigh University, Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA
Adjacent Fields, Civic literacy, Foundational layers
Code & Response (film)
austinjpeck.com/code-response

Code & Response (film)

A film about civic hackers and digital humanitarians responding to crises

Adjacent Fields, Learn about civic tech, Shows and films
Polk Bros. Foundation
polkbrosfdn.org

Polk Bros. Foundation

Polk Bros. Foundation focuses its work at the intersection of Chicago's most pressing issues to address the complex roots and devastating effects of poverty, and to challenge inequity. Learn more.

since 1988
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
No poverty, Reduced inequalities
Sunshine Week
sunshineweek.org

Sunshine Week

Across the country, Sunshine Week is marked by panel discussions, workshops and other events about using and understanding the latest developments in freedom of information resources.

Washington, DC
since 2005
Advocacy tech, The Tech, Watchdogging and transparency
The Movement Cooperative
movementcooperative.org

The Movement Cooperative

By leveraging the collective bargaining power of our members, The Movement Cooperative provides best-in-class data and technology resources that match the needs of progressive organizations at the che...

Greeley Square Station 4 East 27th Street New York, NY 10001-9998
since 2018
Meet the others, Organize campaigns, Partner networks and coalitions
coop, partisan
Open Tech Fund (OTF)
opentech.fund

Open Tech Fund (OTF)

We support the research, design, development, and deployment of technology-focused projects that counter online censorship and combat repressive surveillance, to enable global internet users to exerci...

2025 M Street Northwest, Downtown, Washington, DC 20036
since 2012
Adjacent Fields, Connectivity, Digital security and privacy
free speech
Government Experience Awards
govtech.com/cdg/government-experience

Government Experience Awards

For 20 years, the Center for Digital Government’s Best of the Web Awards have recognized and benchmarked state and local government progress online.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Awards and prizes, Fieldwide resources, Govtech
Code With Aloha (Previously Code for Hawaii)
codewithaloha.org

Code With Aloha (Previously Code for Hawaii)

Code With Aloha is a volunteer group of developers, designers, project managers, and community members who gather to work on civic projects that help the community.

BoxJelly
since 2009
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Barr Foundation
barrfoundation.org

Barr Foundation

The Barr Foundation is a private, Boston-based foundation with core programs in Arts & Creativity, Climate, and Education.

since 1997
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Code for Orlando
codefororlando.com

Code for Orlando

Code for Orlando is a community searching for technological solutions to social challenges.

Orlando, Florida
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Next City's Vanguard Conference
nextcity.org/vanguard

Next City's Vanguard Conference

The Vanguard conference is an experiential urban leadership gathering of rising urban leaders working to improve cities across sectors, including urban planning, community development, entrepreneurshi...

Philadelphia
Conferences, Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Make the Breast Pump not Suck Hackathon
makethebreastpumpnotsuck2018.com/participate

Make the Breast Pump not Suck Hackathon

Make the Breast Pump not Suck Hackathon

MIT Media Lab
Build something, Civic hackathons, The People
States of Change
states-of-change.org

States of Change

Across the globe, government teams are pioneering new ways to solve our biggest challenges. States of Change is a collective that exists to support this growing global movement

Govtech, Meet the others, Peer networks
trainings
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
rwjf.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

As the nation's largest public health philanthropy, we strive to build a national Culture of Health that will enable all to live longer, healthier lives.

since 1972
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Apps for Ghent
appsforghent.be

Apps for Ghent

Welkom op Apps For Ghent, de site voor de Gentse Open Data community

Ghent, Belgium
since 2011
Build something, Civic hackathons, The People
Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab
fdd.org/projects/transformative-cyber-innovation-lab

Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab

The Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab (TCIL or Lab) will find and nurture technologically feasible, testable pilot projects which begin to solve some of the hardest cyber problems afflicting the nat...

Washington, DC
Adjacent Fields, Build something, Digital security and privacy
The Case Foundation
casefoundation.org

The Case Foundation

Learn more about the @casefoundation, where they invest in people & ideas that will change the world.

since 1997
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
ATX political hackathon
web.archive.org/web/20180828060141/https://www.atxpoliticalhackathon.com

ATX political hackathon

Our goal is to enable progressive candidates to win elected office. We’ll come up with creative solutions to overcome common problems faced by candidates, campaigns, community organizers, and voters.

since 2017
Build something, Civic hackathons, The People
The REACH Healthcare Foundation
reachhealth.org

The REACH Healthcare Foundation

since 2003
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Democratic Society
demsoc.org

Democratic Society

Connecting people and power

15-17 Middle Street, Brighton BN1 1AL, England, UK
since 2006
Engagement tech, Participatory democracy, The People
City Bureau Civic Reporting Residency
web.archive.org/web/20210309020129/https://www.citybureau.org/civic-reporting-residency

City Bureau Civic Reporting Residency

A 10-week program for journalists of all levels to learn our community-centered reporting process while covering the South and West Sides

6100 S Blackstone Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone, Media
PeoplesHub.org
peopleshub.org

PeoplesHub.org

PeoplesHub is an online interactive school where you can learn and share new tools, skills, and strategies for making change where you live.

since 2017
Courses, Learn about civic tech, The People
CityLab
citylab.com

CityLab

Through original reporting, sharp analysis, and visual storytelling, CityLab informs and inspires the people who are creating the cities of the future—and those who want to live there.

since 2011
Learn about civic tech, News and blogs, The People
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
OpenSTL
openstl.org

OpenSTL

Given the transformative potential of technology, OpenSTL invites civic geeks of all stripes, from developers to community leaders, to come together to use technology and data to improve the lives of...

St Louis, MO
since 2013
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Justice Innovation Startup Lab
annenberglab.com/projects/justice-innovation-startup-lab

Justice Innovation Startup Lab

Learn about design thinking, justice innovation, and legal tech and apply them to the challenge of developing products and services that yield better justice outcomes.

University of Southern California LA
Adjacent Fields, Courses, Govtech
Climate Innovation Center Kenya
kenyacic.org

Climate Innovation Center Kenya

offers incubation, capacity building and financing options to new, small and medium business ventures and Kenyan entrepreneurs that are developing innovations to address the challenges of climate chan...

Nairobi
since 2012
Accelerators, Build something, The People
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
Infomocracy
publishing.tor.com/infomocracy-malkaolder/9780765385154

Infomocracy

Infomocracy by Malka Older | Tor.com Publishing

since 2016
Civic fiction, Learn about civic tech, The People
Google Digital News Initiative
newsinitiative.withgoogle.com

Google Digital News Initiative

The Digital News Innovation Fund (DNI Fund) is a European programme that's part of the Google News Initiative, an effort to help journalism thrive in the digital age.

Europe
since 2018
Funders & donors, Get funding, Media
Google
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