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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Urban Innovation Fund
urbaninnovationfund.com

Urban Innovation Fund

A venture capital fund that identifies early-stage innovators solving our toughest urban challenges and provides them with the capital and regulatory expertise to scale into tomorrow's most valued c...

San Francisco
since 2016
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Digital Counties
govtech.com/dc/digital-counties

Digital Counties

Examining the overall technology programs and plans of the county, these awards are presented during NACo’s annual conference held each July.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Awards and prizes, Fieldwide resources, Govtech
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
GovTech Top 25
govtech.com/top-25

GovTech Top 25

A program started in 2002 to recognize those technology leaders putting their knowledge to work to solve problems and serve their communities.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2019
Awards and prizes, Fieldwide resources, Govtech
Impact Matters
web.archive.org/web/20191108221840/https://www.impactm.org

Impact Matters

Communicate impact correctly.

Evaluate impact, 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
Nightseeing tours of nighttime urban planning
nightseeing.net

Nightseeing tours of nighttime urban planning

Home Page

since 2009
Learn about civic tech, The People, Walking tours
How to talk to civic hackers
civichacking.guide

How to talk to civic hackers

This book is meant for public servants and people working inside government who want to connect with innovators and technologists outside of the bureaucracy.

since 2021
Books, Learn about civic tech, The People
books
Civic Innovation and Building a People-Centered Government
drive.google.com/file/d/1oRBAsUMjAAEICWBj09nHJBzIrXhEfbVS/view?usp=sharing

Civic Innovation and Building a People-Centered Government

A process of improving, adapting, or developing a product, system, or service in order to deliver better results and create value for people.

Courses, Learn about civic tech, The People
Décider ensemble
deciderensemble.com/page/9519-actualites

Décider ensemble

Décider ensemble met en place des échanges sous forme de groupes de réflexion à travers l’organisation de colloques, matinées de questionnements, formations et événements annuels

128 rue Vieille-du-Temple, 75003, Paris, France
Civic tech community surveys, Engagement tech, Learn about civic tech
Public Service Lab
publicservicelab.de

Public Service Lab

Supporting the transition to better German public services through events, workshops, publications

Berlin
Build something, Building inside government, Innovation teams and labs
Code for Fort Collins
codeforfoco.org

Code for Fort Collins

Code for Fort Collins is a volunteer organization who develops technology-driven solutions to challenges faced by charities, government agencies, and other groups within the city.

Fort Collins, CO
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
MIT GOV/LAB
mitgovlab.org

MIT GOV/LAB

The MIT GOV/LAB is a group of political scientists focusing on innovation in citizen engagement and government responsiveness.

30 Wadsworth Street, Cambridge, MA 02142
Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research, Research and policy centers
TICTeC 25
Azim Premji Foundation
azimpremjifoundation.org

Azim Premji Foundation

Towards a just, equitable, humane and sustainable society Our journey began with Education. Over the years, our work has expanded to Grants, Health and Livelihoods Read more Towards a just, equitable,...

since 2001
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Code for Chapel Hill
codeforchapelhill.com

Code for Chapel Hill

Bridging the gap between local government and human capital in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC
since 2013
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Data 4 Good Conference UK
data4goodconf.org.uk

Data 4 Good Conference UK

The conference will connect leaders and practitioners to explore how non-profits are adapting and excelling in an increasingly data-driven world.

Birmingham, UK
since 2018
Civic data, Conferences, Data science for social good
Humanitarian Knowledge Base
airtable.com/shr1vjNbKJK8NpWBV/tblwCm1cFToNkPuVm/viwQ4Dqyrw7OfSpwc?blocks=hide

Humanitarian Knowledge Base

Airtable with tools for digital humanitarian work

San Francisco
Adjacent Fields, Civic tech catalogs, Learn about civic tech
BBVA's Innova Challenge
datacollaboratives.org/cases/bbvas-innova-challenge.html

BBVA's Innova Challenge

Spanish regional bank BBVA shared anonymized credit card transactions data with participating developers in its Innova Challenge.

Bilbao, Spain
since 2015
Competitions, Get funding, The People
The Hub East Africa
web.archive.org/web/20200922014954/https://vc4a.com/the-hub-east-africa

The Hub East Africa

The knowledge hub for start-ups and SME’s

Nairobi
since 2014
Accelerators, Build something, The People
Centre for Humanitarian Data's Data Fellows
centre.humdata.org/data-fellows

Centre for Humanitarian Data's Data Fellows

Through this programme, Fellows design and deliver targeted projects that contribute to the Centre's overall goal of increasing the use and impact of data in the humanitarian sector.

Humanity Hub, Fluwelen Burgwal, The Hague, Netherlands
Civic data, Fellowships, Find a job or hire someone
Tulsa Community Foundation
tulsacf.org

Tulsa Community Foundation

Across Green Country, from the Tulsa Zoo to ONEOK Field, education to health, assisting neighborhoods to assisting nonprofits, Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF) is making a difference in Eastern Oklaho...

since 1998
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Gates Foundation
gatesfoundation.org

Gates Foundation

We seek to unlock the possibility inside every individual

since 1997
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
People's Roadmap for a Digital New York City
nycroadmap.us

People's Roadmap for a Digital New York City

In this citizen created roadmap, we outline how to humanize technology, move beyond transparency for transparency's sake, and ensure we have government technology that works for the people, built with...

Data & Society Research Institute, West 20th Street, New York, NY
since 2013
Build something, Engagement tech, Govtech
UNLTD USA
web.archive.org/web/20220321204442/http://www.unltdusa.org

UNLTD USA

We work at the city-level to find, fund and support the most promising entrepreneurs; then we build an ecosystem of support around them

since 2013
Accelerators, Build something, The People
GovLab digest email
thegovlab.org/govlab-digest

GovLab digest email

Subscribe to curated findings and actionable knowledge from The Living Library, delivered to your inbox every Friday

Learn about civic tech, Newsletters, The People
SF Civic Tech
sfcivictech.org

SF Civic Tech

Formerly Code for San Francisco, we are a welcoming and inclusive volunteer group of developers, designers, data geeks, and citizen activists who use creative technology to solve civic and social prob...

San Francisco
since 2013
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
National Domestic Workers Alliance
domesticworkers.org

National Domestic Workers Alliance

The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) is the nation’s leading voice for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in the United States, most of whom are women.

National Domestic Workers Alliance, Broadway, New York, NY
since 2019
Campaign organizations, Meet the others, Partner networks and coalitions
domestic work
Brexit Tools
brexit.tools

Brexit Tools

A collection of tools and resources to learn and act on Brexit.

Civic tech catalogs, Learn about civic tech, The People
Brexit
Code for Australia
codeforaustralia.org

Code for Australia

Building a 21st century government, together. We’re working towards a government that is built by and made for everyone.

Neighbourhood - 4 Brunswick Pl, 4 Brunswick Place, Fitzroy VIC, Australia
since 2015
Civic hacking meetups, Govtech, Meet the others
Human.nyc
human.nyc

Human.nyc

Our team spent two years listening to homeless New Yorkers. This website aims to summarize our findings and push forward sensible reforms that we developed alongside our homeless neighbors.

Civic Hall, West 22nd Street, New York, NY
Specific campaigns, The People, Story-based campaigns
homelessness
Code for Denver
web.archive.org/web/20220331073929/https://codefordenver.org

Code for Denver

We build software to help nonprofits and local government better serve their community.

Denver
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
Code for New Hampshire
codefornh.org

Code for New Hampshire

Code for New Hampshire is an unofficial Code for America Brigade, a group of volunteers that bring community members together to make government work better.

Manchester, NH
since 2015
Civic hacking meetups, Meet the others, The People
US Open Government
groups.google.com/g/us-open-government

US Open Government

Google Group

since 2009
Meet the others, Socialize online, The People
El Soberano
elsoberano.org

El Soberano

El Soberano aparece entonces como una plataforma informativa que surge desde las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y de los movimientos sociales a efectos de informar directamente a los ciudadanos,...

Chile 🇨🇱
since 2016
Learn about civic tech, News and blogs, The People
Garfield Weston Foundation
garfieldweston.org

Garfield Weston Foundation

Welcome to the Garfield Weston Foundation. We are a family-founded, grant-making trust which has been supporting charities across the UK for over 50 years.

since 1958
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
California Office of Data & Innovation
innovation.ca.gov

California Office of Data & Innovation

Governor's Budget Summary 2020-21

California
Build something, Govtech, Innovation teams and labs
state
mySociety Research
research.mysociety.org/section/research

mySociety Research

Investigates the impact of Civic Technology tools: those we produce ourselves, and those from the wider community.

483 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS United Kingdom
Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research, Research and policy centers
Beyond Uptake
uptake.org

Beyond Uptake

Uptake.org leverages Uptake's people, technology and expertise to address the world's most pressing problems.

since 2014
Data science for social good, Learn about civic tech, The People
NYC TreesCount! Data Jam
nyctreescountdatajam.github.io

NYC TreesCount! Data Jam

NYC Trees Count Data Jam

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2015
Build something, Civic hackathons, The People
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
gulbenkian.pt

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation was created in 1956 and aims to improve people's lives through art, charity, science and education.

Portugal 🇵🇹
since 1956
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Fundación Karisma
karisma.org.co

Fundación Karisma

Organización de la sociedad civil que trabaja en la promoción de los derechos humanos en el mundo digital

Transversal 22a #59-44, Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia
Adjacent Fields, Build something, Digital security and privacy
Computer vision uncovers predictors of physical urban change
web.archive.org/web/20210314172308/https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/07/05/1619003114

Computer vision uncovers predictors of physical urban change

We develop a computer vision method to measure changes in the physical appearances of neighborhoods from street-level imagery.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2017
Artificial Intelligence, Emerging tech, Machine vision
city, Sustainable cities and communities
Survey160
survey160.com

Survey160

Survey 160 is a software-as-a-service tool which seeks to improve traditional polling by using SMS messaging to reach audiences who are not responsive to phone surveys and are underrepresented in exis...

272 1st Avenue, New York, NY
Evaluate impact, Organize campaigns, Digital participation platforms
Radio for good
web.archive.org/web/20200602022131/http://www.techforgood.global:80/radio

Radio for good

Infrequent podcast covering various tech for good ventures

Bristol, United Kingdom
since 2019
Learn about civic tech, Podcasts, The People
podcasts
Rita Allen Foundation
ritaallen.org

Rita Allen Foundation

Investing in transformative ideas in their earliest stages to promote breakthrough solutions to significant problems

since 1953
Funders & donors, Get funding, The People
Open Knowledge Foundation
okfn.org

Open Knowledge Foundation

A world where knowledge creates power for the many, not the few.

since 2004
Civic data, Data schemas and standards, Emerging Tech report orgs
Pollution Explorers
hackair.eu/pollution-explorers-wearable-technology-to-map-subjective-perception-of-air-quality

Pollution Explorers

Wearable technology to map subjective perception of air quality. Pollution Explorers is a participatory project exploring air quality issues through people’s subjective perception and wearable technol...

Europe
Artistic interventions, Specific campaigns, Emerging Tech Report Tools
Berlin Urban Tech
berlinurbantech.com

Berlin Urban Tech

It deals with central issues such as location factors and potential of urban production, future-oriented ideas for logistics in urban areas and the opportunities of additive manufacturing in urban are...

Chausseestraße 13, Berlin, Germany
Conferences, In-person meetings, Meet the others
Code for America Brigade Organizer's Playbook
docs.google.com/document/d/1G_v53fGyHqdZNmXkDxqhqkzT7q2TBZ9Xmh9JkWtFQ8Y/edit#heading=h.v3vvoe3g4dep

Code for America Brigade Organizer's Playbook

Open Google Doc guide

San Francisco
since 2015
Build something, Playbooks and design principles, The People
Technical.ly
technical.ly/about

Technical.ly

Technical.ly grows local technology communities by connecting organizations and people through news, events and services.

since 2009
Alliances, Meet the others, The People
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