Discover the world's largest collection of projects using tech for the common good.
For ClimateTech
Non-profit startup accelerator elevating #ClimateTech innovators & founders to move the needle on the climate crisis. Administered by SecondMuse
CitizensLab
A participatory European community of practice made of local actors of change from different sectors and contexts dedicated to experiment, action-research, re-imagine and co-create how to live and work in Europe
City of NY Virtual Meeting Accessibility Guide
This guide is meant to provide information on how you can make your virtual meetings accessible to people with disabilities.
Global Innovation Fund
The Global Innovation Fund is a non-profit innovation fund headquartered in London with an office in Washington D.C
The Open Organization
Resources for building open organizations The Open Organization is a community-driven project leading a global conversation about the ways open principles change how people work, manage, and lead. Our community members generate knowledge and share strategies for building organizational cultures on principles like transparency, adaptability, collaboration, inclusivity, and community.
The Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence
The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedom
Civic Tech Montreal
Bi-Weekly Hacknights where technologists, designers, policy nerds, community builders, or basically anyone (yes, no matter what your background!) Come together to build solutions to civic issues in Tiohtià: ke / Montreal.
Reset Australia
The unregulated attention economy driving social media is fraying our democracy, threatening our mental and physical health, and exposing our children to violent and disturbing content.
Civic Fabric
Civic Fabric is a platform for hosting public applications for citizens. The platform is in early development. Products are in alpha, and Civic Studio is looking to help government modernize and improve delivery of services online where it makes sense.
Ad Observatory
Explore Facebook and Instagram Political Ads
Spotlight on Corruption
Spotlight on Corruption works to end corruption within the UK and wherever the UK has influence · We track how the UK enforces its anti-corruption laws
2020 Election Marketing Report
97th Floor pulled thousands of digital ads, reviewed millions of dollars in ad spend, poured over scores of landing pages, read hundreds of emails, and spent entire days looking at websites, mobile apps, and social media accounts — they even donated $100 to both campaigns to see emails and ad retargeting strategies first-hand.
BackMe
Together we convert your audience into your own community, which supports you to finance your creations sustainably.
Amalgamated Foundation
Our Advance Change Funds -donor advised funds- enable agile and efficient giving for individual donors and institutions.
Factually
Poynter's Factually helps fact-checkers, educators, journalists and citizens get at the truth
Where in the World is AI? Responsible & Unethical AI Examples
Everyone is talking about AI, but how and where is it actually being used? We've mapped out interesting examples where AI has been harmful and where it's been helpful.
The Fulcrum
The Fulcrum is a digital news organization focused exclusively on efforts to reverse the dysfunctions plaguing American democracy.
All In: Data for Community Health
All In: Data for Community Health is a nationwide learning collaborative that helps communities build capacity to address the social determinants of health through multi-sector data sharing collaborations.
Lemonade Stand
A handy guide to financial support for open source. "I do open source work, how do I find funding?" This document aims to provide an exhaustive list of all the ways that people get paid for open source work
Code Hopper
Code Hopper is a repository to share code across the progressive community. Currently it consists of data wrangling functions, and our goal is to continually expand its scope.
DocumentCloud
DocumentCloud runs every document you upload through Thomson Reuters OpenCalais, giving you access to extensive information about the people, places and organizations mentioned in each.
Data Action: Using Data for Public Good
Book by Sarah Williams -- How to use data as a tool for empowerment rather than oppression.
adiuto.org
European matchmaking site for mutual aid donations of all kinds
Data For Progress
A modernized think tank; fast-turnaround, social media-optimized, and rigorous analysis.
Civictech Accelerator Program (Code for Japan)
Japan's first civic tech accelerator 日本初のシビックテック領域特化型 アクセラレータープログラム、始動。
MisinfoDay
MisinfoDay is an annual event co-hosted by the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) and Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication.
Simple Search
The Markup made a browser extension that restores search result pages to organic results.
Urban AI
Urban AI is a Think Tank that proposes ethical modes of governance and sustainable uses of urban AI.
International Day for Universal Access to Information
Recognizing the significance of access to information, the 74th UN General Assembly proclaimed 28 September as the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) at the UN level in October 2019.
Reset.tech
We want to change the way the internet enables the spread of news and information so it serves the public good over corporate and political interests.
AI Ethics: Global Perspectives
GovLab NYU's Collection of Lectures on the Ethical implications of Data and Artificial Intelligence from Different Perspectives
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers from all over the world. - Wikipedia
Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing
A revealing look at how user behavior is powering deep social divisions online—and how we might yet defeat political tribalism on social media
Bloomberg Cities Global Mayors Challenge
The 2021 Global Mayors Challenge is the farthest reaching, most ambitious to date
Empower Project
Through training, research and digital tools, our expertise in relational organizing makes an impact at hundreds of progressive organizations, including Sunrise Movement, AFL-CIO, and Rock the Vote.
Electronic Frontier Alliance
The Electronic Frontier Alliance is a grassroots network of community and campus organizations across the United States working to educate our neighbors about the importance of digital rights. Organized by EFF.
CivStart accelerator
Our accelerator program provides 24 months of customer development, product development, network building, and expert guidance for startups, all in preparation for securing state & local contracts.
Access Now
Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, we fight for human rights in the digital age.
Skylight
Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help agencies deliver better public services.
Poznan's Smart City app
After the installation, users can decide which messages they want to receive
Fact Checks for Internet Archive Wayback Machine Pages
The Internet Archive has started to surface some of these annotations for Wayback Machine users.
My Data Rights
A feminist review of AI, privacy and data protection to enhance digital rights
Minecraft Build the Vote
From october 26 to 30, rock the vote invites you to learn about the united states’ electoral process and, more importantly, vote on the most important issues that are being debated across the country right now.
CivicPlus government Chatbot
With less staff and fewer resources than ever before and building pressure to enable contactless government, how can you continue to delight your citizens? With smart customer service automation.
Tiszta Szavazás
API access for the data of Hungarian ballot-offices, the candidates and results
The Last Virtual Volunteering Guidebook: Fully Integrating Online Service into Volunteer Involvement
Fully Integrating Online Service Into Volunteer Involvement
@EveryCRSReport
Twitter bot making US Congressional Research Service reports publicly available to all. By Demand Progress.
Alkemio
We integrate fragmented data into a powerful analytical view, providing on-demand analytics that can uncover insights at unprecedented speed.