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Stowarzyszenie Demagog

Stowarzyszenie Demagog

Katowice, Poland

Demagog Association is Poland's first factchecking organization. It's main aim is the improvement of the quality of the public debate through unbiased and reliable information.

Dear South Africa (DearSA)

Dear South Africa (DearSA)

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦

DearSA is a legally recognised and constitutionally protected non-profit platform which enables the public to co-shape all government policies, amendments and proposals.

Code for Fort Collins

Code for Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO

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.

MIT GOV/LAB

MIT GOV/LAB

30 Wadsworth Street, Cambridge, MA 02142

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

Azim Premji Foundation

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, humane and sustainable society Our journey began with Education. Over the years, our work has expanded to Grants, Health and Livelihoods Read more What […]

Town Hall Project

Town Hall Project

Town Hall Project 2018 is a progressive, volunteer-based initiative working to identify and promote upcoming Congressional forums nationwide.

Kdovpliva

Kdovpliva

Slovenia (Slovenija) 🇸🇮

Povezave med lobisti, lobiranci, podjetji in državnimi institucijami v omrežjih vpliva.

Vote by Design

Vote by Design

Stanford d.school, Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA

Our free digital curriculum allows educators, civic organizers, and community leaders to help new voters find clarity on what leadership qualities are most important to them in a U.S. President -- and why.

Fathom

Fathom

Washington, DC

Fathom text analysis has transformed 25M+ open ended responses into actionable insights for leading agencies and brands.

Code for Chapel Hill

Code for Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

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

Flourish! Local economies game

Flourish! Local economies game

8 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DS

We made a board game to discuss local economic policy ideas.

NYC Connectivity Challenge

NYC Connectivity Challenge

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)

De Blasio Administration Launches NYCx to Stimulate Economic Growth, Create Jobs and Solve Big Challenges Through New Technologies

Register2Vote.org

Register2Vote.org

Texas

Our mission is to empower all eligible US citizens to become voters. That starts with voter registration.

Solutions Journalism Story Tracker

Solutions Journalism Story Tracker

The Solutions Story Tracker® is a curated, database of rigorous reporting on responses to the world's most pressing social problems.

Imamo pravo znati

Imamo pravo znati

Croatia (Hrvatska) 🇭🇷

Dobijte odgovore od Vlade i javnog sektora. Make a request for information to a RH public authority: by law, they have to respondd. Croatian Alevateli site

NOSSAS

NOSSAS

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷

O Nossas impulsiona o ativismo solidário e democrático no Brasil

Centre of United Actions

Centre of United Actions

Ukraine (Ukrayina) 🇺🇦

To promote European reforms, advocate transparency and accountability of the government, contribute to enhancing the quality of politics, and fight for the freedom of speech.

Data 4 Good Conference UK

Data 4 Good Conference UK

Birmingham, UK

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

Humanitarian Knowledge Base

Humanitarian Knowledge Base

San Francisco

Airtable with tools for digital humanitarian work

Mobilize

Mobilize

175 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10024

Mobilize is a volunteer management platform and network that enables activists, progressive organizations and Democratic campaigns to connect and win.

Darcy

Darcy

Darcy will allow everyone to run their own federated social media instance – without having to worry about technology, moderation or legal compliance, because Darcy will take care of that for you – if you want!

Sandstorm

Sandstorm

Sandstorm is an open source platform for self-hosting web apps

BBVA's Innova Challenge

BBVA's Innova Challenge

Bilbao, Spain

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

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)

The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) is a free software project that aims to empower decentralized efforts in increasing transparency of internet censorship around the world. You can run OONI Probe to collect evidence of internet censorship.

The Sentinel Project

The Sentinel Project

Toronto

Founded in 2008, the Sentinel Project is a Canadian non-profit organization that assists communities threatened by mass atrocities worldwide through direct cooperation with the people in harm’s way and the innovative use of technology.

Block'hood

Block'hood

Block’hood is a city building simulator video game that focuses on ideas of ecology, interdependence and decay.

The Hub East Africa

The Hub East Africa

Nairobi

The knowledge hub for start-ups and SME’s

Centre for Humanitarian Data's Data Fellows

Centre for Humanitarian Data's Data Fellows

Humanity Hub, Fluwelen Burgwal, The Hague, Netherlands

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.

Work4Germany

Work4Germany

Zionskirchstraße 73a, Berlin, Germany

Work4Germany is a 6 months full-time fellowship program for private / non profit sector talents who will work for a German ministry with the goal of modernising working methods and digitising the government from within.

Tulsa Community Foundation

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 Oklahoma

Cities benefit from open dockless data

Cities benefit from open dockless data

Washington, DC

A dockless bike and scooter pilot in Washington DC that provides ridership information and more data to help plan a more integrated transportation system.

Gates Foundation

Gates Foundation

We seek to unlock the possibility inside every individual

The Impacts of Civic Tech Conference (TICTeC)

The Impacts of Civic Tech Conference (TICTeC)

OECD, Rue André Pascal, Paris, France

TICTeC is an annual milestone in the Civic Tech world, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and all those with an interest in how technology is changing the way we engage with society.

People's Roadmap for a Digital New York City

People's Roadmap for a Digital New York City

Data & Society Research Institute, West 20th Street, New York, NY

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 the people.

UNLTD USA

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

LegalApp

LegalApp

Colombia 🇨🇴

Digital tool that helps Colombian citizens know where, how and what to do regarding their everyday legal paperwork

GovLab digest email

GovLab digest email

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

SF Civic Tech

SF Civic Tech

San Francisco

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 problems.

Biscate

Biscate

Mozambique (Mocambique) 🇲🇿

Biscate (meaning odd jobs in Portuguese) is a platform using inclusive technologies such as SMS, USSD and web to connect skilled workers from the informal sector with customers

BuiltWorlds

BuiltWorlds

Chicago, IL

BuiltWorlds is the premier research-driven network operating at the intersection of the built industry and technological innovation

Liquid

Liquid

United States of America 🇺🇸

Demo data visualization of an election held with liquid democracy in place

National Domestic Workers Alliance

National Domestic Workers Alliance

National Domestic Workers Alliance, Broadway, New York, NY

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.

Istinomer (Serbia)

Istinomer (Serbia)

ISTINOMER Toploska 22, 11000 Belgrade Serbia

Factchecking Serbian politics

Forward Sync (formerly LiveStories)

Forward Sync (formerly LiveStories)

1904 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98101

Case management software for governments and nonprofits

Brexit Tools

Brexit Tools

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

Ask Without Shame

Ask Without Shame

Uganda 🇺🇬

Ask Without Shame provides accurate emergency sexual health information to youth in Africa through mobile technology

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