Discover the world's largest collection of projects using tech for the common good.
Open Government Leadership Collaborative
The Open Government Leadership Collaborative (OGLC) pilot program sought to enhance the leadership capacity of reformers within the context of their work.
Borde (Edge)
dedicated to deconstructing representative or audience democracy and building a liquid and participatory democracy through interactive communication tools, political articulation and co-creation methodologies.
Signal
State-of-the-art end-to-end encryption (powered by the open source Signal Protocol) keeps your conversations secure.
Whatsapp Link Extractor
Our WhatsApp link extractor is a tool that makes it easy to export and download all the useful links from your WhatsApp chat history.
Forward Action
We are an employee-owned digital mobilisation agency. We create campaigns online that get people to take action.
Wikipedia Pageviews Analysis
A free, open source tool that displays open analytics for Wikipedia pages
Postcode => Westminster constituency converter
Enter a UK postcode and this tool returns the constituency it belongs to
Wiki Table to CSV converter
Free tool that takes a Wikipedia URL and extracts data to CSV
Every Election
UK elections database with every district council level election and above
arXiv.org
arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for nearly 2.4 million scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.
OSF
OSF is a free, open platform to support your research and enable collaboration. Get started
Volunteer Science
Build A platform for creating research, Recruit anyone around the world, Create your own panel of participants.
The Decelerator
The Decelerator is a free support service for civil society organisations. We offer information, tools and hands-on support for better endings.
Catalyst
Catalyst is a network helping the UK third sector grow its digital skills and processes. We offer free services and resources from across our network, curated to support you at every step of your digital journey.
oTree
The most powerful platform for behavioral research and experiments
ORCID
ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that you own and control, and that distinguishes you from every other researcher.
Data and Public Services Toolkit
The Data and Public Services Toolkit aims to help public authorities make better use of data. It addresses challenges such as: how to make a business case for data use; how to use data ethically and fairly; and how to identify and utilise relevant datasets.
Aragon
DAO creation and management platform with no coding required
Network-Centric Resources
Network-centric resources are people-powered and participatory resources that aim to maximise usage and engagement. They are developed through sharing ownership, enabling contribution and supporting collaboration.
RiseUp
Riseup provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change.
Collaborate
Collaborate is an open-source tool that newsrooms can use to enable multiple reporters to share a dataset.
Dovetail
Dovetail helps non-profits find a digital partner that fits
Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook
The information assembled here is for any campaign in any party. It was designed to give you simple, actionable information that will make your campaignโs information more secure from adversaries trying to attack your organizationโand our democracy.
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index
The 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) data and publication "Illuminating Inequalities" released on 11 July 2019 shed light on the number of people experiencing poverty at regional, national and subnational levels, and reveal inequalities across countries and among the poor themselves.
MapIt
The easy way to match points to boundaries
Commons Library
The Commons Library includes 1000+ educational resources in a range of formats. Topics include campaign strategy, community organising, working effectively in groups, justice and diversity, creative activism, and much more.
Bureau Local
A collaborative, investigative network revealing stories that matter to communities across the UK
WikiProject Medicine
WP:MED as it is known aims to manage and help in curation of Wikipedia's medical articles.
The ComProp Navigator
This is an online resource guide for civil society groups looking to better deal with the problem of disinformation.
Spend Network
Unlock the $13 trillion global procurement market through the world's leading tender, contract, spend and grant data.
Directory of UK Safety Tech Providers
A directory of more than 90 UK-based companies which provide technology or solutions which facilitate safer online experiences, and protect users from harmful content, contact or conduct.
Stewarding Loss
Focused on promoting conversation and action when it comes to the ending of organisations in civil society.
Unionize
We believe that people work better together, which is why at Unionize we have made it easier than ever for you to join a trade union that represents you and your employment rights.
Digital Account Management Toolkit
A free downloadable resource from Digital Charity Lab and ODV Digital, to help you ensure that your organisation doesnโt get locked out of its social media or other digital accounts.
Open Council Data
All UK councillors 2016-2023 + by-election info
Open Data Maturity Scale
Learn about different possible open data interventions, based on level of feasibility and impact
Community Data Dialogues
Learn how to host events to engage non-technical audiences on open data
The Government Says
"The Government Says" make news releases from Government departments easy to find and easy to scan through quickly.
Who Posted What
whopostedwhat.com is a non public Facebook keyword search for people who work in the public interest. It allows you to search keywords on specific dates. You are granted access because of your work. We do urge you to donate a small amount of money to keep the server running.
PlanIt
UK PlanIt is a national aggregator for current and historical planning information.
Landlord Tech Watch
Campaign website explaining landlord / proptech surveillance and what tenants can do to fight back
Trust and accountability patterns in digital government: data usage trackers
In a new series of blogs, Richard Pope looks at concrete examples of digital transparency, accountability and recourse from around the world.
Find local consultations (Gov.UK)
Postcode lookup search engine to "Have your say about local issues. Councils carry out consultations on the way they plan, manage and deliver services."
