Civic Tech Field Guide
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Resources to help you find financial support for your work, no matter which type you seek.
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Sovereign Tech Agency
BerlinStrengthening Digital Infrastructure and Open Source Ecosystems in the Public Interest
CS Fund is launching a new funding program on Just Transitions to advance social and ecological justice for a future grounded in justice, joy, belonging, and liberation for all beings.
The Stellar Development Foundation currently holds 30 billion XLM to be used for promoting and enhancing Stellar.
Madica
LagosMadica is a structured investment program for pre-seed stage companies in Africa. Madica aims to empower mission-driven founders by democratizing access to world-class company building support, which is available today only to a few well-networked entrepreneurs.
Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE)
Alexandria, VANational Science Foundation program supporting the facilitation, creation and growth of open-source ecosystems for the creation of new technology solutions.
Schmidt Futures is a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt.
At ex/ante, we’ve created an experimental sandbox for inventive teams to build solutions that advance free societies and counter authoritarianism
Nadace OSF
PragueThe Czech OSF was founded in 1992 and since the very beginning has been member of the Open Society Foundations international network. The goal was to re-establish democratic principles in our country, contribute towards the development of a free society, transparency and equality of all people indiscriminately.
EEA Grants
BrusselsThe Grants have two goals – to contribute to a more equal Europe, both socially and economically – and to strengthen the relations between Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and the 15 Beneficiary States in Europe.
Hispanics in Philanthropy
OaklandBuild, fund, and fuel Latinx power with us.
Giving Gap
SeattleGiving Gap exists to advance racial equity in giving and mobilize positive action for Black lives by connecting people to causes they care about.
The Data for Good Fund, a single-entity fund, was established in partnership with the Tides Foundation. With donations from mission-aligned donors, the Data for Good Fund will allow nonprofits to leverage UpMetrics tools and services at no cost for 1-2 years.
GivingTuesday
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good.
Hivos
Raamweg 16, Den HaagHivos is an international development organization guided by humanist values.
Congressional App Challenge
740 15th St. NW Washington D.C.We are Members of the U.S. House of Representatives hosting district-wide Congressional App Challenges for middle school and high school students, encouraging them to learn to code and inspiring them to pursue careers in computer science.
Streamline nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and donor management in one powerful platform—rated #1 for ease of use.
A public grant opportunity open to registered 501(c) nonprofit organizations in the United States who are using cloud technology to solve the world's most pressing challenges
Effective altruism is a research field and practical community that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice. Read our intro
g0v Citizen Science and Technology Innovation Grants
Taiwan (T'ai-wan) 🇹🇼In order to encourage more outstanding talents to invest in the new-type democratic experiment field and accelerate the incubation of more achievements, the g0v zero-hour government loosening group of Dasong is held on a regular basis.
International Republican Institute (IRI)
Washington, DCIRI solves problems. We strengthen citizen voices and help make their leaders more accountable and responsive.
National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
1025 F Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is an independent, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world.
The future of philanthropy built upon Bitcoin and Blockchain
Power your mission with industry-leading fundraising and donor management software. Engage donors seamlessly from anywhere with a built-to-grow solution.
Grantify
LondonWe help your organisation to successfully apply for the best government funding opportunities
Mozilla's Creative Media Awards
Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CAMozilla Foundation is providing $258,300 to people and projects that reimagine the way data is governed
"Acumen is a nonprofit impact investment fund focused on investing in social enterprises that serve low-income individuals in United States." - Wikipedia
Google Sheet with over 200 impact investors listed
An Airtable of over 172 impact investors
We invest into 20-24 new teams a year through our two programmes in the spring and autumn.
PIT-UN Network Challenge
United States of America 🇺🇸The Network Challenge is a grant program designed to seed and support initiatives that promote public interest in technology at the university level.
Grassroots Premier
Washington, DCDatabase of more than 20 million left-leaning donors
Grassroots Analytics Venture Fund
Washington, DCGrassroots Analytics Venture Fund is on the lookout for ideas that monetize or add value to GA's industry-leading progressive consumer database. This is a $500,000 fund for internal or external ventures.
Digital Democracy program (Democracy Fund)
United States of America 🇺🇸Social media platforms have a growing influence on American life. Unchecked, these networks can distort reality, fuel discrimination, and undermine elections. With stronger accountability, new technology can instead strengthen civic participation while safeguarding civil rights.
Foundation Directory Online offers a free search tool, FDO Quick Start, that provide access to essential information about over 100,000 foundations and 250,000+ IRS forms 990-PF. Funder profiles include: address and contact information fields of interest program areas fiscal information
The 2021 Global Mayors Challenge is the farthest reaching, most ambitious to date
The Global Innovation Fund is a non-profit innovation fund headquartered in London with an office in Washington D.C
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
A guide to help progressive donors consider more political choices. Key learnings on the journey from non-political to political giving. The political donor experience is terrible
The Audacious Project
New York City (NYC / New York, NY)Housed at TED, The Audacious Project is a funding initiative that encourages the world’s greatest changemakers to dream bigger.
ActionKit
Washington, DCTools to build a movement
Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement
ActBlue
ActBlue, Summer Street, Somerville, MAWe're a nonprofit fundraising platform for campaigns and organizations and the small-dollar donors who support them
We fund research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics
Crypto-based crowdfunding where the group votes on funding proposals and distributes millions in funding accordingly
Centre for Effective Altruism
Centre for Effective Altruism, University Avenue, Berkeley, CAEffective altruism is an intellectual project, using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible.
Mozilla Foundation
Mozilla, East Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, CAEstablished in 2003, guided by the Mozilla Manifesto, the Mozilla Foundation believes the Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and accessible to all.
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