In the spirit of Wikipatterns, this is a collection of patterns and anti-patterns for describing common practices that may help or hinder the conception or design of your civic technology.

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• Playbooks and design principles

The Government We Need is a podcast exploring the government of the future and how it can best serve everyone.

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• Govtech

With an influential audience of city mayors, urban planners and architects, this is Monocle’s guide to making better cities, be it new technology, state-of-the-art subways or compact apartments.

• podcasts

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It is time for a new league of heroes to take charge.

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• In-person meetings

We exist to improve health for everyone by helping great ideas to thrive. Wellcome is an independent global charitable foundation.

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• Get funding
• Funders & donors

This latest edition of the World e-Parliament Report follows up on previous findings and identifies major steps forward in how parliaments are using information and communication technologies (ICT) to engage with citizens.

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• Participatory democracy

Hispanic Heritage Fun Fact: a huge chunk of America used to be Mexico, whose influence and contribution to the well-being of the U.S. can be felt everywhere. Which has the most impact?

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• Funders & donors

For A Greater Miami

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• Get funding
• Funders & donors

Center for an Urban Future is a catalyst for smart and sustainable policies that reduce inequality, increase economic mobility, and grow the economy in NYC.

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• Research and policy centers

Brings together thinkers and doers in the fields of transportation & technology

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• In-person meetings

In 2011, government leaders and civil society advocates came together to create a unique partnership—one that combines these powerful forces to promote accountable, responsive and inclusive governance.

• Open Government Partnership (OGP)

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• Meet the others
• Socialize online

Protect the Vote is a national coalition of nonpartisan organizations focused on making sure everyone can vote. They have great volunteer opportunities across the country.

• US Election 2020

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• Engagement tech

Citizens' Initiative Review processes bring randomly selected and representative panels of voters together to fairly and thoroughly evaluate ballot measures and give voters information they can trust.

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• Research and policy centers

Democracy needs an upgrade

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• Civic data

The Citizen Lab Summer Institute (CLSI) provides a unique opportunity to meet a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, and advocates and develop new and exciting research that addresses pressing questions for the Internet.

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• Adjacent Fields
• Meet the others

MetroLab Network is a group of 35 city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics, and innovation to city government.

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• Partner networks and coalitions

Know What's Next

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• Research and policy centers

The Social-Digital Innovation Initiative is committed to creating a world where social solutions use technologies meaningfully, are impact driven, sustainable and benefit and belong to those who create them.

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• Accelerators

Share and reuse Interoperability solutions for public administrations, businesses and citizens

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• Govtech

Start using your career to make a difference in one of the world's leading tech for good companies fighting climate change, improving healthcare, reducing inequalities and many other impact areas.

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• Find a job or hire someone
• Job boards

The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) is a collaboration of world-class universities who provide education, tools and research to help catalyse social change for a better world.

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• Accelerators

We believe a world that respects our right to be isn’t some far-off destination. It’s something we’re building every day. This is your call to power, to build a world free of harassment. How do you want to get started?

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The Citizens and Technology (CAT) Lab at Cornell University works with online communities to study the effects of technology on the public interest

• experiments

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• Research and policy centers

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• Funders & donors

Put technology at the service of the general interest

• Decidim

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• Participatory democracy
• Engagement tech

It is to analyze what is wrong with democracy and spark conversations about how to fix it.

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• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

Tech volunteers and activists.

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• Organize campaigns
• Pro bono and volunteer

RNW Media supports local media and impact organizations to master persuasive storytelling techniques and creative formats to create strong narratives on the world’s most pressing issues.

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• Media

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• Research and policy centers

Focusing on the foundations of the Open City across the public, private, and social sectors

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• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

The Lab uses scientific insights and methods to test and improve policies and provide timely, relevant, and high-quality analysis to inform the District's most important decisions.

• city

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• Innovation teams and labs

Volunteer & Serve for Community Project

• apps

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• Pro bono and volunteer
• Help out

La Comunidad de Tecnología Cívica en América Latina

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• In-person meetings

At MIT, the Design Laboratory exists within a context of broad-based technological innovation and builds upon the unique advantages offered by this setting. It pursues research, executes practical design and art projects, and engages in scholarship and criticism.

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• Accelerators

The MuckRock Slack channel is a free, collaborative discussion forum to discuss both the federal Freedom of Information Act as well as state public records laws.

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• Socialize online

Facilitating development of open government data and API specifications via a W3C Community Group (now closed).

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• Learn about civic tech
• Defining the field

We are Swiss Open Data actors and are committed to Open Data in Switzerland. We are working together to ensure that the topic is established across Switzerland.

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• Meet the others
• Civic hacking meetups

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• Learn about civic tech
• Ethical tech and responsible tech

a crowdsourced resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak

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• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs

The Internet Master Plan is a new vision for broadband infrastructure and service in New York City.

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• Adjacent Fields
• Foundational layers

We help governments and communities in Canada harness the power of digital.

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• Find a job or hire someone

The Ad Library provides advertising transparency by offering a comprehensive, searchable collection of all ads currently running from across Facebook Products.

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• Civic data

We invest in evidence-informed public policies & strategies to advance racial equity & economic mobility for the next generation in the Great Lakes Region.

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• Funders & donors

Google Sheet of Educational programs for technology and social justice/social good/public interest/civics/etc.

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• Learn about civic tech
• Civic tech catalogs

In a cross-sector partnership led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture, The Clima y Sector Agropecuario Colombiano (Colombian Climate and Agricultural Sector; CSAC) provides meteorological data to farmers along with data on the economics and agronomy of rice cultivation.

• agriculture
• Climate action
• Zero hunger

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• Learn about civic tech
• Data science for social good

Rarenet runs joint activities that aim to improve coordinated response, education and advocacy in cyber security threats affecting civil society and activism online.

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• Adjacent Fields
• Meet the others

Want to know if your organization is ready to start a data-driven social impact project? See where you are in our data maturity framework and how to improve your organizational, tech, and data readiness.

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• Civic data

to surface practical and cost-effective solutions on ‘privacy by design’ features that can be embedded into digital identification systems and empowering users with their data.

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• Govtech

Who was nominated for the 2018 ranking - and who will you vote for?

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• Awards and prizes

University of Chicago's Office for Civic Engagement is committed to building community relationships.

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• Courses