We know the Field Guide contains a lot. We’re making it easier to navigate. Step 1: Check for a pulse.
On Friday the 10th of July, we hosted our first "Vibecode Show & Tell." We know that's something that might raise a few eyebrows, given the polarization around AI. Here's why we did it...
Please join me in welcoming Daniel Mackisack, the new Manager of the Civic Tech Field Guide!
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Civic Tech Field Guide Changelog – October Edition
Remarks on the launch of the g0v community and FNF Global Innovation Hub's Civic Tech Project & Community Handbook
The launch of the 2025 Guide to Digital Participation Platforms
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Civic Tech Field Guide Changelog – July Edition
Civic Tech Field Guide Changelog – June Edition
Matt was invited to join on The Impacts of Civic Tech Conference 2025 mainstage for the closing plenary.
Sharing our presentation
An introductory webinar
Commemorating the fallen
with apologies to Spotify...
Thanks to Civic Tech in Africa for having me on to share the Civic Tech Field Guide and a great conversation with Nathi Mcetywa about the value in learning from each other.
A background explainer and snapshot of the Access to Information community at this moment in time, Summer 2024.
Over the period of a year, The Civic Tech Field Guide team met with democracy activists working in countries whose democracies are under active threat. A surprising finding was the overlap in these groups' needs. What resources can begin to address these needs, and what more can we, as a field, do to help?
The White House wants our ideas on how to improve public participation and community engagement with the federal government. And we're answering that call as a community.
In September 2023, we were able to participate in Feira, the Global Gathering, a festival for digital rights defenders, convened by Team Community.
You can view all our categories in collapsible mode over on our Directory. But what if you want to see every category at once? We've generated a PDF for you.
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One of our main motivations for running the Civic Tech Field Guide is to help more people get started in this line of work.
Our collection of generative AI prompts for civic and social organizations