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Building in the private sector

Explore 76 projects in the Building in the private sector category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Centers, programs, organizations, and collectives dedicated to promoting innovation and social impact. You can also explore Tech companies that have civic teams and social impact design firms

76 projects

State Capacity Ecosystem

Search the State Capacity Ecosystem: build a sentence about who you are and what you need, or type a keyword, and get a starting point across 300+ organizations and the people on Connect.

2026

Digital Civic Infrastructure Initiative

The Digital Civic Infrastructure Initiative is a new Harvard Kennedy School program (in the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation, led by Danielle Allen) helping local governments use technology to strengthen democracy, transparency, and citizen engagement, with an early output being Open Book, a free open-source municipal budget-transparency tool.

Cambridge, MA
2026

Service Grant

An organization providing pro bono services to NPOs to support social problem-solving, including activities to eliminate poverty.

Nerima City, Tokyo, Japan

Social Technology Officer (STO) Program

A fellowship program run by Code for Japan that supports nonprofit organizations in leveraging technology by dispatching IT engineers/designers.

Japan

Social Hack Day

Hosted by code4japan, and held online on the fourth Saturday of each month, this is a collaborative space where anyone can bring ideas for social issues or community improvement, recruit team members, and co-create prototypes and services.

Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵

New Citizen Project

We are a participation strategy and innovation consultancy with a belief that, given the right opportunity, people can and will shape the things that matter to them for the better.

London