Resource matching and sharing

https://datasociety.net/worker-lens-on-the-ai-economy/

Worker Lens on the AI Economy

Worker Lens on the AI Economy is a nonprofit research program from Data & Society that documents how AI is changing work through workers' firsthand experiences across five industries.

New York City

2026

Academia, Adjacent Fields, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Civic data, Data science for social good, Emerging tech, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Externalities of tech, Labor platforms, Learn about civic tech, Participatory democracy, Peer-reviewed research, Resource matching and sharing, The People, The Tech

https://reclone.org/

Reagent Collaboration Network (Reclone)

Reclone (Reagent Collaboration Network) is an open-science network that stewards and distributes open-source DNA plasmids and molecular-biology reagents to researchers worldwide under open material transfer agreements.

Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Crowdsourcing, Foundational layers, Meet the others, Open knowledge, Open science, Participatory democracy, Partner networks and coalitions, Resource matching and sharing, The People, The Tech

https://magpie.salon/

Magpie Salon

A whimsical digital bulletin board, a matchmaker card game, where people and communities can discover new and interesting ways to connect and help each other.

Newspeak House, Bethnal Green Road, London, UK

2026

Advocacy tech, Group communication tools, Organize campaigns, Participatory democracy, Resource matching and sharing, The Tech

https://tsukuri-te.jp/about

Tsukurite

Web platform for building regional fans, connecting organizers planning enjoyable events and problem-solving activities with participants

Tokyo

Citizen Engagement, Digital participation platforms, Economic development, Resource matching and sharing

https://odhackathon.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/collection/42/?year=2025

Volunty

A volunteer matching app using AI-based personality assessment to achieve bidirectional matching between volunteers and organizations, rather than a simple search-based approach.

Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Build something, Build your own, Citizen Engagement, Civic hackathons, Emerging tech, Participatory democracy, Resource matching and sharing, The People, The Tech

https://communitysupplies.org

Community Supplies

A free tool for neighborhoods to share supplies, tools, and more.

San Francisco

2026

Mutual aid, Resource matching and sharing

https://lanehelp.com

LaneHelp

LaneHelp is a real-time civic information platform for Lane County that connects people to shelters, food, housing, transportation, alerts, and local services through a live, searchable public system built to reduce the “goose chase” of finding help.

Eugene, Oregon, USA