Civic literacy
An education in civics itself, independent of tech, is a necessary precursor to effectively designing and building civic tech. Too many founders jump into democracy and government contexts with a favorite tech solution despite near-total ignorance of those sectors, their histories, or their inner workings. The projects here address traditional civic literacy education, often with a more modern and digital approach.
A Starting Point
- www.youtube.com
- Adjacent Fields, Civic literacy, Foundational layers, Learn about civic tech, Shows and films, The People
A website to provide succinct answers to common political questions from both Democratic and Republican perspectives
ActiVote
- www.activote.net
- Citizen Engagement, Civic literacy, Engagement tech, Matching views to votes, Participatory democracy, Polling, Tech tools, Voter assistance
A single civic action each day ensures that a voter will never miss an election and feel empowered showing up to the polls.
1 Avery St, Boston, MA, USA
Baobab.law
- baobab.law
- Adjacent Fields, Civic literacy, Foundational layers, Legal tech, Tech for public challenges
Baobab.law attempts to remove barriers to legal assistance by providing DIY legal solutions in the form of videotutorials. Videos are recorded with professional lawyers, and are available in multiple languages.
South Africa
Bite the Ballot
- www.bitetheballot.co.uk
- Civic literacy, Engagement tech, Foundational layers, The Tech, Voting and elections
Bite The Ballot is an international social enterprise that specialises in civic and community engagement. Our charity has grown from an idea in a classroom to coordinating world-record breaking campaigns, changing laws and rebranding politics among young and socially-excluded communities.
United Kingdom
Burocratas YouTube channel
Somos una herramienta de información que busca que los ciudadanos tengan una visión clara y completa de la gestión de los funcionarios públicos en Colombia.
Bogota, Colombia
Center for Civic Education
The Center for Civic Education is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to promoting an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries.
CivLab
- cce.lehigh.edu
- Adjacent Fields, Civic literacy, Foundational layers, Learn about civic tech, Peer-reviewed research, Research and policy centers, The People
CivLab is a suite of complementary projects and design-thinking that revolve around the concepts of citizenship, civics, and engagement.
Lehigh University, Memorial Drive West, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Constitute Project
- www.constituteproject.org
- Adjacent Fields, Civic data, Civic literacy, Constitutions, Foundational layers, Open data publishing platforms, The Tech
Constitute offers access to the world’s constitutions so that users can systematically compare them across a broad set of topics — using an inviting, clean interface.
Texas, USA
DemGames
- www.dem.tools
- Adjacent Fields, Civic literacy, Foundational layers, Games and gamification, Media, The Tech
An impactful gaming platform that complements assessment tools around civic and voter education principles for youth, focusing on scalability and fun.
Democracy.com
- democracy.com
- Civic literacy, Communicating with the people, Engagement tech, Foundational layers, Govtech, Graveyard, The Tech
The number one reason people give for not getting involved in an issue or election is that they don’t know how. Solving this problem led us to create Democracy.com. Our groundbreaking free-to-join platform makes citizen action as easy as buying a book online.
Direct Democracy Database
- www.idea.int
- Adjacent Fields, Civic literacy, Crowdlaw, Engagement tech, Foundational layers, Participatory democracy, The Tech
The Direct Democracy Database allows users to explore the different ways direct democracy is used in different countries.
Draw the Lines PA
- drawthelinespa.org
- Active battles in civic tech, Citizen Engagement, Civic literacy, Computer-assisted gerrymandering, Data visualization, Foundational layers, Mapping, Mapping platforms
It's our House, so it should be our mouse.
Pennsylvania, USA
Generation Citizen
Generation Citizen believes all students have the right to civics education that prepares them to participate in our democracy.
GovSight Civic Technologies
GovSight is a 501(c)(3) US nonprofit that is building a comprehensive civic information platform to help make citizenship simplified for all.
14110 Rocky Valley Dr, Centreville, VA, USA
How to vote in every state videos
Democracy only works when we vote. But voter laws are different in every state in America, so the process for registering to vote, checking your registration...
iCivics
- www.icivics.org
- Civic literacy, Courses, Foundational layers, Games and gamification, Learn about civic tech, Media, The People, The Tech
iCivics works to ensure every student in America receives a quality and engaging civic education and graduates from high school well prepared and enthusiastic for citizenship
1035 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141, USA
Know Your Rights Camp
A free campaign for youth funded by Colin @kaepernick7 to raise awareness on self-empowerment 💪🏿 and interacting with law enforcement 🚔
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