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76engage

76engage is an online platform that strengthens the bonds between citizens and public institutions through meaningful public engagement.

Active
Since 2016
Ottawa
Open source: No

76engage is a platform for effective digital engagement. It provides all the publishing, management, moderation, analysis, and reporting capabilities that the digital engagement manager could ask for. Engagement managers will find all of the tools that they need to create and publish content, manage and moderate discussions, analyze input, and report on the results of the engagement process. People want to be heard and want to know that their contribution is being recognized. In-person consultations are essential to this process. Unfortunately, participation in face-to-face meetings is limited to those who are available to attend. Running many of these to provide full coverage can be more expensive than many organizations can afford. 76engage can help practitioners emulate the interactions of in-person meetings, extending participation beyond the walls of the physical consultation space. Sometimes, people want to respond to something others have said. Other times, they may want to simply leave their opinion, rate options, or respond to a survey. Participants in a digital engagement process powered by 76engage have all of these and many other participation options at their fingertips. 76engage is a robust platform for digital public engagement that delivers a user experience that is intuitive, easy to use and specifically designed to encourage meaningful participation.

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Founder(s)

Joseph Thornley

Project type
Tool or platform
Founded
2016
Language(s)
English, French
Employees
At least 20
Pricing
US$5,001 - US$20,000/year
Used by
Infrastructure Ontario, Canadian Council for Advancement of Education, Government of Canada, The County of Wellington, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Features
Theme pages with your brand identity, Webpage builder or CMS, Translation, Video upload, Photo upload, Forums and/or threaded conversations, Commenting, Surveys, Polls, Voting, Notifications, Moderation services, Anonymous participation, Analytics, Export data
Added
2021-09-29
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:45:48.000Z

Additional details

Tech stack
HTTP/3, RSS, Google Analytics, Google Font API, Cloudflare, Google Cloud Libraries, Google Tag Manager, Isotope, Selectize, Modernizr, jQuery UI, Bootstrap, PHP, Drupal, jQuery
Integrates with
IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding
Institutions using the platform
State and national government, 70%; Local government 20%; Civil society 10%
How AI is used
AI-enabled Features which we have deployed include: • FAQ AI chatbot • Sentiment analysis for unstructured data • AI generated content translations • AI generated content summaries 76engage’s AI-powered chatbot can help guide participants through complex consultations, making engagement more accessible to a wider audience. AI will also help in data analysis, turning mountains of feedback into actionable insights faster than ever before, allowing governments and organizations to respond more quickly to public input. 76engage’s analytics module, 76insights, uses IBM Watson Natural Language Understanding to process participant data, analyze unstructured text, extract sentiment and emotions, and identify key themes and keywords. This enables deeper insights and a more comprehensive understanding of participant feedback. https://76engage.com/ai-and-hybrid-models-trends-in-online-public-engagement-to-watch-for-in-2025/
Content moderation policy
Moderation policy management Administrators can control whether participant input is made public automatically or if pre-screening is required. Input that does not comply with your policies can be removed. Bulk content moderation Engagement managers can perform operations such as deleting or un-publishing multiple participant submissions at once. Moderation alerts Moderators receive notifications when new participant submissions are received and when other participants report inappropriate content. Comment moderation and screening of participant input can be time consuming during engagements where participant input must be screened before it is published. To make life easier for moderators, we have integrated the machine learning Perspective API into 76engage.
Number of integrations
1
Geographic focus
Canada 🇨🇦
Geographic focus — country
Canada 🇨🇦
Pricing
US$5,001 - US$20,000/year
Support included
Yes. We include support services in our license subscription.
Support resources
English and French documentation is available to logged-in managers
Accessibility certification
WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility compliance

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