
Design 4 Democracy
Our mission is to ensure that information technology and social media play a proactive role in supporting democracy and human rights globally.

Our mission is to ensure that information technology and social media play a proactive role in supporting democracy and human rights globally.

Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement

Solutions exist. Let's make them a reality.

The lack of data disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries with 60 percent of these countries not reporting any data, covering 2 billion people.

NDI is partnering with Living Cities—an organization that harnesses the collective power of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions to get dramatically better results for low-income urban residents—on a research initiative to explore the innovative ways that megacity governments are strengthening urban democracy.

Technology at work for the public

We take risks, catalyze fresh thinking and test new approaches in order to creatively disrupt the status quo.

The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) are facilitating an initiative to identify and promote internet norms and principles essential to democratic governance.

'Find that Charity', developed by David Kane and supported by 360Giving, is a tool for finding data about non-profit organisations.