Founded in 2012, Civic Tech DC is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit community of volunteers using open-source technology to support civic engagement, strengthen democracy, and empower public-interest initiatives.
We meet up twice a month to work on cool projects, learn new things, and eat pizza together. Everyone's welcome—whether you're a seasoned dev, policy nerd, designer, product person, or just curious about civic tech.
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We’re always incubating new projects and iterating on existing ones! Here are some of the active projects we’re currently supporting:
Building open source campaign infrastructure that any grassroots organizer can use - starting with signature validation processes.
An integrated library of open source programs to test datasets of social media activity for signs of coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB).
Building tech tools for congressional staff and increasing transparency for constituents.
Lower carbon emissions in the DMV by connecting homeowners with the resources and contractors they need to make their homes efficient and electric.
An open source CRM software for abortion funds, created by abortion funders and friends of abortion funders. DARIA went into service in July 2016 for the DC Abortion Fund and is now used by multiple abortion funds across the U.S.
Use the data from the biennial Election Administration and Voting Survey (EAVS) to identify trends and outliers related to voter registration, voter roll maintenance, mail ballots, provisional ballots, voter turnout, and other aspects of how elections are run in states and counties across the U.S.
Automate mapping of urban vegetation from street level imagery to create a layer for exploring which areas of a city might be at greater risk during future heat waves.
