Scaling Civic Tech: Paths to a Sustainable Future
A collection of insights, examples and lessons about the successes of and challenges to the sustainable growth of civic tech organizations
Archive: Civic Engagement
Building a Sustainable Future for Civic Tech
Today, Knight Foundation and Rita Allen Foundation released a new report on the emerging civic tech industry. “Scaling Civic Tech: Paths to a Sustainable Future” reveals opportunities and challenges faced by organizations working to connect citizens with their government when seeking to scale and become financially sustainable. How can the…
New Report Offers Framework for Tackling Information Disorder
“Information Disorder” report from First Draft suggests approaches for addressing mis- and disinformation through research and policy…
AAAS Starts SciLine Service for Journalists
New SciLine service from AAAS provides journalists with high-quality scientific expertise and context on demand…
Online News Association Announces Winners of Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education
Ten universities to partner with news organizations and “hack the journalism curriculum” through live, local news experiments…
Webinar Series: Philanthropy’s Role in Combating Misinformation
Media Impact Funders hosts a three-part series addressing the production, distribution and consumption of disinformation and propaganda.
Resource: The Coral Project
View our Resources page for a selection of public-interest journalism tools, including The Coral Project’s Community Guides for Journalism…
Truth from Noise
Science, journalism and democracy…
Rita Allen Foundation and WGBH Boston Select First Science Communication Fellow
Adnaan Wasey to develop media formats to engage new audiences with science…
Imagining the Possibilities of Data Science
DataKind’s Jake Porway on defining problems, employing social design, and taking data science in new directions…