The Civic Tech Field Guide, curated by Matt Stempeck, is the world's largest catalogue of tools and resources covering the full breadth of 'tech for the common good'. In collaboration with Matt, the National Civic Review will now be sharing a quarterly roundup of the most relevant Civic Tech Field Guide entries.
Democracy Notes is a weekly Substack curating Gabe Lerner's favorite finds from across the U.S. democracy ecosystem, including standout articles, job postings and transitions, events and podcasts, and philanthropy news. In collaboration with Gabe, the National Civic Review will now be sharing a quarterly roundup of Democracy Notes' most evergreen and relevant content for our audience.
As artificial intelligence promises to automate ever more of our decision-making, complex, "wicked problems" may be exactly where human judgment remains irreplaceable — and where ceding authority to machines carries the greatest risk.
In an environment of mounting fear and polarization and with policies designed to separate families and label immigrants as the “other,” some U.S. communities have been doubling down on welcoming and trust, helping community members thrive and building a “welcoming infrastructure” for greater access, participation, and belonging.
Civic engagement is so embedded in city problem-solving in Hampton. From budgeting and land use to climate and cultural planning, thousands of residents—from teens to older adults—are regularly engaged in shaping city priorities.
The erosion of America’s professional civil service threatens domestic governance and our credibility as a model of democracy. But this crisis also creates space for something new.
Debate at its best functions as democracy's laboratory, a structured process for sorting out the strongest and weakest arguments for a position before committing public resources or restricting individual freedoms.
When our understanding of the public library begins and ends with the physical collection of books, we risk missing the deeper story unfolding inside library buildings every day in towns, suburbs, and cities across the country.
Countering misinformation in the public sphere requires more than just a savvy social media team at City Hall. The best approach begins by reconceptualizing misinformation not as a media strategy puzzle but as a civic infrastructure problem.
