Important Milestone Reached!

Recently DemocracyLab reached an important milestone- we have connected over 10,000 volunteers (UXers, Data Scientists, Devs, and other tech roles) to over 300 nonprofits and tech-for-good projects!

We've worked together through the years and have built DemocracyLab into an impactful nonprofit that has made the world a better place through tech-for-good projects and organizations. And we want to see these numbers continue to grow!

Here are just 3 organizations that have been able to address important problems and improve lives because of their ability to recruit tech talent through DemocracyLab:

PolicyEngine builds free, open-source software that lets anyone design customizable reforms by identifying how society is impacted by governmental financial policies. They were so impressed with one of their DemocracyLab volunteers that they hired them onto their staff!

EnCiv is a web portal for productive democratic discourse at scale- both across the country and within communities. They are looking for help testing the Civil Pursuit app for productive national discourse, asking the question “What’s the right direction for our country?” They need 100’s (and one day millions’) of people to use it and give feedback. You can help at this Civil Pursuit App Link.

Smart City Planning helps city planners with the difficult task of street planning so that citizens can travel safely and efficiently using a variety of transportation modes. They credited their collaboration with DemocracyLab as a factor that helped them win a $1.5 million NSF grant in 2023!

Tech-for-good volunteers have reported that they join organizations for two main reasons: to do good and to develop their professional skills. Having experience that can be added to a job searcher’s LinkedIn, resume, or portfolio is key right now during an especially turbulent time in the tech industry. The demand for professional tech experience is high and tech-for-good organizations are benefiting.

Curious how you can help? Here are three ways:

  1. Time- There are around 20 organizations looking for test users so that they can improve their tech for good projects. Consider giving your time to provide feedback to projects that could benefit from your perspective by using this link: Projects that need test users
  2. Talent- You can volunteer your talent to help any tech-for-good project listed on the DemocracyLab platform. There is a huge need for tech talent, and you could be a part of making the world a better place! Check out the "Find Projects" page.
  3. Treasure- To increase our tech-for-good impact at scale, in addition to sweat equity we need financial equity. Your one time or monthly financial support will help us reach our goal of addressing the most challenging social, economic, environmental and civic problems while empowering all members of our societies. You can contribute your financial support us here: Donate to DemocracyLab

This is only the beginning. We see a future where the tech-for-good space is thriving even more than it is today. You can help DemocracyLab lead the charge to make the world a better place!