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The National Democratic Institute and our partner Fundación Multitudes created this guide on how to develop codes of conduct for parliamentarians to address online gender-based violence through a multifaceted research study, including a desk review of existing legislation, social…

OpenEdX is an open-source learning management system (LMS). The platform allows administrators to create digital courses for online and remote learning. NDI hosts one instance of Open edX, but the instance can support multiple custom-branded "micro-sites." Micro-sites can be created at the…

Check by Meedan is a tool that streamlines the work of fact-checkers, fostering interactive connections with audiences across multiple platforms to combat disinformation and misinformation. The objective use of Meedan is to enhance the fact-checking workflow through several key features.…

The Social Media Monitoring Database is a spreadsheet with a comprehensive collection of global tools for monitoring the online information space. Tools are classified by use, social media platform access, type of source, cost, tech capacity needed, and more. The first sheet provides the…

Newswhip is a social media monitoring platform that predicts upcoming trends and popular topics of interest. Their tracking resources provide user data on platforms such as X (formerly known as Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit. The tool gathers data by utilizing…

NDI’s DemTech team developed a game called “Human-Centered Design for Democracy” to teach the principles of human-centered design (HCD) in the context of democratic development. This interactive game guides players through the process of designing and implementing community projects that are…

Google Groups is a service from Google that provides a platform for creating and managing online and email-based groups. It facilitates communication and collaboration among group members, making it easier to share information, organize events, and work on projects together. Google Groups are…

Twine is a free and open-source platform for making interactive fiction games, much like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" story, or practice quizzes. Twine doesn't require you to write any code, and it publishes directly to HTML so you can post your game almost anywhere. NDI hosts Twine for…

A guide to understanding the social media monitoring tool options for civil society organizations to undertake data collection, data analysis and data visualization, as well as limitations to their use and vulnerabilities.

In this single player, mobile-friendly online game, you play the role of a cybersecurity trainer to help leaders of civil society organizations more safely and effectively organize virtual workshops, fundraise online, use social media, and collect and store data.

Developed by NDI, Digital…

KoboToolbox is a software platform for collecting and managing data in challenging environments. KoboToolbox helps organizations to conduct surveys, monitor and evaluate their projects, and generate evidence for their advocacy and organizing activities. KoboToolbox is designed to work both…

Decidim is an open-source citizen participation platform that allows governments to empower people to participate in the policy process. The platform was first used in Barcelona and has since been utilized in over 30 countries. Decidim is a complex platform with a wide variety of features. It…

Your Priorities is a tool for citizen engagement designed to gather feedback on a variety of different topics. It allows users to post and vote on different ideas, and can be used in a variety of ways from identifying problems for the government to fix, to brainstorming ideas for new policies…

Polis is a platform for facilitating discourse on an issue. It was designed to help overcome disagreements and find consensus by mapping out the positions of different groups and finding common ground while highlighting the main areas of dissent. Users go through and agree or disagree with a…

Bitwarden is a digital password manager. Such systems allow you to set up secure vaults to store long, unique passwords for all your accounts without needing to remember them each individually. If properly secured and used, this allows individuals and organizations to enhance their account…

ODK Collect is an Android data collection app used for collecting structured data. The app uses an open data standard which means it can be used with various databases (for example ODK, KoboToolbox, or Apollo). Administrators set up a form or questionnaire in the database using question types…

A crowdmapping system that empowers citizens to flag problems in their communities. NDI hosts Fix My Streets for partners through its DemCloud cloud-hosting service. The NDI-hosted version of Fix My Streets is sometimes called Fix My Community because it can be used to…

Many organizations rely on information collection in their work, whether in the form of notes and images or structured data collected using forms. Tella provides a data collection app designed for security from the ground up, making it an excellent choice for those doing human rights abuse…

A contact relationship management (CRM) platform that has the ability store, track and segment large volumes of contact data and use it to take actions, like send messages via SMS and email. NDI hosts CiviCRM (or Civi for short) for partners through its DemCloud…

Alissa for Olania! is a mobile-friendly, single-player choose your own adventure game designed to teach digital security best practices - especially to those active in political or civic campaigns. As the campaign manager for Alissa Orme, a first-time presidential hopeful in the fictional…