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Democracy Games for Democracy Gains: How DemTech uses games for good to support democracy programs

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Illustration of the four main characters of the Digital Organizing SOS game waving their hands standing in front of a map of the Earth.
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A photo from the main page of the Digital Organizing SOS: Stories of Security game shows the leaders of civil society organizations that you, as a digital security trainer, are asked to help as part of the game.

NDI’s Democracy and Technology (DemTech) team has a…

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How to develop accountability and transparency recommendations for under-scrutinized digital platforms

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Editor's Note: This blog post was authored by Farzaneh Badiei, founder of Digital Medusa

The policies and products of major tech platforms such…

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Using civic tech for environmental governance: Lessons learned through models of civic engagement

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Enviromental Tech

Editor's Note: This post was authored by Alan Finlay.

How can we harness the power of technology to improve environmental governance? In this…

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How DemTech Supports Digital Organizing Around the World

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Digital organizing is a key component of any successful political campaign. It involves using technology to mobilize supporters, raise funds, communicate messages, and get out the vote. It can also be a powerful tool for governing. Digital tools…

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Defeating Zoom Fatigue with Open edX

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DALL-E generated photo.

Editor's Note: This post was co-authored with Caitlyn Ramsey and edited with Microsoft Bing Chat.

It’s September 28, 2020 and COVID deaths…

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Social Media Monitoring for Democracy (Part I): Getting Comfortable with the Concepts

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Photo by Pietro Jeng on Unsplash

Social media monitoring is an essential tactic for many pro-democracy initiatives. In order to find out what is being said on social media and by whom, find coordinated information campaigns, and identify and…

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Civi for Civil Society: Championing Reform in the DRC

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Having a Francophone instructor made learning to use Civi much easier.

What do you believe to be the most pressing political issues of our times? Political parties and civil society organizations need to know citizens’ perspectives on the most important issues and how to address…

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Introducing Alissa for Olania!

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You find yourself managing a campaign on a shoestring budget, trying to keep a dozen balls from dropping while pushing your candidate and their issues successfully across the finish line. The long hours and late nights are hard enough to…

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Why the Global Digital Compact is worth your time

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Moira Whelan

The news on technology and democracy continues to be grim. Freedom…

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Hello, World!

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Hello, world! I’m Rachelle Faust and I’m thrilled to have recently joined the National Democratic Institute’s (NDI) Democracy and Technology team as a program officer. In my new role, I’m contributing to the…

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