Our global directory of democracy tech has just turned 9 years old!

From our humble spreadsheet origins in April 2016 to today’s tech-fueled dystopia, the Civic Tech Field Guide has been your companion along the way. Keeping track of all the civic apps, sharing who’s doing what, and generally growing the field in a productive direction.

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Happy 9th Birthday, Civic Tech Field Guide!

The Civic Tech Field Guide is the world’s largest collection of projects using tech for the common good.

The Civic Tech Field Guide is an independent project led by its Curator, [Matt Stempeck](https://www.mattstempeck.com/). You can learn about [the motivation for this project here](https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2016/04/27/towards-taxonomy-civic-technology/).

The Field Guide was conceived in early 2016 by [Micah Sifry](https://twitter.com/mlsif), co-founder of Civic Hall, Stempeck, and [Erin Simpson](https://twitter.com/esmpsn?lang=en), then at Civic Hall Labs. This team created the [first edition of the Field Guide](http://bit.ly/organizecivictech).

After this initial prototype gained considerable traction and validated the need for the resource, Stempeck developed the project into a full directory in 2018 under the auspices of [Civic Hall](http://civichall.org/) with support from [Knight Foundation,](https://knightfoundation.org/) [Luminate](https://luminategroup.com/), and [Patrick J. McGovern Foundation](https://www.mcgovern.org/).

Today, the Civic Tech Field Guide is the most comprehensive collection of tech projects for the public interest and democracy, anywhere. Its continued success is thanks to the ongoing leadership by Stempeck and a growing community of contributors.

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