Resources
Recommended Platforms and Services
Hylo
Hylo is a social network that is designed to enable collaboration and resource discovery within and between communities of purposes.
Civ.Works
Civ.Works is an ad-free, privacy-protected non-profit social platform for civic action and citizen empowerment..
Crowdcast.io
Crowdcast.io is a hosting service for webinars and online events optimized for meaningful and productive live interactions.
Loomio
Loomio is an open source decision-making software to assist groups with collaborative decision-making processes.
Unify.re
Unifyre uses crowd action as a new way to catalyze group experiences - anything from a local gathering to a global movement.
Cobudget
Cobudget helps organisations, networks, communities and groups allocate resources collaboratively and transparently.
Classy
Classy is a social enterprise that creates world-class online fundraising tools for nonprofits, modernizing the giving experience to accelerate social impact around the world.
BraveNew
BraveNew is an advanced community platform that powers Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration for enterprise customers, NGOs and professional associations with
Paper
Paper is a single space for creating and sharing together, and it comes free with Dropbox. Work seamlessly with all types of content—from images and video, to sound and code.
Organizations and Media
Ashoka
Enspiral
Art of Hosting
Conversation Cafe
Robin Hood Cooperative
Tech Soup Global
Democrasoft.org
Virtual Country: Strategy for 21st Century Democracy - book by Richard Lang
The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time - book by Bob Harris
Collaborative Tech Alliance - paper by Ed West of Hylo, on Medium