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<div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-tip admonition_xJq3 alert alert--success"><div class=admonitionHeading_Gvgb><span class=admonitionIcon_Rf37><svg viewBox="0 0 12 16"><path fill-rule=evenodd d="M6.5 0C3.48 0 1 2.19 1 5c0 .92.55 2.25 1 3 1.34 2.25 1.78 2.78 2 4v1h5v-1c.22-1.22.66-1.75 2-4 .45-.75 1-2.08 1-3 0-2.81-2.48-5-5.5-5zm3.64 7.48c-.25.44-.47.8-.67 1.11-.86 1.41-1.25 2.06-1.45 3.23-.02.05-.02.11-.02.17H5c0-.06 0-.13-.02-.17-.2-1.17-.59-1.83-1.45-3.23-.2-.31-.42-.67-.67-1.11C2.44 6.78 2 5.65 2 5c0-2.2 2.02-4 4.5-4 1.22 0 2.36.42 3.22 1.19C10.55 2.94 11 3.94 11 5c0 .66-.44 1.78-.86 2.48zM4 14h5c-.23 1.14-1.3 2-2.5 2s-2.27-.86-2.5-2z"/></svg></span>Why This Page Matters</div><div class=admonitionContent_BuS1><p><strong>All data used in Open Navigator is properly cited and attributed.</strong> This page provides complete citations, licenses, BibTeX references, and links to original sources for academic research, government data, data sharing standards, and more.<p><strong>Use this page to:</strong><ul>
<li class="">βœ… Cite data sources in your research or publications</li>
<li class="">βœ… Understand licensing and usage terms</li>
<li class="">βœ… Find original dataset documentation</li>
<li class="">βœ… Access API documentation and technical specs</li>
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<p>This page documents all data sources, standards, and research contributions used in <strong>Open Navigator</strong>. All datasets and specifications are properly attributed with citations, licenses, and usage notes.</p>
<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-quick-navigation>πŸ“‘ Quick Navigation<a href=#-quick-navigation class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to πŸ“‘ Quick Navigation" title="Direct link to πŸ“‘ Quick Navigation" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<div style="display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));gap:15px;margin:20px 0"><a href=#-academic-research class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #2196F3"><strong>πŸŽ“ Academic Research</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>MeetingBank, LocalView, CivicSearch, Datamuse API, Roper Center, CDP, City Scrapers</span></a><a href=#government-data class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #4CAF50"><strong>πŸ›οΈ Government Data</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>U.S. Census, IRS, Open States, LegiScan</span></a><a href=#data-sharing-standards class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #FF9800"><strong>🌐 Data Sharing Standards</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>OCD-ID, Popolo, Schema.org, CEDS, OMOP CDM</span></a><a href=#election--advocacy class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #9C27B0"><strong>πŸ—³οΈ Election & Advocacy</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>Ballotpedia, MIT Election Lab, OpenElections</span></a><a href=#nonprofit--philanthropy class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #F44336"><strong>🏒 Nonprofit & Philanthropy</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>IRS EO-BMF (1.9M+ orgs), Google BigQuery (5M+ Form 990s), GivingTuesday Data Lake (5.4M+ raw XMLs), ProPublica (Nonprofits, Congress, Campaign Finance, Vital Signs), Every.org, Findhelp, 211, Microsoft CDM, ARDA, HIFLD, NCS</span></a><a href=#-fact-checking class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #8BC34A"><strong>βœ… Fact-Checking</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>Google, PolitiFact, FactCheck.org</span></a><a href=#-civic-tech--open-source class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #673AB7"><strong>πŸ’» Civic Tech & Open Source</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>GitHub, Code for America, Hackathons, Microsoft, Google, AWS, Databricks, DPGA</span></a><a href=#-community-solutions--use-cases class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #FFEB3B"><strong>🌟 Community Solutions & Use Cases</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>Spectrum of Engagement, Harvard, Brookings, Open Data Impact, IATI</span></a><a href=#acknowledgments class=card style="text-decoration:none;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #607D8B"><strong>πŸ™ Acknowledgments</strong><br/><span style=font-size:0.9em;color:#666>Organizations & individuals</span></a></div>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-academic-research>πŸŽ“ Academic Research<a href=#-academic-research class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to πŸŽ“ Academic Research" title="Direct link to πŸŽ“ Academic Research" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p><strong>In this section:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=#meetingbank-dataset class="">MeetingBank Dataset</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#localview-dataset-harvard-dataverse class="">LocalView Dataset (Harvard Dataverse)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#council-data-project-cdp class="">Council Data Project (CDP)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#city-scrapers--documentersorg class="">City Scrapers / Documenters.org</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#roper-center-for-public-opinion-research class="">Roper Center for Public Opinion Research</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#harvard-dataverse class="">Harvard Dataverse</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#civicsearch-school-board-meeting-platform class="">CivicSearch (School Board Meeting Platform)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#datamuse-api-word-finding-engine class="">Datamuse API (Word-Finding Engine)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=meetingbank-dataset>MeetingBank Dataset<a href=#meetingbank-dataset class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to MeetingBank Dataset" title="Direct link to MeetingBank Dataset" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>What we use:</strong> 1,366 city council meetings from 6 U.S. cities with transcripts and summaries for meeting discovery, transcript analysis, and summarization benchmarking.</p>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Yebowen Hu, Tim Ganter, Hanieh Deilamsalehy, Franck Dernoncourt, Hassan Foroosh, Fei Liu. "MeetingBank: A Benchmark Dataset for Meeting Summarization" In Proceedings of the 61st Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), July 2023, Toronto, Canada.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@inproceedings{hu-etal-2023-meetingbank,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = "MeetingBank: A Benchmark Dataset for Meeting Summarization",</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = "Yebowen Hu and Tim Ganter and Hanieh Deilamsalehy and Franck Dernoncourt and Hassan Foroosh and Fei Liu",</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> booktitle = "Proceedings of the 61st Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL)",</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> month = July,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = "2023",</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> address = "Toronto, Canada",</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> publisher = "Association for Computational Linguistics",</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Resources:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.17529 target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">πŸ“„ Paper</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=https://huggingface.co/datasets/huuuyeah/meetingbank target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">πŸ’Ύ Dataset</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=https://zenodo.org/record/7989108 target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">πŸ“¦ Zenodo</a></li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=localview-dataset-harvard-dataverse>LocalView Dataset (Harvard Dataverse)<a href=#localview-dataset-harvard-dataverse class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to LocalView Dataset (Harvard Dataverse)" title="Direct link to LocalView Dataset (Harvard Dataverse)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Harvard University Mellon Urbanism Lab<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> 1,000+ municipalities with meeting videos and automated transcripts for large-scale civic data analysis.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=https://www.localview.net/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.localview.net/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Dataverse:</strong> <a href="https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/NJTBEM" target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/NJTBEM</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href=https://mellonurbanism.harvard.edu/localview target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://mellonurbanism.harvard.edu/localview</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> Thousands of U.S. jurisdictions with continuous data collection</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Meeting videos (YouTube URLs)</li>
<li class="">Automated transcripts via speech-to-text</li>
<li class="">Metadata (meeting dates, agencies, agendas)</li>
<li class="">Quality tracking per jurisdiction</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Research use (Harvard Dataverse)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Research-grade:</strong> Designed for large-scale quantitative analysis</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@dataset{localview_2024,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Harvard Mellon Urbanism Lab}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {LocalView: Municipal Meeting Videos and Transcripts},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> publisher = {Harvard Dataverse},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> doi = {10.7910/DVN/NJTBEM},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://www.localview.net/}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=council-data-project-cdp>Council Data Project (CDP)<a href=#council-data-project-cdp class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Council Data Project (CDP)" title="Direct link to Council Data Project (CDP)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Open-source civic tech collaboration<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> 20+ cities with complete data pipelines - meeting transcripts, videos, voting records, and legislation tracking.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=https://councildataproject.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://councildataproject.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/CouncilDataProject target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/CouncilDataProject</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 20+ major U.S. cities with full infrastructure</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Meeting transcripts (searchable, indexed)</li>
<li class="">Video recordings with timestamps</li>
<li class="">Voting records and roll calls</li>
<li class="">Legislation text and tracking</li>
<li class="">Councilmember information</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Infrastructure:</strong> Complete ETL pipelines for each city</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Open source (MIT)</li>
<li class=""><strong>API:</strong> Per-city deployments (e.g., <a href=https://councildataproject.org/seattle target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://councildataproject.org/seattle</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@software{council_data_project,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Council Data Project},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Council Data Project Contributors}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://councildataproject.org/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> license = {MIT}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=city-scrapers--documentersorg>City Scrapers / Documenters.org<a href=#city-scrapers--documentersorg class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to City Scrapers / Documenters.org" title="Direct link to City Scrapers / Documenters.org" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Documenters Network (civic journalism collaboration)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> 100-500 validated government agency URLs across 5 major cities for automated meeting discovery.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=https://cityscrapers.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://cityscrapers.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Documenters:</strong> <a href=https://www.documenters.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.documenters.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/City-Bureau target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/City-Bureau</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> Chicago, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, Los Angeles</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Government agency URLs (start_urls from spider files)</li>
<li class="">Granicus video page URLs with YouTube embeds</li>
<li class="">Meeting event schemas</li>
<li class="">Scraper patterns for common platforms</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Cities Covered:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Chicago City Scrapers</li>
<li class="">Pittsburgh City Scrapers</li>
<li class="">Detroit Documenters</li>
<li class="">Cleveland City Scrapers</li>
<li class="">LA Metro Documenters</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Open source (MIT)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Use Case:</strong> Pre-validated URLs for quality meeting discovery</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@software{city_scrapers,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {City Scrapers},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{City Bureau and Documenters Network}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://cityscrapers.org/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> license = {MIT}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=roper-center-for-public-opinion-research>Roper Center for Public Opinion Research<a href=#roper-center-for-public-opinion-research class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Roper Center for Public Opinion Research" title="Direct link to Roper Center for Public Opinion Research" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Cornell University<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Scientifically validated survey questions and public opinion baselines for topic definitions and messaging optimization.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>iPoll Database:</strong> <a href=https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 500,000+ survey questions from 1930s-present, all major polling organizations</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free public search (metadata and question wording), full data requires institutional membership</li>
<li class=""><strong>Citation:</strong> "Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, Cornell University. iPoll Databank. <a href=https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/ipoll/</a>"</li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=harvard-dataverse>Harvard Dataverse<a href=#harvard-dataverse class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Harvard Dataverse" title="Direct link to Harvard Dataverse" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>What we use:</strong> Meeting datasets and civic engagement research.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://dataverse.harvard.edu/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://dataverse.harvard.edu/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Varies by dataset</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> Academic research datasets on local government, public meetings, civic participation</li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=civicsearch-school-board-meeting-platform>CivicSearch (School Board Meeting Platform)<a href=#civicsearch-school-board-meeting-platform class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to CivicSearch (School Board Meeting Platform)" title="Direct link to CivicSearch (School Board Meeting Platform)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Datamuse, Inc.<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Aggregated school board meeting transcripts, agendas, and videos for tracking education policy and local governance.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=https://schools.civicsearch.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://schools.civicsearch.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Platform:</strong> Datamuse-powered civic search interface</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> School districts nationwide with meeting transcripts and videos</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">School board meeting transcripts (AI-indexed)</li>
<li class="">Meeting agendas and minutes</li>
<li class="">Video recordings (when available)</li>
<li class="">Searchable text across multiple districts</li>
<li class="">Meeting dates and attendance</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Example:</strong> <a href=https://schools.civicsearch.org/tuscaloosa-city-alabama target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Tuscaloosa City Schools</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free public access for search; bulk/API access requires case-by-case approval</li>
<li class=""><strong>Use Case:</strong> Education policy tracking, school board decision analysis, parent/community engagement</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Access Tiers:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Public Search:</strong> Free access via web interface</li>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Data/API:</strong> Contact Datamuse for research or civic organization partnerships</li>
<li class=""><strong>Commercial Use:</strong> Licensing required for commercial applications</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Privacy:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Public meeting transcripts are public record</li>
<li class="">Datamuse indexing and presentation subject to their site terms</li>
<li class="">No user-uploaded data sold to third parties</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Attribution Requirements:</strong></p>
<div class="language-text codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">Data source: CivicSearch (Datamuse, Inc.)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">https://schools.civicsearch.org/</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">School board meeting transcripts and agendas</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Terms of Service:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">❌ <strong>No automated scraping</strong> - Use official API when available</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Attribution required</strong> - Link back to CivicSearch for data used</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Public record data</strong> - Meeting transcripts are generally public domain</li>
<li class="">⚠️ <strong>Bulk access</strong> - Requires partnership agreement for large-scale data extraction</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{civicsearch_datamuse,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Datamuse, Inc.}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {CivicSearch: School Board Meeting Platform},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2026},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://schools.civicsearch.org/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {AI-indexed school board meeting transcripts and agendas}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Contact for Data Partnerships:</strong>
For bulk data access, API integration, or civic tech collaborations, reach out to Datamuse directly as a "civic technologist" or research organization. There is no standard commercial checkout - partnerships are handled case-by-case.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=datamuse-api-word-finding-engine>Datamuse API (Word-Finding Engine)<a href=#datamuse-api-word-finding-engine class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Datamuse API (Word-Finding Engine)" title="Direct link to Datamuse API (Word-Finding Engine)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Datamuse, Inc.<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Natural language processing tools for text analysis, word associations, rhyme detection, and semantic search in meeting transcripts and policy documents.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://www.datamuse.com/api/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.datamuse.com/api/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Developer Site:</strong> <a href=https://www.datamuse.com/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.datamuse.com/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Use Cases:</strong> Dictionary apps, RhymeZone, word associations, semantic search</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> English language word relationships, definitions, pronunciations, usage frequency</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free tier for most applications; paid tier for high-volume commercial use</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>API Endpoints:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><code>/words</code> - Word finding based on constraints (rhymes, similar meaning, etc.)</li>
<li class=""><code>/sug</code> - Word suggestions for autocomplete</li>
<li class="">Query parameters for semantic relationships, phonetic matching, vocabulary</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Pricing Tiers:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Tier<th>Cost<th>Limits<th>Use Case<tbody><tr><td><strong>Free</strong><td>$0<td>100,000 requests/day<td>Non-commercial, small commercial apps<tr><td><strong>Professional</strong><td>Contact for pricing<td>Unlimited + support<td>High-volume commercial applications</table>
<p><strong>Free Tier Details:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>100,000 requests per day</strong> - Generous limit for most applications</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Commercial use allowed</strong> - Can use in commercial apps under daily limit</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>No API key required</strong> - Simple HTTP GET requests</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Fast response times</strong> - Optimized for real-time applications</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Paid Tier (High-Volume):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Exceeding 100,000 requests/day requires paid tier</li>
<li class="">Contact Datamuse for custom pricing and SLA</li>
<li class="">Dedicated support and guaranteed uptime</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Attribution Requirements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Link to Datamuse:</strong> Required (or strongly requested) for free tier users</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Credit in documentation:</strong> Mention "Powered by Datamuse API"</li>
<li class="">Example: <code>&lt;a href="https://www.datamuse.com/">Powered by Datamuse API&lt;/a></code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Restrictions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">❌ <strong>No scraping of web interfaces</strong> - Use official API, not web scraping</li>
<li class="">❌ <strong>Rate limiting enforced</strong> - Exceeding 100K/day will be throttled</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Caching allowed</strong> - Can cache results to reduce API calls</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Terms of Service:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Free tier subject to daily quota</li>
<li class="">No sale of user-uploaded data</li>
<li class="">Commercial use allowed within free tier limits</li>
<li class="">Bulk/enterprise usage requires paid license</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Example API Call:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Find words that mean "government" and sound like "regime"</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">curl "https://api.datamuse.com/words?ml=government&sl=regime"</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Find words that rhyme with "policy"</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">curl "https://api.datamuse.com/words?rel_rhy=policy"</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Word associations for "civic engagement"</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">curl "https://api.datamuse.com/words?ml=civic+engagement&max=10"</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{datamuse_api,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Datamuse, Inc.}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Datamuse API: Word-Finding Query Engine},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2026},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://www.datamuse.com/api/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Free tier: 100,000 requests/day. Commercial use allowed.}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Integration Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Meeting Transcript Analysis:</strong> Identify policy-related terms and semantic relationships</li>
<li class=""><strong>Search Enhancement:</strong> Improve search with synonym expansion and related terms</li>
<li class=""><strong>Topic Modeling:</strong> Extract key themes from public comments and testimony</li>
<li class=""><strong>Accessibility:</strong> Provide word suggestions for users with cognitive disabilities</li>
<li class=""><strong>Multilingual Support:</strong> Word associations for translation assistance</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Datamuse.ai (Separate Product):</strong>
Note: Datamuse.ai is a distinct SaaS product for natural language exploration:</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Starter:</strong> ~$29/month (100 queries/month)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Professional:</strong> ~$99/month (unlimited queries + API access)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Free Trial:</strong> Available for testing
This is separate from the word-finding API and has different pricing.</li>
</ul>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=️-government-data>πŸ›οΈ Government Data<a href=#️-government-data class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to πŸ›οΈ Government Data" title="Direct link to πŸ›οΈ Government Data" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p><strong>In this section:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=#us-census-bureau class="">U.S. Census Bureau</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#irs-tax-exempt-organization-search-teos class="">IRS Tax-Exempt Organization Search (TEOS)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#open-states-api class="">Open States API</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#legiscan- class="">LegiScan</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=us-census-bureau>U.S. Census Bureau<a href=#us-census-bureau class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to U.S. Census Bureau" title="Direct link to U.S. Census Bureau" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>What we use:</strong> Geographic boundaries, demographic data, population estimates, and economic indicators.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.census.gov/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.census.gov/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public Domain (U.S. Government)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Datasets:</strong> Census Gazetteer, American Community Survey (ACS), Decennial Census</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> All 50 states, 3,144 counties, 19,000+ incorporated places</li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=irs-exempt-organizations-business-master-file-eo-bmf>IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EO-BMF)<a href=#irs-exempt-organizations-business-master-file-eo-bmf class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EO-BMF)" title="Direct link to IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EO-BMF)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Department of Treasury<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> <strong>PRIMARY BULK DATA SOURCE</strong> for comprehensive nonprofit data - ALL 1.9M+ U.S. tax-exempt organizations with EIN, NTEE codes, financial data, subsection classification, and geographic location.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organizations-business-master-file-extract-eo-bmf target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organizations-business-master-file-extract-eo-bmf</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Search Tool:</strong> <a href=https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Downloads:</strong> <a href=https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search-bulk-data-downloads target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search-bulk-data-downloads</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> See <a class="" href=/docs/data-sources/irs-bulk-data>IRS Bulk Data Integration</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 1,952,238 organizations (as of April 2026)<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Churches & Religious Organizations:</strong> 300,000+ (NTEE codes X, X20, X21, X22, X30, X40)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Health Organizations:</strong> 80,000+ (NTEE codes E, E20-E99)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Human Services:</strong> 200,000+ (NTEE codes P, P20-P99)</li>
<li class=""><strong>All Other Categories:</strong> 1.3M+ (Education, Arts, Environment, etc.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Update Frequency:</strong> Monthly</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public domain (U.S. government data)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Format:</strong> CSV (regional files), convertible to Parquet</li>
<li class=""><strong>Record Count:</strong> 1.9M+ total nonprofits across 4 regional files</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Fields (28 columns):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Identification:</strong> EIN, organization name, sort name</li>
<li class=""><strong>Location:</strong> Street address, city, state, ZIP code</li>
<li class=""><strong>Classification:</strong> NTEE code, subsection (501(c)(3), etc.), foundation code</li>
<li class=""><strong>Financial:</strong> Asset amount, income amount, revenue amount</li>
<li class=""><strong>Status:</strong> Tax-exempt status, deductibility status, ruling date</li>
<li class=""><strong>Organization:</strong> Organization code, activity codes, group affiliation</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>NTEE Codes for Churches:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>X</strong> - Religion Related, Spiritual Development</li>
<li class=""><strong>X20</strong> - Christian (churches, ministries)</li>
<li class=""><strong>X21</strong> - Protestant</li>
<li class=""><strong>X22</strong> - Roman Catholic</li>
<li class=""><strong>X30</strong> - Jewish</li>
<li class=""><strong>X40</strong> - Islamic</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Download:</strong> Get ALL nonprofits in a state (e.g., 26,148 in Alabama vs 25 from ProPublica API)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Comprehensive Coverage:</strong> 1,000x more data per request than API methods</li>
<li class=""><strong>Offline Analysis:</strong> Download once, query locally forever (cached as Parquet)</li>
<li class=""><strong>NTEE Filtering:</strong> Filter by category code (health, education, religion, etc.)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Geographic Analysis:</strong> Complete state/city/ZIP coverage for spatial mapping</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{irs_eobmf_2026,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract (EO-BMF)},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Internal Revenue Service}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2026},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> month = {April},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organizations-business-master-file-extract-eo-bmf},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Record count: 1,952,238 organizations. Updated monthly.}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Integration:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>ProPublica API</strong> complements with detailed Form 990 financials and mission statements</li>
<li class=""><strong>Every.org</strong> adds human-readable descriptions and cause tags</li>
<li class=""><strong>IRS EO-BMF</strong> provides the complete foundation layer with all organizations</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Complements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>ARDA</strong> for congregation characteristics and health ministry programs</li>
<li class=""><strong>HIFLD</strong> for geospatial location data</li>
<li class=""><strong>National Congregations Study</strong> for social service provision patterns</li>
<li class=""><strong>ProPublica API</strong> for detailed financial breakdowns and executive compensation</li>
</ul>
<hr/>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=open-states--plural-policy->Open States / Plural Policy ⭐<a href=#open-states--plural-policy- class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Open States / Plural Policy ⭐" title="Direct link to Open States / Plural Policy ⭐" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Plural Policy (formerly Open States Foundation)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> State and local legislative information - bulk downloads of bills, votes, legislators, and legislative sessions for all 50 states.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=https://openstates.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://openstates.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://openstates.org/api/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://openstates.org/api/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Downloads:</strong> <a href=https://open.pluralpolicy.com/data/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://open.pluralpolicy.com/data/</a> ⭐ <strong>Recommended approach</strong></li>
<li class=""><strong>Scrapers Repository:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/openstates/openstates-scrapers target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/openstates/openstates-scrapers</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Local Database Setup:</strong> <a href=https://docs.openstates.org/contributing/local-database/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://docs.openstates.org/contributing/local-database/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Code of Conduct:</strong> <a href=https://docs.openstates.org/code-of-conduct/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://docs.openstates.org/code-of-conduct/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Schema Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/openstates/people/blob/master/schema.md target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/openstates/people/blob/master/schema.md</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Coverage:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>All 50 states</strong> + DC + Puerto Rico</li>
<li class=""><strong>7,300+ state legislators</strong> with committee assignments</li>
<li class=""><strong>Millions of bills</strong> with full text, votes, and sponsors</li>
<li class=""><strong>Monthly PostgreSQL dumps</strong> (9.8GB+) for complete local analysis</li>
<li class=""><strong>Video sources</strong> (YouTube channels, Granicus portals)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>License:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk data:</strong> Public Domain (preferred method)</li>
<li class=""><strong>API content:</strong> Varies by state</li>
<li class=""><strong>API Key:</strong> Free tier (50,000 requests/month)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Bulk Data Formats:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class=""><strong>CSV:</strong> Complete legislative sessions per state<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class="">URL: <a href=https://data.openstates.org/session/csv/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://data.openstates.org/session/csv/</a></li>
<li class="">Best for: Spreadsheet analysis, quick exploration</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>JSON:</strong> Bills with full text and metadata<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class="">URL: <a href=https://data.openstates.org/session/json/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://data.openstates.org/session/json/</a></li>
<li class="">Best for: Application integration, detailed parsing</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>PostgreSQL:</strong> Monthly database dumps<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class="">URL: <a href=https://data.openstates.org/postgres/monthly/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://data.openstates.org/postgres/monthly/</a></li>
<li class="">Best for: SQL analysis, local development, complete schema</li>
<li class="">Size: 9.8GB+ (complete legislative database)</li>
<li class="">No rate limits on bulk downloads</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>What We Use:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">PostgreSQL monthly dumps for local database (see <code>scripts/bulk_legislative_download.py</code>)</li>
<li class="">CSV/JSON session data for specific state analysis</li>
<li class="">Video source discovery (YouTube channels, Granicus portals)</li>
<li class="">Legislator contact information and committee assignments</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Potential Contributions:</strong>
Our project could contribute back to the OpenStates ecosystem:</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Scraper patterns</strong> for video sources and meeting archives</li>
<li class=""><strong>Meeting video discovery</strong> to enhance their data</li>
<li class=""><strong>Granicus/YouTube integrations</strong> for automated tracking</li>
<li class="">We follow their <a href=https://docs.openstates.org/code-of-conduct/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Code of Conduct</a> for all contributions</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Local Database Setup:</strong>
We use the PostgreSQL dumps following their <a href=https://docs.openstates.org/contributing/local-database/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">local database documentation</a>:</p>
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Download monthly dump</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">python scripts/bulk_legislative_download.py --postgres --month 2026-04</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Restore to PostgreSQL</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">./scripts/setup_openstates_db.sh</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@software{openstates,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Open States},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Plural Policy}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://openstates.org/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Comprehensive state legislative data for all 50 U.S. states}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=legiscan->LegiScan ⭐<a href=#legiscan- class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to LegiScan ⭐" title="Direct link to LegiScan ⭐" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> LegiScan<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Comprehensive state legislative tracking with bill text, votes, people, and datasets for all 50 states.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=https://legiscan.com/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://legiscan.com/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://legiscan.com/legiscan target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://legiscan.com/legiscan</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Dataset Downloads:</strong> <a href=https://legiscan.com/datasets target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://legiscan.com/datasets</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>People Database:</strong> <a href=https://legiscan.com/legiscan/people target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://legiscan.com/legiscan/people</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Bill Search:</strong> <a href=https://legiscan.com/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://legiscan.com/</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Coverage:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>All 50 states</strong> + DC + U.S. Congress</li>
<li class=""><strong>Current and historical legislation</strong> back to 2011</li>
<li class=""><strong>Bill text, sponsors, votes, amendments</strong> with full tracking</li>
<li class=""><strong>370,000+ legislators</strong> (current and historical)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Roll call votes</strong> with individual legislator positions</li>
<li class=""><strong>Committee assignments</strong> and hearing schedules</li>
<li class=""><strong>Fiscal notes</strong> and impact statements</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Available Datasets:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class=""><strong>National Dataset:</strong> Complete legislative data for all states<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class="">All bills, resolutions, and legislative documents</li>
<li class="">Updated daily during legislative sessions</li>
<li class="">Includes bill text, sponsors, status tracking</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>State-Specific Datasets:</strong> Per-state downloads<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class="">Session-specific or multi-year data</li>
<li class="">Optimized for state-level analysis</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>People Dataset:</strong> Legislator information<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class="">Contact details, committee assignments</li>
<li class="">District information and party affiliation</li>
<li class="">Historical legislator records</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Roll Call Dataset:</strong> Voting records<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class="">Individual votes on bills and amendments</li>
<li class="">Voting patterns and trends</li>
<li class="">Committee and floor votes</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>API Access:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Free Tier:</strong> 30,000 requests per month</li>
<li class=""><strong>API Key:</strong> Required (free registration)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Downloads:</strong> Available for subscribers</li>
<li class=""><strong>Real-time Updates:</strong> Daily synchronization during sessions</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Format:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>JSON API</strong> for programmatic access</li>
<li class=""><strong>CSV/Excel</strong> exports for datasets</li>
<li class=""><strong>SQL dumps</strong> available for subscribers</li>
<li class=""><strong>RSS feeds</strong> for bill monitoring</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What We Use:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Bill text and status for legislative tracking (see <code>scripts/legislative_tracker.py</code>)</li>
<li class="">Legislator contact information for advocacy features</li>
<li class="">Roll call votes for voting pattern analysis</li>
<li class="">Dataset downloads for bulk legislative analysis</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Comparison with Open States:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>LegiScan:</strong> More detailed bill tracking, commercial support, datasets for download</li>
<li class=""><strong>Open States:</strong> Free bulk PostgreSQL dumps, open source scrapers, community-driven</li>
</ul>
<p>Both are complementary - we use Open States for bulk data and LegiScan for detailed bill tracking and datasets.</p>
<p><strong>License:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">API data: Terms of Service apply (<a href=https://legiscan.com/legiscan target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://legiscan.com/legiscan</a>)</li>
<li class="">Datasets: Subscription required for bulk downloads</li>
<li class="">API Key: Free tier available</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Track legislation by keyword (e.g., "fluoridation", "oral health")</li>
<li class="">Monitor bill progress across multiple states</li>
<li class="">Analyze legislator voting patterns</li>
<li class="">Build advocacy alerts and notifications</li>
<li class="">Research legislative trends over time</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{legiscan,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {LegiScan: State and Federal Legislative Tracking},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{LegiScan}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://legiscan.com/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Comprehensive legislative data for all 50 U.S. states and Congress}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://legiscan.com/legiscan target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://legiscan.com/legiscan</a><br/>
<strong>Support:</strong> <a href=mailto:support@legiscan.com target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">support@legiscan.com</a><br/>
<strong>Terms:</strong> <a href=https://legiscan.com/legiscan target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://legiscan.com/legiscan</a></p>
<hr/>
<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-data-sharing-standards>🌐 Data Sharing Standards<a href=#-data-sharing-standards class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to 🌐 Data Sharing Standards" title="Direct link to 🌐 Data Sharing Standards" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p><strong>In this section:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=#open-civic-data-ocd-standards class="">Open Civic Data (OCD) Standards</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#popolo-project class="">Popolo Project</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#schemaorg class="">Schema.org</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#common-education-data-standards-ceds class="">Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#omop-common-data-model-ohdsi class="">OMOP Common Data Model (OHDSI)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=open-civic-data-ocd-standards>Open Civic Data (OCD) Standards<a href=#open-civic-data-ocd-standards class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Open Civic Data (OCD) Standards" title="Direct link to Open Civic Data (OCD) Standards" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>What we use:</strong> Standardized jurisdiction identifiers for cross-platform compatibility.</p>
<p><strong>Standard:</strong> <a href=https://open-civic-data.readthedocs.io/en/latest/proposals/0002.html target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">OCDEP 2 - Division Identifiers</a></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Repository:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/opencivicdata/ocd-division-ids target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/opencivicdata/ocd-division-ids</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Open source</li>
<li class=""><strong>Format:</strong> <code>ocd-division/country:us/state:al/place:birmingham</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> All U.S. jurisdictions (cities, counties, states, school districts)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Example Implementation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-text codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">ocd-division/country:us/state:al # State</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">ocd-division/country:us/state:al/county:jefferson # County</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">ocd-division/country:us/state:al/place:birmingham # City</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">ocd-division/country:us/state:al/school_district:birmingham_city # School District</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=popolo-project>Popolo Project<a href=#popolo-project class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Popolo Project" title="Direct link to Popolo Project" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>What we use:</strong> International open government data specification for people, organizations, and elected positions.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Specification:</strong> <a href=https://www.popoloproject.com/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.popoloproject.com/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/popolo-project/popolo-spec target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/popolo-project/popolo-spec</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International</li>
<li class=""><strong>Adoption:</strong> Used by Civic Commons, OpenNorth, mySociety, Sunlight Foundation, and 30+ civic tech organizations worldwide</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Popolo Classes Implemented:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Popolo Class<th>Our Entity<th>Use Case<tbody><tr><td><strong>Person</strong><td>LEADER<td>Elected officials, appointees<tr><td><strong>Organization</strong><td>ORGANIZATION<td>Nonprofits, government agencies<tr><td><strong>Membership</strong><td>LEADER ↔ ORGANIZATION<td>Relationships with roles and terms<tr><td><strong>Post</strong><td>LEADER.position_type<td>Positions like "Mayor", "Council Member"<tr><td><strong>VoteEvent</strong><td>VOTE<td>Voting records on motions/bills<tr><td><strong>Motion</strong><td>AGENDA, LEGISLATION<td>Formal proposals<tr><td><strong>Area</strong><td>JURISDICTION<td>Geographic/political boundaries<tr><td><strong>Event</strong><td>MEETING<td>Public meetings with agendas</table>
<details class="details_lb9f alert alert--info details_b_Ee" data-collapsed=true><summary><strong>Popolo Dependencies (15 W3C/IETF Standards)</strong></summary><div><div class=collapsibleContent_i85q><table><thead><tr><th>Standard<th>Prefix<th>Use Case<tbody><tr><td><a href=http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">FOAF</a><td><code>foaf</code><td>People, social networks<tr><td><a href=https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6350.html target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">vCard</a><td><code>vcard</code><td>Contact information (IETF RFC 6350)<tr><td><a href=https://schema.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Schema.org</a><td><code>schema</code><td>Structured web data<tr><td><a href=https://www.dublincore.org/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">DCMI Terms</a><td><code>dcterms</code><td>Metadata, provenance<tr><td><a href=https://www.w3.org/TR/vocab-org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">W3C Organization Ontology</a><td><code>org</code><td>Organizational structures<tr><td><a href=https://www.w3.org/ns/locn target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">ISA Location</a><td><code>locn</code><td>Addresses, geographic data<tr><td><a href=http://www.geonames.org/ontology/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">GeoNames</a><td><code>gn</code><td>Geographic identifiers<tr><td><a href=https://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">SKOS</a><td><code>skos</code><td>Taxonomies, classification<tr><td><a href=http://purl.org/vocab/bio/0.1/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">BIO</a><td><code>bio</code><td>Life events, relationships<tr><td><a href=https://www.loc.gov/bibframe/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">BIBFRAME</a><td><code>bf</code><td>Bibliographic references<tr><td><a href=http://www.w3.org/2000/10/swap/pim/contact# target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">W3C Contact</a><td><code>con</code><td>Contact utility concepts<tr><td><a href=http://www.semanticdesktop.org/ontologies/ncal/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">NEPOMUK Calendar</a><td><code>ncal</code><td>Events, meetings<tr><td><a href=http://www.w3.org/ns/person target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">ISA Person</a><td><code>person</code><td>Person attributes<tr><td><a href=https://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-schema/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">RDF Schema</a><td><code>rdfs</code><td>Semantic web foundation<tr><td><a href=http://schema.theodi.org/odrs target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">ODRS</a><td><code>odrs</code><td>Data licensing</table></div></div></details>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=schemaorg>Schema.org<a href=#schemaorg class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Schema.org" title="Direct link to Schema.org" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> W3C Community Group (sponsors: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Yandex)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> SEO-optimized structured data, JSON-LD exports, semantic web compatibility.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://schema.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://schema.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA 3.0)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 800+ types, 1,400+ properties</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Our Schema.org Type Mappings:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Our Entity<th>Schema.org Type<th>Use Case<tbody><tr><td>JURISDICTION<td><a href=https://schema.org/AdministrativeArea target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">AdministrativeArea</a><td>City/county pages<tr><td>MEETING<td><a href=https://schema.org/Event target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Event</a><td>Google Calendar rich results<tr><td>LEADER<td><a href=https://schema.org/Person target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Person</a> + <a href=https://schema.org/GovernmentOfficial target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">GovernmentOfficial</a><td>Official profiles<tr><td>ORGANIZATION<td><a href=https://schema.org/Organization target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Organization</a> + <a href=https://schema.org/NGO target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">NGO</a><td>Nonprofit listings<tr><td>LEGISLATION<td><a href=https://schema.org/Legislation target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Legislation</a><td>Bill tracking<tr><td>BALLOT_MEASURE<td><a href=https://schema.org/Legislation target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Legislation</a><td>Ballot guides<tr><td>VOTE<td><a href=https://schema.org/VoteAction target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">VoteAction</a><td>Voting records<tr><td>FACT_CHECK<td><a href=https://schema.org/ClaimReview target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">ClaimReview</a><td>Google Fact Check Explorer<tr><td>SCHOOL_DISTRICT<td><a href=https://schema.org/EducationalOrganization target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">EducationalOrganization</a><td>School district info<tr><td>VIDEO<td><a href=https://schema.org/VideoObject target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">VideoObject</a><td>YouTube integration<tr><td>DOCUMENT<td><a href=https://schema.org/DigitalDocument target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">DigitalDocument</a><td>Document library<tr><td>CONSTITUENT<td><a href=https://schema.org/Person target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Person</a><td>Donor/volunteer profiles<tr><td>DONATION<td><a href=https://schema.org/DonateAction target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">DonateAction</a><td>Donation receipts<tr><td>CAMPAIGN<td><a href=https://schema.org/FundingScheme target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">FundingScheme</a><td>Fundraising campaigns<tr><td>PROGRAM_DELIVERY<td><a href=https://schema.org/Service target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">Service</a><td>Program catalog</table>
<p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">βœ… Google Search rich results</li>
<li class="">βœ… Voice assistant compatibility (Alexa, Google Assistant)</li>
<li class="">βœ… Knowledge Graph integration</li>
<li class="">βœ… Cross-platform (Apple, Bing, Yandex)</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=common-education-data-standards-ceds>Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)<a href=#common-education-data-standards-ceds class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)" title="Direct link to Common Education Data Standards (CEDS)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> School district data modeling, NCES interoperability, education finance tracking.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://ceds.ed.gov/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ceds.ed.gov/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/CEDStandards target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/CEDStandards</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public Domain (U.S. Government)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 2,300+ data elements, 500+ option sets</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>CEDS Alignment:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Our Field<th>CEDS Element ID<th>CEDS Element Name<tbody><tr><td><code>nces_id</code><td>000827<td>LEA Identifier (NCES)<tr><td><code>district_name</code><td>000168<td>Name of Institution<tr><td><code>total_students</code><td>001475<td>Student Count<tr><td><code>total_revenue</code><td>000612<td>Total Revenue<tr><td><code>per_pupil_spending</code><td>000613<td>Expenditure per Student</table>
<p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">βœ… NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) compatibility</li>
<li class="">βœ… F-33 Finance Survey alignment</li>
<li class="">βœ… Federal grant reporting (ESSA, Title I, IDEA)</li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=omop-common-data-model-ohdsi>OMOP Common Data Model (OHDSI)<a href=#omop-common-data-model-ohdsi class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to OMOP Common Data Model (OHDSI)" title="Direct link to OMOP Common Data Model (OHDSI)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Vocabulary and terminology standardization system - CONCEPT, VOCABULARY, CONCEPT_CLASS, CONCEPT_RELATIONSHIP tables for consistent data classification.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://ohdsi.github.io/CommonDataModel/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ohdsi.github.io/CommonDataModel/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/OHDSI/CommonDataModel target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/OHDSI/CommonDataModel</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Vocabulary Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://ohdsi.github.io/TheBookOfOhdsi/StandardizedVocabularies.html target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ohdsi.github.io/TheBookOfOhdsi/StandardizedVocabularies.html</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Apache License 2.0</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> Comprehensive vocabulary system for standardizing concepts across domains</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>OMOP CDM Tables We Implement:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Table<th>Purpose<th>Our Use Case<tbody><tr><td><strong>CONCEPT</strong><td>Master vocabulary list<td>Standardized codes for topics, demographics, classifications<tr><td><strong>VOCABULARY</strong><td>Source vocabularies<td>Track origin of concepts (NTEE, FIPS, Schema.org, etc.)<tr><td><strong>CONCEPT_CLASS</strong><td>Categorization<td>Group concepts by type (demographic, geographic, topic)<tr><td><strong>CONCEPT_RELATIONSHIP</strong><td>Linkages<td>Map relationships between concepts (is-a, maps-to, subsumes)</table>
<p><strong>Our OMOP-Inspired Vocabularies:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Vocabulary ID<th>Description<th>Concept Count<tbody><tr><td><code>NTEE</code><td>National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities<td>600+<tr><td><code>FIPS</code><td>Federal Information Processing Standards<td>90,000+<tr><td><code>Schema.org</code><td>Structured data types<td>800+<tr><td><code>Popolo</code><td>Open government data specs<td>15+<tr><td><code>OCD-ID</code><td>Open Civic Data identifiers<td>22,000+<tr><td><code>CEDS</code><td>Common Education Data Standards<td>2,300+<tr><td><code>CENSUS</code><td>U.S. Census categories<td>1,000+<tr><td><code>INTERNAL</code><td>Custom platform classifications<td>500+</table>
<p><strong>Example Implementation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-sql codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-sql codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>-- CONCEPT table: standardized demographics</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">concept_id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> concept_name </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> vocabulary_id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> concept_class_id</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>-----------|---------------------------|---------------|------------------</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100001</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> Race: White </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> CENSUS </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> Demographic</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100002</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> Race: Black</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">African Amer</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> CENSUS </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> Demographic</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100003</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> Hispanic</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">Latino Ethnicity </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> CENSUS </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> Demographic</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100004</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> Gender: Male </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> CENSUS </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> Demographic</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>-- CONCEPT_RELATIONSHIP: hierarchies</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">concept_id_1 </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> concept_id_2 </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> relationship_id</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>-------------|--------------|----------------</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100002</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100000</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>Is</span><span class="token plain"> a </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Race category</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100003</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100010</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>|</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>Is</span><span class="token plain"> a </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Ethnicity category</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">βœ… Consistent terminology across all datasets</li>
<li class="">βœ… Hierarchical concept relationships</li>
<li class="">βœ… Traceable concept provenance (source vocabularies)</li>
<li class="">βœ… Industry-standard approach used by healthcare and research institutions</li>
<li class="">βœ… Supports multiple classification systems simultaneously</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{ohdsi_omop_cdm,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI)}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {OMOP Common Data Model},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://ohdsi.github.io/CommonDataModel/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> license = {Apache-2.0}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=️-election--advocacy>πŸ—³οΈ Election & Advocacy<a href=#️-election--advocacy class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to πŸ—³οΈ Election & Advocacy" title="Direct link to πŸ—³οΈ Election & Advocacy" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p><strong>In this section:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=#ballotpedia class="">Ballotpedia</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#mit-election-data--science-lab class="">MIT Election Data + Science Lab</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#openelections class="">OpenElections</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=ballotpedia>Ballotpedia<a href=#ballotpedia class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Ballotpedia" title="Direct link to Ballotpedia" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Lucy Burns Institute<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Ballot measures, referendums, propositions for fluoridation tracking and health policy analysis.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://ballotpedia.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ballotpedia.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API:</strong> <a href=https://ballotpedia.org/API-documentation target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ballotpedia.org/API-documentation</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> All 50 states, historical measures back to 1990s</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> API access limited at scale (paid tier available)</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=mit-election-data--science-lab>MIT Election Data + Science Lab<a href=#mit-election-data--science-lab class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to MIT Election Data + Science Lab" title="Direct link to MIT Election Data + Science Lab" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> County-level election results for political composition analysis.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://electionlab.mit.edu/data target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://electionlab.mit.edu/data</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Repository:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/MEDSL/official-returns target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/MEDSL/official-returns</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 1976-present, presidential/congressional/gubernatorial results</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free for research and commercial use</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=openelections>OpenElections<a href=#openelections class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to OpenElections" title="Direct link to OpenElections" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>What we use:</strong> State-by-state certified election results in standardized CSV format.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://openelections.net/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://openelections.net/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>GitHub:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/openelections target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/openelections</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> All 50 states (various completion levels), precinct-level data</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Open source (varies by state)</li>
</ul>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-nonprofit--philanthropy>🏒 Nonprofit & Philanthropy<a href=#-nonprofit--philanthropy class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to 🏒 Nonprofit & Philanthropy" title="Direct link to 🏒 Nonprofit & Philanthropy" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p><strong>In this section:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=#irs-exempt-organizations-business-master-file-eo-bmf class="">IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EO-BMF)</a> - <strong>PRIMARY BULK DATA SOURCE (1.9M+ orgs)</strong></li>
<li class=""><a href=#google-bigquery-irs-990-data class="">Google BigQuery IRS 990 Data</a> - <strong>RECOMMENDED FOR BULK FORM 990 ENRICHMENT (5M+ filings)</strong></li>
<li class=""><a href=#givingtuesday-990-data-infrastructure class="">GivingTuesday 990 Data Infrastructure</a> - <strong>AWS S3 DATA LAKE (5.4M+ raw Form 990 XMLs)</strong></li>
<li class=""><a href=#propublica-nonprofit-explorer class="">ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#propublica-congress-api class="">ProPublica Congress API</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#propublica-campaign-finance-api class="">ProPublica Campaign Finance API</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#propublica-vital-signs-api class="">ProPublica Vital Signs API</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#everyorg-charity-api class="">Every.org Charity API</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#findhelporg-aunt-bertha class="">Findhelp.org (Aunt Bertha)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#211-regional-directories class="">211 Regional Directories</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#association-of-religion-data-archives-arda class="">Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#homeland-infrastructure-foundation-level-data-hifld-places-of-worship class="">Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD): Places of Worship</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#national-congregations-study-ncs class="">National Congregations Study (NCS)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#microsoft-common-data-model-for-nonprofits class="">Microsoft Common Data Model for Nonprofits</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=irs-exempt-organizations-business-master-file-eo-bmf-1>IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EO-BMF)<a href=#irs-exempt-organizations-business-master-file-eo-bmf-1 class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EO-BMF)" title="Direct link to IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EO-BMF)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Department of Treasury<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> <strong>PRIMARY BULK DATA SOURCE</strong> for comprehensive nonprofit data - ALL 1.9M+ U.S. tax-exempt organizations with EIN, NTEE codes, financial data, subsection classification, and geographic location.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organizations-business-master-file-extract-eo-bmf target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organizations-business-master-file-extract-eo-bmf</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Search Tool:</strong> <a href=https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Downloads:</strong> <a href=https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search-bulk-data-downloads target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/tax-exempt-organization-search-bulk-data-downloads</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> See <a class="" href=/docs/data-sources/irs-bulk-data>IRS Bulk Data Integration</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 1,952,238 organizations (as of April 2026)<!-- -->
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Churches & Religious Organizations:</strong> 300,000+ (NTEE codes X, X20, X21, X22, X30, X40)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Health Organizations:</strong> 80,000+ (NTEE codes E, E20-E99)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Human Services:</strong> 200,000+ (NTEE codes P, P20-P99)</li>
<li class=""><strong>All Other Categories:</strong> 1.3M+ (Education, Arts, Environment, etc.)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Update Frequency:</strong> Monthly</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public domain (U.S. government data)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Format:</strong> CSV (regional files), convertible to Parquet</li>
<li class=""><strong>Record Count:</strong> 1.9M+ total nonprofits across 4 regional files</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Fields (28 columns):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Identification:</strong> EIN, organization name, sort name</li>
<li class=""><strong>Location:</strong> Street address, city, state, ZIP code</li>
<li class=""><strong>Classification:</strong> NTEE code, subsection (501(c)(3), etc.), foundation code</li>
<li class=""><strong>Financial:</strong> Asset amount, income amount, revenue amount</li>
<li class=""><strong>Status:</strong> Tax-exempt status, deductibility status, ruling date</li>
<li class=""><strong>Organization:</strong> Organization code, activity codes, group affiliation</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>NTEE Codes for Churches:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>X</strong> - Religion Related, Spiritual Development</li>
<li class=""><strong>X20</strong> - Christian (churches, ministries)</li>
<li class=""><strong>X21</strong> - Protestant</li>
<li class=""><strong>X22</strong> - Roman Catholic</li>
<li class=""><strong>X30</strong> - Jewish</li>
<li class=""><strong>X40</strong> - Islamic</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Download:</strong> Get ALL nonprofits in a state (e.g., 26,148 in Alabama vs 25 from ProPublica API)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Comprehensive Coverage:</strong> 1,000x more data per request than API methods</li>
<li class=""><strong>Offline Analysis:</strong> Download once, query locally forever (cached as Parquet)</li>
<li class=""><strong>NTEE Filtering:</strong> Filter by category code (health, education, religion, etc.)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Geographic Analysis:</strong> Complete state/city/ZIP coverage for spatial mapping</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{irs_eobmf_2026,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract (EO-BMF)},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Internal Revenue Service}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2026},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> month = {April},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organizations-business-master-file-extract-eo-bmf},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Record count: 1,952,238 organizations. Updated monthly.}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Integration:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>ProPublica API</strong> complements with detailed Form 990 financials and mission statements</li>
<li class=""><strong>Every.org</strong> adds human-readable descriptions and cause tags</li>
<li class=""><strong>IRS EO-BMF</strong> provides the complete foundation layer with all organizations</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Complements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>ARDA</strong> for congregation characteristics and health ministry programs</li>
<li class=""><strong>HIFLD</strong> for geospatial location data</li>
<li class=""><strong>National Congregations Study</strong> for social service provision patterns</li>
<li class=""><strong>ProPublica API</strong> for detailed financial breakdowns and executive compensation</li>
</ul>
<hr/>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=google-bigquery-irs-990-data>Google BigQuery IRS 990 Data<a href=#google-bigquery-irs-990-data class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Google BigQuery IRS 990 Data" title="Direct link to Google BigQuery IRS 990 Data" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Google Cloud Platform (IRS data mirrored by Google)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> <strong>RECOMMENDED FOR BULK FORM 990 ENRICHMENT</strong> - SQL-queryable IRS Form 990 electronic filings with detailed financial data, mission statements, and program descriptions.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/internal-revenue-service/irs-990 target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/internal-revenue-service/irs-990</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/irs-990-dataset target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/irs-990-dataset</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>BigQuery Dataset:</strong> <code>bigquery-public-data.irs_990</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 5,000,000+ Form 990 electronic filings (2011-present)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Update Frequency:</strong> Annually (updated when IRS publishes new data)</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public domain (U.S. government data, hosted by Google)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Format:</strong> SQL-queryable tables in BigQuery</li>
<li class=""><strong>Cost:</strong> Free tier includes 1 TB of queries per month</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Available Tables:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong><code>irs_990.irs_990_2013</code> - <code>irs_990.irs_990_2024</code></strong> - Individual years (2013-2024)</li>
<li class=""><strong><code>irs_990.irs_990_ein</code></strong> - All filings aggregated by EIN</li>
<li class=""><strong><code>irs_990.irs_990_pf_2013</code> - <code>irs_990.irs_990_pf_2024</code></strong> - Private foundation filings (Form 990-PF)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Fields (100+ columns):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Identification:</strong> EIN, organization name, tax year</li>
<li class=""><strong>Financials:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Total revenue, contributions, program service revenue, investment income</li>
<li class="">Total expenses, program expenses, management expenses, fundraising expenses</li>
<li class="">Total assets, total liabilities, net assets</li>
<li class="">Grants paid, grants received</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Mission & Programs:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Mission description (text field)</li>
<li class="">Program service accomplishments (up to 10 programs with descriptions)</li>
<li class="">Program service expenses per program</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Governance:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Number of voting members, independent members</li>
<li class="">Officer and director compensation</li>
<li class="">Key employee information</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Activities:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Legislative activities, political expenditures, lobbying</li>
<li class="">Foreign operations, foreign grants</li>
<li class="">Website URL</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Compliance:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Public inspection policies</li>
<li class="">Conflict of interest policies</li>
<li class="">Whistleblower policies</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Key Advantages:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Serverless SQL:</strong> Query 5M+ records without downloading files</li>
<li class=""><strong>Mission Extraction:</strong> Get mission statements and program descriptions in bulk</li>
<li class=""><strong>Website URLs:</strong> Extract organization websites (not in EO-BMF)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Historical Data:</strong> 10+ years of financial trends per organization</li>
<li class=""><strong>Scalable:</strong> Process thousands of nonprofits in a single query</li>
<li class=""><strong>No API Rate Limits:</strong> Unlike ProPublica's 25-record limit</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Example Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Mission Enrichment:</strong> Extract mission statements for all health nonprofits in Alabama</li>
<li class=""><strong>Website Discovery:</strong> Get organization websites for outreach campaigns</li>
<li class=""><strong>Financial Trend Analysis:</strong> Track revenue/expense trends over 10 years</li>
<li class=""><strong>Program Service Analysis:</strong> Identify nonprofits by specific program keywords</li>
<li class=""><strong>Grant Analysis:</strong> Find organizations that award grants vs. receive grants</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Setup Requirements:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class="">Create a Google Cloud project</li>
<li class="">Enable BigQuery API</li>
<li class="">Authenticate:<!-- -->
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Option A: Application default credentials</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">gcloud auth application-default login</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Option B: Service account key</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="path/to/credentials.json"</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Example Query (Extract Alabama Health Nonprofits with Missions):</strong></p>
<div class="language-sql codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-sql codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>SELECT</span><span class="token plain"> </span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> ein</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> organization_name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> tax_year</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> mission_description</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> website</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> total_revenue</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> total_expenses</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> program_service_expenses</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>FROM</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token identifier punctuation" style=color:#393A34>`</span><span class="token identifier">bigquery-public-data.irs_990.irs_990_2023</span><span class="token identifier punctuation" style=color:#393A34>`</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>WHERE</span><span class="token plain"> state </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'AL'</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>AND</span><span class="token plain"> mission_description </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>LIKE</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'%health%'</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>AND</span><span class="token plain"> total_revenue </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100000</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>ORDER</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>BY</span><span class="token plain"> total_revenue </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>DESC</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>LIMIT</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1000</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>BibTeX Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{google_bigquery_irs990,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {IRS 990 Dataset},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Google Cloud Platform} and {Internal Revenue Service}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/internal-revenue-service/irs-990},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {BigQuery public dataset: bigquery-public-data.irs\_990. Coverage: 5M+ Form 990 electronic filings (2011-present)}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Integration:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>IRS EO-BMF</strong> provides the complete organization registry (1.9M+ orgs)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Google BigQuery</strong> enriches with mission statements, websites, and detailed financials</li>
<li class=""><strong>ProPublica API</strong> adds executive compensation and recent filing details</li>
<li class=""><strong>GivingTuesday Data Lake</strong> provides raw XML for custom field extraction</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Complements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">See <a class="" href=/docs/data-sources/form-990-xml>Form 990 XML Data (GivingTuesday Data Lake)</a> for alternative bulk download approach</li>
<li class="">See <a class="" href=/docs/data-sources/irs-bulk-data>IRS Bulk Data Integration</a> for EO-BMF foundation layer</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cost Estimates:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Free tier:</strong> 1 TB queries/month = ~2-4 million nonprofit records</li>
<li class=""><strong>Beyond free tier:</strong> $5 per TB after first 1 TB</li>
<li class=""><strong>Example:</strong> Enriching 100,000 nonprofits with missions = ~20 GB = <strong>Free</strong></li>
</ul>
<hr/>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=givingtuesday-990-data-infrastructure>GivingTuesday 990 Data Infrastructure<a href=#givingtuesday-990-data-infrastructure class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to GivingTuesday 990 Data Infrastructure" title="Direct link to GivingTuesday 990 Data Infrastructure" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> GivingTuesday<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Raw Form 990 XML filings from AWS S3 for detailed financial data extraction, custom field parsing, and comprehensive nonprofit analysis.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Website:</strong> <a href=https://990data.givingtuesday.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://990data.givingtuesday.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Lake:</strong> <code>s3://gt990datalake-rawdata</code> (AWS S3, us-east-1 Virginia, Public Access)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Console:</strong> <a href=https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/s3/buckets/gt990datalake-rawdata target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://us-east-1.console.aws.amazon.com/s3/buckets/gt990datalake-rawdata</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 5.4M+ e-filed Form 990s (2011-present, ~300K new filings/year)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Scale:</strong> ~10 TB of raw XML data</li>
<li class=""><strong>Update Frequency:</strong> Ongoing (as IRS publishes new e-filings)</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public domain (IRS data) + Open source tools</li>
<li class=""><strong>Access:</strong> Free, no AWS credentials required (anonymous access via <code>--no-sign-request</code>)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Format:</strong> XML files (1-2 MB each) + CSV/Parquet indices</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Lake Structure:</strong></p>
<div class="language-text codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">s3://gt990datalake-rawdata/</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">β”œβ”€β”€ EfileData/</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">β”‚ β”œβ”€β”€ XmlFiles/ # Individual 990 XMLs (~5.4M files, ~10 TB)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">β”‚ β”‚ └── [OBJECT_ID]_public.xml (e.g., 202233259349300703_public.xml)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">β”‚ └── XmlZips/ # ZIP archives (97 files, ~38 GB β†’ ~95 GB uncompressed)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">β”‚ └── YYYY_TEOS_XML_*.zip (e.g., 2023_TEOS_XML_01A.zip ~400 MB)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">└── Indices/</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> └── 990xmls/ # CSV indices with metadata</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> └── index_all_years_efiledata_xmls_created_on_2023-10-29.csv (~925 MB)</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Download Strategies:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Approach<th>Best For<th>Time<th>Bandwidth<th>Storage<tbody><tr><td><strong>Individual XMLs</strong><td>Single state or targeted<td>~2 hrs (22K orgs)<td>32 GB<td>32 GB<tr><td><strong>ZIP Archives</strong><td>All states / nationwide<td>~6 hrs total<td>38 GB<td>95 GB</table>
<p><strong>Choose Individual XMLs when:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">You need data for 1-5 states only</li>
<li class="">You want to download only specific EINs</li>
<li class="">Storage space is limited</li>
<li class="">You want incremental caching</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Choose ZIP Archives when:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">You need all 50 states</li>
<li class="">You're building a comprehensive database</li>
<li class="">You have 100+ GB storage</li>
<li class="">You want offline access to all filings</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What You Can Extract:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Financials:</strong> Revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, net income, grants paid/received</li>
<li class=""><strong>Programs:</strong> Detailed program descriptions, accomplishments, expenses per program (up to 10)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Governance:</strong> Officer compensation, board members, key employees (with names and titles)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Activities:</strong> Legislative activities, lobbying expenses, political contributions</li>
<li class=""><strong>Mission:</strong> Organization mission statement and activity descriptions</li>
<li class=""><strong>Website:</strong> Organization website URLs</li>
<li class=""><strong>Grants:</strong> List of grant recipients with amounts (for grantmaking organizations)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Custom Fields:</strong> Any field in the IRS Form 990 schema (990, 990-EZ, 990-PF)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>S3 Access Examples:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Individual XMLs (for single state or targeted download):</strong></p>
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># List index files (no credentials needed)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">aws s3 ls s3://gt990datalake-rawdata/Indices/990xmls/ --no-sign-request</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Download index (~925 MB)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">aws s3 cp s3://gt990datalake-rawdata/Indices/990xmls/index_all_years_efiledata_xmls_created_on_2023-10-29.csv . --no-sign-request</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Download specific XML</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">aws s3 cp s3://gt990datalake-rawdata/EfileData/XmlFiles/202233259349300703_public.xml . --no-sign-request</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Batch download for single state (using our script)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">python scripts/batch_download_990s.py --state MA --health-only --concurrent 1000</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>ZIP Archives (for all states / nationwide):</strong></p>
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Download all 97 ZIPs (~38 GB) to local directory</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">./scripts/download_990_zips.sh</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Extract all ZIPs to get ~384K XMLs (~95 GB)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">./scripts/extract_990_zips.sh</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Build local index for fast lookup</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">python scripts/build_990_local_index.py</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"># Now enrich from local files (no network needed!)</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">python scripts/enrich_all_states_990.py</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Python Access:</strong></p>
<div class="language-python codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-python codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> boto3</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>from</span><span class="token plain"> botocore </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> UNSIGNED</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>from</span><span class="token plain"> botocore</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">config </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> Config</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Configure anonymous S3 client</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">s3 </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> boto3</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">client</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'s3'</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> config</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain">Config</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">signature_version</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain">UNSIGNED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Download individual XML</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">xml_obj </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> s3</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">get_object</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Bucket</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'gt990datalake-rawdata'</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Key</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'EfileData/XmlFiles/202233259349300703_public.xml'</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">xml_content </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> xml_obj</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>[</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'Body'</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>]</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">read</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Download ZIP</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">zip_obj </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> s3</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">get_object</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Bucket</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'gt990datalake-rawdata'</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> Key</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'EfileData/XmlZips/2023_TEOS_XML_01A.zip'</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">zip_content </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> zip_obj</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>[</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>'Body'</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>]</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">read</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Index Schema:</strong>
The CSV index contains: <code>EIN</code>, <code>TaxPeriod</code>, <code>ObjectId</code>, <code>URL</code>, <code>FormType</code>, <code>OrganizationName</code>, <code>DLN</code>, <code>SubmittedOn</code></p>
<p><strong>Key Advantages:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Raw XML Access:</strong> Extract ANY field from Form 990, including custom/rare fields</li>
<li class=""><strong>No Query Costs:</strong> Download once, parse locally (unlike BigQuery queries)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Offline Processing:</strong> Process on your own infrastructure without rate limits</li>
<li class=""><strong>Complete Historical Data:</strong> All e-filed 990s since 2011</li>
<li class=""><strong>Batch Downloads:</strong> Download thousands of XMLs in parallel</li>
<li class=""><strong>No Authentication:</strong> Public S3 bucket (no AWS account needed)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Custom Field Extraction:</strong> Parse fields not available in BigQuery (e.g., specific schedules)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Enrichment:</strong> Download and process thousands of nonprofits locally</li>
<li class=""><strong>Offline Analysis:</strong> Build your own database from raw XML</li>
<li class=""><strong>Historical Trends:</strong> Analyze 10+ years of financial data</li>
<li class=""><strong>Grant Research:</strong> Extract detailed grant recipient lists from Form 990 Schedule I</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{givingtuesday990data,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {GivingTuesday 990 Data Infrastructure},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{GivingTuesday}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2023},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://990data.givingtuesday.org/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {AWS S3 data lake of IRS Form 990 XML filings. Bucket: s3://gt990datalake-rawdata. Coverage: 5.4M+ filings (2011-present)}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Integration:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>IRS EO-BMF</strong> provides the complete organization registry (1.9M+ orgs)</li>
<li class=""><strong>GivingTuesday Data Lake</strong> enriches with raw XML for custom parsing</li>
<li class=""><strong>Google BigQuery</strong> offers SQL interface for standard fields</li>
<li class=""><strong>ProPublica API</strong> adds web-friendly access for individual lookups</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Complements:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">See <a class="" href=/docs/data-sources/form-990-xml>Form 990 XML Data (GivingTuesday Data Lake)</a> for detailed integration guide</li>
<li class="">See <a class="" href=/docs/guides/form-990-enrichment>Form 990 Enrichment Guide</a> for usage examples</li>
<li class="">See <a class="" href=/docs/data-sources/irs-bulk-data>IRS Bulk Data Integration</a> for EO-BMF foundation layer</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Attribution:</strong>
When publishing analyses using this data, please cite:</p>
<ol>
<li class="">GivingTuesday 990 Data Infrastructure: <a href=https://990data.givingtuesday.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://990data.givingtuesday.org/</a></li>
<li class="">Our enrichment tools: <a href=https://github.com/getcommunityone/open-navigator-for-engagement target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/getcommunityone/open-navigator-for-engagement</a></li>
</ol>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=propublica-nonprofit-explorer>ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer<a href=#propublica-nonprofit-explorer class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer" title="Direct link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> ProPublica, Inc.<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Enhanced financial data and detailed Form 990 filings to complement IRS EO-BMF bulk data.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/api target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/api</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 3,000,000+ organizations, 10+ years of historical data</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Total revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities</li>
<li class="">Executive compensation (top 5 highest paid)</li>
<li class="">Program service expenses vs. administrative overhead</li>
<li class="">NTEE classification codes (National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities)</li>
<li class="">EIN (Employer Identification Number) for verification</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Rate Limits:</strong> Free, unlimited access (respectful use recommended: ~1 req/sec)</li>
<li class=""><strong>API Limitation:</strong> Returns max 25 results per request, no pagination (use IRS EO-BMF for bulk downloads)</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free for research and commercial use</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{propublica_nonprofits,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{ProPublica}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Nonprofit Explorer},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Accessed: 2024}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=propublica-congress-api>ProPublica Congress API<a href=#propublica-congress-api class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to ProPublica Congress API" title="Direct link to ProPublica Congress API" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> ProPublica, Inc.<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Legislative data including roll-call votes, member information, bills, and congressional activity to link policy decisions to government meetings.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/congress-api/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/congress-api/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/congress-api/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/congress-api/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> U.S. Congress data from 102nd Congress (1991) to present</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Roll-call votes by member and bill</li>
<li class="">Bill information, status, and amendments</li>
<li class="">Member biographical data and voting records</li>
<li class="">Committee assignments and leadership</li>
<li class="">Congressional statements and floor appearances</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Access:</strong> <strong>API Key Required</strong> (Free - sign up at <a href=https://www.propublica.org/datastore/api/propublica-congress-api target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.propublica.org/datastore/api/propublica-congress-api</a>)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Authentication:</strong> Include as HTTP header: <code>X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Rate Limits:</strong> 5,000 requests per day</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free for non-commercial and commercial use with attribution</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Link local government meetings to federal legislation</li>
<li class="">Track how elected officials vote on issues discussed locally</li>
<li class="">Correlate campaign contributions with voting patterns</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{propublica_congress,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{ProPublica}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Congress API},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/congress-api/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Accessed: 2024}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=federal-election-commission-fec---bulk-data--openfec-api>Federal Election Commission (FEC) - Bulk Data & OpenFEC API<a href=#federal-election-commission-fec---bulk-data--openfec-api class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Federal Election Commission (FEC) - Bulk Data & OpenFEC API" title="Direct link to Federal Election Commission (FEC) - Bulk Data & OpenFEC API" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Federal Election Commission (FEC), U.S. Government<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> <strong>PRIMARY SOURCE</strong> for campaign finance data - individual contributions, candidate filings, committee data, and political expenditures for comprehensive campaign finance analysis.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>OpenFEC API:</strong> <a href=https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Data Portal:</strong> <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data" target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.fec.gov/campaign-finance-data/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> Complete FEC data from 1980s to present (updated nightly)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Individual contributions</strong> $200+ (Schedule A)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Operating expenditures</strong> (Schedule B)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Candidate master files</strong> (House, Senate, Presidential)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Committee master files</strong> (PACs, Super PACs, party committees)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Campaign finance totals</strong> by election cycle</li>
<li class=""><strong>Independent expenditures</strong> and electioneering communications</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Access Methods:</strong>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Bulk Downloads:</strong> Free, unlimited, no API key (CSV and FEC format)</li>
<li class=""><strong>OpenFEC API:</strong> Free with API key (1,000 requests/hour)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Demo Key:</strong> 30 requests/hour (no registration)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>API Key:</strong> Free at <a href=https://api.data.gov/signup/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://api.data.gov/signup/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public Domain (U.S. Government)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Update Frequency:</strong> Nightly (most datasets)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Map donor networks and political influence patterns</li>
<li class="">Link nonprofit leadership donations to policy decisions</li>
<li class="">Track campaign finance in health advocacy organizations</li>
<li class="">Analyze funding sources for ballot initiatives</li>
<li class="">Cross-reference contributions with government grant awards</li>
<li class="">"Follow the money" from donor to policy outcome</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Critical Policy Restriction:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">⚠️ <strong>Cannot use contributor data for commercial solicitation or fundraising</strong></li>
<li class="">FEC data is for transparency and research, not marketing</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{fec_data_2024,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Federal Election Commission}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Campaign Finance Data and Bulk Downloads},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://www.fec.gov/data/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Updated nightly. Accessed: 2024}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{openfec_api_2024,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Federal Election Commission}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {OpenFEC API},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://api.open.fec.gov/developers/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {RESTful API for campaign finance data. Accessed: 2024}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Integration:</strong> <code>discovery/fec_integration.py</code></p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=propublica-campaign-finance-api>ProPublica Campaign Finance API<a href=#propublica-campaign-finance-api class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to ProPublica Campaign Finance API" title="Direct link to ProPublica Campaign Finance API" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> ProPublica, Inc.<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Simplified access to FEC data with pre-aggregated summaries and top donor analysis (complements direct FEC data access).</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/campaign-finance/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/campaign-finance/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/campaign-finance/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/campaign-finance/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> FEC data from 2000 election cycle to present</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Candidate financial summaries and filings</li>
<li class="">Committee information and contributions</li>
<li class="">Individual and organizational donor data</li>
<li class="">Independent expenditures and disbursements</li>
<li class="">Top donors by industry and geography</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Access:</strong> <strong>API Key Required</strong> (Free - sign up at <a href=https://www.propublica.org/datastore/api/campaign-finance-api target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.propublica.org/datastore/api/campaign-finance-api</a>)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Authentication:</strong> Include as HTTP header: <code>X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Rate Limits:</strong> 5,000 requests per day</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free for non-commercial and commercial use with attribution</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> ProPublica API provides easier-to-use summaries of FEC data. For bulk analysis, use FEC Bulk Downloads directly.</p>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Quick lookups of candidate finance summaries</li>
<li class="">Pre-aggregated top donor analysis</li>
<li class="">Industry contribution patterns</li>
<li class="">Journalist-friendly data formatting</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{propublica_campaign_finance,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{ProPublica}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Campaign Finance API},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/campaign-finance/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Accessed: 2024}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=propublica-vital-signs-api>ProPublica Vital Signs API<a href=#propublica-vital-signs-api class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to ProPublica Vital Signs API" title="Direct link to ProPublica Vital Signs API" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> ProPublica, Inc.<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Healthcare provider data including doctors, facilities, disciplinary actions, and Medicare participation to support oral health policy analysis.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://projects.propublica.org/vital-signs/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://projects.propublica.org/vital-signs/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/vital-signs/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://projects.propublica.org/api-docs/vital-signs/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 1,000,000+ healthcare providers across the United States</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Doctor biographical information and specialties</li>
<li class="">Medical school and residency training</li>
<li class="">Hospital affiliations and group practices</li>
<li class="">State medical board disciplinary actions</li>
<li class="">Medicare participation and payments</li>
<li class="">Malpractice claims and settlements</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Access:</strong> <strong>API Key Required</strong> (Free - sign up at <a href=https://www.propublica.org/datastore/api/vital-signs-api target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.propublica.org/datastore/api/vital-signs-api</a>)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Authentication:</strong> Include as HTTP header: <code>X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Rate Limits:</strong> 5,000 requests per day</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free for non-commercial and commercial use with attribution</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Map dental care access and provider availability</li>
<li class="">Link health policy discussions to provider networks</li>
<li class="">Identify healthcare deserts and underserved areas</li>
<li class="">Track quality metrics for oral health providers</li>
<li class="">Correlate public health outcomes with provider density</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{propublica_vital_signs,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{ProPublica}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Vital Signs: Health Care Provider Data},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://projects.propublica.org/vital-signs/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Accessed: 2024}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=everyorg-charity-api>Every.org Charity API<a href=#everyorg-charity-api class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Every.org Charity API" title="Direct link to Every.org Charity API" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Every.org (Public Benefit Corporation)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Human-readable mission statements, organization logos, cause categories, cleaner metadata than raw IRS filings.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>API Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://www.every.org/nonprofit-api target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.every.org/nonprofit-api</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 1,000,000+ verified nonprofits</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Mission statements and descriptions</li>
<li class="">Organization logos and images</li>
<li class="">Cause tags (health, education, environment, etc.)</li>
<li class="">Social media links</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Access:</strong> API key required (free tier available)</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> API Terms of Service</li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=findhelporg-aunt-bertha>Findhelp.org (Aunt Bertha)<a href=#findhelporg-aunt-bertha class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Findhelp.org (Aunt Bertha)" title="Direct link to Findhelp.org (Aunt Bertha)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Findhelp (formerly Aunt Bertha)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Comprehensive directory of local social services - specific programs, hours, eligibility requirements, contact information.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.findhelp.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.findhelp.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 400,000+ community programs across the United States</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Program descriptions and services offered</li>
<li class="">Days/hours of operation</li>
<li class="">Eligibility requirements</li>
<li class="">Languages spoken</li>
<li class="">Insurance accepted</li>
<li class="">Contact information (phone, email, address)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Access:</strong> Public search available, API access by request</li>
<li class=""><strong>Use Case:</strong> Manual enrichment of ProPublica financial data with service delivery details</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Example:</strong> <a href="https://www.findhelp.org/search?query=dental&location=Tuscaloosa,%20AL" target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.findhelp.org/search?query=dental&location=Tuscaloosa,%20AL</a></p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=211-regional-directories>211 Regional Directories<a href=#211-regional-directories class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to 211 Regional Directories" title="Direct link to 211 Regional Directories" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>What we use:</strong> Regional social services directories with detailed program information, crisis hotlines, local resources.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.211.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.211.org/</a> (national network)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Example:</strong> <a href=https://www.211connects.org target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.211connects.org</a> (Alabama)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> Local services in most U.S. cities and counties</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Included:</strong>
<ul>
<li class="">Specific services and programs</li>
<li class="">Hours of operation</li>
<li class="">Eligibility criteria</li>
<li class="">Languages and accessibility</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class=""><strong>Access:</strong> Public search, some regions offer data partnerships</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Varies by region</li>
</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=association-of-religion-data-archives-arda>Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)<a href=#association-of-religion-data-archives-arda class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)" title="Direct link to Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Pennsylvania State University<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> U.S. Congregational Life Survey and denominational data for understanding church characteristics, programs, and community services including health ministries.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.thearda.com/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.thearda.com/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Portal:</strong> <a href=https://www.thearda.com/data-archive target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.thearda.com/data-archive</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>U.S. Congregational Life Survey:</strong> <a href=https://www.thearda.com/Archive/Files/Descriptions/USCONGLIFE.asp target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.thearda.com/Archive/Files/Descriptions/USCONGLIFE.asp</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 300,000+ congregations with detailed program data</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free for research and non-commercial use</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Key Datasets:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Dataset<th>Coverage<th>Variables<tbody><tr><td><strong>U.S. Congregations</strong><td>All denominations, 50 states<td>Congregation size, programs, community services<tr><td><strong>Religious Congregations & Membership Study</strong><td>County-level data<td>Adherents, congregations by denomination<tr><td><strong>National Congregations Study</strong><td>Representative sample of 1,200+<td>Worship, programs, social services</table>
<p><strong>What We Extract:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Congregation size and attendance</li>
<li class="">Health ministry programs (dental, medical, mental health)</li>
<li class="">Food programs and community meals</li>
<li class="">Youth and senior programs</li>
<li class="">Community outreach budget</li>
<li class="">Social service partnerships</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Example Use Case:</strong><br/>
<!-- -->Identify churches with active health ministries in Tuscaloosa, AL that provide free dental kits, health screenings, or partner with mobile dental units.</p>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{arda_congregations,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Association of Religion Data Archives}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {U.S. Congregational Life Survey},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> publisher = {Pennsylvania State University},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://www.thearda.com/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Free for research use}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=homeland-infrastructure-foundation-level-data-hifld-places-of-worship>Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD): Places of Worship<a href=#homeland-infrastructure-foundation-level-data-hifld-places-of-worship class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD): Places of Worship" title="Direct link to Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD): Places of Worship" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Geospatial database of 350,000+ places of worship for mapping faith-based health service locations and identifying service gaps.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Dataset:</strong> <a href=https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/places-of-worship target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/places-of-worship</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Format:</strong> Shapefile, GeoJSON, CSV</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 350,000+ churches, mosques, synagogues, temples</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public Domain (U.S. Government)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Fields Available:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Name of place of worship</li>
<li class="">Address (street, city, state, ZIP)</li>
<li class="">Latitude/Longitude (precise geolocation)</li>
<li class="">Denomination</li>
<li class="">Religious tradition</li>
<li class="">Facility type</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Use Cases:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class=""><strong>Map faith-based health providers</strong> - Overlay churches with health ministries on city maps</li>
<li class=""><strong>Identify service deserts</strong> - Find areas underserved by both clinics and church programs</li>
<li class=""><strong>Route mobile dental units</strong> - Plan stops at large congregations</li>
<li class=""><strong>Partnership outreach</strong> - Locate churches near schools or clinics</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD): Places of Worship. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. <a href=https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/</a>"</p>
</blockquote>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=national-congregations-study-ncs>National Congregations Study (NCS)<a href=#national-congregations-study-ncs class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to National Congregations Study (NCS)" title="Direct link to National Congregations Study (NCS)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Duke University<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Representative survey of U.S. congregations to understand social service provision, health programs, and civic engagement patterns.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://sites.duke.edu/ncsweb/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://sites.duke.edu/ncsweb/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Principal Investigator:</strong> Mark Chaves, Duke University Divinity School</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 1,200+ congregations (representative sample)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Waves:</strong> 1998, 2006-07, 2012, 2018-19</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free for academic and research use</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Key Findings:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>60% of congregations</strong> provide social services (food, housing, health)</li>
<li class=""><strong>15% of congregations</strong> have health-related programs</li>
<li class=""><strong>Large urban churches</strong> (500+ attendees) more likely to have formal health ministries</li>
<li class=""><strong>25% collaborate</strong> with clinics, hospitals, or health departments</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Variables We Use:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Variable<th>Description<th>Relevance<tbody><tr><td><code>HLTHPROG</code><td>Has health-related program<td>Health ministry presence<tr><td><code>FOODPROG</code><td>Operates food program<td>Nutrition education opportunity<tr><td><code>YOUTHPROG</code><td>Youth programs<td>Reach children for dental education<tr><td><code>SENIORPROG</code><td>Senior programs<td>Medicare enrollment help<tr><td><code>PARTNERSHIP</code><td>Partners with nonprofits<td>Collaboration potential</table>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{ncs_2018,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {Chaves, Mark and Anderson, Shawna},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {National Congregations Study: Cumulative Dataset (1998, 2006-07, 2012, 2018-19)},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2020},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> publisher = {Duke University},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://sites.duke.edu/ncsweb/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> doi = {10.1093/soc/swaa029}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=microsoft-common-data-model-for-nonprofits>Microsoft Common Data Model for Nonprofits<a href=#microsoft-common-data-model-for-nonprofits class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Microsoft Common Data Model for Nonprofits" title="Direct link to Microsoft Common Data Model for Nonprofits" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Microsoft Corporation<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Nonprofit data standardization, constituent relationship management, donor tracking, program outcome measurement.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Repository:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/microsoft/Nonprofits/tree/master/CommonDataModelforNonprofits target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/microsoft/Nonprofits/tree/master/CommonDataModelforNonprofits</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>ERD Documentation:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/microsoft/Nonprofits/blob/master/CommonDataModelforNonprofits/Documents/common-data-model-for-nonprofits-erds.pdf target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">common-data-model-for-nonprofits-erds.pdf</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> MIT License</li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> Donor management, fundraising, program delivery, volunteer management, impact measurement</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Microsoft CDM Entities Implemented:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Microsoft CDM Entity<th>Our Entity<th>Description<tbody><tr><td>Constituent<td>CONSTITUENT<td>Donors, volunteers, members, beneficiaries<tr><td>Donation<td>DONATION<td>Financial contributions and in-kind gifts<tr><td>Campaign<td>CAMPAIGN<td>Fundraising campaigns and appeals<tr><td>Designation<td>DESIGNATION<td>Fund allocation (unrestricted, restricted, endowment)<tr><td>Membership<td>MEMBERSHIP<td>Member enrollment and renewals<tr><td>Volunteer Preference<td>VOLUNTEER_ACTIVITY<td>Volunteer hours and activities<tr><td>Delivery Framework<td>PROGRAM_DELIVERY<td>Programs and services delivered<tr><td>Objective<td>PROGRAM_OUTCOME<td>Measurable impact and KPIs</table>
<p><strong>Integration Benefits:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">βœ… Dynamics 365 Nonprofit compatibility</li>
<li class="">βœ… Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate)</li>
<li class="">βœ… Azure Synapse analytics</li>
<li class="">βœ… Constituent 360 view</li>
</ul>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-fact-checking>βœ… Fact-Checking<a href=#-fact-checking class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to βœ… Fact-Checking" title="Direct link to βœ… Fact-Checking" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p><strong>In this section:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=#google-fact-check-tools-api class="">Google Fact Check Tools API</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#factcheckorg class="">FactCheck.org</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#politifact class="">PolitiFact</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=google-fact-check-tools-api>Google Fact Check Tools API<a href=#google-fact-check-tools-api class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Google Fact Check Tools API" title="Direct link to Google Fact Check Tools API" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Google LLC<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Aggregated fact-checking data for verifying claims from meetings and legislation.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://toolbox.google.com/factcheck/explorer target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://toolbox.google.com/factcheck/explorer</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>API:</strong> <a href=https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://developers.google.com/fact-check/tools/api</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Schema:</strong> <a href=https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/factcheck target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/factcheck</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> 100+ fact-checking organizations worldwide</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free API (10,000 queries/day quota)</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=factcheckorg>FactCheck.org<a href=#factcheckorg class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to FactCheck.org" title="Direct link to FactCheck.org" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Nonpartisan fact-checking of political claims and health policy verification.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.factcheck.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.factcheck.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> National politics, health claims, science, viral content (2003-present)</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free (web scraping allowed with rate limiting)</li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=politifact>PolitiFact<a href=#politifact class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to PolitiFact" title="Direct link to PolitiFact" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Poynter Institute (Pulitzer Prize-winning)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> State-level fact-checking, Truth-O-Meter ratings for ballot measures.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.politifact.com/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.politifact.com/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Coverage:</strong> All 50 states, federal politics (2007-present)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Rating Scale:</strong> True, Mostly True, Half True, Mostly False, False, Pants on Fire</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free (web scraping allowed with rate limiting)</li>
</ul>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-civic-tech--open-source>πŸ’» Civic Tech & Open Source<a href=#-civic-tech--open-source class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to πŸ’» Civic Tech & Open Source" title="Direct link to πŸ’» Civic Tech & Open Source" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p><strong>In this section:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=#cloud--data-platforms class="">Cloud & Data Platforms</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#civic-tech-field-guide class="">Civic Tech Field Guide</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#code-for-america-brigade-network class="">Code for America: Brigade Network</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#us-digital-response-usdr class="">U.S. Digital Response (USDR)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#digital-public-goods-alliance-dpga class="">Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=cloud--data-platforms>Cloud & Data Platforms<a href=#cloud--data-platforms class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Cloud & Data Platforms" title="Direct link to Cloud & Data Platforms" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Microsoft Corporation / GitHub, Inc.<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> GitHub REST and GraphQL APIs for tracking civic tech projects, hackathons, contributors, and open source development.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://docs.github.com/en/rest target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://docs.github.com/en/rest</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>GraphQL API:</strong> <a href=https://docs.github.com/en/graphql target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://docs.github.com/en/graphql</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Rate Limits:</strong> 5,000 requests/hour (authenticated)</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Free (API usage subject to GitHub Terms of Service)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Extracted:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Dataset<th>Description<th>Fields Tracked<tbody><tr><td><code>github_repositories</code><td>Civic tech projects and repos<td>name, stars, forks, topics, language, license<tr><td><code>contributors</code><td>Project maintainers and contributors<td>login, contributions, role, github_sponsor_enabled<tr><td><code>project_issues</code><td>Good first issues, help wanted<td>labels, state, title, created_at<tr><td><code>project_funding</code><td>GitHub Sponsors, OpenCollective<td>funding_type, sponsor_count, monthly_amount<tr><td><code>hackathon_projects</code><td>Projects built at civic hackathons<td>hackathon_id, project_name, repo_url, demo_url</table>
<p><strong>Civic Tech Topics Tracked:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><code>civic-tech</code>, <code>open-government</code>, <code>government-transparency</code></li>
<li class=""><code>public-data</code>, <code>open-data</code>, <code>civic-engagement</code></li>
<li class=""><code>democracy</code>, <code>accountability</code>, <code>policy-analysis</code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Why GitHub API:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Discovery:</strong> Find civic tech projects and open source tools</li>
<li class=""><strong>Collaboration:</strong> Track contributors and maintainers</li>
<li class=""><strong>Opportunities:</strong> Surface "good first issue" labels for new contributors</li>
<li class=""><strong>Funding:</strong> Identify projects needing financial support</li>
<li class=""><strong>Hackathons:</strong> Document projects built at civic hackathon events</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Implementation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-python codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-python codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Our platform uses:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">github_repositories </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Project metadata</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">contributors </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Maintainer info</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">project_issues </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Contribution opportunities</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">project_funding </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Financial support</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">hackathon_projects </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Hackathon outputs</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{github_api,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{GitHub, Inc.}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {GitHub REST API and GraphQL API},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://docs.github.com/en/rest},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {API for accessing repository data, issues, contributors, and project metadata}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=civic-tech-field-guide>Civic Tech Field Guide<a href=#civic-tech-field-guide class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Civic Tech Field Guide" title="Direct link to Civic Tech Field Guide" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Compiler LA<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Curated directory of 1,000+ civic technology projects categorized by issue area and impact.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://civictech.guide/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://civictech.guide/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Dataset:</strong> <a href=https://airtable.com/shr8yfQ5p3CJGMnCs/tblv0VlP8vVGIBYI6 target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://airtable.com/shr8yfQ5p3CJGMnCs/tblv0VlP8vVGIBYI6</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Format:</strong> CSV, Airtable API</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Open Database License (ODbL)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Categories:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Democracy & Voting</li>
<li class="">Environment & Climate</li>
<li class="">Housing & Homelessness</li>
<li class="">Criminal Justice</li>
<li class="">Education</li>
<li class="">Health & Safety</li>
<li class="">Economic Justice</li>
<li class="">Infrastructure</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Notable Projects Catalogued:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">OpenBudget Oakland (Budget transparency)</li>
<li class="">Food Oasis (Food access mapping)</li>
<li class="">Health Equity Tracker (CDC data visualization)</li>
<li class="">City Scrapers (Meeting minutes automation)</li>
<li class="">Documenters Network (Public meeting coverage)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Why Civic Tech Field Guide:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Taxonomy:</strong> Standardized categorization of civic tech projects</li>
<li class=""><strong>Discovery:</strong> Find existing tools before building new ones</li>
<li class=""><strong>Inspiration:</strong> Learn from successful civic tech implementations</li>
<li class=""><strong>Collaboration:</strong> Connect with project maintainers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{civic_tech_field_guide,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Compiler LA}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Civic Tech Field Guide},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://civictech.guide/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Curated directory of 1,000+ civic technology projects}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=code-for-america-brigade-network>Code for America: Brigade Network<a href=#code-for-america-brigade-network class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Code for America: Brigade Network" title="Direct link to Code for America: Brigade Network" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Code for America<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Brigade chapter locations, hackathon events, and civic tech projects built by local volunteer groups.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://brigade.codeforamerica.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://brigade.codeforamerica.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Brigades:</strong> <a href=https://brigade.codeforamerica.org/brigades target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://brigade.codeforamerica.org/brigades</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Projects:</strong> <a href=https://brigade.codeforamerica.org/projects target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://brigade.codeforamerica.org/projects</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public information, project-specific licenses vary</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Brigade Network:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>80+ active brigades</strong> across the United States</li>
<li class="">Monthly civic hack nights and community meetups</li>
<li class="">Annual <strong>National Day of Civic Hacking</strong></li>
<li class=""><strong>CodeAcross</strong> weekend hackathons</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Notable Brigade Projects:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Project<th>Brigade<th>Impact<tbody><tr><td><strong>OpenBudget Oakland</strong><td>Code for Oakland<td>Budget transparency & visualization<tr><td><strong>Food Oasis</strong><td>Hack for LA<td>Map food resources (300+ locations)<tr><td><strong>Health Equity Tracker</strong><td>Code for America<td>CDC health disparities data<tr><td><strong>BallotNav</strong><td>National<td>Ballot drop-off location finder<tr><td><strong>Documenters</strong><td>City Bureau (Chicago)<td>Public meeting coverage network</table>
<p><strong>Hackathon Events Tracked:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Event<th>Frequency<th>Focus<tbody><tr><td><strong>National Day of Civic Hacking</strong><td>Annual (June)<td>Nationwide simultaneous hackathons<tr><td><strong>CodeAcross</strong><td>Annual (February)<td>Local government collaboration<tr><td><strong>Monthly Hack Nights</strong><td>Monthly<td>Ongoing project development</table>
<p><strong>Brigade Data in Our Platform:</strong></p>
<div class="language-python codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-python codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># We track:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">brigade_chapters </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># 80+ locations with contact info</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">hackathons </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Events: CodeAcross, NDoCH</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">hackathon_projects </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Projects built at events</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">hackathon_participants </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Contributors and attendees</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{code_for_america_brigade,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Code for America}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Brigade Network: Volunteer Civic Technology},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://brigade.codeforamerica.org/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {80+ local volunteer groups building civic technology}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=us-digital-response-usdr>U.S. Digital Response (USDR)<a href=#us-digital-response-usdr class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to U.S. Digital Response (USDR)" title="Direct link to U.S. Digital Response (USDR)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> U.S. Digital Response<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Emergency civic tech projects and rapid-response open source tools for government needs.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.usdigitalresponse.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.usdigitalresponse.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Projects:</strong> <a href=https://github.com/usdigitalresponse target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://github.com/usdigitalresponse</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Varies by project (mostly MIT, Apache 2.0)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Key Projects:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Project<th>Purpose<th>Tech Stack<tbody><tr><td><strong>grants-ingest</strong><td>Federal grant opportunity aggregation<td>Python, PostgreSQL<tr><td><strong>usdr-gost</strong><td>Grant opportunity management system<td>TypeScript, React<tr><td><strong>cpf-reporter</strong><td>Compliance reporting automation<td>Node.js</table>
<p><strong>Focus Areas:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>COVID-19 Response:</strong> Vaccine distribution, testing sites</li>
<li class=""><strong>Emergency Management:</strong> Disaster response coordination</li>
<li class=""><strong>Grants & Funding:</strong> Grant opportunity discovery</li>
<li class=""><strong>Government Modernization:</strong> UI/UX improvements for gov services</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Why USDR:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Rapid Response:</strong> Builds tools during emergencies</li>
<li class=""><strong>Open Source:</strong> All code publicly available</li>
<li class=""><strong>Government Partnership:</strong> Works directly with agencies</li>
<li class=""><strong>Reusable Tools:</strong> Solutions applicable to multiple jurisdictions</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{us_digital_response,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{U.S. Digital Response}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Open Source Civic Technology for Emergency Response},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://www.usdigitalresponse.org/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Rapid-response civic tech projects for government needs}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=digital-public-goods-alliance-dpga>Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)<a href=#digital-public-goods-alliance-dpga class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)" title="Direct link to Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Norway, Sierra Leone, Germany<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Registry of 500+ Digital Public Goods (DPGs) certified as open source projects meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://digitalpublicgoods.net/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://digitalpublicgoods.net/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Registry:</strong> <a href=https://digitalpublicgoods.net/registry/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://digitalpublicgoods.net/registry/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Standard:</strong> <a href=https://digitalpublicgoods.net/standard/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://digitalpublicgoods.net/standard/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> CC0 1.0 Universal (registry data)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>DPG Standard Requirements:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Open License:</strong> OSI-approved, Creative Commons</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Open Source:</strong> Public code repositories</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Documentation:</strong> Clear usage instructions</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Privacy & Security:</strong> Data protection mechanisms</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Standards:</strong> Adheres to relevant standards</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>SDG Alignment:</strong> Supports UN Sustainable Development Goals</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Notable Digital Public Goods:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>DPG<th>Category<th>Impact<tbody><tr><td><strong>OpenStreetMap</strong><td>Geographic data<td>Global collaborative mapping<tr><td><strong>DHIS2</strong><td>Health information<td>Used in 100+ countries<tr><td><strong>Open Food Network</strong><td>Food systems<td>Local food marketplace platform<tr><td><strong>Ushahidi</strong><td>Crisis response<td>Crowdsourced incident reporting<tr><td><strong>Khan Academy</strong><td>Education<td>Free online learning platform</table>
<p><strong>Why DPGA:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Certification:</strong> Vetted open source projects</li>
<li class=""><strong>SDG Alignment:</strong> Projects tied to development goals</li>
<li class=""><strong>Sustainability:</strong> Focus on long-term viability</li>
<li class=""><strong>Global Impact:</strong> International collaboration</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Our Use Case:</strong></p>
<div class="language-python codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-python codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># We track DPG-certified civic tech projects:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">github_repositories </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">dpg_certified </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> true</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">project_metadata </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">sdg_goals </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>[</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>]</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{digital_public_goods_alliance,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Digital Public Goods Alliance}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Digital Public Goods Registry},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2024},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://digitalpublicgoods.net/},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {500+ open source projects certified as Digital Public Goods}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-community-solutions--use-cases>🌟 Community Solutions & Use Cases<a href=#-community-solutions--use-cases class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to 🌟 Community Solutions & Use Cases" title="Direct link to 🌟 Community Solutions & Use Cases" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p><strong>In this section:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><a href=#spectrum-of-community-engagement-to-ownership class="">Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#harvard-ash-center-data-smart-city-solutions-archived class="">Harvard Ash Center: Data-Smart City Solutions (Archived)</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#brookings-institution-data-driven-policymaking class="">Brookings Institution: Data-Driven Policymaking</a></li>
<li class=""><a href=#open-data-impact-evidence-based-research class="">Open Data Impact: Evidence-Based Research</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=spectrum-of-community-engagement-to-ownership>Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership<a href=#spectrum-of-community-engagement-to-ownership class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership" title="Direct link to Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Facilitating Power, Rosa GonzΓ‘lez<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Framework for community-driven governance that maps to our data structure (nonprofits, jurisdictions, grants, officials).</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://movementstrategy.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://movementstrategy.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Framework:</strong> <a href=https://movementstrategy.org/b/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Spectrum-of-Community-Engagement-to-Ownership.pdf target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://movementstrategy.org/b/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Spectrum-of-Community-Engagement-to-Ownership.pdf</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Article:</strong> "From Community Engagement to Ownership"</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Creative Commons (educational use)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The Spectrum Framework - Four Key Sectors:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Sector<th>Maps to Our Data<th>Community Role<tbody><tr><td><strong>Community-Based Organizations</strong><td><code>/nonprofits</code><td>Grassroots leadership, lived experience<tr><td><strong>City/County Staff</strong><td><code>/jurisdictions</code><td>Government accountability, service delivery<tr><td><strong>Philanthropic Partners</strong><td><code>/grants</code><td>Resource allocation, funding equity<tr><td><strong>Facilitative Leaders</strong><td><code>/officials</code><td>Elected officials, decision makers</table>
<p><strong>Engagement Levels:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class=""><strong>Inform</strong> β†’ One-way communication</li>
<li class=""><strong>Consult</strong> β†’ Gather input, government decides</li>
<li class=""><strong>Involve</strong> β†’ Work together on solutions</li>
<li class=""><strong>Collaborate</strong> β†’ Shared decision-making</li>
<li class=""><strong>Defer to</strong> β†’ Community-driven governance</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Real-World Case Studies:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Providence, RI: Racial and Environmental Justice Committee</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Challenge:</strong> Environmental hazards disproportionately affect communities of color</li>
<li class=""><strong>Our Data:</strong> <code>/jurisdictions/demographics</code> + <code>/nonprofits/environmental_orgs</code> + <code>/meetings/public_hearings</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Outcome:</strong> Moved from "consulting" to "community-driven" - residents now co-chair committee</li>
<li class=""><strong>Metrics:</strong> Track using <code>/analytics/metric_views</code> - meeting attendance, community proposals adopted</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Portland, OR: Equity Working Group</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Challenge:</strong> Budget decisions lacked community input</li>
<li class=""><strong>Our Data:</strong> <code>/budgets/city_budgets</code> + <code>/nonprofits/advocacy_orgs</code> + <code>/officials/city_council</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Outcome:</strong> Participatory budgeting with community ownership</li>
<li class=""><strong>Metrics:</strong> Track using <code>/analytics/dashboard_metrics</code> - community budget proposals, funding allocated</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>How Our Platform Supports the Spectrum:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Inform:</strong> <code>/meetings/agendas</code> + <code>/documents</code> for transparency</li>
<li class=""><strong>Consult:</strong> <code>/surveys</code> + <code>/factchecks</code> for informed input</li>
<li class=""><strong>Involve:</strong> <code>/civic_tech/hackathons</code> + <code>/nonprofits/volunteer_activities</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Collaborate:</strong> <code>/grants/participatory_budgeting</code> + <code>/legislation/co-creation</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Defer to:</strong> <code>/analytics/community_impact_metrics</code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@article{gonzalez_spectrum,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {GonzΓ‘lez, Rosa},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> organization = {Facilitating Power},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2021},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://movementstrategy.org/}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=harvard-ash-center-data-smart-city-solutions-archived>Harvard Ash Center: Data-Smart City Solutions (Archived)<a href=#harvard-ash-center-data-smart-city-solutions-archived class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Harvard Ash Center: Data-Smart City Solutions (Archived)" title="Direct link to Harvard Ash Center: Data-Smart City Solutions (Archived)" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Research on how data engineering impacts community outcomes - informs our <code>/analytics/metric_views</code> templates.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://ash.harvard.edu/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://ash.harvard.edu/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Note:</strong> Data-Smart City Solutions initiative (archived) - use cases based on historical civic data research</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Educational use</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Example Use Cases from Data-Smart Research:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Use Case 1: Youth Obesity Prevention (Austin, TX)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Problem:</strong> Childhood obesity rates 30% higher in low-income neighborhoods</p>
<p><strong>Data Integration:</strong></p>
<div class="language-python codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-python codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Our platform combines:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">jurisdictions</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">demographics </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># BMI, income, age</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">nonprofits </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">NTEE K30</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Food access programs</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">civic_tech</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">food_oasis </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Food desert mapping</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">meetings</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">school_board </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Nutrition policy discussions</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Outcome:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Identified 15 "food deserts" lacking fresh produce</li>
<li class="">Partnered with 8 nonprofits to launch mobile markets</li>
<li class="">School board approved healthier lunch standards</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Metrics We Track:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Metric View:</strong> <code>youth_nutrition_access</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>KPIs:</strong> Fresh food outlets per capita, school lunch quality scores, childhood obesity trends</li>
<li class=""><strong>Dashboard:</strong> <code>/analytics/dashboard_metrics/health_equity</code></li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Use Case 2: College Readiness (Mesa Public Schools, AZ)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Problem:</strong> 40% of students off-track for college by 9th grade</p>
<p><strong>Data Integration:</strong></p>
<div class="language-python codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-python codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Our platform combines:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">school_districts</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">nces_data </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Enrollment, demographics</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">school_districts</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">budgets </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Per-pupil spending, program funding</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">analytics</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">date_dimension </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Time-series tracking</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">surveys</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">student_surveys </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Student engagement, aspirations</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Outcome:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Early warning system identifies at-risk students</li>
<li class="">Targeted interventions (tutoring, mentorship)</li>
<li class="">College enrollment increased 15%</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Metrics We Track:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Metric View:</strong> <code>college_readiness_pipeline</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>KPIs:</strong> On-track percentage, intervention effectiveness, college enrollment rates</li>
<li class=""><strong>Dashboard:</strong> <code>/analytics/dashboard_metrics/education_outcomes</code></li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Our Use Case Template:</strong></p>
<p>For each community challenge, we provide:</p>
<ol>
<li class=""><strong>Problem Definition</strong> β†’ What data shows the issue</li>
<li class=""><strong>Data Integration</strong> β†’ Which datasets to combine</li>
<li class=""><strong>Analytics View</strong> β†’ Pre-built metric views</li>
<li class=""><strong>Action Pathways</strong> β†’ Nonprofits, officials, meetings to engage</li>
<li class=""><strong>Success Metrics</strong> β†’ How to measure impact</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@misc{harvard_datasmart_use_cases,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Data-Smart City Solutions: Civic Data Use Cases},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2016},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Archived civic data research initiative},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://ash.harvard.edu/}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=brookings-institution-data-driven-policymaking>Brookings Institution: Data-Driven Policymaking<a href=#brookings-institution-data-driven-policymaking class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Brookings Institution: Data-Driven Policymaking" title="Direct link to Brookings Institution: Data-Driven Policymaking" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> Brookings Institution, Center on Regulation and Markets<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Data Academy model for turning "Open Data" into "Accessible Data" - validates our <code>/domains</code> and <code>/standards</code> architecture.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://www.brookings.edu/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://www.brookings.edu/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Article:</strong> "How Citizens and Local Governments Advance Data-Driven Policymaking"</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Public research</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The Data Academy Model:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Case Study: Tempe, AZ</strong></p>
<p><strong>Workflow:</strong></p>
<div class="language-text codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">City Creates Dashboard β†’ Residents Attend Data Academy β†’ Data Informs Policy</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> (/standards) (/meetings/trainings) (/legislation)</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Our Platform Support:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Stage<th>City Action<th>Our Data<th>Resident Outcome<tbody><tr><td><strong>1. Publish</strong><td>Open data portal<td><code>/standards/schema_org_jsonld</code><td>Machine-readable datasets<tr><td><strong>2. Train</strong><td>Data Academy<td><code>/meetings/trainings</code><td>Residents learn SQL, Tableau<tr><td><strong>3. Analyze</strong><td>Dashboard access<td><code>/analytics/dashboard_metrics</code><td>Community-driven insights<tr><td><strong>4. Advocate</strong><td>Public testimony<td><code>/meetings/public_hearings</code><td>Data-backed proposals<tr><td><strong>5. Legislate</strong><td>Policy adoption<td><code>/legislation/local_ordinances</code><td>Evidence-based laws</table>
<p><strong>Example: Tempe Water Conservation Policy</strong></p>
<p><strong>Data Stack:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Raw Data:</strong> <code>/jurisdictions/budget_data</code> - Water department spending</li>
<li class=""><strong>Standards:</strong> <code>/standards/ceds_aligned</code> - Standardized metrics</li>
<li class=""><strong>Training:</strong> <code>/meetings/trainings</code> - "Water Data 101" workshop</li>
<li class=""><strong>Analytics:</strong> <code>/analytics/metric_views/water_usage_per_capita</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Outcome:</strong> <code>/legislation</code> - New conservation ordinance passed</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Residents Learned:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">How to query public datasets</li>
<li class="">How to create visualizations</li>
<li class="">How to present findings to city council</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Case Study: Norfolk, VA - Flooding Resilience</strong></p>
<p><strong>Problem:</strong> Sea level rise threatens low-income neighborhoods</p>
<p><strong>Data Integration:</strong></p>
<div class="language-python codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-python codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Our platform combines:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">jurisdictions</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">demographics </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Vulnerable populations</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">budgets</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">city_budgets </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Infrastructure spending</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">nonprofits </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">NTEE W</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Environmental advocacy</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">meetings</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">public_hearings </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Community testimony</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">standards</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">schema_org_jsonld </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># GeoJSON flood maps</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Data Academy Curriculum:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class=""><strong>Week 1:</strong> Understanding flood risk data</li>
<li class=""><strong>Week 2:</strong> Budget analysis (where does money go?)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Week 3:</strong> Creating data visualizations</li>
<li class=""><strong>Week 4:</strong> Presenting to city council</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Outcome:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">50 residents trained</li>
<li class="">Community-led flood resilience plan</li>
<li class="">$10M infrastructure investment in vulnerable areas</li>
</ul>
<hr/>
<p><strong>Why Data Academies Matter:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Traditional Model (Fails):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">City: "Here's a 500-page PDF budget"</li>
<li class="">Residents: <em>Can't understand it, disengage</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Academy Model (Works):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">City: "Here's open data + training"</li>
<li class="">Residents: <em>Build skills, create analysis, influence policy</em></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Our Role:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class=""><strong>Standardize Data:</strong> <code>/standards/popolo_exports</code> makes data interoperable</li>
<li class=""><strong>Host Training Events:</strong> <code>/meetings/trainings</code> tracks Data Academy schedules</li>
<li class=""><strong>Provide Analytics:</strong> <code>/analytics/metric_views</code> offers ready-to-use dashboards</li>
<li class=""><strong>Connect Stakeholders:</strong> <code>/nonprofits</code> + <code>/officials</code> + <code>/civic_tech</code> = collaboration</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@article{brookings_data_driven,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {{Brookings Institution}},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {How Citizens and Local Governments Advance Data-Driven Policymaking},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> journal = {Brookings Center on Regulation and Markets},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2023},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://www.brookings.edu/}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=open-data-impact-evidence-based-research>Open Data Impact: Evidence-Based Research<a href=#open-data-impact-evidence-based-research class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Open Data Impact: Evidence-Based Research" title="Direct link to Open Data Impact: Evidence-Based Research" translate=no>​</a></h3>
<p><strong>Organization:</strong> The GovLab at New York University (NYU Tandon School of Engineering)<br/>
<strong>What we use:</strong> Evidence-based research on open data impact - validates our platform's approach and demonstrates measurable outcomes from open data initiatives.</p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://odimpact.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://odimpact.org/</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Key Findings Report:</strong> <a href=https://odimpact.org/key-findings.html target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://odimpact.org/key-findings.html</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Full Report:</strong> <a href=https://odimpact.org/files/open-data-impact-key-findings.pdf target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://odimpact.org/files/open-data-impact-key-findings.pdf</a></li>
<li class=""><strong>Funded by:</strong> Omidyar Network</li>
<li class=""><strong>License:</strong> Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Research Overview:</strong></p>
<p><strong>19 Global Case Studies</strong> analyzing what works in open data:</p>
<ul>
<li class="">Sectoral and geographic representativeness</li>
<li class="">First-hand interviews with stakeholders</li>
<li class="">Measurable, tangible impact analysis</li>
<li class="">Best practices and enabling conditions</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Economic Impact Estimates:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>McKinsey (2013):</strong> $3 trillion per year global value of open data</li>
<li class=""><strong>Omidyar Network Study:</strong> $13 trillion over 5 years in G20 nations</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Four Main Impact Dimensions:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Impact Type<th>Description<th>Our Platform Support<tbody><tr><td><strong>Improving Government</strong><td>Transparency, accountability, efficiency<td><code>/jurisdictions/budgets</code> + <code>/meetings</code> + <code>/legislation</code><tr><td><strong>Empowering Citizens</strong><td>Informed decision-making, participation<td><code>/analytics/dashboards</code> + <code>/surveys</code> + <code>/factchecks</code><tr><td><strong>Creating Opportunity</strong><td>Economic innovation, new businesses<td><code>/civic_tech</code> + <code>/grants</code> + <code>/nonprofits</code><tr><td><strong>Solving Public Problems</strong><td>Data-driven solutions to complex issues<td><code>/community_solutions</code> + <code>/metric_views</code></table>
<p><strong>Enabling Conditions for Success:</strong></p>
<p><strong>1. Supply-Side (Data Providers):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Quality Data:</strong> Accurate, timely, machine-readable</li>
<li class=""><strong>Our Implementation:</strong> <code>/standards/schema_org_jsonld</code>, <code>/standards/popolo_exports</code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>2. Demand-Side (Data Users):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Capacity Building:</strong> Skills to analyze and use data</li>
<li class=""><strong>Our Implementation:</strong> <code>/meetings/trainings</code> (Data Academies), <code>/analytics/metric_views</code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>3. Intermediaries:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Data Translators:</strong> Organizations bridging supply and demand</li>
<li class=""><strong>Our Implementation:</strong> <code>/civic_tech/brigade_chapters</code>, <code>/nonprofits/advocacy_orgs</code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>4. Ecosystem:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration:</strong> Government + Civic Tech + Nonprofits</li>
<li class=""><strong>Our Implementation:</strong> <code>/community_solutions/stakeholder_mapping</code></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Key Challenges Identified:</strong></p>
<table><thead><tr><th>Challenge<th>ODI Findings<th>Our Mitigation Strategy<tbody><tr><td><strong>Data Quality</strong><td>Incomplete, outdated data<td>Automated ingestion + validation pipelines<tr><td><strong>Technical Capacity</strong><td>Users lack skills to analyze<td>Pre-built dashboards + metric views<tr><td><strong>Sustainability</strong><td>Projects depend on grants<td>Open-source + reusable infrastructure<tr><td><strong>Privacy Risks</strong><td>Potential for harm<td>Anonymization + ethical data standards</table>
<p><strong>10 Recommendations for Next-Generation Open Data:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li class=""><strong>Focus on Demand, Not Just Supply</strong> β†’ We provide ready-to-use analytics</li>
<li class=""><strong>Build User Capacity</strong> β†’ Data Academies tracked in <code>/meetings/trainings</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Create Data Intermediaries</strong> β†’ Civic tech projects in <code>/civic_tech</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Ensure Data Quality</strong> β†’ Standards compliance (<code>/standards</code>)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Enable Interoperability</strong> β†’ OCD-ID, Popolo, Schema.org integration</li>
<li class=""><strong>Measure Impact</strong> β†’ <code>/analytics/metric_views</code> + <code>/community_solutions/metrics</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Sustain Engagement</strong> β†’ Open-source + HuggingFace hosting</li>
<li class=""><strong>Mitigate Risks</strong> β†’ Privacy-first design, anonymization</li>
<li class=""><strong>Foster Collaboration</strong> β†’ Multi-stakeholder <code>/community_solutions</code></li>
<li class=""><strong>Scale What Works</strong> β†’ Reusable templates + case studies</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>How We Apply ODI Research:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Our Platform as Evidence-Based Open Data Infrastructure:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Supply:</strong> 90K+ jurisdictions, 3M+ nonprofits, 500K+ meetings β†’ standardized datasets</li>
<li class=""><strong>Demand:</strong> Pre-built dashboards, metric views, analytics β†’ accessible to non-technical users</li>
<li class=""><strong>Intermediaries:</strong> Civic tech projects, brigade chapters, nonprofits β†’ data translators</li>
<li class=""><strong>Ecosystem:</strong> Community solutions framework β†’ multi-stakeholder collaboration</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Real-World Validation:</strong></p>
<p>ODI case studies demonstrate that open data works when:</p>
<ol>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Data is standardized</strong> β†’ We use OCD-ID, Popolo, Schema.org</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Users have capacity</strong> β†’ We provide training + dashboards</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Intermediaries bridge gaps</strong> β†’ We integrate civic tech projects</li>
<li class="">βœ… <strong>Impact is measured</strong> β†’ We track metrics + outcomes</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Example ODI Case Study Applied to Our Platform:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Chile's Budget Transparency (ODI Case Study):</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Problem:</strong> Citizens couldn't understand government budgets</li>
<li class=""><strong>Solution:</strong> Open budget data + visualization tools</li>
<li class=""><strong>Impact:</strong> Increased public participation in budget process</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Our Implementation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-python codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-python codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Replicating Chile's success:</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">jurisdictions</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">budget_data </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Open budget data (supply)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">analytics</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">dashboard_metrics </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Budget visualizations (demand)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">meetings</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">trainings </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Data literacy programs (capacity)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">meetings</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">public_hearings </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Public participation (engagement)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>-</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">community_solutions</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>/</span><span class="token plain">metrics </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic># Budget impact tracking (measurement)</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Citation:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@techreport{verhulst_open_data_impact,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {Verhulst, Stefaan and Young, Andrew},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Open Data Impact: When Demand and Supply Meet - Key Findings of the Open Data Impact Case Studies},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> institution = {The GovLab, NYU Tandon School of Engineering},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2016},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://odimpact.org/key-findings.html},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> note = {Supported by Omidyar Network. 19 global case studies.}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>Why This Matters for Our Platform:</strong></p>
<p>Open Data Impact provides <strong>evidence-based validation</strong> that our approach works:</p>
<ul>
<li class="">βœ… Combining <strong>supply</strong> (data) + <strong>demand</strong> (analytics) + <strong>capacity</strong> (training) = impact</li>
<li class="">βœ… Multi-stakeholder collaboration drives success</li>
<li class="">βœ… Standardization and quality are essential</li>
<li class="">βœ… Impact must be measured and documented</li>
</ul>
<p>Their research proves: <strong>Open data alone isn't enough. You need the ecosystem we're building.</strong></p>
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<p>---\n\n### IATI Standard (International Aid Transparency Initiative)\n\n<strong>Organization:</strong> IATI Secretariat \n<strong>What we use:</strong> International development funding transparency framework - informs grant tracking, nonprofit program outcomes, and cross-sector collaboration metrics.\n\n- <strong>Source:</strong> <a href=https://iatistandard.org/%5Cn- target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://iatistandard.org/\n-</a> <strong>Current Version:</strong> IATI Standard v2.03\n- <strong>Specification:</strong> <a href=https://iatistandard.org/en/iati-standard/203/%5Cn- target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://iatistandard.org/en/iati-standard/203/\n-</a> <strong>License:</strong> Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)\n- <strong>Coverage:</strong> 1,300+ publishers, $1+ trillion in development aid tracked\n- <strong>Used for:</strong> Grant funding transparency, nonprofit program measurement, community solution tracking\n\n<strong>Why IATI in Community Solutions:</strong>\n\nIATI provides a proven framework for <strong>tracking community impact across sectors</strong> - government, nonprofits, foundations, and international partners.\n\n<strong>Citation:</strong>\n<code>bibtex\n@misc{iati_standard,\n author = {{IATI Secretariat}},\n title = {IATI Standard Version 2.03},\n year = {2018},\n url = {https://iatistandard.org/},\n note = {Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-By)}\n}\n</code>\n\n<strong>Resources:</strong>\n- <strong>Registry:</strong> <a href=https://iatiregistry.org/%5Cn- target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://iatiregistry.org/\n-</a> <strong>d-Portal:</strong> <a href=https://d-portal.org/%5Cn- target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://d-portal.org/\n-</a> <strong>Datastore:</strong> <a href=https://iatidatastore.iatistandard.org/ target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">https://iatidatastore.iatistandard.org/</a></p>
<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-acknowledgments>οΏ½πŸ™ Acknowledgments<a href=#-acknowledgments class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to οΏ½πŸ™ Acknowledgments" title="Direct link to οΏ½πŸ™ Acknowledgments" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p>We are grateful to the following organizations and individuals:</p>
<p><strong>Academic Institutions:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) for MeetingBank</li>
<li class="">Harvard University Mellon Urbanism Lab for LocalView</li>
<li class="">Cornell University Roper Center for public opinion research</li>
<li class="">MIT Election Data + Science Lab for election data</li>
<li class="">University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Center for fact-checking</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Civic Tech Community:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>GroundVue</strong> - Partner organization inspiring community accountability work</li>
<li class=""><strong>Code for America</strong> - Civic technology movement and brigade network</li>
<li class=""><strong>City Bureau</strong> - Documenters Network and City Scrapers project</li>
<li class=""><strong>Council Data Project</strong> - Open-source municipal data infrastructure</li>
<li class=""><strong>U.S. Digital Response</strong> - Emergency civic technology support</li>
<li class=""><strong>Civic Tech Field Guide</strong> - Community resource and project directory</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Standards Bodies:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">W3C Community Group for Schema.org</li>
<li class="">Open Civic Data for jurisdiction identifiers (OCDEP 2)</li>
<li class="">Popolo Project for open government data standards</li>
<li class="">IATI Secretariat for international aid transparency</li>
<li class="">U.S. Department of Education for CEDS</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Enterprise Tech for Social Good:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class=""><strong>Microsoft</strong> - Tech for Social Impact (Nonprofit CDM)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Google</strong> - Data Commons (Knowledge Graph & Civic Data API)</li>
<li class=""><strong>AWS</strong> - Open Data for Good (Registry best practices)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Databricks</strong> - Databricks for Good (Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, MLflow, Agent Bricks)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Snowflake</strong> - Snowflake for Good (Data Marketplace)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Oracle</strong> - NetSuite Social Impact (Fund accounting models)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Salesforce</strong> - Salesforce.org (Nonprofit Success Pack)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Cisco</strong> - Crisis Response (Network resilience)</li>
<li class=""><strong>IBM</strong> - Science for Social Good (AI use cases)</li>
<li class=""><strong>Meta</strong> - Data for Good (Population mapping)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Data Platforms & Organizations:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">HuggingFace for dataset hosting</li>
<li class="">ProPublica for nonprofit financial data (3M+ organizations), congressional voting records, campaign finance data, and healthcare provider information</li>
<li class="">Open States for legislative data</li>
<li class="">OHDSI for OMOP Common Data Model (vocabulary system)</li>
<li class="">Every.org for charity metadata and mission statements</li>
<li class="">Findhelp.org for local social services directory (400K+ programs)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Government:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">U.S. Census Bureau for demographic data</li>
<li class="">National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)</li>
<li class="">IRS for tax-exempt organization data</li>
<li class="">CISA for .gov domain registry</li>
<li class="">All municipal governments providing open access to meeting records</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Special Thanks:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="">All civic technologists building open government tools</li>
<li class="">Municipal staff maintaining public meeting archives</li>
<li class="">Journalists and community advocates holding power accountable</li>
</ul>
<hr/>
<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=-how-to-cite-this-project>πŸ“– How to Cite This Project<a href=#-how-to-cite-this-project class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to πŸ“– How to Cite This Project" title="Direct link to πŸ“– How to Cite This Project" translate=no>​</a></h2>
<p>If you use <strong>Open Navigator</strong> in your research, please cite:</p>
<div class="language-text codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">Open Navigator</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">GitHub: https://github.com/getcommunityone/open-navigator-for-engagement</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">License: MIT</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
<p><strong>BibTeX:</strong></p>
<div class="language-bibtex codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-bibtex codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">@software{open-navigator-2026,</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> title = {Open Navigator},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> author = {Community One},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> year = {2026},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> url = {https://github.com/getcommunityone/open-navigator-for-engagement},</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> license = {MIT}</span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain">}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div>
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