OpenCivics Fund for Resilient Communities

Empowering projects that drive civic innovation and foster collective stewardship.

The OpenCivics Fund supports projects that drive civic innovation, enhancing the collective stewardship of our communities. We fund initiatives in infrastructure, technology, social processes, and educational curricula that enable active citizen engagement and holistic well-being. By promoting resilience, choice, and vitality, our aim is to create public goods that benefit all members of society, fostering a democratic and thriving civic life.

Eligibility

To qualify for this match fund, projects must align with our mission to drive civic innovation and foster collective stewardship. Projects should demonstrate potential for significant civic impact and meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Resilience: Projects should enhance community adaptability and provide core life support functions, including mechanisms for localization, community organizing, local economies, circular supply chains, and educational systems.
- Choice: Projects should respect and enhance individual agency and collective decision-making through direct democracy, citizen engagement, political action, decision-making tools, and social process curricula.
- Vitality: Projects should promote thriving communities and ecological stewardship with regenerative actions, finance mechanisms, legal frameworks for the Rights of Nature, and ecological wisdom education.
By meeting these criteria, projects can contribute to the interconnected well-being of individuals, communities, and ecosystems, embodying the principles of civic innovation and stewardship.