For Communities

Civi makes it easy for your constituents, students, or members to propose and vote on ideas — and shows you how representative those voices are, so you can lead with data instead of guesswork.

Proposal insights

Parks & Recreation

Build a dog park on the east side
Upvotes: 143
Downvotes: 12

Where voters stand on each issue

  • Parks & Recreation
    • Want more: 72%
    • Want less: 28%

Voter age distribution

  • 18–34: 24%
  • 35–54: 38%
  • 55+: 38%

The big idea

Your community has the solutions. Civi helps you find them.

Most engagement tools collect opinions. Civi turns them into solutions — proposed, refined, and voted on by your community.

  1. You set up the issues your community cares about
    Define each issue with a name and its two poles — e.g. Parks & Rec with poles "Want more" and "Want less". Members self-identify on each when they join.

  2. Members propose ideas and vote civilly
    Anyone proposes specific ideas under the issues you've set up. Everyone upvotes, downvotes, and comments — civility features keep conversations productive.

  3. You see who said yes — for every proposal, and across the community
    Per-proposal insights show who voted and where they stand on each issue. Community-wide insights show your demographics, issue stances, and growth over time.

Example: a per-proposal insights view

“A dog park on the east side” — but who's really asking for it?
Upvotes and downvotes, filterable by side Live today.

Voter stance on each community issue Live today

For every issue you've configured, see how the voters on this proposal break down between the two poles — e.g. Parks & Rec, “Want more” vs “Want less”. The distinctive Civi capability: you can tell whether a “build a dog park” idea is backed by the people who already want more parks, or by folks across the spectrum.

Voter demographics — age, gender, location Live today

Age distribution (optionally filterable by gender), gender distribution, and location distribution (useful for multi-city communities). The same dimensions show up on community-wide insights too.

“Representative” roll-up indicator

A single signal — does this proposal's voter pool mirror the community as a whole? In development with 2026 launch partners.

Community-level insights

Community-level insights (growth, demographics, issue-stance distribution across all members) are a separate view available today.

Why now

The tools you have don't show you who's really speaking.

Surveys and town halls miss most voices

Low response rates, scheduled meetings, the same 20 people who always show up. Decisions rest on whoever had time to participate — usually a loud minority.

Consumer platforms turn every topic into a fight

Facebook groups and Nextdoor reward outrage. Your community can't discuss a bond measure or zoning change without it turning into a mess.

Who it's built for

Non-partisan by design. Tailored to your kind of community.

Municipalities

For towns ≤ 25,000
Engage residents without hiring a consultant.

  • Budget & priority proposals anyone can weigh in on
  • Topic tags you define — district, department, or issue area
  • Announce public meetings and events via push

Colleges & Universities

Depolarize campus discourse with verified members.

  • .edu email verification for your student body
  • Academic interest tags and issue groups
  • Academic-year impact insights

Non-profits

Member engagement with data behind your decisions.

  • Member engagement insights & growth tracking
  • Events for member gatherings and convenings
  • Topic-focused discussion spaces you configure

Membership orgs

A private space your members actually participate in.

  • Private community with join-request approval
  • Entry questions to keep the conversation on-topic
  • Moderator team & push announcements

Under the hood

The tools behind the platform

Tailor to your issues

Define the topics and tags relevant to your community — budget, zoning, campus life, whatever matters to your people.

Events & gatherings

Organize and promote events directly inside your community — meetings, town halls, campus talks, member socials — with RSVPs and push announcements.

Admin announcements

Push broadcasts reach every member of your community instantly — so nothing important gets buried in a feed.

Moderation & entry questions

Control who joins. Ask a question at the door. Moderator tools for keeping conversations healthy without becoming full-time work.

Measurable impact

Track engagement and participation over time. Demonstrate outcomes to your board, council, or administration — with data, not anecdotes.

Mobile + web access

Members can use Civi on iOS, Android, or the responsive web app — whichever works for them. You get one shareable community link to promote.

Your data belongs to you

Request an export of your community's data at any time, during or after the pilot. No lock-in, no gotchas.

The research

The demand is there. The infrastructure wasn't.

83% of voters say common ground should be the goal
Georgetown Civility Poll, 2023→

67% of Americans are the “Exhausted Majority” — fed up with polarization
More in Common, 2024→

18pt drop in civic dissatisfaction when people talk across divides
Stanford Deliberative Democracy Lab→

Civi is the infrastructure that turns that demand into real participation inside your municipality, institution, or organization.

Limited cohort

2026 Launch Partner Program

We're accepting a small number of launch partners for 2026 to make sure every community we onboard succeeds.

  • Full platform access — free for your pilot year
  • Direct onboarding with our CEO
  • Co-design: your feedback shapes the roadmap
  • Collaborative pricing beyond the pilot

Questions we get

Is Civi partisan?

No, and the design of the platform reflects that. Civility levels, bipartisan thresholds on petitions, and balanced media sourcing (via AllSides) are built into the product — not moderation policies bolted on afterward.

Does this replace our existing tools?

How much setup does a pilot require?

What happens after the pilot year?