CIVIO is a non-partisan platform designed to help individuals and teams organize, track, and share civic work in one place. It manages five data types—including leaders, sample ballots, and campaign finance information—to empower users to make thoughtful, informed decisions based on their own principles. The platform includes tools for comparing candidates, legislative records, and community discussion, making it a comprehensive workspace for civic engagement.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Citizens and civic teams often struggle to access clear, organized, and non-partisan information about political leaders, ballots, and campaign finances, leaving them overwhelmed and uninformed when making voting decisions. The fragmented nature of civic data across multiple sources makes it difficult to compare candidates and understand legislative impacts efficiently.
Solution
CIVIO provides a centralized, non-partisan platform that organizes civic data into five structured types—including leaders, sample ballots, and campaign finance records—enabling users to track and share their work seamlessly. The platform offers a dashboard for monitoring civic activities, tools for creating and sharing sample ballots, and a community space for discussion and moderation. By empowering users to compare leaders, legislative records, and campaign finance details, CIVIO helps individuals and teams make thoughtful, informed decisions aligned with their own principles.
Target Audience
Primary users are individual voters, civic-minded citizens, and teams or organizations—such as community groups and advocacy networks—that need a reliable, non-partisan workspace to organize election information and coordinate informed voting decisions.
Features
- A unified dashboard that manages five distinct data types, including leader profiles, sample ballots, and campaign finance information
- Side-by-side comparison tools for evaluating political leaders and legislative records
- A shared ballot feature that allows teams to collaborate and distribute customized voting guides
- A community section with discussion forums and moderation capabilities to foster informed civic dialogue
- A self-discovery tool that guides users through reflecting on their principles and values
- A propaganda game designed to educate users on identifying biased or misleading political messaging