The CivCity Initiative is a nonprofit focused on increasing awareness how local government works and motivating residents to participate in civic life. It was founded in November 2014 by Mary Morgan, who serves as executive director.

Sources

Website: http://www.civcity.org/

Twitter: @A2CivCity

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/a2civcity

In the News

CivCity: The gamification of civic engagement – Concentrate, April 22, 2015

Mary Morgan and Dave Askins: Getting people to care more about local government – Ann Arbor Observer, February 2015

The Chronicle kept Ann Arborites informed about local government and city issues. Their nonprofit, CivCity, will try to involve them. Morgan and Askins want to develop software to add a "civic ticker" to the local resource website ArborWiki.com, enabling and encouraging residents to post timely news items with links to background information.