Does contacting my representative work?

There has been a huge increase in civic engagement in the U.S. over the last few months…

Lessons learned on the road to product-market-fit: the CivikOwl story

We’ve been working on CivikOwl for 15 months and may finally have that elusive product-market-fit. Getting here was painful as the many pivots tested the team’s confidence and mine. Many nights I’d ask myself…

Can you trust the news you are reading?

When I was a kid my parents subscribed to three newspapers. I never knew why they picked those three but each paper had different comic strips so I was happy. Years later my father explained that the newspapers provided different political views. Reading all…

What to do when you Give A Damn

Introducing CivikOwl — drive change on issues you care about

What’s it like to visit your elected official’s office? A photo tour

Ask anyone who has worked in government on what the best way is to engage with an elected official and the answer will likely be “meet in person.” Turns out human contact is even more valuable in this day and age…

A look back at CivikOwl’s Beta program

Last Friday marked the official end of the CivikOwl beta program. Here’s a look back at what we accomplished together.

Recap

• 350 comments posted
• 123 respects given out

CivikOwl hits 1000th comment

Yesterday, CivikOwl recorded its 1000th comment on the site.

Overwhelmingly, we’ve heard from members that what they value most about CivikOwl is the community’s thoughtfulness and level of engagement. Hence, this milestone is an achievement that every…