Citizen OS Foundation

Founded in 2015, Citizen OS Foundation is a non-governmental organisation based in Tallinn, Estonia working on democracy & civil society.

Citizen OS Foundation is a civic tech non-profit founded in 2015 in Tallinn, Estonia. It develops and operates a free, open-source, ad-free participation platform that lets groups and communities gather ideas, discuss, vote and make decisions collectively. The organisation also runs hands-on training programmes in participatory leadership for civil society leaders and activists, supports e-democracy and participation projects worldwide, and publishes articles and case studies on technology and democracy. Its platform is available in English, German, Estonian, Slovak and Russian, and its team works from a remote headquarters with an office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The foundation is funded through private philanthropic donations and EU and other grants, and it states that it does not sell user data.