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Building Tomorrow's Solutions Together

The Civics Unplugged community is a growing, global ecosystem of young innovators and experienced mentors working side by side to create a more abundant future.

Whether you're diving into your first Solvathon challenge during the Civic Innovators Fellowship, connecting at Fellow meetups across the country, collaborating at a Civic Innovation Academy, or launching your venture in the Lab, the CU community is there with you every step of the way. It’s built to stretch across borders, and supports you as you grow from local changemaker to global leader.
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Alumni Projects Showcase

Every CU alum carries the mission forward in their own way. From developing innovative, tech-driven solutions to educating first-time voters to designing and producing products that help youth combat stress and anxiety, they're designing solutions that inspire and scale. Explore a collection of projects that were sparked in the Fellowship and grew through collaboration with the CU network.
Media & Trust
Girls for Algorithmic Justice was founded by CU alum, Anika Dugal. GFAJ is the world’s largest youth-led organization for gender equity in AI policy. GFAJ has engaged thousands of individuals worldwide, raising awareness about the threat of deepfakes, advocating for legislative change alongside advocacy partners, and more.
Tech and AI
The Center for Youth and AI was founded by CU alum, Saheb Gulati. They’re the leading outlet for the research and publication of AI’s effects on young people, and their work has been featured in TIME and Fortune.
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Sustainability & Environment
A Sustainable Future was founded by CU alum Carolyn He. Schools generate significant paper waste, impacting both budgets and the environment. A Sustainable Future tackles this issue with a tech-enabled, data-driven approach that reduces waste while empowering students to become environmental activists.
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Reimagining Communities
Founded by five CU alumni, Nahom Sisay, Avi Siegel, Liam Hoffman, Emma Shultz, and Jessie Cai, CoFund is a community that drives systematic change by investing in young people with community-based social impact projects for change through funding, mentorship, and professional opportunities.
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Education
Extracurriculando is an NGO that aims to democratize access to education in Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries by providing online and free classes to students, especially those from the public educational system. Founded by CU alum Manuela Buesa, Extracurriculando has impacted almost 9,000 students and is currently present in five Portuguese speaking countries.
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Building Real Community

The CU experience goes beyond professional development—it creates profound human connections that sustain civic innovation for the long haul:
85% of Fellows form new meaningful connections during virtual Fellowship
95% of Fellows reported feeling optimistic about the future after taking the program
99% of Fellows formed long-term connections during in-person Academies

From CU to College Roommates: A Lasting Connection

Mabel and Shloka first met at the Civic Innovation Academy in Georgetown (Summer 2023) and reconnected at the Austin academy. Discovering they were both Columbia-bound, they decided to become roommates and have formed an inseparable bond. Now, Mabel studies Sustainable Development while Shloka focuses on Political Science with a concentration in international relations.

Their CU network extends beyond campus, too. They regularly meet with CU alums Sydney (NYU) for dinner in the city, and even hosted Bhairavi (Berkeley) during her visit from the West Coast. What began as a connection at a CU program has blossomed into enduring friendships across multiple universities.
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Where the Community Convenes

Community gatherings are designed and led by the very changemakers driving the movements changing our world as we know it. Our in-person and hybrid meetups are powered Fellows who create experiences built for collaboration, innovation, and momentum. These events offer exclusive access to a network of mission-driven peers working across every niche of social good. From civic tech to climate justice to youth mental health, you will find collaborators, co-founders, and lifelong partners in impact across countless industries - including those that haven’t been invented yet.

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The challenges facing society require more than observers, they demand builders. If you're ready to move beyond critique to creation, the Civics Unplugged community offers the platform, tools, and relationships to amplify your impact.
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