A collective resource for digital stewardship, digital justice and community infrastructure.

These resources emphasize self-governance, participatory learning, collaborative design and sustainability. As we learn and new people contribute, these resources will grow and change over time and we welcome contributions.

Neighborhood Network Construction Kit

A build-it-ourselves guide to community wireless networks

Community Technology

Activities for discussing digital justice and digital stewardship.

Network Hacks

Knowledge Shares from Projects

Project Planning Tools

Tools to help define and plan projects.

Facilitation Tools

Tools for facilitating community projects (draft).

Organizing Models

Stories from Partner Networks (coming soon).

Grants

Through the Community Technology Partnership, the Open Technology Institute and the Detroit Community Technology Project provided SEED grants to 11 community-controlled infrastructure projects this year:

2015 Community Technology Partnership SEED Grants

Blog Posts + Reports

Mesh posters
(Re)Building Technology Zine V. 1
Do-it-yourself antennas for Community Networks
Mesh Bukavu - Designing a network from scratch
Commotion Wireless as a Community Technology
Technology Should…
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Planning to Host a Workshop?

These might be useful: Shared Graphics, Curriculum Templates, Example Workshops, Facilitator Tips.

Contribute

You can start by submitting content, comments or questions by adding a new issue to the repository (you will need a GitHub account). More on collaborating…

Other Resources