Sponsors

Metagov is a laboratory for digital governance that cultivates tools, practices, and communities that enable self-governance in the digital age. Led by 18 esteemed Research Directors, we advance governance standards and conduct R&D on areas such as the commons, attention economy, deliberative democratic tools, DAOs and Web3, AI, and online communities. We are also an experienced convener of people and organizations connecting over 3K researchers and builders working on innovative governance technology around the world.

The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation to strengthen the economic and social infrastructure for creatives, culture bearers, and creative entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Los Angeles, CCI serves creative communities across the United States, supporting those whose work drives cultural and social innovation.

The Public AI Network is a growing coalition working to bring about Public AI: AI as public infrastructure, provisioned like electricity, water, roads, libraries, or the Internet itself. As a network, we aim to ensure public capacity-building is part of the conversation about AI design, policy, and funding; make it easier to build public AI by coordinating research efforts in the machine learning community; support policymakers and technical teams seeking to implement public AI; and organize the broader movement for public AI.

Democracy Notes' mission is to help the U.S. democracy space be as effective as possible. We're a trade publication and field-support organization helping our audience of 15K+ funders, practitioners, and job seekers stay up to speed on the field.

BLOOM project is a nonprofit that works with civic leaders to run public conversations that go beyond talk: surfacing what communities actually think, finding real common ground, and connecting findings to the decisions that matter. BLOOM is powered by CivicOS is a free, open-source platform that supports full public problem-solving processes — from framing the right questions to reporting what was heard and what happens next.

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Locus Magazine Locus magazine has been covering the world of science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing since 1968. It runs industry news, author interviews, and extensive book reviews, as well as holding the annual Locus Awards to honor the best in the field.

Girls Write Now

Girls Write Now is a nationally award-winning nonprofit, media incubator, and multi-generational community breaking down the barriers of gender, age, race, and poverty to mentor, teach, and connect writers and leaders across disciplines.

Talk to the City (T3C)

Talk to the City (T3C) is an open-source AI tool developed by the AI Objectives Institute that reimagines how communities, institutions, and decision-makers gather and act on public input.

Democracy 2076Democracy 2076 provides strategies to inspire renewed faith in pro-democratic, protopian futures, and to move people to action in service of a resilient democracy.

cliveRd.
cliveRd. is an startup studio producing and building alongside ‘deeptech’ technologists and artists. We believe Creatives are a synonym for Founders. We maximize the synergy between filmmakers and technologists, as we partner with both to build new stories about our future.

Folk TechFolk Tech is a solidarity-based movement among designers, developers, and people in communities who want digital technology that supports their daily life and interdependence without the extraction, exploitation, or surveillance found in most proprietary technology today. In Silicon Valley, people are "consumers" and "users." We resist a narrative that turns people into subjects of a technocracy. With Folk Tech, we're all just folks.

Thank You to our Sponsors and Partners

Individuals and organizations inspired to support this project can reach us by email at hello@metagov.org.

We are looking for contributions to the prize fund (financial or otherwise), cross-promotional campaigns, judge panel recommendations, collaborations on events, resources for writers, and more. Supporters can also contribute directly to our Open Collective .

Thank you!