Helping people understand the policies, places, and platforms that shape their lives.

Every community is governed by rules it can change, a geography it must understand, and tools it chooses to govern with. CivillyEngaged does the analytical work that makes each one clearer — so the people living inside these systems can make better decisions together.
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I've spent my career in the private sector — at software companies and in financial services — turning complex, messy information into something people can actually understand and use. CivillyEngaged is where I do that work in the open instead: on public problems, and on projects I can actually share. The goal is the same one that's driven me all along — making the policies, places, and platforms that shape our communities easier to see and act on.

Jon Garfunkel - Principal Consultant