CivicActions (NGOs & Social Advocacy)

Drupal for Non-Profits and Foundations

CivicActions empowers social-change organizations with emerging technologies.

We support the global movement of people and organizations building a sustainable future by providing strategic planning, Drupal, CiviCRM and other Free and Open Source (FOSS) technology solutions, mobile applications and our unrivaled project management methodology.

Our work is aligned with our values. We are grateful to attract clients and team members who are committed to taking action in the world, for positive, sustainable change.

We've deployed more than 100 Drupal-powered websites for progressive organizations since 2005.

Our diverse, international team consists of nearly 40 engineers, strategists, designers and project managers. We are known as one of the largest and most experienced Drupal development firms and have been active participants in the Drupal community for over 5 years.

Our team has contributed to Drupal Core, as well as creating and maintaining many contributed modules.

CivicActions integrates emerging technologies with Drupal.

We understand the difference between a website and a web presence.

Our team specializes in integrating Drupal with other Free and Open Source (FOSS) technologies such as CiviCRM and Alfresco (ECM). We integrate Drupal with iPhone, iPad and Android platforms. We'll work with you to build a successful social media strategy, track data analytics to measure success, and ensure you have the maintenance support you need once you've launched your site.

Our Project Managers are experienced ScrumMasters who understand how to get projects done.

Agile development is our secret sauce. We know that working software is the primary measure of progress, which is why we deliver functional components of your site frequently, and keep you regularly updated throughout the building process.

Our highest priority is early and continuous delivery of valuable work that helps our clients meet their goals as fast as possible.

We love our clients and they love us back.

We came away from our strategy session with CivicActions buzzing with enthusiasm and our heads filled with new ideas about how we can take advantage of the new and evolving online space and tools that can be put to use for our mission-driven business.

-Jen Lamson and Kristin Hyde, Good Food Strategies LLC

It's been a real pleasure working with the CivicActions team. It's so nice having people I trust and can depend on handling our web work -- you made my job a lot less stressful.

-Lee Crandell, Congress for the New Urbanism

One of the aspects I find to be most impressive is their knowledge of the environment around what tools are available, about what will work and what will be possible and what won't be possible... the technology doesn't get in the way because they have their fingers on the pulse as far as the technology is concerned.

-Peter Brown, Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation

I think CivicActions’ primary strength has to do with the caliber of people that it is able to attract. I think - all first class performers, extremely creative, very committed to using their technological skills for the greater good... I can't think of any other shop that has attracted the caliber of talent which ultimately these things are about.

-Steven Dinan, Institute of Noetic Science

Our team are active contributors within the Drupal community.

CivicActions has been involved in local Drupal Community events literally since the beginning. We've planned, supported and sponsored Drupal Camps since the inception, and we've sponsored nearly every DrupalCon since 2006. Our team members currently participate in local Drupal User Groups around the world, spanning 8 countries.

We specialize in the development of high-end, community-driven websites for clients with a social mission.

A partial list of our recent clients include:

• ACLU
• American Friends Service Committee
• Amnesty International
• Amnesty International Annual Report 2009 (and the mobile version)
• Architecture for Humanity's Open Architecture Network
• Center For Reproductive Rights
• Consensus Building Institute
• Creative Commons
• Evolver.net
• Free Software Foundation's Defective By Design campaign against DRM
• Great Turtle Race
• Institute for New Economic Thinking
• Institute of Noetic Sciences' Shift in Action
• IntraHealth International's CapacityPlus
• Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown and Hightower Downloads
• JUST CAUSE magazine
• MIT Center for Future Civic Media
• Next Agenda
• Reality Sandwich
• Solve Climate
• The Labor/Community Strategy Center
• The Linked Foundation
• The Missing Project
• TOPP: Tagging Ocean Predators
• Where It's At NYC
• WITNESS Video Hub
• Women's Funding Network

View our portfolio for more examples of our work.

Services to reach your audience with the right technology, a compelling message and an engaging design.

If you're starting from scratch, CivicActions can guide you from strategy to launch and beyond. Have an existing site that needs TLC? Choose an a la carte service such as visual design, search engine optimization (including SEO for Drupal), content strategy, usability or social media integration to get back in the game.

Services we offer include:

• Strategic Technology Planning
• RFP Development
• Expert Agile Project Management
• Drupal & CiviCRM Development
• iPhone, Android and Mobile Development
• Information Architecture & User Experience Design
• Visual Design & Creative Services
• Performance Tuning and Optimization
• Integration with Social Media and Social Networks

We aren't afraid to use the phone - in fact, we love it!

Call us to discuss how we can help your organization, at (510) 408-7510.

Or, if you prefer, use this contact form to get in touch with us for a free project evaluation.

CivicActions LLC
2625 Alcatraz Avenue
Suite 320
Berkeley, CA 94705