Center for Civic Innovation

Foster a more effective innovative and participatory public sector.

Overview

The Center for Civic Innovation helps the public sector find and invest in more innovative or effective ways to tackle local social challenges. The Center s main program Civic Labs facilitates pay for outcome contracts between local public agencies (a local government nonprofit or foundation) and entrepreneurs with solutions that save money generate revenue and engage local communities. The Center s innovation lab offers public sector organizations and local civic innovators a safe space for experimenting and prototyping untested promising civic ideas. They also offer trainings workshops and opportunities for constructive dialogue. The Center for Civic Innovation is based in Atlanta a city at the intersection of challenge and opportunity.