Tech can connect.
Tech can divide.
Let's try to get this right, shall we?

But first, some news: Civic Health Project has a whole new vibe in 2025!For seven years, we've proudly funded and promoted the work of America's bridge builders ... the academics, practitioners, and creatives seeking scalable solutions to our dangerous divisions. Today, a powerful field of 500+ grassroots organizations is advancing bridging norms, skills, and opportunities in local communities and civic institutions across the country. (Learn more about the bridging field's growing impact by downloading this free white paper)

In 2025 and beyond, Civic Health Project is doubling down on "social cohesion technology."

‍We've long believed and invested in the idea that technology is a critical vector for scaling bridging and civic norms. Through projects like Mismatch and Frankly (formerly Kazm), we've helped build and deploy platforms that support virtual dialogue and deliberation across distance and divides. As a founding member of the Council on Technology and Social Cohesion, and a sponsor of the Council's pivotal inaugural convening in 2023, we've taken our efforts global.Today, we're proud to launch our brand new website, describing an innovative and rapidly growing portfolio of in-house and supported social cohesion technology projects.  Our new logo (see above: distinctive layers resolving into a unifying point) reflects the inherently borderless nature of our investments in measurement, entertainment, and technology ... work that knows no geographic boundaries and can help shape prosocial outcomes globally.And our new role as a co-chair of the Council on Technology and Social Cohesion provides a fantastic perch to connect scalable technology, smart interventions, and public audiences seeking ways to connect (not divide) in digital spaces. Learn about our flagship project Normsy.ai

Last but not least, we invite you to check out our flagship project Normsy.ai, a powerful and scalable "norms engine" boosting social media users who want to engage constructively and uphold civic norms in online conversation threads. Learn more by visiting the Normsy website, downloading the white paper, or reading further below.

Scroll down to learn how academics, practitioners, technologists, and funders are working together to advance social cohesion technology.

We think you'll feel hopeful and inspired as you learn about this rapidly growing ecosystem. We're gratified to be playing our own small part in reshaping technology in ways that advance human connection, collaboration, and problem-solving. Read on!

DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER:
Strengthening Online Civic Norms at Scale
With Normsy.ai

Why is social media such a toxic fever swamp? Can we fix it? Without sacrificing free speech? Yes, we can!

Download and read our new white paper to find out how.

"Normsy harnesses groundbreaking social science and AI insights to provide timely, relevant, and effective ways for users to speak up on behalf of bridging and civic norms." Reach out to learn more, or to invest with us!

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Normsy.ai and Civic Health Project Spotlighted at LLMs and Public Discourse Convening

In February 2025, more than 70 technologists, practitioners, and academics gathered at the invitation of the Plurality Institute, in partnership with the Council on Technology and Social Cohesion, to explore the role of AI Large Language Models (LLMs) in fostering healthy public discourse. Hosted in Berkeley, CA at the Society Library's inspiring HQ, on a former school campus, the LLMs and Public Discourse event featured a lightning roundtable of eight innovative projects, including Civic Health Project's Normsy.ai (formerly named Social Media Detoxifier, as shown in the video).

Participants gather at the LLMs and Public Discourse event hosted by Plurality Institute and the Society Library in Berkeley, CA, in February 2025.Watch the Normsy 8-minute video (formerly Social Media Detoxifier)Watch all the LLMs and Public Discourse videos here

Civic Health Project Now Co-Chairing the
Council on Tech and Social Cohesion

How can we design and deploy tech to build social cohesion and collaboration, rather than drive polarization and violence? Through a popular Substack, six thematic Hubs, and a global membership roster, the Council on Technology & Social Cohesion elevates perspectives and shares initiatives underway to advance tech that builds trust and collaboration. Civic Health Project is proud to serve as a new co-chair of this dynamic ecosystem of academics, peacebuilders, and technologists from around the globe.

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