If you work for a nonprofit and you are reading this, you will (we hope) be thrilled to learn that we have just partnered with TechSoup Global – a nonprofit organization dedicated to making technology and technology education available and affordable to other nonprofits worldwide. We are launching a new Cicero API account offering through the TechSoup’s product donation program, which provides access to 450+ product donations to nonprofits and libraries from more than 40 donor partners, including Microsoft, Esri, Adobe, Intuit and Blackbaud. Cicero is the first API TechSoup is making available through this program. For more info, visit: http://azavea.com/techsoupcicero.
The new Cicero API account offering provides nonprofits with 5,000 free credits to be used for any of Cicero API’s address-based district matching or elected official data lookup web services. Nonprofits can request a donation of Cicero a basic administrative fee of $25. Each batch of credits is good for one year from date of purchase. If the organization uses all 5,000 credits before they are eligible for another account through TechSoup, they can purchase additional credits directly from Azavea for the reduced nonprofit rate.
“We couldn’t be more proud to become a TechSoup Global partner, alongside Esri and other prestigious civic-minded companies. This partnership aligns with Azavea’s mission to apply geographic data and software to promote more dynamic and sustainable communities. Our B Corporation status is part of this commitment, and our partnership with TechSoup to provide free access to the Cicero API builds on this foundation,” says Robert Cheetham, President and CEO of Azavea.
As a reminder, the Cicero API not only provides easy access to address-based district matching but also to maps of each legislative district, contact information for local, state, and national elected officials in the United States and data for legislative officials and election events around the world. The service includes coverage in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Cicero team of GIS Analysts and political data researchers continue to add foreign legislatures to the data collection based on client requests. The database also includes district matching for U.S. police districts, school districts, and watersheds. All told, the Cicero system now holds over 10,000 legislative boundaries and information on nearly 13,000 elected officials. The API currently provides data to public and private web applications for newspapers, election watchdog groups, philanthropic foundations, unions, arts organizations and private commercial firms. Azavea also operates an off-line batch service for organizations that have ad hoc district-matching needs.
For more information about the Cicero API and Azavea’s other political, advocacy, redistricting or elections projects, contact Project Manager Abby Fretz at 215-701-7503 or via email at afretz@azavea.com.
And if you don’t already know what TechSoup could do for your nonprofit, check http://home.techsoup.org/ and take their Check Program Eligibility Quiz! TechSoup provides other nonprofits and libraries with technology information and products that empower them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities.
All products are available for small administration fees to qualified organizations. Learning resources, including articles, blogs, webinars, and forums on nonprofit-specific topics led by expert hosts are all free.
