Community

We are a network of progressive technologists, data scientists, researchers, and campaigners collaborating to build smarter election tools and bring evidence-based innovation to campaign strategy and progressive political practice.

Our community meets every other Monday at our biweekly Hackathon at Newspeak House where we identify and resolve tech-soluble bottlenecks for progressive campaigns across the country. Our community welcomes more than just developers – in fact, our campaigners are essential: we rely on their first hand experience and on-the-ground intelligence to ensure we are solving the problems that matter.

Beyond our regular hack events, we host regular trainings, talks and socials that bring together the latest evidence and technology and transform them into concrete insights for campaigners, whilst connecting them with each other to facilitate the sharing of best practices across our movement.

Why you should get involved?

Gain valuable experience: Develop your tech skills in real world campaigning contexts whilst helping progressive campaigns integrate the latest technologies

Be a part of our community: Connect and learn from fellow technologists, data scientists, campaigners, and other like-minded people from across the progressive ecosystem.

Contribute conveniently: Contribute at times that work best for you wherever you are. All of our hack nights are hybrid, so feel free to dial in!

Drive your involvement: we have a rolling selection of projects, challenges and research that campaigns ask us for help on. You have the opportunity to choose what kind of projects you want to contribute to and skills you want to develop!

Earn recognition: We provide a regular showcase for all our contributors, you get credit for your own projects and can add us as voluntary experience on LinkedIn.

Benefit from incubation: Got any idea or a project that will be useful to campaigners? We can provide feedback, hosting support and the connections you need to scale your impact

Make a difference: Be a part of the fightback against the radical right and help progressives win across the country.

“In local and national politics, I've seen first hand how Campaign Lab tools and experiments are winning us elections and driving innovation in the party. As a Local Councillor, I've been using Campaign Lab approaches to target messaging, test ideas, and engage residents more effectively. It's helped us campaign smarter and deliver better results on the ground.”