Acknowledgements

The OpenGov Foundation gratefully acknowledges those who contributed to From Voicemails to Votes. We couldn’t have done it without you.

  • Todd Park and the Shuttleworth Foundation for their generous financial support.
  • Lead researcher Mollie Ruskin and assistant researchers Esther Kang, Hanya Moharram, and Meag Doherty for their exceptional skill, tireless work, pioneering spirit, and hearts for public service.
  • The Members, staffers, and institutional technology teams of the United States Congress who generously shared their time, experience, and perspectives with us.
  • Meghan Seawell for copy-editing this report and the team at Objectively for designing the layout.
  • Our Board of Directors for supporting this work with their time and many talents. Thank you Phaedra Chrousos, Laurent Crenshaw, Michelle Lee, Aaron Snow, and Rich Hirshberg.
  • The many other pioneering researchers, doers, and dreamers that inspire us to help build a better Congress.
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This article is part of From Voicemails to Votes (PDF), a report conducted by The OpenGov Foundation on the mindsets, capacities, tools, and operations of Congressional offices with regard to constituent engagement. More about the project here.

From Voicemails to Votes

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Serving those who serve the people in America’s legislatures, from Congress to your city council.

From Voicemails to Votes

A human-centered investigation by The OpenGov Foundation into the systems, tools, constraints, and people who drive constituent engagement in Congress.

The OpenGov Foundation

Written by

Serving those who serve the people in America’s legislatures, from Congress to your city council.

From Voicemails to Votes

A human-centered investigation by The OpenGov Foundation into the systems, tools, constraints, and people who drive constituent engagement in Congress.