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.

Glossary of terms
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.






