We are an intergenerationally-led organization that equips our Fellows with the training, funding, and community they need to become civic innovators.
Civics Unplugged is an ecosystem dedicated to training, funding, and connecting young people who are using new approaches to solving issues in democracy, climate, our lives online, and so much more.
Civics Unplugged programs blend history, civics, and democracy with emerging technology, culture, and personal development. Our goal is to prepare Fellows to find lifelong pathways in social impact, and be empowered to turn ideas into reality.
They run year-round in-person and virtually. Any high school student can apply.
Our community of program graduates gets access to a suite of tools that help their personal & professional development for life. Graduates can get funding to launch local impact projects, be matched with mentors, find internships, and work to launch new initiatives at Civics Unplugged.
We are intergenerationally led – so our community is involved in making all major decisions at Civics Unplugged.
Civics Unplugged Fellows live in all 50 states and 74 countries across the globe.
Fellows graduated
Acceptance Rate
Young women
POC
First-Gen College Students
Civics Unplugged Alumni vote to fund projects led by their peers.
Invested directly into Alumni Civic projects
People impacted beyond the immediate CU Community
Markus is the youngest elected official in Arizona, serving on his school board. He is also the founder of the Keep AZ Blue youth coalition.
Shloka is the founder of Books Beyond Bias, an organization that organizes students to fight book bans in Texas.
Annelise is working to give a voice to students in North Dakota, who are often overlooked by national civics institutions.
Emma is the Founder of GenZCrusade, an organization that creates content about the harms of gun violence, and provides resources to over 30,000 followers. Emma's organization has registered over 12,000 voters and reached millions.
As an Environmental Justice member and Outreach and Education Subcommittee Chair, Saheb has a major say in how Sacramento attempts to achieve carbon neutrality.
Darena is the founder of Educating The World Association, where she raises money to expand access to education and school supplies for young people in Vietnam