Building resilient communities that advance digital rights and Internet freedom for all!
Team CommUNITY (TCU) works tirelessly to empower healthy, inclusive, and resilient networks worldwide that are at the forefront of fighting surveillance, censorship, and other critical challenges impacting civil society and journalism that sit at the intersection of human rights and technology.
Innovating community-building to bring technologists and human rights defenders meaningfully together
Through innovative services, collaborative spaces, and community-led initiatives, we have become one of the few organizations meaningfully connecting technologists with at-risk users. Together, we address digital threats and tackle issues affecting civil society and journalism. The Impact of Your Contribution
In 2020, Mozilla named us one of the top 100 healthier internet movements, recognizing our rapid and effective response to global challenges.
1,000+ organizations and projects across 144 countries have improved their strategies and amplified their impact through our support.
Our Equity Fund has directly helped over 600 individuals from marginalized communities step into leadership roles to advance important digital rights and Internet freedom work.
Our Code of Conduct, now used by hundreds of organizations, has strengthened ethical guidelines across the digital rights movement of what a healthy culture and event looks like.
Our Job Board and Weekly Digital Rights Newsletter is one of the most popular information services in our field, helping over 10,000 people stay updated on community news and jobs in the field.
The Global Gathering, our flagship event, unites over 1,500 digital defenders from 144 countries, with 51% coming from the Global Majority and 54% identifying as women or gender non-conforming.
Launch a psychosocial program that provided 120+ digital defenders with therapy and wellness support during the pandemic.
Our Digital Justice House Toolkit is a lifeline for managers navigating team challenges caused by crises.
TCU’s concierge service that has directly supported over 1,000 communities and groups, helping them overcome specific challenges related to their work and protection.
A movement recognized for impact
Our work doesn’t stop, but it relies on the generosity of supporters like you. Your donation helps us:
Expand our reach to more vulnerable communities.
Develop new tools and resources to fight emerging digital threats.
Sustain life-changing initiatives that empower marginalized groups to lead in the digital rights space.
With your support, we can continue to make the internet a safer, fairer, and more inclusive space for all. Join us in building a future where no one is left behind in the fight for digital rights.
Our community is made up of:
Frontline activists and movement builders
Technologist building tools and strategies that circumvent surveillance and censorship
Civil Society and grassroots organizations
Security experts and digital security trainers
Journalists facing threats
Governments and tech companies
Researchers and policy advocates
Policy advocates and lawyers
and much more!
Testimonials
“We are currently conducting research on the internet freedom ecosystem and overwhelmingly, people who we surveyed and interviewed indicated that the spaces they felt the safest to collaborate and work together are Team CommUNITY's events, especially the in-person gathering.” - Berhan Taye, Internews
“TCU was the first space to acknowledge how caste-oppressed people face cyberattacks and disinformation and helped us find tools and pathways for resilience and healing! Without this crucial space, we would not have a crucial space for strategizing and winning rights in insurmountable situations. Thank you! “
Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Equality Labs
“TCU has been essential in the Internet Freedom space to grow, connect and support a multicultural and diverse network of human rights defenders, and the people that support them. They cultivate communities with love and care. Gaba Rodriguez, The Tor Project
”t is the space that welcomed most of us from the global majority into digital security space. I finally felt like I belonged here, and this has been echoed by plenty others who have access through community.”
Xeenarh Mohammed, TIERs, Nigeria
“The team members behind CommUNITY have been foundational forces to grow the Internet Freedom and digital rights space. They serve communities with humbleness and care, thoughtfulness and leadership, and are brilliant at centering and amplifying voices that need to be heard. Most importantly, they’re not afraid of a challenge, and continue to pave the way in shaping radical discourse and community-building.”
Sarah, Privacy Enginner
It's rare nowadays to find truly committed people willing to genuinely support others in their endeavours for a greater purpose. Team CommUNITY helped me connect with individuals and orgs across the globe, share knowledge and exchange ideas to build collaborative networks. - Maya Ninova, Ph.D.
”As a technologist I get so much out of [TCU’s annual event] I get to network directly with end-users; I get exposed to new digital rights challenges in various contexts; and increase collaboration, and bond with others!”
Nick Merrill, Calyx Institute
“Drawing from a combined decade of experience in the digital rights community, the CommUNITY team has honed their unique approach to knit bridges between multiple sectors in open-source tech and grass-roots organizing. This team brings expertise rarely achieved in this space, primarily because they have participated at the global cross-sections of these sectors; and are in the strongest position to lead any organization towards their goals of engaging their audience with more inclusivity and impact.”
Harlo Holmes, Director of Digital Security, Freedom of The Press Foundation