Useful links for Change

A collaborative repertory of free tools and websites for social and ecological changemakers.

Withing Eudaimon goals, we aim to empower citizens around the world to build a positive and transformative change around them. That’s why we are happy to share with you those resources that we have tested and hope they will help you!

A chronology willing to be universal

This repertory gathers 80+ resources and tools available for free through the internet that can help you :

 

  • To raise awareness thanks to concrete and clear global data;
  • To create and coordinate meaningful content and actions;
  • To make a positive change consciously in your life and your surrounding;

 

Don’t hesitate to propose other tools and websites bellow thanks to the form!

Lists of Useful Links for Change

Communication and Organization Tools 👩‍👧‍👦

Name DescriptionTagsAlternative to..
DiscordDiscord is a proprietary freeware instant messaging, decentralized and secured for creating community servers#Server #Decentralized #SecuredSkype, Zoom, TeamSpeak, …
LoomioLoomio is decision-making software designed to assist groups with the collaborative decision-making process.#Collaboration #DecisionMakingDoodle
HeySpaceHeySpace is a web-based task management application#ProjectManagementTrello, Slack, …
SignalSignal is a cross-platform encrypted messaging service#InstantCommunication #SecuredWhatsApp, Messenger, …
TelegramTelegram is a message service heavily encrypted and can self-destruct message.#InstantCommunication #SecuredWhatsApp, Messenger, …
ProtonmailProtonMail is the world's largest secure email service, developed by CERN and MIT scientists.#Email #SecuredGmail, Outlook, …
YopmailYOPmail provides Temporary and Disposable Email addresses to protect you against Spam.#Email #Temporary #DisposableGmail, Outlook, …
MastodonMastodon is a free and open-source self-hosted social networking service.#SocialNetwork #MicrobloggingTwitter
DiasporaDiaspora is a nonprofit, user-owned, distributed social network. It consists of a group of independently owned nodes which interoperate to form the network. The social network is not owned by any one person or entity, keeping it from being subject to corporate take-overs or advertising.#SocialNetwork #DecentralizedFacebook
KwikSurveyKwikSurveys is an intuitive survey maker for collecting data and driving research.#Survey Google Form
FramaSoftFramasoft is a network of popular education, gathering more than 50 open-source tools to enable anyone to access free tools respecting privacy. The organization is principally dedicated to free (as in free speech) software. It is collaboratively organized around three main issues: promotion, dissemination and development of free software, enhancement of open source culture, and an online platform of open services.#Tools #Culture #AlternativesAll the GAFAM (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft) tools.
Holacracy Comic BookComic book explaining simply what is holacracy, how does it work and how can you apply this collaborative governance method with your team.#Holacracy #Governance #Collaborative #Resources
KialoKialo is a free tool used by educators world-wide to teach critical thinking, facilitate rational classroom debate and explain controversial issues.#Debate
Data, Media and Fact Check ✅

Name DescriptionTags
EuroTopicsEurotopics is an online platform that reflects the diversity of opinions, ideas and moods in Europe and follows the key debates on political, economic and social issues.#News
KnoemaKnoema is the free to use public and open data platform for users with interests in statistics and data analysis, visual storytelling and making infographics#Data #Statistics
Our World In DataOur World in Data gather research and data to make progress against the world's largest problems.#Data #Statistics
PeerTubePeerTube is a free and open-source, decentralized, federated video platform powered by ActivityPub and WebTorrent, that uses peer-to-peer technology to reduce load on individual servers when viewing videos.#Video #Decentralized
WorldometerWorldometer is a reference website that provides counters and real-time statistics for diverse topics.#Data #Statistics
World StatisticsWorld Statistics gives free and easy access to data provided by International Organisations, such as the World Bank, the United Nations and Eurostat#Data #Statistics
Sci-hubSci-Hub is a website that provides free access to millions of research papers and books, without regard to copyright, by bypassing publishers' paywalls in various ways.#AcademicPaper
AcademiaAcademia is the easiest way to share papers with millions of people across the world for free.#AcademicPaper
Internet ArchiveInternet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 466 billion archived web pages.#Archive #Website #Video #Book #Music #Software
CaptainFactCaptainFact is a collaborative fact checking platform to train a critical mind, improve the quality of information and decision-making. Fight against fake news, fraud and disinformation#FactCheck #Video
GIJN Fact-Checking & Verification ResourcesThe Global Investigation Journalism Network is an international association of journalism organizations that support the training and sharing of information among investigative and data journalists#FactCheck #Journalism
TinyEyeTinyEye permits to do reverse image search to find where that image appears online#Check #Picture
WolframAlphaWolframAlpha is a computational knowledge and answers engine#Data #Answer
Design and Visual Tools 🎨

Name DescriptionTags
CanvaCanva is a graphic design platform that allows users to create social media graphics, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content.#Picture #Edit
VectrVectr is a free vector graphics editor. A simple yet powerful web and desktop cross-platform tool for everyone.#Vector #Edit
Lumen5Lumen5 is a video creation platform powered by A.I. that enables anyone without training or experience to easily create engaging video content within minutes.#Video #Edit
FlatIconFlaticon is the largest database of free icons available in PNG, SVG, EPS, PSD and BASE 64 formats.#Icon #Vector #Bank
PixabayPixabay.com is an international, copyleft and free-to-use website for sharing photos, illustrations, vector graphics, film footage and music.#Picture #Bank
Remove BackgroundRemove image background 100% automatically in 5 seconds without a single click for free.#Background #Edit
ColorHuntColor Hunt is a free and open platform for color inspiration with thousands of trendy hand-picked color palettes.#Color
InfogramInfogram is an easy to use infographic and chart maker.#Infografic
ColorMind Colormind creates cohesive color schemes using a deep neural net.#Color
VidevoVidevo offers completely free stock video footage and motion graphics for use#Video #Bank
PalettonPaleton is a palette tool that uses various color models to combine adjacent colors and/or complementary colors to the main hue.#Color #Palette #Complementary
Common Creative Licenses Explanation about the Common Creative Licenses and how to use it for your projects.#License #Copyright #Copyleft
CoolerCooler is a fast color scheme generator#Color #Scheme
Maps to understand the world 🗺

Name DescriptionTags
Earth NullschoolEarth NullSchool permit to see current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map. Updated every three hours.#map #forecast #particule #live
Global Forest WatchGlobal Forest Watch offers free, real-time data, technology and tools for monitoring the world's forests, enabling better protection against illegal deforestation#map #forest #live
ElectricityMapElectricityMap is a live visualization of where your electricity comes from and how much CO2 was emitted to produce it.#map #energy #consumption #live
MarineTrafficMarineTraffic is an open, community-based project, which provides real-time information on the movements of ships and the current location of ships in harbours and ports.#map #marine #traffic #live
FlighRadar24Flightradar24 is a Swedish internet-based service that shows real-time commercial aircraft flight tracking information on a map.#map #flight #live
GIS GeographyGIS Geography provide a range of maps showing climate change effects around the world#map #climatechange
Natural Hazard ViewerNatural Hazard Viewer shows tsunami events, tsunami observations, significant earthquakes, significant volcanic eruptions, tide stations, and plate boundaries.#map #disaster #live
LifemapLifemap is an interactive tool to explore the tree of life.#mindmap #taxonomy #lifetree
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.#map #geography
Observatories and Watch Organizations for transparency 🔎

Name DescriptionTags
Open Food FactOpen Food Facts is a free, online and crowdsourced database of food products from around the world#Food
Finance WatchFinance Watch is a European non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on financial regulation.#Finance
CorpWatchCorpWatch is a research group exposing corporate malfeasance, and advocating for multinational corporate accountability and transparency.#Corporation
Corporate WatchCorporate Watch is a "not-for-profit journalism, research and publishing group that undertakes research on the social and environmental impact of corporations and corporate power.#Corporation
Corporate European ObservatoryThe Corporate Europe Observatory is a non-profit research and campaign group whose declared aim is to "expose any effects of corporate lobbying on EU policy making".#Corporation #Lobby
FoodWatchFoodWatch is an independent, non-profit organisation that exposes food-industry practices that are not in the interests of consumers.#Food
Global Forest WatchGlobal Forest Watch offers free, real-time data, technology and tools for monitoring the world's forests, enabling better protection against illegal deforestation#Environment
WikiLeaksWikiLeaks is an international NGO that publishes news leaks and classified media provided by anonymous sources.#Politic
Human Right WatchHuman Rights Watch is an international NGO, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights.#HumanRights #Freedom
Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a NGO focused on human rights.#HumanRights #Freedom
OxfamOxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty#Poverty #Injustice
Resistance and Local Change Ressources ✊

Resources for activists actions

Name DescriptionTags
Extinction Rebellion Manchester ResourcesResources to organize non violent direct action (NVDA), about the legal aspects involved and the wellbeing of the participants.#NVDA #CivilDesobidience #Activism
Non-Violent Civil Resistance ResourcesResources for activists and organizers gathered by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflit.#NonViolent
Joshua Kahn Russell ResourcesJoshua Kahn Russell’s great resource collection of learning resources, including some from the Energy Action Coalition and Rainforest Action Network.#CivilDesobidience
Manif.appThe Manif.app is a privacy secured web site that allows you to participate to any manifestation you want to support by placing your avatar on a map at the location of the manifestation and thus display your support. Your avatar is visible publicly on the map, as well as all the other participants avatars.#Strick #Home #Manifestation #Contestation
Global Justice Now ResourcesResources to organize local campaign and meeting, do citizen lobbying, run an event and document it.#LocalCampaign

Resources for personnal change

Name DescriptionTags
WikiHowWikiHow is an online wiki-style community consisting of an extensive database of how-to guides.#DIY #HowTo #Wiki
InstructableInstructables is a website specializing in user-created and uploaded do-it-yourself projects.#DIY
LowTechMagazineLow-tech Magazine is a media that refuses to assume that every problem has a high-tech solution.#Lowtech
LowTech LabLow-tech Lab is an Open-Source research and documentation program aimed at promoting low-tech innovation while boosting its#LowTech
1001pallet1001pallets is an online source for recycled pallet projects!#DIY #Pallet
Pop Sugar Upcycle IdeasList of 185 ideas to upcycle waste in new furniture#DIY
Climate Change, Solutions and Ecological Internet Use 🌏

Name DescriptionTags
IPCCThe IPCC prepares comprehensive Assessment Reports about the state of scientific, technical and socio-economic knowledge on climate change, its impacts and recommendation to policie makers.#Report
Project DrawdownProject Drawdown is a broad coalition of researchers, scientists, graduate students, PhDs, post-docs, policy-makers, business leaders and activists to assemble and present the best available information on climate solutions #Solutions
Exponential RoadmapThe Exponential Roadmap highlights the 36 solutions that can scale exponentially to halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 worldwide.#Solutions
Friday for FutureFridaysForFuture is a global youth leaded climate strike movement that started in August 2018#Movement #Youth
TheShiftProjectThe Shift Project is a French think tank advocating the shift to a post-carbon economy.#ThinkTank #Carbon

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