OurSociety is a 501c3 non-profit based in NJ that developed a free campaign platform (beta) for local candidates. As a non-technical founder, I relied on outsourced development work and a team of volunteers to help drive efforts. We launched the platform in April of 2018 and today we've released our impact report of our first-year efforts:<p>Highlights:<p>* In 2018 77% of local candidates in New Jersey had no dedicated website or Facebook page about their campaign<p>* 50% of candidates had no online presence at all (No personal website or Facebook)<p>* 192 Citizen Users and 18 Candidate Users participated in our Beta launch<p>* Our Citizen Users were from 62 different municipalities across the state<p>* We believe that our findings demonstrate a genuine need to continue our efforts to open up access to local politics for New Jersey residents.<p>Beta Platform: <a href="http://beta.oursociety.org" rel="nofollow">http://beta.oursociety.org</a><p>Read the full Annual Report online here: <a href="https://www.oursociety.org/2018-annual-report/" rel="nofollow">https://www.oursociety.org/2018-annual-report/</a><p>Download the Annual Report in PDF format: <a href="https://oursociety.org/impact/OurSociety2018.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://oursociety.org/impact/OurSociety2018.pdf</a>