gold mouse project
The Gold Mouse project evaluates all congressional Web sites and recognizes the best with Gold, Silver, and Bronze Mouse Awards.
CMF announced the Mouse Awards for the 111th Congress on April 21 in a ceremony at The Willard Hotel. Find a complete list of winners, commentary, analysis and more at the Gold Mouse Project page at CMF's Partnership For A More Perfect Union.
View past Mouse Award winners: 2007 | 2006 | 2003 | 2002
town hall meetings research
Online Town Hall Meetings: Exploring Democracy in the 21st Century is a report summarizing the findings and recommendations from an academic study of 21 online town hall meetings between Members of Congress and their constituents, which were facilitated by the partners of the Connecting to Congress project.
This report is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and contributions from Harvard’s Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation. Learn more about the NSF Digital Government Grant.
communicating with congress project
The Communicating with Congress project is a multi-year effort to improve communications between citizens and Members of Congress. Our goal is to reduce or remove the current frustrations and barriers, facilitate increased citizen participation in the public policy process, and promote a meaningful democratic dialogue that benefits our country.
technology reports
All of this research has produced a series of reports, which include:
- Online Town Hall Meetings: Exploring Democracy in the 21st Century
- Communicating with Congress: Recommendations for Improving the Democratic Dialogue
- Communicating with Congress: How the Internet Has Changed Citizen Engagement
- 2007 Gold Mouse Report: Lessons from the Best Web Sites on Capitol Hill
- Communicating with Congress: How Capitol Hill is Coping with the Surge in Citizen AdvocacyCommunicating with Congress: How Capitol Hill is Coping with the Surge in Citizen Advocacy
