How We Work with Government – CiviBuild

Co‑Creating Public Assets with City Hall

Our platform transforms resident energy into shovel‑ready projects—aligned, funded, and delivered side‑by‑side with municipal teams.

See Our Process

Our Three‑Phase Government Partnership Model

Align & Authorize

We sign a pre‑campaign MOU defining maintenance, procurement compliance, and department points‑of‑contact.

Crowdfund

Resident gifts flow to a 501(c)(3); once the target is reached, funds go to government and MOU kicks in!

Build & Report

Construction starts within months. Backers receive progress updates and your comms team gets ribbon‑cutting assets.

Why Crowdfunding With Cities & Counties Works

Accelerated Timelines

Parklet campaigns with visible city support hit an 86 % success rate—double Kickstarter’s baseline.

Boosted Trust & Transparency

OECD studies show co‑production lifts perceived transparency and draws first‑time donors.

Higher Willingness to Pay

A 2024 Portuguese DCE found citizens’ WTP is higher for voluntary crowdfunding than an extra tax, especially among low‑trust residents.

Lightweight Compliance

Gift‑acceptance MOUs and 501(c)(3) processing mean zero procurement headaches for your finance team.

Key Numbers Backing the Partnership Model

59%

U.S. adults who say donating to a nonprofit is effective in bettering the country—8 pts higher than political giving (Pew 2023)

54

School districts running official DonorsChoose accounts—proof of scalable gov‑platform cooperation

90%+

GoFundMe’s share of U.S. donation crowdfunding—a reminder why local gov needs diverse options