A free tool that puts who decides, when, and how to reach them inside your story — and counts every action readers take. We're opening a pilot group of newsrooms in early 2027.
The action box sits beside the reporting: who decides, when they meet, how to reach them — and a place for readers to say what they did.
Drop in the article. The toolbox finds the decision-maker, the deadline and the ask buried in your reporting.
You approve the words. A simple embed drops the action box into the story, styled to sit with your reporting.
Every call, comment and public-meeting RSVP is counted — story by story, in a dashboard you can show funders.
Free for newsrooms, at any size.
From paste to published action box.
Civic Action Toolbox comes from the team at Planet Detroit, who spent years watching readers finish a story angry and with nowhere to put it. The project is supported by a Reynolds Journalism Institute fellowship.
Questions? hello@civicactiontoolbox.org
Tell us about your newsroom and we'll get you early access when the toolbox opens in early 2027.
Join the early access list