Civic innovation,  which is one of the focuses of Impact Hub DC includes open government, civic tech, open data, and touches on  the sharing economy, crowdfunding, community organizing, place based networks and community forums, civic engagement according to a Knight Foundation report in 2012. Other readings are here, from Govlab. Here is our concept DC Civic Innovation Council Concept Design .pdfFunders include the Knight Foundation's community focus and the Omidyar Network through it's governance and citizen engagement portfolio