Plastic Civic Key
An affordable, lightweight QR key designed for everyday use, outreach events, community distribution and organizations that want to connect more people with The People's Portal.
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Product mockup coming later
A practical starting point
From “What can I do?” to one real action.
You do not have to understand every level of government, follow politics every day, or know the right office before you begin. Pick the issue that matters to you, find the level where action belongs, and start with one achievable step.
YOURSELF
Learn about the issue and understand your options.
NEIGHBORHOOD
Connect with neighbors, groups and community resources.
LOCAL / COUNTY
Find meetings, officials, departments and county agencies.
STATE
Find Michigan representatives, agencies and legislation.
FEDERAL
Contact federal representatives and follow national issues.
Physical Civic Keys
Two editions. One public portal.
Both editions are planned to open the same essential civic information. Premium should improve the physical product and support the mission—not put civic information behind a paywall.
Premium Metal Civic Key
A durable supporter edition for people who want a longer-lasting Civic Key while helping expand free access to Civic Key materials in targeted communities.
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Product mockup coming later
Buy one. Help us give more away.
Your premium key helps fund civic access for someone else.
Revenue from Premium Metal Civic Key purchases is intended to help support the production and distribution of free Civic Key materials—including plastic keychains, QR bookmarks and information/business cards—through applicable targeted outreach areas.
You're not simply purchasing a keychain. You're helping fund access.
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Free Plastic Keys
Portable QR access for community distribution.
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QR Bookmarks
Low-cost materials for libraries, programs and events.
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Information Cards
Easy-to-share portal access for outreach locations.
The exact funding model, product costs, distribution quantities and target areas will be finalized after manufacturing and fulfillment costs are established.
For organizations
Give people one doorway instead of another stack of papers.
Civic Key can serve as a simple bridge between the people an organization serves and civic information they may need next.
LibrariesSchools & CollegesWorkforce ProgramsNonprofitsNeighborhood GroupsCommunity CentersLocal BusinessesPublic Agencies
Potential uses
- ✓ Community events and resource fairs
- ✓ Welcome and resource packets
- ✓ Civic and first-time voter education
- ✓ Volunteer and community engagement
- ✓ Neighborhood outreach
- ✓ Public-information campaigns
Anonymous Key & Referral
Help without becoming the center of attention.
Future physical keys can use random identifiers instead of people's names. Share a key, bookmark, card or portal link and help someone discover a resource without needing recognition or credit.
EXAMPLE CIVIC KEY
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A future live system should define neutral referral/action metrics, prevent duplicate or automated inflation, and never reward activity based on a candidate, party, political position or voting choice.
Small actions still count
You may never know what happens after someone scans the key.
That person may become a voter, volunteer, public-meeting attendee, poll worker, neighborhood organizer—or simply a better-informed member of their community.
Carry it. Share it. Sponsor it. Use it.
One key can open the door.
You don't have to change the entire country today. Start with one issue, one resource, one phone call, one meeting or one neighbor.
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