DemocracyInAction, or DIA, was[1] a Washington, D.C.–based 501(c)(3) public charity organization[2] focused on being a nonprofit technology provider.

DemocracyInAction was the creator and primary maintainer of an open source software[citation needed] application.

The original version is referred to as Tomato but was not named until after the release of the current version.

Incorporated as a 501(c)(3), DemocracyInAction also operates as an application service provider hosting a suite of electronic advocacy tools for other nonprofits.

Over 300 organizations use the DemocracyInAction / Salsa toolset.