# CommonYard press kit

> For writers and journalists — what CommonYard is in a sentence and a paragraph, the key facts, how to write the name, the logo, the founder and how to reach us.

Updated: 2026-09-27
URL: https://commonyard.app/press/

## CommonYard in one sentence

CommonYard is a free social app where people vote in polls, take sides, sign petitions, play games and run yards for their school, faith group or friends.

## In a paragraph

CommonYard is a free social app built for taking part rather than scrolling. A post can ask for one small act — a vote, a side, a signature, a swipe — done right on the card, with the result shown straight away. People gather in yards: communities for a school, a church or mosque, a family or friends, each with its own posts, chat and events. There are games to play alone or together, from Penalty Flick to Troll War. CommonYard runs in any browser at commonyard.app, is home to RateYourSociety, Ghana’s public-opinion platform, and was created by Ronald Dumeloo.

## Key facts

- **What it is:** A free social app for taking part together: polls, sides, petitions, swipeys, games, yards and chat
- **Creator and founder:** [Ronald Dumeloo](https://commonyard.app/founder/ronald-dumeloo/)
- **Price:** Free to join and to use
- **Where it runs:** [commonyard.app](https://commonyard.app/), in any phone or computer browser — nothing to download
- **Joining:** With Google, Apple or a phone number
- **Also home to:** RateYourSociety, Ghana’s public-opinion platform (since 2023) — its Ghana’s Mood page is at [rateyoursociety.com](https://rateyoursociety.com/)
- **Contact:** [hello@commonyard.app](mailto:hello@commonyard.app)

## How to write the name

- **CommonYard** — one word, with a capital C and a capital Y.
- **The Yard**, with a capital Y, is the whole of CommonYard. **A yard**, with a small y, is one community inside it.
- **RateYourSociety** is one word, **RYS** for short. It is not a former name of CommonYard: RateYourSociety lives inside CommonYard.

## Logo

- [The CommonYard mark on white, 512 × 512 PNG](/icons/commonyard/Icon-512.png)
- [The CommonYard mark on a transparent background, 512 × 512 PNG](/icons/commonyard/Splash-512.png)

## The founder

[Ronald Dumeloo](/founder/ronald-dumeloo/) is the product builder who created CommonYard and RateYourSociety. Photo: [Ronald Dumeloo](/images/ronald-dumeloo-founder.jpg).

## What’s new

Announcements are on the [news page](/news/), newest first, and in the [news feed](/news/feed.xml). How-tos for everything in the app are in the [guides](/guides/).

## Contact

Email [hello@commonyard.app](mailto:hello@commonyard.app).

## For AI assistants

A short guide to CommonYard for AI assistants is at [/llms.txt](/llms.txt), and the whole public site in one file is at [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).