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Invitation: Learning Webinars on Innovations in Democracy
Invitation: Learning Webinars on Innovations in Democracy

The Open Government Partnership, People Powered, and TAI Collaborative invite you to a series of learning webinars on four key challenges of democratic innovation.

Three stories of our members supporting each other to build better democracies
Three stories of our members supporting each other to build better democracies

Learn how People Powered members in Colombia, Chile, Hungary, and Paraguay are working together on innovative projects.

Performing climate democracy: How a city in Brazil is using legislative theater to influence policy
Performing climate democracy: How a city in Brazil is using legislative theater to influence policy

Discover how a Climate Democracy Accelerator graduate amplifies marginalized voices in Ribeirão Preto’s climate conversations.

5 reasons to become a People Powered member!
5 reasons to become a People Powered member!

An awesome network of peers? Check. Expert fundraising support? Double-check. See the rest inside!

March news: How to engage youth & women, RFP & mentorship deadlines!
March news: How to engage youth & women, RFP & mentorship deadlines!

We share new funding and support opportunities, and new tools for inclusion and digital participation.

How our members are joining forces for youth participation in Eastern Europe
How our members are joining forces for youth participation in Eastern Europe

People Powered convened its Eastern European members to grow participatory budgeting in schools. Read how this collaboration promoted a more inclusive, youth-focused democracy.

Request for Proposals: We’re seeking consulting and coaching services
Request for Proposals: We’re seeking consulting and coaching services

People Powered is looking for consulting services in international fundraising, partnerships, and membership systems. Apply now!

The 2024 Digital Participation Tool Ratings are live!
The 2024 Digital Participation Tool Ratings are live!

The ratings provide an expert evaluation of the world’s leading digital participation tools in one convenient place.

How participatory programs can better include women — and why this matters
How participatory programs can better include women — and why this matters

See how participatory budgeting transformed a Mexican community and led to the election of its first female delegate.

Call for applications: Get mentorship support to launch or improve a participatory program!
Call for applications: Get mentorship support to launch or improve a participatory program!

Do you need help to advocate, launch, or improve a participatory program? Apply for expert mentoring support!

February News: Digital participation, funding calls & our new democratic governance
February News: Digital participation, funding calls & our new democratic governance

We share updates on digital participation tools, democratic governance in organizations, and  our members and partners!

Join the Launch of the 2024 Digital Participation Tool Ratings
Join the Launch of the 2024 Digital Participation Tool Ratings

Register now to learn how leading online participation platforms perform in cost, accessibility, ethics & transparency, and other criteria.

January News: New climate partnership, post-doc fellowship, and more!
January News: New climate partnership, post-doc fellowship, and more!

See our latest partnerships and research, plus a unique fellowship opportunity!

We funded 4 innovative research projects on participatory democracy. The results are in!
We funded 4 innovative research projects on participatory democracy. The results are in!

In 2021, our members voted to allocate $50,000 to participatory democracy research that responds to practitioners' needs. Here are the outcomes.

Post-doc fellowship: Learning and Evaluation Specialist
Post-doc fellowship: Learning and Evaluation Specialist

Apply for this new, funded, two-year fellowship! People Powered has been selected as a Leading Edge Fellowship program host organization. 

International organizations use participatory democracy to help communities manage fisheries & tackle the climate crisis
International organizations use participatory democracy to help communities manage fisheries & tackle the climate crisis

People Powered, Participation Factory and FiTI are collaborating to democratize fisheries governance.

People Powered Decides: Vote Results & What’s Next
People Powered Decides: Vote Results & What’s Next

We share the results of our 2023 member priorities vote, and how you can be part of the action.

Announcing Our New Leadership & Strategic Plan!
Announcing Our New Leadership & Strategic Plan!

People Powered is transitioning to Co-Executive Directors and launching a new strategic plan. Join us!

November News: €3M Nets4Dem program, reports from Ukraine, Berlin, Sarajevo
November News: €3M Nets4Dem program, reports from Ukraine, Berlin, Sarajevo

We launch a new partnership to advance democracy across Europe, and share updates from the field and funding opportunities!

People Powered and NDI are bringing community participation into environmental policymaking
People Powered and NDI are bringing community participation into environmental policymaking

We report from Sarajevo, where we’re co-creating a new Participation Playbook module with government reformers and civil society advocates.

Nets4Dem: People Powered and partners launch coalition to advance democratic innovation and participation in Europe
Nets4Dem: People Powered and partners launch coalition to advance democratic innovation and participation in Europe

Thanks to a €3 million three-year award from the EU Horizon program, we will expand democracy resources and support across Europe.

Presenting Our 2020-2023 Impact Report: Building Global Participatory Democracy
Presenting Our 2020-2023 Impact Report: Building Global Participatory Democracy

Learn about the progress we’ve made to develop innovative programs and tools that are expanding participatory democracy worldwide.

What we learned from the Berlin launch of the Digital Democracy Accelerator
What we learned from the Berlin launch of the Digital Democracy Accelerator

The Digital Democracy Accelerator (DDA) cohort and partners met in Berlin for a two-day workshop on digital policy and participatory democracy.

How to include displaced people in government decision-making: Case study from Ukraine
How to include displaced people in government decision-making: Case study from Ukraine

“In times of crisis, like this one, participation in decision-making, by all segments of the community, is essential.”

Your voice matters: Take our survey on digital participation tools
Your voice matters: Take our survey on digital participation tools

Are you a user or developer of digital participation tools? Help inform our ratings!

Our comms director plans to apply what she’s learned at People Powered to her next chapter
Our comms director plans to apply what she’s learned at People Powered to her next chapter

Our communications director Pam Bailey shares how working at People Powered has changed her life as she transitions to focus on her own organization.

October News: Climate action funding, training on digital participation, and more!
October News: Climate action funding, training on digital participation, and more!

Learn more about the Climate Democracy Accelerator, our online training & PP Decides 2024, our yearly planning process with members. 

Get support for creating democratic solutions for climate challenges: Apply now
Get support for creating democratic solutions for climate challenges: Apply now

Learn how the Climate Democracy Accelerator can help you engage communities in deciding policies governing the changing climate.

Enrollments open for the Digital Participation Online Training!
Enrollments open for the Digital Participation Online Training!

Enroll for our free and self-paced online training course that can help you expand public participation in your community using digital participation tools.

Applications for the 3rd cohort of the Rising Stars Mentorship are now open!
Applications for the 3rd cohort of the Rising Stars Mentorship are now open!

Do you need help to launch or improve a participatory program? Apply for expert mentoring support!

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