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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.”

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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!

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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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September news: We launch 2 new participation resources
September news: We launch 2 new participation resources

We share a groundbreaking new interactive tool, a digital participation training, and global priorities for mainstreaming citizen participation in government.

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The Participation Playbook is now LIVE!
The Participation Playbook is now LIVE!

The Participation Playbook is an interactive online tool to help you successfully advocate for and implement participatory programs for your government or community. 

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Participation Playbook developers offer advice for most effective use
Participation Playbook developers offer advice for most effective use

Expert practitioners were tapped to develop the Participation Playbook, and they reveal the challenges and the insights they gained in this Q&A.

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Events 

Upcoming events
Training on citizen engagement in policymaking by the EU Commission's Competence Centre for Participatory and Deliberative Democracy
Nov 17
Training on citizen engagement in policymaking by the EU Commission's Competence Centre for Participatory and Deliberative Democracy

The course includes a focus on deliberation and co-creation practices, illustrating different methods with case studies, and guidance on how to plan citizen engagement activities specifically at the design stage of policymaking.

10th Urban Social Forum: Another City is Possible
Dec 8
10th Urban Social Forum: Another City is Possible

The 10th Urban Social Forum, slated for 9-10 December 2023 in Solo, Indonesia, beckons urban enthusiasts to engage in vital discussions, networking, and workshops.

2024 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
May 15
2024 Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy

The world’s largest conference on direct democracy will convene in Burcharest, Romania in 2024. More details inside!

Latest Resources


Featured
Citizen participation in governance: For a strong democratic society
Citizen participation in governance: For a strong democratic society

A report discussing elements and guiding principles of citizen participation and how it can be embedded into decision-making.

Participatory budgeting: A worldwide model for democratic influence
Participatory budgeting: A worldwide model for democratic influence

A report discussing insights from processes run in Sweden and around the world, to offer practical guidance on the design and planning of participatory budgeting.

Participatory budgeting: A meta-level review
Participatory budgeting: A meta-level review

A research paper detailing the results of an extensive review of the literature and case studies of participation budgeting over 30 years, with particular focus on Kenya and Mexico.

Participatory budgeting in global perspective
Participatory budgeting in global perspective

A book on participatory budgeting that explores its origins and theory of change, and defines the different types of program methodologies and how they work.

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We collect and synthesize the best participatory democracy resources from around the world and make them accessible to governments, organizations and advocates.

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We provide comprehensive, capacity-building support to governments and organizations through accelerator programs, to help launch or improve participatory programs.

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Our Rising Stars Mentorship Program connects participatory democracy experts (mentors) to people seeking guidance on starting or improving their own program (mentees).