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Grow with the People Powered community: Join us as a member!
Grow with the People Powered community: Join us as a member!

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

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What Happens When a Global Participation Network Shares One Space?
What Happens When a Global Participation Network Shares One Space?

Highlighting innovations from digital assemblies in Poland to legal reforms in Europe and a virtual site visit in Kenya, our workshop week advanced inclusive and sustainable democratic participation.  

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From Georgia to Berlin: How Mentorship is Powering Local Innovation in Participatory Democracy
From Georgia to Berlin: How Mentorship is Powering Local Innovation in Participatory Democracy

Learn more about how Rising Stars & Nets4Dem empower European changemakers.

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Call for Applications: 3 ways to strengthen your participatory program
Call for Applications: 3 ways to strengthen your participatory program

Two new accelerators and one mentorship program to help you engage community members in participatory decision-making, boost the participation of traditionally marginalized groups, and mainstream high-quality and inclusive public participation practices in government.

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Research meets practice: Climate action, AI guidance, and impact data
Research meets practice: Climate action, AI guidance, and impact data

Explore new programs from Brazil to Canada, our latest digital tool ratings, and how communities are reshaping participation.

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What you should know about digital participation & AI
What you should know about digital participation & AI

Learn about key trends and insights on how digital participation platforms are integrating AI into the tools you use and what governments should know about this.

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3 big participatory climate action initiatives from Brazil, Nigeria & Canada
3 big participatory climate action initiatives from Brazil, Nigeria & Canada

Three participatory climate initiatives show how inclusive democracy can drive local climate solutions - from youth-led assemblies in the Amazon to community budgeting in Canada,

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It’s time for a fourth branch of government
It’s time for a fourth branch of government

In a new article in the Boston Globe, we make the case for creating a new branch of government in the US: a randomly selected House of the People. 

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Latest Research: Impacts of participatory budgeting
Latest Research: Impacts of participatory budgeting

New resources to help you understand how participation changes people, communities and governments, based on global evidence.

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The latest AI and Digital Participation tools, learnings, and more are here!
The latest AI and Digital Participation tools, learnings, and more are here!

Featuring AI webinar highlights, digital divide research, and mentorship impacts!

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Events 

Upcoming events
Involving Children and Young People in Climate Deliberation – A Deep Dive!
Jun 6
Involving Children and Young People in Climate Deliberation – A Deep Dive!

Join a cruicial workshop in Warsaw on June 6, 2025, for a deep dive into youth participation in climate deliberation at the Spring School on Climate Citizens’ Assemblies.

URBIS: The Smart Cities Meetup
Jun 10
URBIS: The Smart Cities Meetup

Join URBIS 2025 in Brno, June 10–12, for Central Europe’s largest civic tech gathering. Explore digital democracy tools and network with leaders shaping smart cities. Learn more.

TICTeC 2025: The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference
Jun 10
TICTeC 2025: The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference

Join TICTeC 2025 in Mechelen or online from March 18–20 to explore how civic technology is shaping democracy worldwide.

2025 OGP Global Summit
Oct 7
2025 OGP Global Summit

Join the 2025 OGP Global Summit in Spain, October 7–9. Engage with global leaders to advance open government initiatives.

2025 Democracy R&D Conference: Democracy at a Crossroads
Oct 15
2025 Democracy R&D Conference: Democracy at a Crossroads

Save the date for the 2025 Democracy R&D Conference in Brussels, October 15–16. Join global experts to explore how deliberative democracy can drive systemic change.

Latest Resources


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Template: Facilitation plan for 5-day citizens' assembly
Template: Facilitation plan for 5-day citizens' assembly

A sample facilitation plan for organizing a citizens' assembly, detailing daily schedules, activities, and key inputs.

How to organize a participatory budgeting vote
How to organize a participatory budgeting vote

A video showing the main steps for a succesful participatory budgeting voting phase.

How to do outreach for participatory budgeting
How to do outreach for participatory budgeting

A video to help you advocate for participatory budgeting.

Citizens’ assembly on democracy in the UK
Citizens’ assembly on democracy in the UK

A website with examples of documents, videos and presentations for citizens' assembly participants.

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We Build Community
We Build Community

We serve as a global union for organizations, government practitioners, researchers and advocates that are supporting participatory democracy, to grow their collective power and impact.

We Develop and Share Resources
We Develop and Share Resources

We synthesize global knowledge into a toolbox of accessible and practical resources that governments and organizations can use to plan, implement, and improve participatory programs.

We Provide Support
We Provide Support

We connect governments and organizations with the guidance that they need to launch and improve participatory programs, through our mentorship, training and accelerator programs.