1 week to apply: Up to $25,000 in climate democracy funding
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Deadline extended: Apply for the Climate Democracy Accelerator by July 3
We've extended the deadline for the Climate Democracy Accelerator (CDA) — you now have until July 3 to apply. If you're working on climate action together with affected communities and want structured support, mentorship, and up to $25,000 in funding, this is your window. Priority countries: Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Mexico.
What does the future of democracy look like? We want your stories
People Powered and the Democracy Narratives Alliance are launching the Democracy Stories Lab — an open call for creators worldwide to share visual stories about voice, power, and collective decision-making. Four winners receive $1,000 each, with five honorable mentions at $500. Applications open July 14.
How We Can Change Global Narratives of Democracy
How do you change the story people tell about democracy? The Democracy Narratives Alliance — a coalition of 40+ organizations and funders — has released an 11-point action agenda to put its global research into practice, from the Democracy Stories Lab and narratives playbook to youth mentorship and influencer partnerships. If you're working on how people talk and think about democracy, there's a place for you in this work.
How communities can shape big policies: Three stories of local reformers
People Powered members are showing what changes when the people closest to a problem get to shape the response. Each of these stories started differently: a lone reformer inside a ministry, a community organization with deep local roots, a civic tech team with a stalled policy to unstick. But all of them arrived at the same place: concrete policy change driven by the people it affects most. All three joined People Powered's programs and stayed as members.
Meet our new Community Manager, Christine Odeph!
Meet Christine Odeph, People Powered's new Community Manager. With a background in journalism and development communications, Christine is focused on strengthening how our 300+ members connect, learn, and support each other's work. Learn more about Christine.
September 15–17: Consul Conference 2026: Munich
September 21-23: International Observatory on Participatory Democracy Conference (Krakow, Poland)
September 29 – October 1: Athens Democracy Forum (Athens, Greece)
October 1: Global Democracy Coalition Global Forum (Athens, Greece; hybrid)
October 7-10: Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2026 (Gaborone, Botswana)
November 2–3: World Forum for Democracy (Strasbourg, France)
A Greater Manchester Participation Playbook: This comprehensive guide and collection of participatory tools puts the “play” in playbook. Designed to help communities and decision-makers in Greater Manchester work collaboratively to design services and shift power, it can also inspire other cities working to rebuild trust in local democracy.
Deliberative democracy in Africa: This paper explores how citizens' assemblies can be adapted to Africa's diverse contexts by building on indigenous traditions of consensus-building and drawing lessons from real-world experiments.
Participatory budgeting in social housing: This manual draws on years of learning on how social housing providers (housing associations, cooperatives, and councils) can use participatory budgeting to engage tenant and resident groups.
