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April 04, 2023

Call for experts: Help guide climate democracy and digital policy programs

April 04, 2023/ People Powered
Call for experts: Help guide climate democracy and digital policy programs

If you’re an expert in using participatory democracy to develop policies governing the online world or the changing climate, we’ll pay you to be a mentor to others.

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April 04, 2023/ People Powered/
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March 30, 2023

March news: Democracy residencies, digital platform ratings and new teammates

March 30, 2023/ People Powered
March news: Democracy residencies, digital platform ratings and new teammates

Learn about the best online participation platforms, an international exchange program and an opportunity to be mentored by a global expert.

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March 30, 2023/ People Powered/
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March 24, 2023

Democracy residencies bring organizations together for joint projects

March 24, 2023/ People Powered
Democracy residencies bring organizations together for joint projects

Residents and host organizations join forces to develop and test innovations in democracy.

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March 24, 2023/ People Powered/
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March 24, 2023

Q&A: Two experts share insights into the new digital participation platform ratings

March 24, 2023/ People Powered
Q&A: Two experts share insights into the new digital participation platform ratings

Stéphane Dubé and Caroline Khene share some of the thinking that informed the 2023 edition of the People Powered digital participation platform ratings.

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March 24, 2023/ People Powered/
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civic tech, test digital participation
March 23, 2023

Check out the 2023 Digital Participation Platform Ratings

March 23, 2023/ People Powered
Check out the 2023 Digital Participation Platform Ratings

We tell you how to use our new ratings, plus offer a host of other useful resources.

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March 23, 2023/ People Powered/
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Digital Participation, civic tech, test digital participation
March 22, 2023

Meet two new People Powered team members

March 22, 2023/ People Powered
Meet two new People Powered team members

We introduce our new fundraising manager and resource fellow.

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March 22, 2023/ People Powered/
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March 13, 2023

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

March 13, 2023/ People Powered
Call for applications: Get support to launch or improve your participatory program!

Want to move a participatory program forward? Apply for the Rising Stars program for mentoring support from global experts.

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March 13, 2023/ People Powered/
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March 02, 2023

Request for proposals: calling all video producers

March 02, 2023/ People Powered
Request for proposals: calling all video producers

We’re seeking a professional/company to help us plan and produce a video that communicates in a compelling, entertaining fashion the mission, activities and impact of our international nonprofit.

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March 02, 2023/ People Powered/
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February 28, 2023

$3 million in new funding invested in participatory democracy

February 28, 2023/ People Powered
$3 million in new funding invested in participatory democracy

Three foundations are contributing $3 million to support People Powered work to accelerate participatory democracy.

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February 28, 2023/ People Powered/
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February 21, 2023

February news: We’re hiring, new program on national environmental policy

February 21, 2023/ People Powered
February news: We’re hiring, new program on national environmental policy

People Powered is hiring three new staff members! Also read about our new partnership and how to increase citizen engagement in legislatures

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February 21, 2023/ People Powered/
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February 17, 2023

AfroLeadership uses coaching to bring more public participation to Africa

February 17, 2023/ People Powered
AfroLeadership uses coaching to bring more public participation to Africa

This pan-African think tank is working to nurture the “seeds” of participatory democracy across the continent.

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February 17, 2023/ People Powered/
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February 17, 2023

We're hiring for three positions!

February 17, 2023/ People Powered
We're hiring for three positions!

We’re seeking a people and operations manager, climate democracy associate and communications associate to help us build participatory democracy around the world.

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February 17, 2023/ People Powered/
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February 13, 2023

New program will engage communities in national environmental decisions

February 13, 2023/ People Powered
New program will engage communities in national environmental decisions

New resources for national legislatures wanting to increase citizen engagement in responding to environmental challenges will be developed through a new partnership between the National Democratic Institute and People Powered.

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February 13, 2023/ People Powered/
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civic tech, Climate Change, legislatures, test citizen engagement
January 31, 2023

Want citizen engagement in parliament? Here’s how to overcome five possible roadblocks

January 31, 2023/ People Powered
Want citizen engagement in parliament? Here’s how to overcome five possible roadblocks

Read highlights from a research-to-practice talk on public participation in legislatures by Kenyan experts Brenda Ogembo and John Kinuthia.

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January 31, 2023/ People Powered/
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December 19, 2022

2023 preview: Member vote results, new programs and a job ad

December 19, 2022/ People Powered
2023 preview: Member vote results, new programs and a job ad

Here are the results from our annual member vote, plus a job ad, request for proposals and preview of new programs.

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December 19, 2022/ People Powered/
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December 19, 2022

We’re hiring a fundraising manager

December 19, 2022/ People Powered
We’re hiring a fundraising manager

We’re seeking an exceptional writer and communicator with a track record of securing and managing grants and contracts related to democracy and participation.

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December 19, 2022/ People Powered/
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December 16, 2022

Report from Brazil: Social movements and the transitional government strategize launch of national participatory democracy

December 16, 2022/ People Powered
Report from Brazil: Social movements and the transitional government strategize launch of national participatory democracy

Now that Lula has won the presidency of Brazil, the prospect of not only reigniting participatory democracy but expanding it to the national level is mobilizing advocates across the country.

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December 16, 2022/ People Powered/
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Brazil, participatory budgeting
December 12, 2022

2022: Building new pathways out of the democracy and climate crises

December 12, 2022/ People Powered
2022: Building new pathways out of the democracy and climate crises

Learn about our highlights from 2022, to see how we’re turning global crises into opportunities for inclusive democracy.

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December 12, 2022/ People Powered/
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November 28, 2022

November news: Lessons from Brazil & Chile, research grants, new team members

November 28, 2022/ People Powered
November news: Lessons from Brazil & Chile, research grants, new team members

We interview Latin American leaders about innovations in democracy and announce research grant recipients.

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November 28, 2022/ People Powered/
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November 28, 2022

Ollin founder transitions to global role at People Powered

November 28, 2022/ People Powered
Ollin founder transitions to global role at People Powered

Greta Ríos, founder and executive director of Mexican NGO Ollin is joining People Powered to direct its work to build the global participatory democracy community.

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November 28, 2022/ People Powered/
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