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

Here's our October newsletter served to you fresh! These are the biggest updates for the month:

  • Training, mentorship and funding for climate action

  • Free online training on digital participation 

  • Launch of People Powered Decides

  • Meet the expert committees for the Accelerators

  • External funding, calls, and more!

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Opportunities 💡

Apply for the next Climate Democracy Accelerator!

After our second successful Climate Democracy Accelerator (CDA) cohort, we’re now accepting applications for the third cohort! If you want to launch a participatory program for climate action, the CDA provides free training, mentorship, and implementation grants of up to US$30,000. Read the requirements and send in your applications by January 5, 2024.

We also encourage you to register for our orientation webinar on November 8, 2023, for tips on crafting a compelling application!


Enroll in the Digital Participation Online Training

Our Digital Participation Online Training launched on October 17! You can now enroll for our free self-guided training to learn everything you need to launch and improve your digital participation program! Our new learning management system makes it easy to watch instructional videos, do assignments and interact with fellow learners. Bonus: You’ll get personalized feedback for assignments until the end of 2023, so register now!


Updates 📢

We launch People Powered Decides 2024 – our yearly participatory process with members!

We take participation seriously at People Powered, which is why we engage our members in making key organizational decisions each year, through People Powered Decides! In 2024, this includes our prioritizing 2024 activities, deciding organizational policies and electing new board of directors members. The process began on October 3, and we will release the results in December. Stay tuned for the outcomes, and apply for membership if you want to participate next year!


Meet the Accelerators’ Expert Committees and current cohort!

Our Climate and Digital Democracy Accelerator programs support up-and-coming innovators from around the world. We do this with the help of our Expert Committees, who provide mentorship with deep experience in participatory and deliberative programs focused on climate and digital policy. Read more about our current cohort and Expert Committees on the Climate and Digital Democracy Accelerator pages!



Upcoming Events 🗓️



Funding and Calls 💲


What to Do 🙋