Disinformation: a problem of ignorance or lack of participation?
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Fake news seems to be prevalent everywhere. Two experts explain how participatory democracy can combat it.
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Apply: Create democratic solutions for climate and digital challenges
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Learn how accelerator programs can help you engage communities in deciding policies governing the online world or the changing climate.
Read MoreFirst Climate Democracy Action cohort completes action plans
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Thirty-two participants completed the first Climate Democracy Action accelerator. Learn about the challenges they’re tackling.
Read MoreGlobal ‘Room’ will use participatory and deliberative democracy to advance SDGs
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Brookings and Rockefeller Foundation invite People Powered staff, members and partners to be part of the prestigious 17 Rooms program.
Read MorePoland’s Shipyard Foundation sees growing civic participation as ‘shipbuilding’
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In our latest member profile, we share insights from the Shipyard Foundation’s first national citizens’ assembly.
Read MoreCall for experts: Help guide climate democracy and digital policy programs
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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.
Read MoreMarch news: Democracy residencies, digital platform ratings and new teammates
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Learn about the best online participation platforms, an international exchange program and an opportunity to be mentored by a global expert.
Read MoreDemocracy residencies bring organizations together for joint projects
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Residents and host organizations join forces to develop and test innovations in democracy.
Read MoreQ&A: Two experts share insights into the new digital participation platform ratings
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Stéphane Dubé and Caroline Khene share some of the thinking that informed the 2023 edition of the People Powered digital participation platform ratings.
Read MoreCheck out the 2023 Digital Participation Platform Ratings
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We tell you how to use our new ratings, plus offer a host of other useful resources.
Read MoreMeet two new People Powered team members
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We introduce our new fundraising manager and resource fellow.
Read MoreCall for applications: Get support to launch or improve your participatory program!
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Want to move a participatory program forward? Apply for the Rising Stars program for mentoring support from global experts.
Read MoreRequest for proposals: calling all video producers
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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.
Read More$3 million in new funding invested in participatory democracy
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Three foundations are contributing $3 million to support People Powered work to accelerate participatory democracy.
Read MoreFebruary news: We’re hiring, new program on national environmental policy
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People Powered is hiring three new staff members! Also read about our new partnership and how to increase citizen engagement in legislatures
Read MoreAfroLeadership uses coaching to bring more public participation to Africa
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This pan-African think tank is working to nurture the “seeds” of participatory democracy across the continent.
Read MoreWe're hiring for three positions!
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We’re seeking a people and operations manager, climate democracy associate and communications associate to help us build participatory democracy around the world.
Read MoreNew program will engage communities in national environmental decisions
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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.
Read MoreWant citizen engagement in parliament? Here’s how to overcome five possible roadblocks
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Read highlights from a research-to-practice talk on public participation in legislatures by Kenyan experts Brenda Ogembo and John Kinuthia.
Read More2023 preview: Member vote results, new programs and a job ad
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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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