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Governments want citizen participation but many still lack the tools, evidence or peers to do it well. That's the gap Nets4Dem 2.0 closes. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4bafzj5
Nets4Dem enters new phase of European collaboration in democratic innovation - Nets4Dem
Two years after its launch, Nets4Dem – the Network of...
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Nets4Dem is entering its next phase 👏 Over the last three years, Nets4Dem has grown into a connected community of practitioners, researchers and institutions across Europe.
Happening tomorrow: What does the evidence actually say about citizens' assembly impact? 66 studies. Five continents. What are CAs changing for people, communities, and governments -- and what conditions make the difference? 🧵👇
Tomorrow, the Democracy Stories Lab opens for applications. An open call for creators worldwide to share visual stories about democracy - what it looks like when people have a real say in the decisions that shape their lives. $6,500 in awards. Get a head start: www.peoplepowered.org/democracy-st...
Big news: on July 31, founder Josh Lerner will step down from People Powered. Executive Director Greta Ríos will lead the organization forward. Josh is writing a book on the future of democracy, and we'll keep building this future. Thank you, Josh! peoplepowered.org/news-content...
Leadership Transition at People Powered — People Powered
On July 31, Josh Lerner will step down as Co-Executive Director, and Greta Ríos will remain as Executive Director. Read for more details.
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Do citizens' assemblies actually change anything? 1,000+ have been held since 2004. The evidence on what happens after the recommendations land tells a more complicated story than you'd expect. Join us July 23 to dig into what the findings say 🧵👇 www.peoplepowered.org/events-conte...
1,000 Citizens’ Assemblies Later, What’s Changed? — People Powered
Join us to learn why some assemblies deliver real impact, and others don’t. And what we've learned about effective advocacy and assembly design.
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How do we change the story when people are losing faith in democracy? The Democracy Narratives Alliance -- 40+ orgs worldwide -- just shared an action agenda for shifting how we talk about democracy. 11 priorities spanning research, comms, influencers + more www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
How We Can Change Global Narratives of Democracy — People Powered
The Democracy Narratives Alliance has identified 11 priority actions to shift how we talk about democracy, in order to build more support for democracy.
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One week left to apply for up to $25,000 in climate democracy funding. Deadline: July 3. Our June newsletter also includes three impact stories, an open call for visual storytellers, and a new action agenda to change how the world talks about democracy. www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
June 2026 news: 1 week to apply: Up to $25,000 in climate democracy funding + more! — People Powered
People Powered members are changing health policy, climate spending & air quality. Join them!
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🧑🎨🎨 Calling all creatives worldwide! Do you also think democracy needs more creativity and focus on the future? DRI and other partners at the Democracy Narratives Alliance want to see more of such stories. Here’s where the #DemocracyStoriesLab comes in! 👇
People Powered@peoplepowered.org · 2mo agoThe Democracy Stories Lab is live! An open call for creators to share visual stories about what democracy could look and feel like. 4 winners get $1,000. 5 honorable mentions get $500. Applications open July 14. See the full call + stay updated→ www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
📢Calling All Creatives! Do you have ideas for what democracy should look like in the future? @peoplepowered.org just launched an open call for visual content (videos, illustrations, graphics) that tells a compelling story about democracy. $1,000 prizes. www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
What does the future of democracy look like? We want your stories — People Powered
We're looking for creators who can tell compelling stories about voice, power, and collective decision-making — with up to $1,000 in awards.
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The Democracy Stories Lab is live! An open call for creators to share visual stories about what democracy could look and feel like. 4 winners get $1,000. 5 honorable mentions get $500. Applications open July 14. See the full call + stay updated→ www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
What does the future of democracy look like? We want your stories — People Powered
We're looking for creators who can tell compelling stories about voice, power, and collective decision-making — with up to $1,000 in awards.
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For over a decade, Klara Cizkova pushed for citizen participation inside the Czech Ministry of Health — often alone. Her story shows what's possible when reformers get the right support. Read and watch her story! www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
How a Czech Government Reformer Is Making Participation Permanent — People Powered
Klara Cizkova, a civil servant at the Ministry of Health builds structures, training, and a strategy to embed participation into policy processes. She was supported by the Mainstreaming Participation ...
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Nairobi had a clean-air policy but no buy-in. Matatu owners had real concerns that weren't being addressed. Civic Voices used participatory democracy to open the conversation. Now those same matatu owners pilot electric buses. The full story: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
A Nairobi climate policy was stuck — until citizens got involved — People Powered
Nairobi's Air Quality Bill was enacted in 2022. Implementation stalled — until a local civic tech organization applied participatory methods learned through People Powered's Climate Democracy Accelera...
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A citizens' climate assembly in Nigeria created a new government office for citizen participation. On June 2, hear from the practitioners behind this and more stories from India and Brazil. 📅 June 2 | 9–10:30 a.m. ET | 1–2:30 p.m. UTC | 6:30–8 p.m. IST Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Participatory democracy is changing how communities tackle the climate crisis. On June 2, Climate Democracy Accelerator practitionersfrom around the world share what worked, what didn't, and what they'd do differently. 🌎 9–10:30 a.m. ET Register: www.peoplepowered.org/events-conte...
Climate Democracy In Action: Global Case Studies — People Powered
Learn how practitioners are leading participatory climate programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America to transform communities.
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What makes people come back to a community? Our new Community Manager, Christine Odeph, says: relevance. Help people with something real, or they'll stop showing up. We asked her about building community across very different contexts. Learn more: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
Meet our new Community Manager, Christine Odeph! — People Powered
She joins People Powered to support connection, learning, and collaboration across our global member community.
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Apply now for People Powered's Climate Democracy Accelerator (up to $25,000 in funding + training) and Rising Stars Mentorship (free 1-on-1 guidance from experienced practitioners). Two programs, one goal: stronger participatory democracy. Apply by June 26: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
Apply Now: Funding & Mentorship for Democracy Changemakers — People Powered
Join a movement of governments and civil society actors experimenting with bold ways to involve people in decisions. Apply now and take your participatory program to the next level.
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300 members. 50+ countries. One network for participatory democracy. Whether your challenge is process design, funding, political resistance, or finding peers -- People Powered is built for that. Learn about the benefits + Apply: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
You don’t have to do participatory democracy alone — become a member! — People Powered
Join 300 organizations and practitioners in a global network for participatory democracy.
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We're hiring two new roles at People Powered — Program Manager, Europe and Program Associate. Remote, competitive salaries, deadline May 29. Help us grow participatory democracy worldwide. Links + details: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
We're Hiring: Program Manager, Europe & Program Associate — People Powered
People Powered is hiring a Program Manager, Europe and a Program Associate. Apply by May 29, 2026."
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68 reformers. 25 countries. 6 months to build citizens' assemblies, participatory budgets, legislative theatre, and more. Meet the newest cohorts in the People Powered Accelerators and Mentorship programs ↓ www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
68 democracy reformers join the latest People Powered Accelerators and Mentorship — People Powered
We're excited to welcome the newest cohort of People Powered Accelerator and Mentorship participants.
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Our Partnerships Director, Clara Bois, joins a Global Democracy Coalition + Alma Cívica panel this Thursday on how democratic narratives travel across the Americas -- and what that means for participation and trust. Link below.
Born in Kinshasa. Raised in Dublin. Now leading our Climate Democracy Accelerator from Rotterdam. Meet Valery Molay — we talked childhood, climate democracy, and her favorite board game. www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
Meet our new Climate Democracy Coordinator, Valery Molay! — People Powered
From Ireland via Kinshasa to climate democracy: here’s the new coordinator behind the Climate Democracy Accelerator
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Let’s talk impact. What did Nets4Dem achieve in 2025? 🏛️ 90+ public bodies and organisations supported 👥 60+ policymakers and practitioners mentored 📝 400+ research projects analysed 🤝🏽 11 new participatory solutions developed 💬 380 stakeholders engaged in dialogue
Most people still believe in democracy, but dissatisfaction with how it works is at a record high. New research from the Democracy Narratives Alliance digs into which narratives actually rebuild support + which ones backfire. 🔗 peoplepowered.org/news-content/new-research-how-to-talk-about-democracy
New Research: How to Talk About Democracy — People Powered
New research from the Democracy Narratives Alliance maps what works (and what doesn't) when talking about democracy.
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Five days in Nairobi. Our biggest convening yet. And a few things that surprised us. We wrote up the five biggest takeaways: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
What we did at the People Powered 2026 Convening — People Powered
200 organizations and advocates came together for five days of collective work, to build a more participatory democracy. Here are five key takeaways.
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The stories we tell about democracy shape whether people believe in it. Not a metaphor, but research findings. On March 24, the Democracy Narratives Alliance is releasing new global research on democracy narratives: what works, what doesn't, and why it matters. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Democracy Narratives: What works—and what doesn’t. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for the release of new global research on how narratives can strengthen democracy - and why this matters now more than ever. The new set of research materials synthesizes nearly 400 academic a...
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Climate action often slows down because too many actors are involved. One way to break this deadlock is to create spaces where all actors can design solutions collectively. That is exactly what Quintana Roo, Mexico, did through the @peoplepowered.org Climate Democracy Accelerator.
Cities often struggle to understand climate impacts at the neighborhood level. Localized data, community insights, and institutional mechanisms are often missing. 🇮🇩Semarang, #Indonesia, addressed this challenge through the @peoplepowered.org Climate Democracy Accelerator.
Our 2025 Impact Report is out! Since 2020, we've trained or supported 1,523 people, helped launch or improve 178 participatory democracy programs, and reached over 70,000 practitioners through our resources. 📄 Read the full report www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...
Democracy work is hard -- BUT you don't have to do it alone. 🌍 The Rising Stars Mentorship is open! Get free, 1-on-1 guidance from expert mentors in 22 countries to launch or improve your participatory program. ⏰ First deadline: Feb 27 👉 Apply: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content... #RisingStars
Let us help you support democracy! — 2026 Rising Stars Cycles — People Powered
Do you need help to advocate, launch, or improve a participatory program? Apply for expert mentoring support!
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