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What role should AI actually play in the area of democratic participation? What requires guidelines? And what should it be kept away from? These are the questions that will be addressed at an online event hosted by @peoplepowered.org on September 16. www.mehr-demokratie.de/en/mehr-wiss...

Next Wednesday. Five speakers. One question that matters. How is AI changing citizen participation, and are practitioners ready for what comes next? Register now! www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

How do you govern AI in a way people will actually support? Most universities make AI policy from the top down. 6 European universities let students and faculty co-create the policies together. Everyone expected a deadlock. But Instead, remarkable consensus. www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

AI is already reshaping how governments run citizen participation. What should it be doing, what needs guardrails, and what should it be kept away from? Two events with @oecd-ocde.bsky.social and @bertelsmannst.bsky.social: Sept 16 & 30 www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

📢 We're hiring a Resource Mobilization Director — a senior fundraising leader to shift financial power toward participatory democracy in the Global Majority. $92K–$109K · Fully remote · Apply by Sept 4 www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

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 is entering its next phase 👏 Over the last three years, Nets4Dem has grown into a connected community of practitioners, researchers and institutions across Europe.

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...

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...

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...

🧑‍🎨🎨 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! 👇

📢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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

⏰ 3 days left! Ticket sales for the People Powered 2026 Convening close on Feb 2. March 2–5 in Nairobi: workshops, site visits, and democracy practitioners tackling climate, inclusion, and narrative change. 👉 peoplepowered.org/2026-convening-program #PeoplePowered #PPNairobi26

We read 70 studies on citizens' assemblies, so you don't have to. The evidence is clear: they reduce polarization, build trust, and democratize policymaking -- when designed well. Free brief + interactive database with findings from 24 countries: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

We’re hiring! 🌍⚡ People Powered is recruiting for two remote roles: • Community Manager (full-time) • Systems and Data Intern (paid) Help support participatory democracy and people power worldwide. Apply by Feb 6: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

🌍 📢 Registration is now open for the People Powered 2026 Convening! Join hundreds of democracy reformers to share ideas, build skills, & co-create solutions that make democracy deliver. 📅 Early-bird registration is open until January 15, 2026. Register now: www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

📢 Applications now open: get funding up to $25,000, mentorship, and global support for your participatory democracy program. The deadline is November 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here: 🔗 www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...

🚀 We’re supporting the next wave of participatory democracy reformers! Across 37 new teams--from youth assemblies in Armenia to inclusive budgeting in Kenya -- Meet the new cohorts and get inspired: 🔗 www.peoplepowered.org/news-content...