On expanding Democracy Beyond Elections
Democracy Beyond Elections (DBE) is a collaborative campaign to deepen participatory democracy and civic engagement, beyond and between elections.
In this booklet, we provide more information on methods, processes, outcomes and results from case studies around the world.
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DBE Fall 2024 Learning Session: Youth Lead the way in Participatory Democracy
Youth across our communities are consistently under-represented in decision-making processes that affect them. This is why we are curating this opportunity for youth to share and continue to advocate for participatory democracy practices such as Participatory Budgeting, People’s Movement Assemblies, Civic Assemblies and Youth Voting. Learn from youth from across the nation as they share their experience with their work in participatory democracy practices.
People’s Budget Cleveland
In 2023, People’s Budget Cleveland
launched a historic ballot initiative to
direct the City of Cleveland to put aside
funds equivalent to 2% of the City of
Cleveland’s General Fund each year
towards participatory budgeting.
Questions for Candidates
The Democracy Beyond Elections Coalition created this document to be used as a resource for organizations who are engaging, educating and connecting candidates to the practice of community-led decision making.
A Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Central Falls, RI
A group started VOCES CON PODER in Central Falls, RI, to use participatory democracy practices to allocate ARPA funds in their community.
A Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Oregon
Youth Voice Youth Vote PB (YV2 PB) was launched in Oregon in 2022 to use participatory democracy practices to allocate ARPA funds.
Participatory Policy-Making Learning Exchange
This graphic presents a vision for participatory policy-making rooted in equity, accessibility, and significance. It's the result of a learning exchange event the Democracy Beyond Elections coalition convened.
Participatory Policy-Making Toolkit
This toolkit uses the umbrella term “participatory democracy” to refer to processes that put real decision-making power in community hands, such as ballot initiatives, policy juries or assemblies, and participatory policy-making.
Tools for Virtual Engagement
This brief offers considerations for making virtual decision-making processes accessible and equitable throughout and beyond the COVID-19 era. It also highlights several platforms and tools used to facilitate digital engagement and participation.
A Community-led Recovery: How to Use Participatory Budgeting for American Rescue Plan Funding
This booklet provides information on how your community can and must have a say in American Rescue Plan Fund Allocation.
Democracy Beyond Elections
This one-pager gives an overview of what Democracy Beyond Elections (DBE) is providing goals and solutions to deepen participatory democracy.
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