Participatory Policy-Making Toolkit - Democracy Beyond Elections

Participatory Policy-making

Toolkit

This toolkit provides an overview of participatory democracy practices focused on policy-making, shares the results of a participatory policy-making (PPM) process focused on safety in four co-located Brooklyn schools, and offers guidance for organizers, activists, and advocates to work with elected representatives to bring PPM to their communities. We believe that participatory democracy practices are essential pathways to co-governance: the sharing of power by a governing entity with community members or community organizations.

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People’s Budget Cleveland

November 4, 2024 / Case Study

In 2023, People’s Budget Cleveland launched a historic ballot initiative to direct the City of Cleveland to put

Questions for Candidates

October 16, 2024 / Toolkit / Democracy Beyond Elections

The Democracy Beyond Elections Coalition created this document to be used as a resource for organizations who are

A Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Central Falls, RI

December 13, 2022 / Case Study / ARPA

A group started VOCES CON PODER in Central Falls, RI, to use participatory democracy practices to allocate ARPA

A Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Oregon

December 12, 2022 / Case Study / ARPA

Youth Voice Youth Vote PB (YV2 PB) was launched in Oregon in 2022 to use participatory democracy practices

Participatory Policy-Making Learning Exchange

March 10, 2022 / Event / Participatory Policy-making

This graphic presents a vision for participatory policy-making rooted in equity, accessibility, and significance. It's the result of

Tools for Virtual Engagement

October 15, 2021 / Brief

This brief offers considerations for making virtual decision-making processes accessible and equitable throughout and beyond the COVID-19 era.

A Community-led Recovery: How to Use Participatory Budgeting for American Rescue Plan Funding

September 14, 2021 / Brief / ARPA, Participatory Budgeting

This booklet provides information on how your community can and must have a say in American Rescue Plan

Democracy Beyond Elections

August 4, 2021 / One-pager

This one-pager gives an overview of what Democracy Beyond Elections (DBE) is providing goals and solutions to deepen

Participatory Policy-making

July 20, 2021 / One-pager / Participatory Policy-making

This one-pager gives an overview of what participatory policy-making (PPM) is, why it is a useful tool, the

“Where We Live NYC:” The NYC Fair Housing Assessment

June 24, 2021 / Case Study / Participatory Policy-making

In 2018, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and the New York City

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Participatory Policy-making

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People’s Budget Cleveland

Questions for Candidates

A Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Central Falls, RI

A Community-led Recovery: ARPA Funds in Oregon

Participatory Policy-Making Learning Exchange

Tools for Virtual Engagement

A Community-led Recovery: How to Use Participatory Budgeting for American Rescue Plan Funding

Democracy Beyond Elections

Participatory Policy-making

“Where We Live NYC:” The NYC Fair Housing Assessment

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