Resources

People’s Budget Cleveland

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

The Democracy Beyond Elections Coalition created this document to be used as a resource for organizations who are
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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
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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
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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
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Participatory Policy-Making Toolkit

This toolkit uses the umbrella term “participatory democracy” to refer to processes that put real decision-making power in
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Tools for Virtual Engagement

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

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

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