"Title","Summary","Body","Annual Budget","Country","Executive Director","Fulltime Staff","Part-time Staff","Volunteer Count"
"Annenberg Institute for School Reform","","I. Purpose and Mission of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform:The purpose and mission of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform is to challenge to the nation to improve public education in America by enhancing the quality of learning for youth...","","","Dr. Warren Simmons","46","",""
"Anonymous","We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.","Anonymous is a decentralized hacktivist collective. A variety of internet sub-cultures gave birth to the dynamic entity known as Anonymous. The term “anonymous” originally referred to any internet user in general and their anonymous online identity and...","","United States","","","","???"
"Artworks Creative Communities","","Who we are…
Artworks Creative Communities is a Bradford-based charity and social enterprise. Since 1998 we have delivered innovative projects that use creativity as a force for change. Working with professional artists and in partnership with...","840","United Kingdom","Ged Walker (Acting CEO)","4","5","4"
"Backbone Campaign","The Backbone Campaign is a progressive, non-profit organization based on Vashon Island, Washington, whose goal is to inspire social change through political commentary, via highly visible “actions.”   According to the Campaign’s website, “The Backbone Campaign is a grassroots effort to embolden citizens to stand up for progressive values. We are expanding the political dialogue by providing creative tools for citizens and the progressive movement. The backbone symbolizes an interlocking agenda, a coalition, and the personal courage necessary to fight for a future worthy of our children.”","Mission and PurposeThe Backbone Campaign’s goal is to give a voice to community members and the masses, alike, by way of “Artful Activism” (Backbone Campaign).  Through the teaching of non-violent techniques and strategies, the Backbone Campaign looks...","","United States","Bill Moyer","","",""
"Bush Radio","","OverviewSouth Africa’s revolutionary radio station, Bush Radio, contributes to society with its inclusive and deliberative media processes, as well as through its many outlets of community involvement. Bush Radio combines a unique amalgam of music and...","","South Africa","","15","","100"
"By the People","","Purpose and MissionBy the People works with community organization, colleges and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to create events for citizens, that normally do not interact with each other, to takes their views about issues of the day and...","","","Gail Leftwich Kitch","3","",""
"Canadian Community for Dialogue and Deliberation","","Mission and PurposeAccording to the Canadian Community for Dialogue and Deliberation (C2D2) website, the organization's mission is ""to increase our society’s capacity to have constructive conversations to enhance decision- making and collaborative action...","","Canada","actively recruiting","12","50",""
"Center for Communication and Civic Engagement","","DefinitionThe Center for Communication and Civic Engagement (CCCE) is a Seattle, WA-based organization whose mission is to understand “communication processes and media technologies that facilitate positive citizen involvement in politics and social life...","","United States","Lance Bennett ","","",""
"Centre for Citizens' participation in the African Union (CCP-AU)","","Mission and Purpose
“Guided by our common vision of a united and strong Africa and by the need to build a partnership between governments and all segments of civil society, in particular women, youth and the private sector, in order to strengthen...","","Kenya","Ibrahima Kane","","",""
"Chicago Public Schools: Local School Councils","","Chicago Local School Councils Mission and PurposeThe Chicago Local School Council is a deliberative process used by the schools of Chicago, Illinois in order to discuss and come to conclusions of how to improve the schools, allocate funds, discuss long-...","500","","Chicago Principals","3","3","8"
"Citizens For Democracy, Pakistan","Citizens for Democracy (CFD) is a civil society group in Pakistan. This organization, formed in 2010, was founded by individuals and groups upset by numerous incident involving the misuse and abuse of the ‘blasphemy laws’ and religion in politics. This organization is a combination of many groups and organizations throughout Pakistan. These groups include: Professionals, NGO’s, trade unions, student unions, political parties, and individuals. Citizens for Democracy works to promote the principles created by the Charter of Democracy and hopes to build upon the work of the 18th Amendment, political parties and stake holders. stakeholders. ","Mission and Purpose            One of Citizens for Democracy primary objectives is to create a democratic culture in Pakistan. Part of this focus includes work to counteract religion in politics and state affairs. To do this they must call upon all of...","Unknown","Pakistan","Unknown","","",""
"Citizens' Council","","Mission and Purpose
The Citizens' Council, formally referred to as the White Citizens Council, was a white supremacist group created in the South. The Council was formed in the 1950s after the Supreme Court outlawed school segregation in Brown v. Board...","300","","Gordon Baum","","",""
"Citizenship DRC","","Purpose and MissionThe Development Research Centre on Citizenship, Participation and Accountability (Citizenship DRC) is a ten-year international research programme exploring new forms of citizenship that will help make rights real. We are comprised of a...","","","","","",""
"CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation","","CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation is an international network of civil society promoting members, partners and most significantly, organizations. Since its founding in 1993, the group has used this network to improve citizen participation..."," 2.9 million in 2007","South Africa","Ingrid Srinath","approx. 35","NA","NA"
"Collective Agency","Collective Agency is a representative democracy business located in Portland Oregon. Revenue is from rent by members. There are more than 50 members and growing, and many forms of civic engagement, from Lightning Talks to council and civics meetings, yoga to advice. There is a Constitution, a 2-house system, the right to make amendments, elections, and more. 

Alex Linsker, who started it June 15th 2011, was term-limited as the main community organizer; he transferred control on June 15th 2012 to Fitz Ryland, who was elected by members.","Mission and PurposeA supportive and nurturing place to work alongside people doing work they’re passionate about and committed to.HistoryCollective Agency is a representative democracy business located in Portland Oregon.Alex Linsker, who started it June...","$200,000","United States","Fitz Ryland","1","2","50"
"Community-Campus Partnerships for Health","Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) is a nonprofit organization that promotes health through partnerships between communities and academic institutions. We view health broadly as physical, mental, environmental, social and spiritual well-being and emphasize partnership approaches to health that focus on changing the conditions and environments in which people live, work and play.  Our strategic goals are to:

* Leverage the knowledge, wisdom and experience in communities and in academic institutions to solve pressing health, social, environmental and economic challenges
* Ensure that community-driven social change is central to the work of community-academic partnerships
* Build the capacity of communities and academic institutions to engage each other in partnerships that balance power, share resources, and work towards systems change

Our members – a diverse group of over 2,000 individuals and organizations affiliated with colleges and universities, community-based organizations, health care delivery systems, student service organizations, foundations and government – are advancing these goals in their work on a daily basis through service-learning, community-based participatory research and other community-academic partnerships.   What ties us together is our commitment to social justice and our passion for the power of partnerships to transform communities and institutions.

By mobilizing knowledge, providing training and technical assistance, conducting research, building coalitions and advocating for supportive policies, CCPH helps to ensure that the reality of community engagement and partnership matches the rhetoric.
 ","","","United States","","","",""
"Conetica","
www.conetica.it
www.andreagelao.it","Mission and Purpose History Specializations and activities Major projects and events Funding Publications Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","","Italy","","","",""
"David Mathews Center for Civic Life","The David Mathews Center for Civic Life is an Alabama based 501(c)(3), non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization that focuses on helping citizens build deliberative decision making skills and creating opportunities for citizens to discuss issues that are important to them so that they can take action in their communities. The Mathew’s center conducts forums and workshops for communities and hosts a research internship program alongside the University of Alabama’s New College. Dr. Robert McKenzie is currently president of the Mathews Center and is also a senior associate of the Kettering Foundation. The Mathews Center receives help from federal and state organizations, as well as communities and universities within the state of Alabama to hold their programs. Topics that have been deliberated range from how to raise awareness and educate students and parents about bullying, to solving the dropout problem in Alabama. ","Mission and PurposeThe David Mathews Center for Civic Life wants to educate organizations and communities on how to engage in deliberative discussion and its benefits of reaching collaborative solutions. Their mission is to, “foster infrastructure,...","$130,961 (for 2012 calendar year)","United States","Christopher McCauley","1","0","approximately 100"
"Delib","","Mission and Purpose
This deliberative company is dedicated to helping organizations facilitate discussions with in their company or collect information and data from their organization. It is essentially a specialist online opinion research and public...","","United Kingdom","Chris Quigley","10","3",""
"Deliberative Democracy Consortium","","The Deliberative Democracy Consortium (DDC) is an association of the leading organizations and scholars who work in the field of deliberation and public engagement. The DDC represents more than 50 foundations, nonprofit organizations, and universities,...","60","","Matt Leighninger","1","","18"
"Demo-net","","DEMO-net, short for The Democracy network is a Network of Excellence research project funded by the European Commission’s sixth framework programme. The overarching objective from DEMO-net.org is to strengthen scientific, technological and social...","1","United Kingdom","Nanna Skovrup","","",""
"Democracy International","","Democracy International is a network movement towards a more direct democracy in the European Union. Democracy International is founded in Brussels Belgium and is operated by a cooperation team made up of 6 members; Heiko Dittmer, Carsten Berg, Ronald...","","Belgium","Heiko Dittmer","6","",""
"Democratic Underground",""," Mission and Purpose 
The main purpose for the Democratic Underground is to provide an online discussion forum to deliberate and share progressive and liberal ideology.  Although the organization is not associated with the Democratic Party, it is...","","","David Allen","3","","32"
"Democratie nu","","Democratie Nu is an organisation that aims for the implementation of Direct Democracy in Belgium. The main goal is the introduction of the binding referendum on citizen's initiative.For the moment the website is only in Dutch but the translation in...","","United States","Bert Pennickx","","3",""
"Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations (DENIVA)","","DENIVA (Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Associations) is a Ugandan Network of Non-Governmental and Community Based Organizations (NGOs/CBOs) providing a platform for collective action and a voice to voluntary local associations to strongly...","","Uganda","Professor J.B.Kwesiga","","",""
"Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative","","Mission and PurposeThe Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) is a non profit community-based organizing and planning group based in Roxbury/North Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston. Through economic, environmental, physical, and human growth they...","","","John F. Barros","8","","3"
"European Alternatives","European Alternatives is a transnational membership organisation promoting democracy, equality and culture beyond the nation state. We are neither a federal nor a national organisation, but a transeuropean organisation which acts in a democratic and transparent way to promote its values both within Europe and beyond. European Alternatives is not only an NGO, it is at the same time and above all a movement of citizens and the emergence of a new political subjectivity. We place members at the heart of our organisation, and empower them to take key decisions on elect the most important positions in the organisation. The organisation is governed by a transnational Constitution which was elaborated and voted upon by its members and which can be found here: http://vm0369.cs05.seeweb.it/images/article_uploads/New%20Constitution%202013.pdf. ","Mission and PurposeEuropean Alternatives is a transnational membership organisation promoting democracy, equality and culture beyond the nation state. The nation state is no longer the appropriate political form in which to define democratic decision-...","","","","","",""
"European Civic Education Foundation","","Who is the European Civic Education Foundation ?ECEF deals as ""think tank"" and ""enabler"" with the themes: Learning how to teach and to learn, learning democracy and human rights, combating bad attitudes like racism, bullying and similar aggressions. ECEF...","0","Hungary","Michael Stanzer","0","0","0"
"Everyday Democracy","","Purpose and MissionEveryday Democracy works with individuals in communities throughout the United States to improve local democracy by creating and sustaining public dialogue and problem solving. Everyday Democracy’s mission is “to help communities...","$2 million","United States","Martha L. McCoy","14","",""
"Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI)","","The Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International (FSPI) is the regional secretariat for a network of 10 independent community-based organisations working in the Pacific to foster self-reliance and sustainable development.
FSPI is the...","","Fiji","Rex Horoi","","",""
"GIS Participation du Public, Décision, Démocratie Participative","","Mission and PurposeFrench name : Groupement d'Intérêt Scientifique (GIS) ""Participation du public, décision, démocratie participative"" National Research Group on Participatory Democracy and Public Participation in Decision-MakingThe group, chaired by the...","","France","Jean-Michel Fourniau","2","",""
"GOV2U",""," Mission and Purpose 
GOV2U [1] is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that supports political discourse between citizens and elected officials through the use of technology. The organization helps provides opportunities for citizens to actively...","","Greece","Vasilis Koulolias","5","","25"
"Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung","The Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung is an independent, non-profit, foundation funded by the wealth derived from the stock Heinz Nixdorf held in the Nixdorf Computer AG before his death. The Heinz Nixdorf Stiftung and its sister foundation Stiftung Westfalen are among the bigger private foundations in Germany, according to their website.","Mission and PurposeThe foundation aims to enhance each persons conscious awareness as well as achievement potential by supporting individual development of each person with the goal of personal well-being and the accomplishment of a unified society...","","Germany","Martin Nixdorf","","",""
"IDemos","","איידמוס היא שיטה.
שיטה שאנו מצפים לה ומחכים לה כבר זמן רב.
שיטה המאפשרת לנו, אזרחי מדינת ישראל, לקחת חלק פעיל ומתמשך בעיצוב המדינה ועתידנו.
השיטה מבוססת על דמוקרטיה אמיתית, חכמת ההמונים, שקיפות, אמינות המידע, איזון וגמישות, תוך שימוש בכלים הטכנולוגיים של...","","Israel","Dor Konforty","","",""
"Initiative and Referendum Institute – Asia","","Purpose and Problema) Mission Background:The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy hosted a team of six international observers from the IRI-Asia International Steering Committee, representing seven countries in Asia and Europe, from 19-24 March 2008 in Taipei...","","Taiwan","Mr. Ramon Casiple","","",""
"Institute on the Common Good","","The Institute on the Common Good at Regis University is an organization located on the Regis University campus in Denver, Colorado. The Institute on the Common Good's mission is to serve ""the community at-large by promoting the common good and providing...","225","","Paul Alexander","3","",""
"International Organization of Citizens for the Sustainable Management of Societies","","Web Site and Contact InformationIOCSMS.orgDenis.Pageau at IOCSMS.ORG Mission<p> Empower the citizen of our Global Village The mission of the International Organization of Citizens for the Sustainable Management of Societies, or IOCSMS, is to...","","Canada","Denis Pageau","","","100"
"Involve",""," Mission and Purpose 
Involve are public participation specialists. Their aim is to involve citizens in public decision making. They work with a variety of organizations, from government to private sector. Involve makes a practical difference by...","","United Kingdom","Simon Burall","9","",""
"Jefferson Center","","Mission and PurposeThe Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes is the originator of the Citizens Jury , which creates opportunities for everyday citizens to provide high-quality input on a variety of public policy issues.In a Citizens Jury, a...","","United States","","","2",""
"Kettering Foundation","","Mission and PurposeMissionThe foundation’s mission is to develop strategies that will help in strengthening democracy. They are concerned with what the citizens in our country are concerned with, and in turn focus on these issues. A question that has...","","","David Mathews (President/CEO)","40","",""
"Linnalabor / Estonian Urban Lab","","Mission and Purpose History Specializations and activities Major projects and events Funding Publications Secondary Sources External Linkswww.linnalabor.eeNotes ","","Estonia","Teele Pehk","","",""
"MASS LBP","MASS LBP is a consultancy that designs and delivers highly innovative engagement strategies that increase public understanding, legitimacy and support for complex decisions and policy choices. MASS LBP's principal methods are the Civic Lottery and the Citizens' Reference Panel.","Mission and PurposeMASS LBP's work goes far beyond polling or focus groups. From conception to execution to evaluation, MASS LBP designs and delivers highly innovative engagement strategies that increase public understanding, legitimacy and support for...","","Canada","Peter MacLeod","8","1",""
"MySociety","","MySociety.org is a project of a registered charity named UK Citizens Online Democracy. It was founded by Tom Steinberg in 2003. The organization designs and runs most of the best-known e-democracy websites in the UK. It is supported by donations and...","","United Kingdom","Tom Steinberg","6","",""
"Neu&kühn","","neu&kühn is a companion and developer of online projects with public participation. With an active interest in e-participation, we provide advice for politics, administrations and institutions in the German-speaking area, especially in Austria, where...","","","Peter Kühnberger","3","2","1"
"New York Faith & Justice","NY Faith & Justice is a growing movement of churches, organizations, and individuals committed to following Christ, uniting the church and ending poverty in New York through spiritual formation, education and direct advocacy."," New York Faith and Justice (NYFJ) is made up of churches, organizations, and individuals committed to ending poverty in New York through education and direct advocacy. NYFJ’s Legacy Project “Pressing for Food Justice to Press Against Diabetes” aimed to...","","United States","Lisa Sharon Harper","","",""
"Occupy Seattle ","The Occupy Seattle movement is a Seattle based organization created by the 99%, in response to the 1% who control 99% of all the wealth in America. Through public assembly, the participants challenge the roles of government, corporations, and big banks throughout the greater Seattle area. "," Submitted: Friday, February 24, 2012 - 11:30 Logo provided by www.reddit.com   The Occupy Seattle movement is a Seattle based organization created by the 99%, in response to the 1% who control 99% of all the wealth in America. Through public assembly,...","Since September, budget ranged from $160-$500 per week ","United States","NA","NA","Volunteer","Varies"
"Occupy Vancouver","Occupy Vancouver is not represented by any one individual. It is a consensus-based decision making body built upon the views and beliefs of all those who participate in the General Assembly process. ","Statement of UnityWe humbly acknowledge that Occupy Vancouver is taking place on unceded Coast Salish territories.We, the Ninety-Nine Percent, come together with our diverse experiences to transform the unequal, unfair, and growing disparity in the...","","Kanada","","","","100+"
"OD Russia","","Purpose and MissionoD Russia (also known as openDemocracy Russia) is a special project conducted by the deliberative media project, OpenDemocracy.net, for the purposes of expanding deliberation and meaningful discussion over relevant topics of political...","823","","Oliver Carroll/Zygmunt  Dzieciolowski","5","3","3"
"Office of Public Engagement","","Purpose and Mission
The purpose of the Office of Public Engagement(OPE) is to provide the American public with a more open, inclusive government.  By planning special public events and online activities, the OPE enables citizens to communicate directly...","","","Christina Tchen/Valerie Jarrett","20","",""
"Oregon's Kitchen Table","Oregon’s Kitchen Table is an online forum where community members can deliberate about public policy issues. This is an open, online, deliberative setting. The organization helps get Oregon citizens engaged in public issues, which helps decision makers make decisions that reflect what Oregonians really want. Oregon’s Kitchen Table started off as an experiment of the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University. Oregon’s Kitchen Table is still a brand new tool used to close the gap between citizens and government, but it has been successful in the first consultation so now they are in their second and moving forward.","Mission and Purpose           The Oregon’s Kitchen Table key objective is to provide a neutral, non bias space for Oregonians to participate in deliberation that will lead to effective decision making. This organization wants all Oregonian voices to be...","","United States","Wendy Willis and Sarah Giles ","","",""
"Pew Center for Civic Journalism","","The Pew Center for Civic Journalism was an organization that invested in multiple experiments within the field of journalism to encourage an interest in politics among the public. These experiments involved finding new, innovative ways to present the...","230","","Jan Schaffer","27","",""
"Pirate Parties","     The Pirate Party is one of the fastest growing political movements today. It was started on January 1, 2006, originally named Piratpartiet in Sweden. It aims to change the world through politics of protesting and political deliberation. A majority of their issues deal with reforming copyright laws, the first amendment and increasing the rights to privacy.  

     The Pirate Party is the social progressive party in the United States and other parts of the World. It focuses on the “civil liberties, intellectual property reform, and the empowerment of people to have good, long, healthy lives and to have equal voice in government” (McCrea). Activists of this party can be defined as being apart of a liberal/ progressive political party.  Founder Rickard Falkvinge, ultimately hopes to restore people’s freedom of speech back to the way it was 40 years ago, our parents era where there was minimal tracking.  

     Today, the Pirate Party has been established in 56 countries. It not only holds two seats in European parliament and 15 seats in the Berlin Parliament, but also over 150 seats in local councils.  It is also the largest party for voters under the age of 30 in Sweden. 
","Mission and Purpose     The Pirate Party’s goal is to change laws that are compromising copyrights and the rights to privacy. They believe in complete freedoms of speech and openness, free from censorships, wire-tapping, and the inability to be anonymous...","","United States","Rickard Falkvinge","29 members who run Pirate Party International","Unknown count of total members in USA",""
"Pirate Parties Across the World","The Pirate Party is one of the fastest growing political movements today. It was started on January 1, 2006, originally named Piratpartiet in Sweden. It aims to change the world through politics of protesting and political deliberation. A majority of their issues deal with reforming copyright laws, the first amendment, and increasing the rights to privacy.  
The Pirate Party is the social progressive party in the United States and other parts of the World. It focuses on the “civil liberties, intellectual property reform, and the empowerment of people to have good, long, healthy lives and to have equal voice in government” (McCrea). Activists of this party can be defined as being apart of a liberal/ progressive political party.  Founder Rickard Falkvinge, ultimately hopes to restore people’s freedom of speech back to the way it was 40 years ago, our parents era, where there was minimal tracking (TEDxTalks).  
Today, the Pirate Party has been established in 56 countries. It not only holds two seats in European parliament and 15 seats in the Berlin Parliament, but also over 150 seats in local councils.  It is also the largest party for voters under the age of 30 in Sweden (TEDxTalks). 
","Mission and PurposeThe Pirate Party’s goal is to change laws that are compromising copyrights and the rights to privacy. They believe in complete freedoms of speech and openness, free from censorships, wire-tapping, and the inability to be anonymous. In...","Varies for different parties","United States","Rickard Falkvinge","50 elected on a National Level and 200 for local.","","34,000 activists in Germany, 14,000 in Sweden"
"PlaceSpeak","PlaceSpeak is a location-based community consultation platform. Our mission is to promote authentic meaningful dialogue on local issues.
","Mission and PurposePlaceSpeak connects people’s online identities with their home addresses so that they can voice their opinions electronically in a wide variety of forums. This provides topic hosts with confidence that they are receiving feedback from...","","Canada","Colleen Hardwick (Nystedt)","5","1",""
"President Clinton's Initiative on Race","","Mission and PurposeOn June 14, 1997, President William Jefferson Clinton proclaimed ""One America in the 21st Century: The President's Initiative on Race."" The initiative was a fundamental factor in President Clinton's intentions to transform the United...","","","Judith A. Winston","","",""
"Propuestas por México - Proméxico","Formar líderes integrales a través de la participación ciudadana universitaria.","Mission and PurposeFormar líderes integrales con base en el desarrollo de propuestas ciudadanas para el desarrollo social de México.HistoryFundada en 1994 por jóvenes universitarios en la ciudad de Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.Specializations and...","","Mexico","","","","25"
"Public Agenda","","Public Agenda is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in the United States that undertakes ongoing issues and “provides citizens and leaders the tools they need to tackle them.” PublicAgenda is afflicted with multiple sources that all focus on ensuring...","","","Daniel Yankelovich","37","",""
"Public Conversations Project","","Purpose and MissionThere have been many organizations that have worked to create dialogues between people of opposing views in order to constructively address conflicts that are important to the people but the way they do this is what has received...","1","","Laura Chasin","18","",""
"Sopinspace","","Mission and Purpose The firm's policy is guided by two main principles: to make possible for all citizens, in full respect of their diversity of opinions, to build and express their views in quality debates; and to provide decision makers with reliable...","","France","Philippe Aigrain","6","",""
"Stichting Lodewijk de Raet","","Stichting Lodewijk de Raet versterkt de sociale competenties die mensen inzetten om volwaardig te participeren, zowel in private en publieke organisaties, als in de brede samenleving. De kernactiviteiten bestaan uit het ontwikkelen en begeleiden vorming...","","Belgium","Yves Larock","","",""
"TAC CORDILLERA : TALLER DE ACCIÓN COMUNITARIA","","ABSTRACTThe workshop for Community Action (TAC) is a functional community organization that emerges in 1989 in the Cerro Cordillera, Valparaíso.Its fundamental objective is to promote community development, form the generation of new practices in the...","","Chile","Patricia Castillo","","","200"
"TED","","TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), whose motto is “Ideas Worth Spreading”, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization operated/curated by the Sapling Foundation.[1] Formed in 1984, TED and its subsidiaries gather scholars of varied disciplines and...","2","","Chris Anderson","87","Varies","Varies"
"The Annenberg Institute for School Reform","","The Annenberg Institute for School Reform (AISR) at Brown University is a non-profit research and reform organization that works with various school systems and communities to promote a higher quality of learning for students inside and outside of...","","","Warren Simmons","46","",""
"The Center for Ethical Leadership ",""," DescriptionCenter for Ethical Leadership (CEL) is a nonprofit organization that it spread across the nation. Its focus lays in building leadership within smaller community to advance social change. The group supports individual, institutional, and...","","United States","Dale Nienow","Karuma Ruder, Steve Stapleton, Melisa Hamaski","",""
"The Common Enterprise","","Organization
The Common Enterprise  
The Common Enterprise is a national organization, which works to encourage citizens with different backgrounds, party affiliations and beliefs to work together toward common goals. The Common Enterprise has spent...","","","","","",""
"The de Borda Institute","The de Borda Institute is an international NGO which promotes inclusive forms of decision-making, especially in conflict zones.

[A]    In decision-making, we advocate the Modified Borda Count, (MBC), whereby contentious decisions are always based on a preferential vote, and wherein the outcome is the option with the highest average preference;

[B]    In elections, the appropriate methodology is the Quota Borda System, (QBS), which is both proportional and preferential; and

[C]    In governance, we suggest the matrix vote, the only voting procedure so far devised by which a parliament may elect a power-sharing all-party government of national unity such that, individually, each minister is the best one for that job, while collectively, this coalition represents all factions in the parliament in fair and due proportion.","Mission and PurposeTo promote inclusive politics.HistoryThe de Borda Institute was established in 1997, but by that time, we had been advocating the three Borda methodologies since 1986.Specializations and activitiesVoting systems in both decision-making...","<£5,000","United Kingdom","Peter Emerson","1","1","10"
"The Democracy Imperative","","""We are a network. Our members share an interest in education for a more deliberative democracy and work together to share ideas; steward and distribute knowledge; develop, validate, and disseminate practices; and encourage innovation.We are a resource...","","","Nancy L. Thomas","","","12"
"The Digital Activism Research Project","The Digital Activism Research Project (DARP) is “dedicated to studying the effect of digital technology on civic engagement, non-violent conflict, and political change around the world” (digital-activism.org). Using an online database that is open to submissions, DARP’s mission is to bring a more empirical and collaborative approach to the study of digital citizen engagement in non-violent conflicts, democratization, and peace-building efforts around the world. ","The Digital Activism Research Project (DARP) is “dedicated to studying the effect of digital technology on civic engagement, non-violent conflict, and political change around the world” (digital-activism.org). DARP’s mission is to bring a more empirical...","Donation-based funding.","United States","Mary C. Joyce","Staff list provided in content.","","Anonymous"
"The Freechild Project","","The Freechild Project is a consulting program focused on creating meaningful connections between adults and young people through programs, technical assistance, publications, training, and curriculum. With offices in Olympia, Washington, Freechild works...","250","","Adam Fletcher","1","5","2"
"The Freedom House","","Mission and Purpose
The Freedom House is a non-governmental organization that’s mission is to ensure the spread of democracy worldwide. The organization which is located in Washington D.C. supports democratic change and advocates for human rights....","8.21","","Peter Ackerman","120","",""
"The Freerz Community","The Freerz Community is an online community think-tank aimed at supporting worthy causes of real-world entities. We act as a force multiplier for organizations who are pursuing the same goals one can read in the Freerz Manifesto. Basically these are encouraging dialogue between religions, combatting poverty, propsing direct democracy and the use of open source software, developing an international capacity to effectively respond to disasters, etc.  ","Mission and Purpose(We strongly advise to read the Freerz Manifesto first, in order to understand the core principles We believe in. http://freerz.org)Many netizens are feel Themselves much more comfortable and free while being on-line, than in Their...","","United States","","","",""
"The Institute for Civic Discourse & Democracy","","The Institute for Civil Discourse and Democracy (ICDD) is an organization made up of scholars, professors, students and faculty members of Kansas State University who are there to try to help facilitate and promote civic public engagement within its...","","United States","David Procter","30","",""
"The Keystone Center","","Mission and PurposeThe Keystone Center was founded in 1975 by Robert W. Craig and is a non-profit organization who's headquarters are in Keystone, Colorado with other offices in Denver and Washington, DC. The main purpose of the Keystone Center is to...","8","","Peter S. Adler","51","",""
"The League of Women Voters","","The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization, established in 1920 to rework and improve the structure of government and benefit public policies by educating and engaging American citizens in public advocacy. The League of Women...","","United States","Elisabeth MacNamara","","",""
"UK Youth Parliament","","The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is a London-based organization that gives the United Kingdom's youth a voice in politics. ""Run by young people for young people"", UKYP consists of more than 600 democratically elected Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs),...","1","","Andy Hamflett","18","","600"
"UVic Constitutional Law Class 2011/2012","","IntroductionThis is the working constitution of the University of Victoria's Constitutional Law Class 2011/2012 A02. Everyone is welcome to edit the constitution! Changes to our constitution are tracked through the history and earlier versions can be...","","Canada","TBD","1","","57"
"Viewpoint Learning","Viewpoint Learning, founded by Daniel Yankelovich and Dr. Steven Rosell in 1999, holds public and private issue-oriented dialogues and provides facilitation and consulting services respecting issue-oriented dialogue. Viewpoint Learning has developed several methods of dialogue including Choicework Dialogue -- also called Choice-Dialogue -- Strategic Dialogue, Stakeholder Dialogue, Community Conversation, and Online Dialogue. Viewpoint Learning's methods have been used in several notable public deliberations, including the 2002 Citizen's Dialogue on the Future of Healthcare in Canada; the 2003 Citizens' and Stakeholders' Dialogues on the Future of Housing in San Mateo, California; and CommonGround: The First Five Years: A Dialogue on Early Childhood in New Mexico.","Mission and PurposeViewpoint Learning describes its purpose as ""designing and conducting specialized dialogues on complex and challenging issues for Fortune 500 companies, governments, foundations and other organizations across the United States, Canada...","","United States","Daniel Yankelovich","7","",""
"White House Office of Public Engagement","","Purpose and Mission
The White House Office of Public Engagement was started by President Barak Obama, with the purpose of being a medium through which the American public could directly communicate with the Obama administration.  The president’s goal...","","","Christina M. Tchen","20","",""
"Wikivote","Wikivote is a Moscow based Russian company, set up in 2010 and specializing in building online platforms and facilitating civil participation in law-making and strategic documents drafting. The Wikivote methodology uses the wiki principle of community participation. Technically the Wikivote methodology is implemented on a generic Intelligent Collaboration System.","Mission and Purpose Wikivote is a Russian non-governmental organization which goal is to develop effective means of citizens’ participation in lawmaking and strategic planning. Our approach is based on attracting the open network community to...","","Russia","Vasiliy Burov","15","",""
"World Wide Views on Global Warming overview and analysis ","The following entry on the World Wide Views on Global Warming organization takes a closer look at the history, purpose, participant selection process, the deliberation process, and analysis and criticisms of the global conference held in more than 38 countries spanning over 6 continents with more than 4,000 citizens representing countries around the world. ","  World Wide Views on Global WarmingBy: Jose Batista and Mark ManioDEFINITIONThe World Wide View on Global Warming is a project that sheds light onto the importance of politicians getting involved with citizens in order to make deliberative decisions...","","United States","","","",""
"Occupy Vancouver","Needs German translation. ","Needs translationwww.occupyvancouver.com  ","","Vereinigte Staaten","","","","100+"