"Title","Summary","Body","Annual Budget","Country","Executive Director","Fulltime Staff","Part-time Staff","Volunteer Count"
"+D = Democracia em Movimento (Portugal)","+D Mission: ""Politics beyond the parties'

The mission of the Movement + D lies in the renewal of representative democracy, promoting the dignity of politics, politicians and proper respect for the public interest by all holders that manage, claiming the approach of politicians to citizens through the electoral process, by requiring transparency and accountability and, in general, the development of ethics in politics. The Movement + D will also assume the task of promoting the strengthening of democracy through the development of instruments legally recognized but also by incorporating innovative tools Participatory Democracy.","In recent decades the Portuguese citizens drifted away significantly from political life, as the growing electoral abstention shows, while the country plunged into a severe financial crisis and the need for an international bailout, with consequences...","","Portugal","","","",""
"Aktiv Demokrati","","Aktiv Demokrati (swedish for ""Active Democracy"") is a non-political party for realizing direct democracy in the swedish parliament, using a mix of delegation and direct voting through the internet.The basic idea is that all citizens from different parts...","200","Sweden","Jonas Liljegren","","","40"
"Americans Elect","Written by: Tony Elia and Colton Schweitzer

This article explores the non-partisan, non-profit organization, Americans Elect, the organization that attempted  to create the first national online presidential primary.","DefinitionAmericans Elect is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization whose goal is to “fix the way we elect our leaders” by implementing the first non partisan, national online presidential primary. Americans Elect has focused on achieving three clear goals...","","United States","Peter Ackerman ","","100+",""
"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","","",""
"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","",""
"California Citizen's Redistricting Commission","The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is a redistricting organization for the state of California. It is responsible for determining the Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization district boundaries throughout the state. The 14-member commission consists of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four others from neither major party. The commission was created following the passage of Proposition 11, the Voters First Act, in November 2008.","Mission and PurposeThe California Citizens Redistricting Commission is a political redistricting organization that operates on behalf of the state of California. Its main responsibilities include evaluating the 2010 United States Census in order to...","$1,000,000+","United States","Daniel Claypool","14","0","0"
"California Citizens Redistricting Commission","The California Citizens Redistricting Commission is a redistricting organization for the state of California. It is responsible for determining the Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization district boundaries throughout the state. The 14-member commission consists of five Democrats, five Republicans, and four others from neither major party. The commission was created following the passage of Proposition 11, the Voters First Act, in November 2008.
-","Mission and PurposeThe California Citizens Redistricting Commission is a political redistricting organization that operates on behalf of the state of California. Its main responsibilities include evaluating the 2010 United States Census and determining...","","United States","Daniel Claypool","14","0","0"
"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 ","","",""
"Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU)","CNS-ASU is an NSF-funded research center which explores the societal aspects of nanotechnologies and seeks to build capacity for anticipatory governance.","Mission and PurposeThe guiding conceptual goals of CNS-ASU are two-fold: to increase reflexivity within the nanotechnology enterprise and to increase society’s capacity to engage in anticipatory governance of nanotechnology and other emerging...","","United States","David Guston","","",""
"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","","",""
"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...","","","","","",""
"Colbert Super PAC","Stephen Colbert's Colbert Super PAC: Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow represents the next generation of civic participation in the United States. It employs the tool of mockery as protest and uses new media to mobilize previously disaffected citizens around an important issue in American politics.","Mission and PurposeThe Colbert Super PAC represents an innovative attempt to promote popular participation in a nation which was once celebrated as the example of a robust civil society,[1] but more recently has experienced a decline in civic engagement...","Unlimited potential","United States","","","","160,000 (as of 2011)"
"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","","","",""
"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"
"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"
"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","","",""
"Direct Democracy Not Parliamentary Rule","‘Direct Democracy Not Parliamentary Rule’ is a group based in Victoria, Austalia trying to register as a political party to advocate direct democracy to ultimately change the electoral system in place entirely. Their overall aim is not to play another role in parliament but to be present on the ballot as a means to generate interest in the ideology of direct democracy. Their current goal is to reach 550 members to be eligible to be placed on the Australian electoral ballot. They currently have a total of 121 members to date. According to their annual meeting minutes, finding ways of gathering new members to join their cause is their primary concern at this time. "," Definition‘Direct Democracy Not Parliamentary Rule’ is an organization based in Victoria, Austalia working towards registering as a political party to advocate direct democracy to ultimately change the electoral system. Their overall aim is not to play...","","Australia","Dr. Joseph Toscano","121","",""
"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"
"Eudemocracia","Develop a Direct Democracy system through Internet; being implemented by small wired communities. We believe Web 2.0 has created the perfect environment where to nurse and nourish an Open, Direct Democracy, capable of finding its own place inside the current Representative system or even replacing it!","The Evolution of DemocracyEudemocracy (εὖ an ancient Greek word meaning: “true”, “better”, “good”, “happy”) is an open and direct democracy system that takes advantage of the new Information and Communication Technology to turn current representative...","","Argentina","","","",""
"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-...","","","","","",""
"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","",""
"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","","",""
"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",""
"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",""
"Mississippi River Commission","","Since 1879, the seven-member Presidentially appointed Mississippi River Commission has developed and matured plans for the general improvement of the Mississippi River from the Head of Passes to the Headwaters. The Mississippi River Commission brings...","","","Stephen Gambrell","","",""
"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","",""
"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 ","","",""
"Partido da Terra (Party of the Earth / Party of the Land)","The Partido da Terra (literaly Party of the Land or Party of the Earth), is a Galizan political organization established in 2011 with the goal of advancing direct democracy.","Mission and PurposeThe platform of the Partido da Terra encompasses eight types of sovereignty, based on the application of direct democracy at all levels: citizen sovereignty, which calls for a political reform based on direct democracy; territorial...","0","United States","","0","0","70"
"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",""
"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","",""
"Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus)","RiAus supports scientific debate in response to local issues for Australia and challenges facing the globe. RiAus has several aims, one of which is to engage the public, decision-makers and opinion-leaders in dialogue and policy debate around science. ","Mission and PurposeTo 'bring science to people and people to science’.Our vision is that science is recognised as pivotal in everyday life. RiAus will make science accessible for Australians, the Asia-Pacific Region and the rest of the world.We will...","","Australia","","","",""
"Shoreline Master Program Update (Kitsap County)","In 1971, the people of the State of Washington voted for the Shoreline Management Act (SMA). This ultimately created three primary purposes: 1) To protect ecological functions; 2) To accommodate appropriate uses; and 3) To maintain public access. The Shoreline Master Program (SMP) implements the policies of the SMA at the local level by regulating use and development along shorelines. The Department of Ecology is responsible for ensuring that the local SMP is consistent with the intent of the SMA, and has final approval authority.  As part of a comprehensive update to the SMP of Kitsap County, a task-force of citizens with shoreline-related interests were to be selected to work with County staff to develop goals, policies, and to assist in recommending regulations on SMP issues that need to be updated.  The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners authorized the development of an SMP task-force and was funded to assist until June 30, 2011 or longer should sufficient resources be available. On March 8, 2010, the task-force plan was adopted and 20 volunteer citizens were selected by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners, signed by then Chairperson Josh Brown and Commissioner Steve Bauer.  The members of the task-force were then charged with the responsibility to recommend new policy, regulations, and environmental designations, as deemed necessary by the SMP update. To do so, they were instructed to utilize all existing information including the shoreline inventory and characterization, become familiar with the established work plan and focus on specific topics from that work plan, work cooperatively with Kitsap County staff, and review draft shoreline regulations that were to be guided by the Shoreline Management Act major policy goals. The final task-force meeting took place on January 24, 2012, whereby the most current SMP recommendation was voted upon and submitted to the Department of Ecology for further approval.","Mission and PurposeShoreline Master Programs are local land use policies and regulations designed to manage shoreline use. These local programs protect natural resources for future generations, provide public access to public waters and shores, and plan...","","United States","","","","20"
"Tasmania Together","Tasmania Together is a community action plan that was developed by a broad group of citizens in conjunction with the Tasmanian government in order to promote long-term social, economic, and environmental goals of the Australian state. The project calls for heavy community involvement and feedback about issues that are most relevant and important to the Tasmanian community. The plan currently includes 12 goals and 155 benchmarks indicating the most important community issues expressed in deliberative discussions in 2000, 2005, and 2011.[1] These goals and benchmarks are monitored and reported on by a Progress Board, consisting of nine members (although legislation was passed by Parliament in 2012 to repeal the employment of the Progress Board, and instead use government agencies to report progress in an effort to reduce state funding to the plan). The plan also requires the Progress Board to issue reviews and recommendations for any addition, alteration, or deletion of current goals or benchmarks in order to ensure the plan is operating at maximum potential and securing a prosperous future for the Tasmanian community.","MissonTasmania Together is a community action plan that was developed by a broad group of citizens in conjunction with the Tasmanian government in order to promote long-term social, economic, and environmental goals of the Australian state. The project...","$500,000-$1 million","Australia","Bob Campbell (Chair)","9","",""
"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 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 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 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 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","","",""
"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+"
"wer denkt was GmbH"," „wer denkt was“ führt gemeinsam mit Kommunen Partizipationsverfahren bei Haushalts- und Stadtplanung durch.","Schwerpunkte und AktivitätenDie ""wer denkt was GmbH"" ist eine Ausgründung der Technischen Universität Darmstadt, die aus einem Forschungsprojekt zu internetgestützter Bürgerbeteiligung hervorgegangen ist. Wir führen internetbasierte und...","","Deutschland","Dr. Tobias Klug, Dr. Robert Lokaiczyk","","",""