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Facebook page - Anyone can join the Participedia community and help crowdsource, catalogue and compare participatory political processes around the world. All content on Participedia is collaboratively produced and open-source under a Creative Commons License. Explore: Search, read, download and gain insight from our database of cases, methods, and organizations. Create: Help improve the quality of this knowledge resource by editing existing content or publishing your own. Teach: Use Participedia in the classroom as a tool to engage students and showcase their research.

Welcome to the official Facebook page of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20. We are dedicated to promoting the themes and objective Conference, which takes place 20-22 June 2012 , in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

You can use this Facebook page to connect with other Heartland Democracy stakeholders, set up events, and reach out to draw in friends, colleagues, and family members. We encourage heartlanders to initiate, connect, and run gatherings on your own!

Facebook page for Healthy City an information + action resource that unites community voices, rigorous research and innovative technologies to solve the root causes of social inequity.

Facebook page for SCAG, the nation's largest metropolitan planning organization, representing six counties, 191 cities and more than 18 million residents. SCAG undertakes a variety of planning and policy initiatives to encourage a more sustainable Southern California now and in the future.

Facebook for Project for Public Spaces (PPS) a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities. Our pioneering Placemaking approach helps citizens transform their public spaces into vital places that highlight local assets, spur rejuvenation and serve common needs.

From Facebook page: Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. We are dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.

The Coffee Party is a truly grassroots movement. We are everyday Americans who first met on Facebook and then in coffee shops across America determined to make a difference. We recognize that only We the People can save our democracy from a vicious cycle of corruption that afflicts our political and financial system. We need you to become Information Activists and get all Americans to wake up and stand up with us!

Open in New York City through October 16, 2011, the BMW Guggenheim Lab is a mobile laboratory, which will travel to nine major cities worldwide over six years. The BMW Guggenheim Lab addresses issues confronting urban life through free programs and public participation. Its goal is to experiment, explore new ideas, and ultimately create forward-thinking solutions for urban life.

This organization has been developed to fully recognize and expand research, education, and resource development activities for community "quality of life" agencies. The work of GP RED supports and provides opportunities for health, recreation and land management agencies, along with the associations and universities that support them, working collaboratively and proactively to identify and fill gaps.

The Startup America Partnership is a private-sector alliance intended to dramatically increase the development, prevalence and success of innovative, high-growth U.S. firms.

The Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership supports and promotes public participation as a way of developing more creative and sustainable policy decisions, and more engaged and informed citizens. To fulfill this mission, we assume three roles as we work with California's cities, counties, school districts and civic organizations:

Civility is the ability to disagree with others while respecting their sincerity and decency. Our mission is to find and promote research-based methods for increasing political civility. Mission At CivilPolitics.org, our mission is to find and promote research-based methods for increasing political civility.

At the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), we believe everyone has the power to make a difference in how their community and country thrive. We are a dynamic, non-partisan nonprofit working at the forefront of our nation's civic life. We continuously explore what shapes today's citizenry, define the evolving role of the individual in our democracy, and uncover ways to motivate greater participation.

Housing California is the only voice in the state Capitol for children, seniors, families, people experiencing homelessness, and everyone who needs a safe, stable affordable place to call home. Mission Since 1988, Housing California has been working to prevent homelessness and increase the variety and supply of safe, stable, accessible, and permanently affordable places to live. Housing California staff accomplishes its goals through education, advocacy, and outreach.

The NEA is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts -- both new and established, bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education.

PublicInterestDesign.org is principally a blog about a growing movement at the intersection of design and service. In many respects, this movement is decades in the making, while it's also gained new life through a series of books, events, and exhibitions as well as the creation of new organizations and collaborations. Our hope with this new website is to share news and opportunities that the various stakeholders of the public interest design movement can take advantage of.

Mission We bring together business and the arts to create a better future for both. We passionately believe that creativity can drive commercial innovation and provide consultancy, advice, research, training and events to make this happen.

Everyone, everywhere should have access to the information they need to improve their lives. In the 21st century, cost-effective and successful development efforts rely on access to information. However, many donors and governments overlook the potential of public libraries. We believe that libraries power development.

To support its mission, the World Bank publishes and disseminates a large selection of knowledge products. World Bank Publications produces such authoritative reports as the World Development Report and Doing Business, featuring research from top development economists and practitioners.