deliberative democracy and foundations paper

[Raffi Aftandelian]

dear friends,

below came from the dynamic facilitation list. thought it might be of interest. 

the paper mentioned is downloadable at

http://pacefunders.org/

and yes, ost does earn a mention...

appreciatively,
raffi

“PACE Releases Guide on Deliberative Democracy and Democratic Governance”

April 2009

As the philanthropic community grapples with the question of how to support
innovative and effective forms of democratic governance, PACE (Philanthropy
for Active Civic Engagement) has released a guide that provides a detailed
description of how local civic engagement has grown and developed over the
past decade.

“Funding and Fostering Local Democracy: What Philanthropy Should Know about
the Emerging Field of Deliberation and Democratic Governance” is a free,
downloadable publication designed to inform the field of philanthropy. The
strategies described in the guide—and the stories of how communities have
used them to break policy deadlock, reduce tension and galvanize
volunteerism—can help funders, public officials and community activists
better understand the possibilities, and limitations, of various approaches
to working with the public.

“As more and more foundations are making civic engagement a part of their
funding priorities, they are also being presented with a whole new set of
approaches and tools for engaging citizens at the local level,” says Chris
Gates, the Executive Director of PACE, ‘This guide is an attempt to
demystify the emerging field of deliberative democracy and help funders make
more informed decisions about their support of this growing field.”

“Perhaps the most significant—and overlooked—recent development in the
health of local democracy is the shift in citizen expectations, capacities
and attitudes toward government,” argues Matt Leighninger, the director of
the Deliberative Democracy Consortium and the author of this guide. “This
guide illustrates how this shift is affecting public officials, foundations
and nonprofit organizations, and how it has provoked a new generation of
efforts to make local politics and local governance more participatory,
deliberative and productive.”

The guide provides a list of some of the main organizations working in this
field, describes some of the most influential models and processes, and
provides examples of particularly significant democratic governance efforts.
It also outlines some of the cutting-edge questions facing the field and
provides a long list of resources to consult.

An electronic version of the guide is attached and we encourage you to share
and forward.

PACE is an affinity group of the Council on Foundations, founded in 2005 to
bring new philanthropic focus to the issues of civic engagement and
democratic renewal.

For more information contact Chris Gates, Executive Director of PACE, at
cgates at pacefunders.org <mailto:cgates at pacefunders.org> or the author of the
guide, Matt Leighninger, at mattleighninger at earthlink.net
<mailto:mattleighninger at earthlink.net> .



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