A recent blog article with the catchy title “Is Facebook Killing Democracy?’ has garnered attention in academic circles. It’s an increasingly critical question as more details emerge of Facebook’s role in undermining the last [...]
Participatory budgeting is a process in which community members come together to decide how a public budget should be spent. It happens in cities and towns large and small — from New York City [...]
Once the ideation process is complete and the issues, options, and constraints are set, it’s time to start voting. What comes to mind when you think about voting? For many of us, it’s cramming [...]
The first step in making any decision is determining what exactly needs to be decided. That sounds simple on its face, but can be surprisingly complex once you dive into it. Ethelo’s algorithm can’t [...]
1 - Not Using Online Consultations The benefits of online community engagement are well documented. Not only will you increase your organization’s availability to the public but you will become more cost-efficient than using [...]
Leadnow runs campaigns on the major issues of our time, engages people in participatory decision-making, and organizes in communities across Canada. The Leadnow.ca community believes that as we come together to defend the things we care [...]
Ethelo Insight: With public turnout becoming more of a concern, organizations are looking for alternate ways to reach the public. With up to 80% of the population online and concerns about persistent low public meeting turnouts, [...]