Participedia is an ecosystem.
We welcome researchers, educators, practitioners, policymakers, activists, and anyone interested in democratic innovations.
Participedia Centre for Democratic Innovation is a Canadian-based, internationally collaborative nonprofit organization.
We provide a range of services to support our community, including collaborative grant making with research consortia, and learning design to create customized civic education programs for partners including universities, civil society organizations, governments and community groups.
We also fund and launch civic education initiatives, including Participedia Schools, Teaching Cafes, speaker series and more, and we maintain an active membership program and alumni network.
Collaborative Grant Making
Participedia supports strategic workshops, administrative process design and grant writing and coordination support for projects seeking large scale grants.
Participedia’s experienced grant support team is ready to jump in and get your project funded! We will work with your consortium to coordinate planning and strategy sessions, set up administrative tools and systems, and support grant writing and coordination, depending on your needs.
Contact us to book a strategy call with our experienced team.
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Since 2015, Participedia has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The Project has successfully won two consecutive Partnership Grants totalling $5 million CAD.
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Our Participedia School programs have raised over $100,000 in grant funding.
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Participedia has joined consortiums successfully bidding for Horizons EU grants.
Civic Education & Learning Design
Participedia has extensive experience designing and hosting publicly accessible civic education initiatives including Participedia Schools, Teaching Cafes, speaker series, and more.
Our civic education initiatives translate a wide spectrum of scholarly and community-based knowledge into practice, convening our global research network alongside local community experts on a variety of themes under the expansive umbrella of democratic innovations.
Our learning design services range from civic education embedded within public engagements, to bespoke workshops and learning sessions on key themes.
Let’s chat about your learning objectives!
Participedia Membership & Alumni Network
Become a member to access key benefits, including early access to civic education events and more.
Contact us
info@participedia.net