2023 People Powered Strategy Survey
Thursday, April 27, 2023
170
Date Created: Monday, April 10, 2023
Total Responses
Complete Responses: 170
Q4: Gender *
Answered: 170 Skipped: 0
Q4: Gender *
Answered: 170 Skipped: 0
ANSWER CHOICES | RESPONSES | |
Female | 46.47% | 79 |
Male | 50.59% | 86 |
Non-gender conforming | 1.76% | 3 |
Prefer not to say | 1.18% | 2 |
Other | 0% | 0 |
TOTAL | | 170 |
Q5: Your role in People Powered (mark all that apply) *
Answered: 170 Skipped: 0
Q5: Your role in People Powered (mark all that apply) *
Answered: 170 Skipped: 0
ANSWER CHOICES | RESPONSES | |
People Powered staff | 5.29% | 9 |
Board of Directors | 5.88% | 10 |
Global PB Research Board | 6.47% | 11 |
Global PB Practitioner Board | 6.47% | 11 |
Member organization | 30.0% | 51 |
Funder | 0% | 0 |
Partner | 5.88% | 10 |
Other | 0% | 0 |
Program participant (e.g. participated in webinars, training, mentorship, or other program) or other | 57.06% | 97 |
TOTAL | | 199 |
Q7: What kinds of participatory democracy practices should we focus on in the next three years? (select up to three) * Context: We are currently supporting work on participatory budgeting, citizens’ assemblies, participatory policymaking and legislative theater, but there are also other methodologies of participatory democracy. Should we expand our work to include additional approaches -for example, by developing new content for the Participation Playbook and providing mentorship in new approaches?
Answered: 170 Skipped: 0
Q7: What kinds of participatory democracy practices should we focus on in the next three years? (select up to three) * Context: We are currently supporting work on participatory budgeting, citizens’ assemblies, participatory policymaking and legislative theater, but there are also other methodologies of participatory democracy. Should we expand our work to include additional approaches -for example, by developing new content for the Participation Playbook and providing mentorship in new approaches?
Answered: 170 Skipped: 0
ANSWER CHOICES | RESPONSES | |
Keep focusing on the current selection of methods (participatory budgeting, citizens’ assemblies, participatory policymaking and legislative theater) | 73.53% | 125 |
Participatory planning | 48.24% | 82 |
Placemaking | 15.29% | 26 |
Transitional justice/open justice/peacebuilding | 20.59% | 35 |
Citizen-initiated referenda | 20.0% | 34 |
Digital democracy | 49.41% | 84 |
Other | 12.35% | 21 |
TOTAL | | 407 |
Q10: How long have you been involved with People Powered?
Answered: 86 Skipped: 84
Q10: How long have you been involved with People Powered?
Answered: 86 Skipped: 84
ANSWER CHOICES | RESPONSES | |
Less than a year | 18.60% | 16 |
1-2 years | 33.72% | 29 |
More than 2 years | 47.67% | 41 |
TOTAL | | 86 |
Q14: What pilot programs from our first few years should we prioritize in the next three years? (select up three options from the list below) * Context: We have implemented many small projects, most funded after being chosen by members in our annual participatory budgeting vote. Some of these have led to our most successful core programs, such as the mentorship program, training and accelerator programs, Participation Playbook, and digital participation platform ratings and guidance. Others have had less clear results. We can continue some of these but not all. In your opinion, which of the programs listed below help the most to advance our mission?
Answered: 80 Skipped: 90
Q14: What pilot programs from our first few years should we prioritize in the next three years? (select up three options from the list below) * Context: We have implemented many small projects, most funded after being chosen by members in our annual participatory budgeting vote. Some of these have led to our most successful core programs, such as the mentorship program, training and accelerator programs, Participation Playbook, and digital participation platform ratings and guidance. Others have had less clear results. We can continue some of these but not all. In your opinion, which of the programs listed below help the most to advance our mission?
Answered: 80 Skipped: 90
ANSWER CHOICES | RESPONSES | |
Compiling research data on the impacts of participatory democracy | 56.25% | 45 |
Regional hubs | 52.50% | 42 |
International residencies/exchanges | 42.50% | 34 |
Research grants | 45.00% | 36 |
Research talks | 21.25% | 17 |
Publication of reports and info sheets | 41.25% | 33 |
TOTAL | | 207 |
Q16: What core part(s) of People Powered are most important for us to revisit and revise? Context: We developed an initial framework for People Powered in 2020 (https://www.peoplepowered.org/about), but we’ve learned a lot since then. Do we want to change the basic framework for People Powered based on this learning? (select one)
Answered: 80 Skipped: 90
Q16: What core part(s) of People Powered are most important for us to revisit and revise?Context: We developed an initial framework for People Powered in 2020 (https://www.peoplepowered.org/about), but we’ve learned a lot since then. Do we want to change the basic framework for People Powered based on this learning? (select one)
Answered: 80 Skipped: 90
ANSWER CHOICES | RESPONSES | |
Mission | 5.00% | 4 |
Vision | 7.50% | 6 |
Values | 1.25% | 1 |
Theory of change | 32.50% | 26 |
All of the above | 10.0% | 8 |
None of the above | 38.75% | 31 |
Other/something new | 5.00% | 4 |
TOTAL | | 80 |
Q19: Are you aware of any local, regional, or national governments that have launched, expanded, or improved participatory democracy processes after engaging in our programs?
Answered: 158 Skipped: 12
Q19: Are you aware of any local, regional, or national governments that have launched, expanded, or improved participatory democracy processes after engaging in our programs?
Answered: 158 Skipped: 12
ANSWER CHOICES | RESPONSES | |
Yes, a government launched a new program | 10.13% | 16 |
Yes, a government expanded an existing program | 3.80% | 6 |
Yes, a government improved an existing program | 10.76% | 17 |
No, I’m not aware of anything | 75.32% | 119 |
TOTAL | | 158 |
Q21: Which People Powered programs helped to launch, expand, or improve these participatory democracy processes? (check all that apply)
Answered: 36 Skipped: 134
Q21: Which People Powered programs helped to launch, expand, or improve these participatory democracy processes? (check all that apply)
Answered: 36 Skipped: 134
ANSWER CHOICES | RESPONSES | |
Mentorship | 61.11% | 22 |
Online trainings or webinars | 36.11% | 13 |
Climate democracy action program | 47.22% | 17 |
Digital participation platform ratings and guide | 19.44% | 7 |
Online resource center | 22.22% | 8 |
Participation Playbook | 52.78% | 19 |
Other | 11.11% | 4 |
TOTAL | | 90 |