Our mission is to help communities talk and work together to create communities that work for everyone. We work directly with local communities, providing advice and training and flexible how-to resources.
Everyday Democracy is a project of The Paul J. Aicher Foundation, a private operating foundation dedicated to strengthening deliberative democracy and improving the quality of public life in the United States.
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We currently are looking for a Communications Associate and a Community Assistance Intern.
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In addition to working one-on-one with communities, we also partner with other organizations on state, regional, and national initiatives. Here are some of our recent partnerships and initiatives we’ve been a part of:
Everyday Democracy envisions a country in which neighborhoods, towns and cities routinely engage people across their community in dialogue and community change with an equity lens. Over the years, we have seen the power of coaching and training community coalitions, but there are limits to the direct assistance our staff and senior associates can provide. That is why we are starting to work with “anchor partners,” or intermediaries.
We are looking for partners whose principles are closely aligned with ours, and who wish to build and/or strengthen their own capacity to provide coaching and training on community engagement to local communities in their states, regions and issue areas. As we collaborate and work with these anchor partners, an even larger number of communities will strengthen their capacity to create, embed and sustain equity-driven community participation and problem solving.
