E-Democracy.Org's mission is to expand participation and build stronger democracies and communities through the power of information and communication technologies and strategies.

Goal 1 - Engagement:

Strengthen, expand, and diversify engagement through effective and meaningful online discussions and information exchange on public issues

Goal 2 - Information and Civic Education:

Increase the use and relevance of information resources about elections, governance, the media, and public affairs to help address public challenges

Goal 3 - Best Practices and Tools:

Develop and disseminate best practices and tools to promote community conversation and engagement, civic education, and information exchange

Goal 4 - Promote Active Citizenship:

Empower participants with online skills and experiences to have an impact on their communities and governments

Goal 5 - Organizational Capacity and Sustainability:

Maintain an ethical, stable, and financially strong organization of volunteers and staff that effectively and efficiently responds to growing and changing expectations, opportunities, and responsibilities

We generate real world, "anytime, anywhere" local civic participation that matters in the communities we serve. Whether it is helping raise diverse voices in a city or promoting community problem-solving in a neighborhood, we provide the model, volunteer support, and open source technology to make it happen. While many online projects come and go, we've been on the move since 1994.

E-Democracy.org launched with the world's first election-oriented web site in 1994. Today we specialize in civil and agenda-setting online public discussions that matter in real world local communities. We are a non-profit "of" the Internet and not just "on" it. We currently serve 15 communities across 3 countries with over 25 local online "Issues Forums." About half of our communities are in Minnesota and the rest are in England (4), New Zealand (1), New Mexico (1) and Ohio (1).

E-Democracy.org is also involved in promoting public engagement based on increasing government transparency online through our new Participation 3.0 initiative. We have special efforts, funded by foundations in part, to support Issues Forums in low income, high immigrant/diverse/Native American communities and neighborhoods.