What Everyday Democracy does

Everyday Democracy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1989 and headquartered in West Hartford, Connecticut, that supports civic engagement at the local level across the United States. Its mission is to build power with individuals and groups advancing multiracial democracies in their local communities, operating with a staff of 11-50 employees. The organization delivers three core service areas: Civic & Community Engagement (helping local leaders, community organizations, and government institutions organize, deliberate, and act together); Narrative for a Just Society (using history, art, and culture to drive lasting civic change); and Capacity Building & Training (developing skills in dialogue, deliberation, facilitation, community engagement, and inclusive leadership).

The product portfolio consists primarily of dialogue facilitation methodology, training curricula, coaching, and downloadable toolkits rather than a software platform. The most prominent recent offering is the OurNext250 Gathering Toolkit, a free national initiative inviting communities to host inclusive gatherings ahead of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Underlying technology infrastructure is limited to standard nonprofit SaaS - Constant Contact for email, DonorPerfect for donor database management, and Google Analytics for web measurement. The organization holds no patents or proprietary AI assets and operates no public API or mobile application.

Revenue is generated exclusively through donations and charitable contributions (individual donors, corporate contributions, charitable foundations), with checks, donor-advised funds, and appreciated stock accepted as giving vehicles. All resources and toolkits are provided free of charge, making this a freemium-style donation-supported model rather than a transactional one. The go-to-market motion is community-led, combining direct partnership work with government institutions and nonprofits alongside partner-hosted distribution through networks such as the Urban Libraries Council. The customer base is segmented horizontally across local community organizations, government institutions, nonprofits, and libraries/schools/community institutions, with the platform-agnostic approach allowing partners to adapt programming to a wide range of settings and group sizes.

Name

Everyday Democracy

Legal name

Everyday Democracy

Website

https://everyday-democracy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Everyday Democracy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides training, coaching, and tools to help communities, government institutions, and nonprofits organize dialogue, deliberation, and civic action to advance multiracial democracy at the local level across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Engagement Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA), Youth Leadership, Civic Education & Service-Learning Nonprofits (BPAGADAI), Civic Education & Community Engagement (Voting, Local Government) (EDAAAFAC)

Keywords

• Civic engagement services
• Community dialogue facilitation
• Deliberation training
• Capacity building training
• Nonprofit civic consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, primary revenue comes from individual donations, corporate contributions, and charitable foundations. Accepts checks, donor-advised funds, and appreciated stock.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Everyday Democracy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers training, coaching, and facilitation services to help local leaders, community organizations, and government institutions organize, deliberate, and act together to build fair, connected, and inclusive communities. It offers three core service areas — Civic & Community Engagement, Narrative for a Just Society, and Capacity Building & Training — along with free downloadable toolkits (such as the OurNext250 Gathering Toolkit) for community use.

Product overview

Everyday Democracy offers a portfolio of civic engagement services organized around three core service areas: Civic & Community Engagement (helping communities solve problems together through dialogue and deliberation), Narrative for a Just Society (using history, art, and culture to drive civic change), and Capacity Building & Training (developing skills in dialogue, facilitation, and inclusive leadership). The organization also provides the free OurNext250 Gathering Toolkit, a downloadable resource for hosting community gatherings tied to America's 250th anniversary. These offerings are delivered through direct training, coaching, and downloadable tools rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Our Next 250: A national initiative inviting communities to host inclusive gatherings for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, providing a free toolkit for civic engagement.

Products and services

• Civic & Community Engagement

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Urban Libraries Council (ULC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured partner in Everyday Democracy's collaborative network. ULC member libraries participate in civic engagement initiatives and OurNext250 Gatherings, bringing democratic participation programming to communities nationwide.
• Yale UniversityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYale University Associate Director of Community Dialogue has served as a testimonial reference for Everyday Democracy's training programs, indicating an informal partnership for dialogue facilitation education.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Braver Angels: Braver Angels is a nonprofit that brings together conservatives and liberals to bridge political divides through structured dialogue and workshops. It is a direct peer to Everyday Democracy, focused on community-level dialogue, depolarization, and civic practice.
• Kettering Foundation: Kettering Foundation is a research and practice foundation focused on democratic governance and citizen deliberation. It is a direct peer that develops frameworks, tools, and research to support public deliberation and civic engagement.
• National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD): NICD is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to reducing political polarization and promoting civil discourse. It is a direct peer working in the same civic dialogue and democracy-building space, including training and convening programs.
• Convergence Center for Policy Resolution: Convergence is a nonpartisan nonprofit that convenes diverse stakeholders to resolve public policy issues through dialogue and deliberation. It is a direct peer offering facilitated dialogue and civic engagement services to communities and institutions.
• Public Agenda: Public Agenda is a nonprofit that works on democratic deliberation, public engagement, and bridging divides. It is a direct peer that designs and facilitates community dialogue and civic engagement programs comparable to Everyday Democracy's core offerings.
• National Civic League: National Civic League is a long-standing nonprofit focused on democratic governance, civic engagement, and community problem-solving. It is a direct peer to Everyday Democracy, both offering dialogue and deliberation tools to communities and local governments.
• AmericaSpeaks: AmericaSpeaks is a nonprofit that organized large-scale deliberative democracy events and civic engagement programs. It is a direct peer in the deliberative democracy and community dialogue space, historically comparable to Everyday Democracy's practice.

Broad incumbents

• Demos: Demos is a larger public policy organization working on democracy, racial justice, and economic equity. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Everyday Democracy on civic participation, multiracial democracy, and movement building, but operates at a much larger scale and broader policy scope.

Emerging players

• Interactivity Foundation: Interactivity Foundation is a small nonprofit that fosters thoughtful public discussion of long-term policy choices through citizen deliberation. It overlaps with Everyday Democracy's deliberative dialogue and civic engagement work but focuses more on long-range policy discussion.

Others

• Urban Libraries Council: Urban Libraries Council is a membership organization of large urban public libraries and a strategic partner of Everyday Democracy. It is an ecosystem partner that hosts civic engagement programs and OurNext250 Gatherings through its member library systems, enabling Everyday Democracy's distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/evdem
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/everyday-democracy

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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