FIDE - North America

What FIDE - North America does

FIDE - North America is the regional US arm of FIDE (Federation for Innovation in Democracy), a nonpartisan, issue-neutral non-profit federation advancing deliberative democracy. The organization operates with 5 employees based in Washington DC (with a federated office in Brussels) and delivers three core professional services: training programs that build skills and community among democratic innovators, independent process design consulting for citizens' assemblies from conceptualization through delivery, and evidence-based evaluation services that document outcomes and generate actionable recommendations. Its core technology is the methodology of citizens' assembly design — purpose-built deliberative processes where randomly selected groups of citizens receive time, authority, and information to reach informed judgments on complex policy issues. Notable program offerings include the Citizens' Assembly Schools, the Deliberative State Governance (DSG) program targeting US state-level officials, and the annual FIDE Forum conference.

The business model is professional services with quote-based engagements. FIDE - North America does not publicly disclose pricing, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. Revenue streams consist of training services, process design consulting, and evaluation services, all delivered to government and institutional clients. Pricing appears to be project-based rather than transactional or subscription-based. The customer base is predominantly governmental and intergovernmental, including national, regional, and local governments (CESE France, City of Boulder, Yukon, Victoria Saanich, Milano, Paris) and international organizations (Council of Europe). The go-to-market is sales-led, relying on direct government engagement, professional networks, training programs, and the FIDE Forum conference to build relationships and pipeline. As a non-profit, the organization is funded through partnerships with governments and institutions rather than through commercial investment or equity structures.

Name

FIDE - North America

Legal name

FIDE - Federation for Innovation in Democracy

Website

https://fide.eu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FIDE - North America is a nonpartisan, non-profit federation that provides training, process design, and evaluation services for citizens' assemblies to governments, policymakers, and democratic innovators across the United States and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civic Engagement and Deliberative Democracy Consulting

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA), Civics, Citizenship & Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards Authorities (EDADAEAL)

Keywords

• Deliberative democracy consulting
• Citizens' assembly design
• Democratic innovation training
• Civic engagement advisory
• Public participation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Capacity-building programs and facilitation training for democratic innovators, practitioners, and policymakers
2. Process Design Consulting: Independent, non-commercial advice on process design from conceptualization through delivery
3. Evaluation Services: Observation and documentation of deliberative processes with actionable recommendations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FIDE - North America designs, trains, and evaluates Citizens' Assemblies and other deliberative democracy processes for governments and policymakers across Europe and North America. It delivers independent, non-commercial advice on process design from conceptualization through delivery, runs capacity-building training programs for democratic innovators and practitioners, and produces evidence-based evaluations and published guides through its Learning Series.

Product overview

FIDE (Federation for Innovation in Democracy) is a nonpartisan organization advancing deliberative democracy through a portfolio of interconnected services: Training Programs that build skills and community among democratic innovators; Process Design Consulting offering independent advice on deliberative process architecture; Evaluation & Learning Series that documents and assesses assembly outcomes; Citizens' Assembly Schools that train alumni to launch assemblies; the Deliberative State Governance (DSG) program for state-level officials; the annual FIDE Forum conference; and a Publications resource library. These offerings work together to provide end-to-end support for governments and policymakers implementing citizens' assemblies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Citizens' Assembly Training, Design & Evaluation: Core service offering of training, process design, and evaluation for citizens' assemblies
• Capacity Building School
• Learning Series
• Deliberative State Governance (DSG)
• FIDE Forum

Products and services

• Training Programs Capacity-building programs that bring together democratic innovators, practitioners, and policymakers to learn side by side and exchange experience, providing the tools and methods needed to design and deliver high-quality deliberative processes.
• Process Design Consulting Independent, non-commercial advice on process design for deliberative democracy processes, from conceptualization through delivery, drawing from extensive experience with governments and policymakers at levels from villages to countries and international organizations.
• Evaluation & Learning Series Evidence-based observation and documentation of deliberative processes to capture key lessons, identify emerging trends, and provide actionable recommendations and practical guides for policymakers and practitioners.
• Deliberative State Governance (DSG) Cross-partisan program for Governors, Secretaries of State, and senior state officials to integrate Citizens' Assemblies into state governance as a response to gridlock and polarization.
• Partnership for Local Citizens' Assemblies Initiative supporting the development and implementation of local citizens' assemblies in communities across North America and Europe.
• FIDE Forum Conference Annual conference for practitioners, public officials, political parties, NGOs, and funders to advance deliberative democracy, build infrastructure, lift standards, and create political will.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• We Do DemocracycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for deliberative facilitation training, including the Lead Facilitator Masterclass program held in Copenhagen at Demokrati Garage
• CESE (France)minorOthersListed as a trusted organization that has engaged with FIDE for citizens' assembly support
• Council of EuropecoreOthersInternational organization working with FIDE on citizens' assemblies; Ukraine residents assembly mentioned as part of Council of Europe's Action Plan
• Victoria SaanichminorOthersLocal government partner in Canada receiving citizens' assembly support
• MilanominorOthersCity government partner in Italy receiving citizens' assembly design support
• City of BoulderminorOthersUS city government partner receiving deliberative process design and facilitation support
• YukonminorOthersRegional government in Canada with active citizens' assembly supported by FIDE evaluation
• ParisminorOthersCity government partner in France receiving citizens' assembly support

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MASS LBP: Canadian public-engagement firm that designs and facilitates citizens' assemblies and reference panels for governments; comparable to FIDE as a direct competitor in the citizens'-assembly process-design market, particularly for Canadian clients like Yukon.
• newDemocracy Foundation: Australia-based nonprofit focused on researching, designing, and supporting deliberative democracy processes including citizens' assemblies; comparable to FIDE as a peer organization specializing in citizens' assembly design, training, and evaluation.
• Healthy Democracy: US nonprofit that designs and runs citizens' initiative reviews and other deliberative processes across US states; directly comparable to FIDE as a specialized citizens'-assembly design and implementation organization serving similar US government clients.
• The Sortition Foundation: UK-based organization promoting and supporting citizens' assemblies through research, advocacy, and practitioner support; comparable to FIDE as a peer in the citizens'-assembly ecosystem with overlapping training and convening activities.
• Democracy International: European network advocating for democratic innovations including citizens' assemblies at EU and national levels; comparable to FIDE in promoting deliberative democracy infrastructure and convening practitioners across Europe.

Broad incumbents

• National Democratic Institute (NDI): US-headquartered nonprofit providing technical assistance on democratic governance and civic participation worldwide; comparable to FIDE in mission and government/practitioner training focus, but operates at much larger scale and broader scope beyond deliberative processes.
• International Republican Institute (IRI): Nonprofit working with partners worldwide to advance democratic practices and civic participation; comparable to FIDE in delivering democracy-focused training and advisory services to governments, though with partisan alignment and broader scope than deliberative assembly design.
• International IDEA: Intergovernmental organization supporting democratic processes globally; comparable to FIDE as a large, established player offering advice and capacity-building on democratic governance, though it operates across a much broader democracy-assistance portfolio rather than specializing in citizens' assemblies.
• European Partnership for Democracy: European network of organizations working on democracy support and civic participation; comparable to FIDE in facilitating European-level engagement on democratic governance and convening practitioners.

Emerging players

• Participedia: Global research network cataloguing participatory and deliberative governance cases worldwide; comparable to FIDE as part of the deliberative-democracy knowledge ecosystem, though focused on research/documentation rather than direct assembly design services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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