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CHIP
The Civics and History Inquiry Partnership supports rising generations to be thoughtful and active participants in democracy. To learn about our teacher trainings, contact us!
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GenUnity is building a community of changemakers to solve the urgent issues we’re experiencing and seeing in our communities. Learn more about our programs!
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MAPLE is a free platform for shaping Massachusetts public policy. Visit MAPLEtestimony.org to read legislation, view hearings and transcripts, and share your voice with legislators and neighbors!
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BREAKING: Boston Globe endorses Question 3!
To our community members, We wanted to share today’s exciting news that the Boston Globe has endorsed Question 3 to bring All-Party Primaries to Massachusetts state elections! The Globe has now endorsed Partners In Democracy’s full slate of Democracy on the Ballot, having previously endorsed Question 1 (Public Records) and Question 4 (Election Day Registration).…
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Question 3 Asks One Thing. Here’s How to See Through the Spin.
On November 3, Massachusetts voters will decide Question 3 to bring All-Party Primaries to state elections. In the final weeks before Election Day, political insiders and operatives are working hard to confuse voters about what it does. Let’s take a closer look at the one question Question 3 actually asks, and the three tactics being…
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Partner Spotlight: Alnylam’s Care Navigators and Challengers Collective
GenUnity is proud to share the success of a recent collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Cause Consulting, in support of the Care Navigators in the Challengers Collective. This two-year cohort brings together representatives from Boston Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Whittier Street Health Center alongside Alnylam stakeholders. This work marked a meaningful step forward…
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Partners In Democracy Receives MassCollab Fund Grant
Fellow PID staff and executive leadership joined to celebrate the moment. From left to right: Sam Hickson, Development Manager, Partners In Democracy; Ilona Rabovsky, Executive Director of GenUnity, Partners In Democracy; Katie Giles, Executive Director of CHIP, Partners In Democracy
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Democracy is on the Ballot: Vote Yes on Questions 1, 3, & 4!
Democracy is on the Ballot on November 3rd. Massachusetts has a chance to make our elections more representative and our government more accountable by voting Yes on Questions 1 (Public Records), 3 (All Party Primaries), and 4 (Election Day Registration). Partners In Democracy has led on building support for these ballot measures, elevating the voices…
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Here’s What Drew Gasps at TedX Boston
Massachusetts has larger racial voter turnout gaps than Mississippi. We’re one of only two states where the legislature and the governor don’t have to publicly share how decisions are made. We have the least competitive elections in the entire country – over 60% of our elections are uncontested. No choice means no accountability. If you’re a…
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CalMatters, MAPLE Launch Landmark Partnership
Two of America’s most innovative state-based civic technology organizations are launching a new coast-to-coast collaboration. CalMatters, which explains California policies and politics and is one of America’s largest nonprofit newsrooms, is partnering with MAPLE (the Massachusetts Platform for Legislative Engagement), a free public platform that helps users track legislation, submit and read legislative testimony, and…
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Our Vision for the Next 250
It is fitting that Massachusetts leads the way in renovating our democracy – showing how we can solve our biggest problems.
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MAPLE Continues Growth, Adds First Executive Director
Matthew Victor has been named the first Executive Director of Digital Civic Infrastructure at PID, the division under which MAPLE now operates as the flagship project.
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MA House Passes “Transparency” Bill With Zero Transparency
Less than 24 hours after it was publicly released, with no public hearing and no public testimony, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed H.5469, “An Act Promoting Transparency and Public Access in State Government.” It passed by a vote of 125-28. Advocates of the statewide public records ballot initiative currently advancing toward the November 2026…
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