The Glopolis Exchange offers a wide array of products, services, and current events information resources to help (aspiring) pro-democracy volunteers and advocates be effective. Our objective is to amplify your impact, driving meaningful change in your country. Innovative individuals and NGOs receive professional advice and support as change-makers, develop useful knowledge and skills-sets, and acquire the tools to elevate their missions and advocacy.
Agitate + Resist
Advance the worldwide pro-democracy movement by getting active in our free grassroots engagement network. You'll receive extensive training, information resources, regular blogs posts with up-to-date news on democracy-relate topics, and strategic guidance and support if you choose to lead your own grassroots mobilization program geographically or by your communities and networks. The Alrighty Bureau, pro-democracy human rights "think tank" does issues research that informs our advocacy. Also, autodidacts benefit from focused training in The People's Academy.
Adopt a Cause
Democracies are best equipped to address prevailing social problems. Adopting your own cause could be very fruitful and provide you with a meaningful passion, or even a new career. You'll be provided comprehensive assistance to get started, with further consulting available later (see below).
Current projects that might interest you include: Breaking Tough (homeless), Chicago Innocide (victims of street gang violence), and Cranioincarceritis (mental health of prisoners). Also, name your poison from www.#$@&%*!YourTown.com (e.g., WTF, WTFChicago, WTH, Damn, Dammit, HellNo, Seriously) to bring a little edge to your cause.
Macroperidol
In an age of "fake news," artificial intelligence, and media manipulations, political and social influencers can easily drive out a rational, healthy mind. Macroperidol is responding by providing comprehensive media information literacy services. We give people standards for assessing the value of media and political messages. Ultimately, Macroperidol helps people engage in accurate reality-making.
The People's Academy
If you're serious about becoming an advocate, this is the place to acquire all the necessary knowledge and skills-sets to be an effective leader poised to change the world. Topics include civics, leadership development, interpersonal communication, media relations, local grassroots development, policy analysis, political psychology, pro-democracy topics, cultural advocacy, and practical self-management.
Inside Out Free-Press
Gain a deeper understanding of the news landscape and social impact to inform your advocacy strategies. In this blog, you'll get news and social impact analyses and reporting. The blog is the place to learn about issues of participation, freedom, equity, self-determination, and human rights. Our forum is a open space to offer thoughts and insights on any policy, grassroots management, or topic from The People's Academy.
Appraisal Gap
Artists are doing human rights activism, using all they know from the fine arts to express their perspective on stigma and other major issues as a message to their followers. Reel Persona helps artists engage cultural advocacy. Psychollywood provides voluntary industry guidelines to break the use of stigma in entertainment media.
Specialized Consulting Services Available
'Built Democracy' Technical Assistance
Program consulting in public affairs for nonprofits, advocacy organizations, education, corporate community affairs offices, and startups. Strengthen your mission-driven advocacy with our technical expertise and support for NGOs. Via Glopolis Exchange consulting, expect high-impact advice and strategic positioning tailored to propel your pro-democracy initiatives.
Disruptors' Huddle
For rainmakers and troublemakers leading innovative social change, create new ways to influence and expand the political participation landscape. Systematically challenge conventional wisdom with a professional who challenges you to solve stubborn social problems. We utilize creativity best practices and practical strategies for to break free from expectations, limiting beliefs, and ingrained mental structures that defeat you. Expect a sounding board and facilitator who support your creative process and inventor potential.
Co-Active Marty
Enhance your leadership skills and professional capabilities through our tailored coaching and instruction programs. Strong leaders are defined by their self-awareness, emotional intelligence, impactful communication, strategic thinking, adaptability, and resilience. Improve your understanding of human behavior in the community and prepare to tackle practical leadership problems in grassroots campaigns with remedies rooted in community-tailored psychological practices.