OPD trial: Your feedback on the participation portal
This new pilot survey helps us improve the usability and features of the participation portal. It asks about your experience of the website, not …
View survey ↗Welcome to opd – living democracy together
Organization for the preservation of democracy
Welcome to opd
Living democracy together and bringing about change. Discover our idea, contribute your perspective and help shape what happens next.
opd in 7 sentences
- Online surveys on issues and public figures make our members' perspectives visible.
- We publish aggregate results under clear rules and with minimum response thresholds.
- Our aim is for representatives to bring members' concerns into political discussion, including in Berlin and Brussels.
- Survey results can inform the association's events and campaigns.
- Ambassadors and volunteers are intended to introduce the idea of opd to the public.
- We are developing an independent participation platform for people in Germany.
- We want to encourage dialogue between the public, politics, media and business, and provide orientation for political debate.
Have your say
Questions that move us.
Ways to take part
Bring your ideas.
Find your role.
Give an idea momentum
Submit a proposal and support the published ideas you think matter.
Topics & ranking ↗Take responsibility
Discover the representative roles and how to apply to contribute your experience.
Representatives ↗Become part of opd
Create an account and submit a membership application for the board to review. The trial phase is free.
Join in ↗Visible work
What is happening.
What it costs.
What comes next.
Participation needs transparency. Follow the association's campaigns, published budgets and progress reports in one place.
Meet & exchange
Make room for conversation.
New dates will be announced here.
The newsletter keeps you informed when the association publishes new events and activities.
Subscribe to updates ↗What else you might want to know
Our foundations. Our next steps.
Why an association?
People can pool their voices, organise their work and take responsibility together. The association's documents explain its structure and principles.
About the association ↗What about membership fees?
Independent work needs transparent funding. The trial phase is free; future fees have not yet been decided. One eligible survey earns one trial coin, with no payout entitlement.
Trial phase & trial coins ↗What happens next?
We are starting with a pilot survey about this portal. Feedback will guide further surveys and features. Further steps depend on feedback, participation and the resources available.
Technology & development ↗Work with opd
Contribute your skills in programming, web and graphic design, writing, social media, law or tax matters. Remote volunteering is welcome too. Tell us how you would like to help.