Initiative Timeline

By the People, for the People (BPP) is a people-centric initiative where Americans deliberate to reimagine their democratic constitutional republic so that it better serves them based on how they determine their needs and interests.

The initiative’s National Advisory Board will serve the American People working in collaboration with a broad spectrum of nonpartisan civil society groups, civic leaders, democracy practitioners and democracy scholars to realize the By the People, for the People initiative. The initiative will be launched in 2026, just prior to the 250th anniversary of the United States.

PHASE I REBUILDING AWARENESS IN DEMOCRATIC NORMS: STATE PUBLIC CIVICS CAMPAIGNS

2026: PUBLIC CIVICS CAMPAIGNS IN PILOT REGION

• Identify pilot region and coalition leadership for public civics campaigns

• Develop initial messaging for regional public civics campaigns

• Roll-out of pilot public civics campaigns in one pilot region

• Roll-out of listening sessions in one pilot region

• Refinement of campaigns/address obstacles

• Initiative fundraising will be on-going

2027 AND 2028: PUBLIC CIVICS CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE U.S.

• Planning for all state public civics campaigns rolled out by region

• Identification of remaining state/regional coalitions’ leadership

• Build state/regional coalitions’ support and resources

• Roll out state public civics campaigns organized by region

• Roll out state listening sessions organized by region

• Planning for the People’s Assembly in Washington D.C.

The People’s Assembly will have a homebase at the USC Capital Campus in Washington DC.