---
title: Involve
type: research
status: active
country: GB
website: https://www.involve.org.uk
contact:
  checked: 2026-08-01
  email: info@involve.org.uk
  phone: +44 20 3745 4334
  source: https://www.involve.org.uk
summary: A UK charity that develops and promotes public participation and deliberative
  democracy, advising governments on how to design and run genuine engagement processes.
concepts:
- citizens-assembly
- deliberative-democracy
- participatory-budgeting
- direct-democracy
location:
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  longitude: -0.1278
  name: London, United Kingdom
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rss_feed: https://www.involve.org.uk/rss.xml
events:
- date: '2003-01-01'
  title: Founded
  url: https://www.involve.org.uk/about/about-involve
  quote: Since 2003, we have been working with governments, parliaments, civil society,
    academics and members of the public to create, advocate for and deliver new forms
    of public participation that re-vitalise democracy, improve decision-making, and
    enable people to shape the decisions that affect their lives.
  proof_level: high
  url_checked: '2026-08-12'
  notable: true
activity:
  rss:
    date: 2026-08-13
    note: 'Latest post: We''re hiring! Digital Communication Officer'
    url: https://www.involve.org.uk/news-opinion/jobs/were-hiring-digital-communication-officer
    checked: 2026-08-17
last_checked: '2026-06-15'
---

Involve is a UK charity at the intersection of research and practice in public participation. They work with governments, public institutions, and communities to design participation processes that actually influence decisions — as opposed to the tokenistic consultation that often passes for engagement.

Their work spans deliberative mini-publics (citizens' assemblies, juries), participatory budgeting, digital participation tools, and the policy frameworks needed to make participation systemic rather than ad hoc. They publish guides, case studies, and critical analysis that are useful both for practitioners running processes and for advocates making the case for better participation.

Involve occupies a thoughtful position in the field: supportive of participatory innovation but rigorous about the conditions under which it works and the ways it can be co-opted or superficialised.

## Key people

- **Sue Tibballs OBE** — Chief Executive from April 2026. Previously CEO of the Sheila McKechnie Foundation and Women in Sport; former Chair of the Fawcett Society and 38 Degrees. OBE for services to sport (2014). ([source](https://www.involve.org.uk/news-opinion/news/sue-tibballs-obe-joins-involve-our-chief-executive))

## Links

- Website: [involve.org.uk](https://www.involve.org.uk)

## See also

- [Citizens' Assembly](../concepts/citizens-assembly.md)
- [Direct Democracy](../concepts/direct-democracy.md)
- [Deliberative Democracy](../concepts/deliberative-democracy.md)
- [Mosaic Lab](mosaiclab.md)