What we think... and do! The CED Support Community is an informal association whose members support the goals and values of CED. We agree that the power of special interests can be broken and that authentic democracies can be created. We believe that working together to accomplish these and other advances in the evolution of democracy is a sacred obligation to ourselves and to the future of humanity.

From Greg Montoya, CED's Executive Director: "The Center for the Evolution of Democracy is a non-profit educational organization that relies heavily on grassroots, small donations to operate. "Established to provide a vehicle for the further development and implementation of democratic principles, our reliance upon small donations helps us to avoid possible contamination by large donors with hidden agendas. Therefore, it is within the spirit of democratic participation that we solicit your democratic input, ideas, experiences, and if possible your donations, in order that together we can promote the further growth of democracy." Checks can be made out to: The Center for the Evolution of Democracy P.O. Box 1329 Martinez, CA 94553-1329

Benefits for Members The CED Staff works without pay. CED's only expenses are the costs of creating and distributing educational materials. In addition to the personal satisfaction derived from contributing to a worthy cause, there are other advantages to being a contributor [see below]. CED will distribute a brief monthly newsletter via email to each contributor and upon request will send a receipt for $10 or greater contributions. Contributors of $50 or more will receive a free, 20 minute video entitled Democracy In Time, and contributions of $100 or more will bring you a gift of the video plus one of three hardcopy books (your choice). Donations to CED are tax deductible in the U.S. CED will also provide contributing members of the support community with coded access to an interactive dialogue between staff and contributing members on issues in the evolution of democracy. CED encourages members of The CED Support Community to write or report any interesting articles or anecdotes on any aspect of the democratic process, or any investigative, statistical, and/or comparative study of elements in democratic forms of government. CED has offered to publish on this website material by independent authors.