Co-Creating Our City

About This Toolkit ​

Partners ​

The Gambrell Foundation - Co-Creating Our City was kindly funded by The Gambrell Foundation. The Gambrell Foundation is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since 1988, it has managed the endowment of department store heiress Sarah Belk Gambrell, who died in 2020, investing in projects to balance social inequalities in the spirit of the founder, a lifelong philanthropist. The foundation is led by Sally Gambrell Bridgford, the founder's daughter, and Brian Collier.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) - A nonpartisan, nonprofit, transatlantic organization headquartered in Washington, DC. GMF envisions a democratic, secure, and prosperous world in which freedom and individual dignity prevail.

d|part - A nonprofit, independent, and nonpartisan think tank based in Berlin, Germany. The focus of d|part's work is on researching and supporting different forms of political engagement. d|part contributes to a democratic society in which all people can voice their opinions and participate in and contribute to political processes.

SCI:MOVE Science on the move - A consulting agency for Citizen Science and science communication based in the Rhein-Ruhr area in Germany.

Team ​

  • Tarsi Dunlop, German Marshall Fund of the United States
  • Lea Gronenberg, d|part
  • Dr. Christine Hübner, d|part and University of Sheffield
  • Katarina Moyon, Deep Dive Research
  • Dr. Anna Soßdorf, SCI:MOVE Science on the move

Co-Researchers, Düsseldorf ​

Hannah Banz, Paula Elsholz, Malak Faiz, Nora Hippchen, Apostolos Gavriil Ioannou, Kira Jansen, Rebecca Lenerz, Vincent Liggesmeier, Luka Mirkovic, Rochelle Namunyak Kirschbaum, Athina Pitsioli, Dr. Christine Rachner, Felix Ulrich Reinkemeier, Alina Shub, David Shvets, Clara Qianhe Wang, Eka Zubov

Co-Researchers, Charlotte ​

Jessica Akonga, Mya Alexander, Jasmine Bhojwani, Andrew Bowen, Pernell Brown, Hailey Dagout, Jamar Davis, Charlotte Doucleff, Stelios Georgiou-Birch, Suryatej Gode, Alexis Gordon, Megan Hussey, Jordan James, Charlie Kahn, Zach Kahn, Ellie Kim, Jason Lawrence, Chad Martin, Mauricio Martinez Aguirre, Kayleigh Mayhew, Megha Mittal, Katelyn Morton, Maxx Oliver, Nan Peterson, Halie Reed, Dr. Raquishela Stewart, KatieMae Sweeney

Thank You ​

Steven Bosacker (German Marshall Fund of the United States), Joshua Chamberlin (German Marshall Fund of the United States), Brian Collier (The Gambrell Foundation), Anna Douglas (Lede All), Amy Farrell (Generation Nation), Katherine Galindo (Noisy Bird Creative), Alexis Gordon (City of Charlotte), Renee' Leak (Communities in Schools), Nora Hippchen (Jugendring Düsseldorf), Regina Knips (Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf), Mona Moentmann (Jugendring Düsseldorf), Melissa Nemec (The Gambrell Foundation), Isabelle Schmitz (Film and Photography, Berlin), Sandra Schwoll (Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf)

Contact ​

Contact us with questions or to let us know of your 'Co-Creating Our City' project at citiescomms@gmfus.org

Imprint ​

Published in October 2025

© d|part, Neue Promenade 6, 10178 Berlin, and GMF, 1744 R St. NW, Washington DC, 20009

With financial support from The Gambrell Foundation.

This publication is available as a PDF file on the project website under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), which permits copying and distribution of the publication, but only in its entirety as long as d|part and GMF are cited and for use for noncommercial educational or public purposes.