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Online Activism, Democracy, and Climate Change

Sally Hill

Drawing on her experience as membership coordinator for Australian online campaign group GetUp during 2008-9, FDSD volunteer Sally Hill considers the rise of online activism exemplified by four organisations: MoveOn, GetUp, 38 Degrees, and GetUp. Case studies focus on the…

UN Democracy Fund announces new call for proposals from civil society

The UN Democracy Fund has asked us to post information about a forthcoming funding round for civil society-led work on projects that can advance and support democracy. 

We’re happy to do so, in the hope that NGOs based in middle and low…

Background paper on environmental justice, democracy and sustainable development

Maria Adebowale, Halina Ward

This short background note, produced by Capacity Global and the Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development, is intended to help stimulate discussion at a half-day Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Leaders meeting on democracy, environmental justice and sustainable development on 26th October…

Civil society leaders meetings

Civil society has an important role to play in driving change and innovation in democracy for sustainable development.

Non-governmental organisations in the UK are already a hot-bed for innovation in both democracy and sustainable development. But the two sets of concerns…