Posted By Halina Ward
on 26th April, 2010
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…
Posted By Halina Ward
on 6th November, 2009
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…
Posted By Halina Ward
on 21st October, 2009
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…
Posted By Halina Ward
on 4th September, 2009
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…