E-Democracy.Org is putting together a development team.
The goal of this team is to:
1. Fund implementation of our new strategic plan -
We seek to identify potential funding sources and develop a number of grant proposal based on our strategic plan - blog.e-democracy.org/posts/105 . Our near term objective is to package our local “online town hall” […]
We’ve created a few online spaces on popular social networking sites. Join our groups to show your support for a positive vision of and real citizen-driven use of the Internet in democracy and community.
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5525119403
- Youtube: www.youtube.com/group/edem
- MySpace: groups.myspace.com/edemocracy
Once you join, please tell your friends to join us.
(Photo found on www.Flickr.com, taken by ‘Travelling Steve’)
Over the next couple of days, two new neighbourhood forums will be launching in the UK as part of the E-Democracy.Org network, bringing the total size of our network to 13 forums, spread across the UK, USA, and New Zealand.
These new neighbourhood forums are excellent examples of how […]
If you ever want to get a sense of our efforts in development. Check out new pages and recent changes on our wiki.
If you did, you’d catch our brainstorming on a likely internship program, new Start a Forum templates, a draft fact sheet being used for fund raising, a juicy quote from an Oxford researcher, […]
E-Democracy.Org, submitted 11 proposals directly and we signed onto two other proposals in round one of the 2007 Knight News Challenge.
The value of this kind of grant challenge is the requirement to condense an idea into a few hundred words. Most of ideas we submitted will likely find a life in future funding proposals […]
Another great day in the UK. I began the day by spending some time with a friend of E-Democracy.Org, MJ Ray. MJ is very interested in the work that we are doing, but also great at providing feedback and constructive suggestions. I always enjoy my conversations with MJ, whom I first met in King’s Lynn, […]
See link to podcast interview at bottom of post.
After an early start today, I was off to Bristol. In Bristol, I spend time catching up with a friend and colleague, Carol Hayward. About noon, Carol and I spoke to a small group of council staff and partners about the concepts of Issues Forums and E-Democracy, […]
Update from the road. Caution, this is a somewhat strained effort to justify the “work” connection of my relaxing day in Brighton on a beautiful autumn afternoon..
I had a something of a quiet Sunday, before the hectic of the week ahead. The big excitement was watching, with Dan Jellinek and his two children, a […]
One of the best parts of my job, working for E-Democracy.Org, is the opportunity to visit our colleagues and volunteers around the county and the world. This week, I’m in the UK visiting with folks involved in E-Democracy.Org projects or interested in starting one. I’m going to do my best to practice what I teach, […]
Well, as of tomorrow, I’m on the road again. I’ll be in the UK for 8 days for the “e-Democracy 07” conference and other meetings, followed up by a short visit to Scottsdale, Arizona - where I’m co-presenting a full day workshop called “Using Online Tools to Support Public Participation.”
As usual, I’m always eager to […]