E-Democracy News e-democracy.org/news May 2009 Volume 1, Issue 5 In this Issue From the Executive Director Upcoming Events Volunteer of the Month: Sara Bergen Civic Engagement 101 Around the Forums Hot Topics Editor’s Note This month, we’re introducing a streamlined format for the newsletter. In response to feedback that the newsletter was difficult [...]
E-Democracy News e-democracy.org/news May 2009 Volume 1, Issue 5 Around the Forums: New U.S. forums coming soon Several new forums will be starting up in the coming months, including neighborhood forums in the United States and the rebirth of an effort to discuss politics nationwide in the U.S. There were several attempts about [...]
E-Democracy News e-democracy.org/news May 2009 Volume 1, Issue 5 Civic Engagement 101: Applying online tools for civic engagement This month, we’re again borrowing some great ideas from another “change agent” working in the field of public engagement. We’ve included some insights posted by Taylor Willingham, who founded Texas Forums, an [...]
E-Democracy News e-democracy.org/news May 2009 Volume 1, Issue 5 Volunteer of the Month: Sara Bergen Local issues forum managers are perhaps the most unsung of the unsung heroes in online civic engagement. The task requires tremendous commitment, time and dedication. And volunteer Sara Bergen recently took the level of commitment to a [...]
E-Democracy News e-democracy.org/news May 2009 Volume 1, Issue 5 Hot Topics Editor’s Choice: Posting video on government committee proceedings Governments around the world are beginning to understand the impact that video has on various proceedings – many legislatures, parliaments, and councils have begun to videotape or stream hearings and proceedings, making [...]
E-Democracy News e-democracy.org/news May 2009 Volume 1, Issue 5 From the Executive Director One Million Page Views, New Leaders and more As new participants and communities have joined us over the last three years – we’ve grown from five issues forums in five communities to 25 forums across 15 communities – so has [...]
E-Democracy News e-democracy.org/news May 2009 Volume 1, Issue 5 Upcoming Events 2009 FOI Summit Protecting the Public’s Right to Oversee its Government June 5-6, 2009 Minneapolis Marriott City Center Join the National Freedom of Information Coalition and the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information for discussions on government openness, financial transparency and access [...]
We are excited to announce that we’ve been featured among a number of great local democracy building models like Everyday Democracy, Conversation Cafes, and America Speaks in the new “Funding and Fostering Local Democracy: What philanthropy should know about the emerging field of deliberation and democratic governance” guide released by PACE in collaboration with the [...]
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