Announcements
2008 Call for Nominees
Call for Nominees for ISTR Board of Directors
The 2008 Nominating Committee invites the ISTR membership to submit nominees for Of.cers and Board of Directors of the International Society for Third-Sector Research. The positions for which elections will be held are:
- President Elect: 2 year term
(January 1, 2009-December 31, 2010)
(Secretary and Treasurer will be elected from among the Board members)
- Board Members (6): 4 year term
(January 1, 2009-December 31, 2012)
One additional board member will be appointed as per the By-Laws.
All members of ISTR are invited to submit to the Chair of the Nominating Committee recommendations for nominees on or before June 16, 2008. Self-nomination is encouraged. Biographical information for each nominee, as well as currently held board positions, and a statement of interest and motivation from the nominee must be submitted. If the nominees country of residence differs from his/her nationality, please indicate how long the nominee has lived in the country of residence. Prospective candidates must be paid members of ISTR for 2008/2009 prior to the elections
The current board members whose terms are ending
December 31, 2008 are:
Jacqueline Butcher (Mexico)
Brenda Gainer (Canada)*
Lev Jakobson (Russia)
Leilah Landim (Brazil)*
Paul Opoku-Mensah (Denmark/Ghana)
Per Selle (Norway) *
*These current board members are eligible to run for a second term.
The current board members whose terms continue through December 31, 2010 are:
Mark Sidel (USA) President
Ledivina V. Cariño (Philippines)
Paul Dekker (The Netherlands)
Wendy Earles (Australia)
V. Adefemi Isumonah (Nigeria)
Krishna Kothai (India)
Jean-Louis Laville (France)
Kathleen D. McCarthy (USA)
Felipe Portocarrero (Peru)
The Nominating Committee will present the slate of candidates to the membership in September 2008. This slate will include two nominees for every position. Voting will be conducted on-line and ballots must be returned by November 28, 2008. Candidates will be noti.ed on their election to the board by December 5, 2008 and will take of.ce January 1, 2009.
The Nominating Committee is comprised of Benjamin Gidron, Chairperson (Israeli Centre for Third-Sector Research, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel), Paul Dekker* (Tilburg University, The Netherlands), Wendy Earles* (James Cook University, Australia),* Rekha Gaonkar (M.E.S. College of Arts & Commerce, Goa University, India), V. Ademfemi Isumonah* (University of Ibadan, Nigeria), Sulaiman Khalid (Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria), Krishna Kothai* (Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India), Marija Kolin (Institute of Social Sciences, Serbia), Pablo Marsal (Agodi, Argentina), and Emílio Rui Vilar (Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal). (*current board members)
Please submit nominees to:
Benjamin Gidron, ISTR Nominating Committee, c/o ISTR, 559 Wyman Park Building, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218-2688, USA, e-mail: istr@jhu.edu
Special Issue on Internet Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing
Deadline: 1 May 2008
Nonprofit organizations (which include political, charitable, membership and nongovernmental organizations) are under increasing pressure to more effectively use their websites and other Internet technologies for marketing purposes. It is timely, therefore, to dedicate a special issue to encourage exploration on nonprofit Internet marketing. Possible topics include but are not limited to: using social networking to build support and develop relationships; using SMS for community building of supporters; more effective website use for fundraising, volunteer recruitment and retention, planned giving, and advocacy; using viral marketing for advocacy and social movements; website use to improve social marketing effectiveness; and the role of email marketing and e-newsletters in direct marketing.
Of course there are many other topics related to online nonprofit marketing which could also be included. We are accepting empirical, conceptual, and literature review articles. We are not accepting case studies. We are accepting book reviews related to the theme of this special issue. Book reviews are expected to be between 400 and 500 words. Authors can submit articles electronically. Instructions for authors are available online from the journal’s website at by clicking HERE.. Please send submissions to the journal’s editor, Walter Wymer, at walter.wymer@uleth.ca
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27th International Congress of CIRIEC
The 27th International Congress of CIRIEC - International Center for Research and Information on the Public, Social and Cooperative Economy will take place in Seville, Spain from 22-24 September 2008. The general theme of the Congress is “Innovation and Management: The responses of the Public, Social and cooperative Economy to Major Challenges.”
Joseph Stiglitz will be the keynote speaker in the inaugural session. The official website www.congresociriec.es.
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Global Forum on NGO Governance
BoardSource announces the launch of the Global Forum on NGO Governance (www.NGOboards.org), an online gathering place for NGO leaders worldwide to exchange ideas and share resources about increasing the effectiveness of NGO boards. A peer-to-peer network that facilitates exchange among those who work with, or serve on, NGO boards, the Web site was developed by BoardSource through a grant from Alcoa Foundation.
The Global Forum was created in response to feedback from partner institutions in other countries that have participated in BoardSource’s capacity-building workshops and training programs. To accommodate the varied legal underpinnings, civil society structures, and economic environments in which NGOs operate, this new social networking platform provides opportunities for governance professionals to share their experiences from diverse local contexts, offer fresh perspectives, and collaborate with others to solve problems. Select members of the Global Forum online community will serve as guides and facilitators to the new site, but they will not edit or endorse content contributed by other community members.
The Global Forum Web-site is free to use and open to the public. Individuals can register as members, provide pro?le information for the member directory, share resources about good governance, post pro?les of NGO capacity-building organizations that provide governance-related services, and add governance-related events to the “events” calendar.
The Web-site supports online discussions, interactive work projects, member interviews, and a resource library which currently includes scores of global governance resources in more than 12 languages. Questions can be posted by board members and NGO professionals seeking advice, specific resources or input on governance-related issues. Current resources include governance documents from NGO technical assistance organizations, customized training materials for particular regions, articles, and more than 60 BoardSource booklets that have been translated and adapted for use outside of the U.S.
BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Non-profit Boards, is the premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership de
velopment for board members of nonprofit organizations in
the United States. Through highly acclaimed programs and
services, BoardSource enables organizations to fulfill their
missions by helping build effective nonprofit boards, offer
ing credible support in solving tough problems.
For more information on the Global Forum on NGO Governance, e-mail: globalforum@boardsource.org, 1-800-883-6262, www.boardsouce.org.
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4th Annual Conference of the European Venture Philanthropy Association
The EVPA 4th Annual Conference will be held at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt, Germany on September 23, 2008. In response to growing enthusiasm in German-speaking countries for the venture philanthropy model, the EVPA will be holding its 2008 annual conference in Frankfurt am Main. The 2007 conference was held in Madrid, Spain, and was attended by over 300 delegates from 30 countries. An even higher number of delegates from inside and outside Germany is expected in 2008.
Venture philanthropy is a field of philanthropic activity where private equity/venture capital models are applied in the non-profit and charitable sectors. There are many different forms of venture philanthropy but the EVPA believes it can be characterized as:
- The active partnership, or engagement, of donors, volunteers and/or experts with charities to achieve agreed outcomes such as organizational effectiveness, capacity building or other important change;
- The use of a variety of financing techniques in addition to grants, such as multi-year financing, loans or other financial instruments most appropriate for a charity’s needs:
- The capability to provide skills and/or hands on resources with the objective of adding value to the development of a charity;
- The desire to enable donors to maximize the social return on their investment whether that be as a financial donor or as a volunteer of time and expertise.
The European Venture Philanthropy Association is a membership organization aimed at organizations and individuals who either are practicing venture philanthropy, are interested in learning more about it or becoming more actively involved with it. The EVPA provides a forum for networking with others in order to achieve common objectives. Our mission is to increase philanthropic giving throughout Europe by:
- Supporting our members in their venture philanthropic activities; and
- Promoting the expansion of venture philanthropy throughout Europe.
To achieve this the EVPA: - Provides a forum within with European based venture philanthropists can network, exchange ideas and debate best practice;
- Informs potential donors and others of the role and benefits of venture philanthropy and facilitating its development, the aim of increasing knowledge and acceptance of the benefits of venture philanthropy in the charitable sector;
- Facilitates and promotes new venture philanthropic efforts; Seeks to increase the effectiveness of venture philanthropy.
www.evpaconferences.eu/frankfurt08
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Information Watch on the Research in Social Economy
The Canada Research Chair on Social Economy broadcasts its information watch on the research in social economy. References of interest, in French, English or Spanish, are presented on our website via a periodic bulletin for an initial one year duration intended for researchers, students, research centers and other networks. Major themes of the watch are “governance and general interest,” “modes of development and financing,” “evaluation methods,” and “management” of social economy’s organizations. In addition to our main review, an outline of the current research’s related events (new research centres, new research plans, events and call for papers) is provided.
Conditions of use: If you want to broadcast the content of our bulletin, please make sure you clearly identify the Chair as the primary source of information and forward the address of our website: www.chaire.ecosoc.uqam.ca.
For question and/or suggestion, email: ecosoc-veille@uqam.ca
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International Ph.D. Summer School
EMES and CINEFOGO will be hosting the First International Doctoral Summer School, July 3-8, 2008 in Corte, Corsica, France. The program is called “Social Enterprises, Third Sector, Social Economy, Solidarity-Based Economy. Empirical Realities and Theoretical Debates.” For more information: http://www.emes.net/index.php?id=419
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Senior International Fellows
Program 2008
The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society’s Senior International Fellows Program provides an opportunity for the professional development of Third-Sector practitioners from outside the United States who are decision-makers in their professions. The program is designed to help build Third-Sector capacity in the Fellows’ home countries.
Fellows are based at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York, where they attend weekly seminars, explore the work of key agencies and foundations, meet with nonprofit representatives and study U.S. and international community foundation models.
The topics for the year 2008 will be community foundations, as well as corporate and diaspora philanthropy.
Fellows will participate in a 1-month seminar on the U.S. and international voluntary sectors. The program will run from October 20, 2008 through November 14, 2008. Based on the seminars, readings, discussions with leaders in the ?eld and the Fellows’ own experiences, each Fellow will produce a position paper with recommendations for the development, adaptation or expansion of community foundations, or on corporate or diaspora philanthropy in his/her country or region. It is expected that these recommendations will draw from the variety of experiences of community and other foundations and will re?ect the political, social, economic and legal frameworks in the Fellows’ home countries. Fellows will also attend a major relevant conference during the course of the seminar.
Each fellowship covers the cost of tuition and includes a $1,300 taxable stipend to cover living and research expenses. The Center will also provide corporate housing proximate to The Graduate Center, as well as round-trip air tickets for travel to and from the United States.
Tuition-based appointments may also be made, pending approval by the selection committee. Tuition information is available upon request.
Special thanks to the following donors for their support of the 2007 Fellows: W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation.
Eligibility and Selection
The program is open to senior-level practitioners who are citizens of countries other than the United States. Applicants must speak and write English fluently. Candidates must have a strong institutional base and a clear interest in working with the community foundation concept or with diaspora or corporate giving.
To apply, prospective candidates should visit http://CPCS.sifp08.sgizmo.com and follow the instructions.
Application materials must be received no later than Friday, June 20, 2008. The selection will be made by a committee of leaders from the voluntary sector. Notification of awards will be made no later than July 14, 2008.
For updates and additional information on the program: www.philanthropy.org.
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Editor of Voluntas, the International Journal of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations
The International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR) seeks nominations for Editor of its journal, Voluntas, for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2010. The term may be renewed, once, by mutual agreement. The editor reports to the ISTR board, and Voluntas reflects ISTR’s commitments: it is an important peer-reviewed social science journal, published quarterly, that focuses on civil society, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector in ways that are inter-disciplinary, international, and comparative. The journal is published in English. ISTR provides a small subsidy to cover editorial and related costs. In line with general practice, in making the appointment the Society will take into account support provided by the applicants’ home institutions. Above all, ISTR seeks for Voluntas an editor who will build on the journal’s past accomplishments to strengthen the academic standing of the society and the field. Click Here for more information
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2008 David Stevenson and William Diaz Faculty Fellowships
The Nonprofit Academic Centers Council is now accepting applications for the 2008 David Stevenson and William Diaz Faculty Fellowships. These Fellowships are awarded to faculty of color teaching and conducting research in the field of philanthropic and nonprofit sector studies. 2008 Fellowships must be completed between August 1, 2008 and July 31, 2009. The application deadline is March 31, 2008.
Application information is available online through the following link:
http://www.naccouncil.org/fellowships.asp
For additional information, contact the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council at (216) 368-0969 or via e-mail: amcclellan-nacc@case.edu.
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International Summer School Program Offered
EMES European Research Network and CINEFOGO announce a five-day summer school program, "Social Enterprises, Third Sector, Social Economy, Solidarity-based Economy. Empirical Realities and Theoretical Debates." The course will be held at Universitá di Corsica, in Corsica, France.
The preliminary program and schedule includes sessions on "American and European Approaches to Social Enterprise" and "Service Society and Democracy," among others.
For more information and registration materials, contact: info@emes.net
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New Benefit of ISTR Membership
Springer Publishers is now offering members of ISTR a 25% discount on all book titles in Springer’s vast publication list including such recent titles as:
- Democracy in the Age of Globalization
- New Perspectives in Political Ethnography
- Frontiers of Globalization Research
- New Forms of Governance in Research Organizations
- Innovations in Strategic Philanthropy – Local and Global Perspectives
This discount can be used online at www.springer.com by entering in the discount or promo code at checkout. All members receive the code.
Join the Society now for 2008 and 2009 and receive this added member benefit!
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Director & Professor for the Institute for NonprofitsThe Institute for Nonprofits of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) at North Carolina State University invites applications for a Director and Professor, with research and teaching interests focused on nonprofit organizations, broadly defined. The successful candidate will be appointed as a tenured full professor in one of the departments participating in the search: Communication, English, History, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, and Sociology and Anthropology. The primary duties of the position involve leading and administering the Institute. The Institute’s work is consistent with the land-grant Doctoral/Research-Extensive mission of NC State, including research, teaching, and engagement activities that emphasize application, outreach, and collaboration with the nonprofit sector. Applicants must have an earned doctorate, experience and scholarly credentials commensurate with appointment at the Full Professor rank. Candidates may come from any appropriate disciplinary or multi-disciplinary background. Demonstrated administrative experience and success in securing external funding are important.
For instructions on how to apply, please visit https://jobs.ncsu.edu and search for position 06-64-0706 or to go directly to this position posting please visit: jobs.ncsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=77948.
Applicants should attach a letter of interest addressing the major job criteria including nonprofit experience; research interests and leadership-administrative experience; and curriculum vitae. Applicants should also arrange to have three to four letters of recommendation sent to the Search Committee Chair, Jeffery Leiter, Box 8107 NCSU Campus, Raleigh, NC 27695, Department of Sociology. Screening will begin on November 1, 2007 and continue until the position is filled.
For information on the Institute for Nonprofits visit our website at http://www.chass.ncsu.edu/nonprofit. For information on participating CHASS departments visit the college website at http://www.chass.ncsu.edu/chass/index.php.
AA/EOE. In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regard to sexual orientation.
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"Aid, Security and Civil Society in the Post-911 Context"
Briefing Report of an International Workshop Organised by the Centre for Civil Society, London School of Economics
June 28 – 29th, 2007, Goodenough College, London
The global war on terror declared in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks has emboldened governments around the world to institute sweeping new counter-terrorism regimes. Academic and policy discussions have ensued over the implications of new counter-terrorism practices, measures and laws on fundamental human rights and individual liberties as well as the impacts on certain communities, predominantly Muslim, that have come under suspicion in a context of anxieties and fears over ‘Islamic fascism’. However, there has been considerably less attention given to the impacts of post-911 counter-terrorism structures, measures and practices on the spaces and actors of civil society, although they have been a specific focus of new legislating and regulatory measures undertaken by governments. Read More
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CIRIEC-España Journal
The journal CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, a scientific journal published by CIRIEC has recently published an issue on “Two Decades of Research on Social Economy” on its website http://www.ciriec-revistaeconomia.es. CIRIEC-España is a Spanish Latin-America review. Its research field ranges over enterprises and entities which aim to serve the general benefit and, in particular, social economy the last one mostly composed of co-operatives, labor-managed enterprises, mutuals, foundations and associations. Most works published are in Spanish, but some special issues and all of the abstracts are in English and French.
Past issues of the journal focused on Social Economy and Rural Development, Social Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility, and Social Economy and Women. Upcoming issues will examine Information and Transparency in Social Economy, and Public Policies and Social Economy.
The full text of articles are accessible free of charge on the website, as well as information on submitting and article.
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New Journal: GIVING. Thematic Issues in Philanthropy and Social Innovation
The project of creating a new academic journal, in Italian and English, which aspires to address a wide readership, is the result of several years of experience of the International Master Programme on Philanthropy and Social Entrepreneurship (MISP). The journal was created at the University of Bologna in collaboration with the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University and other academic institutions in Africa and Europe.
Contributors to GIVING include a vast range of collaborators and advisors, including experts from the sector, journalists, commentators, non-profit organization managers, foundation officers and executives, as well as entrepreneurs and business leaders.
The project stems from the need to capitalize on the resources created by the scholars, experts and key figures of the philanthropic field. The goal of the journal is the coordination of community of inquiry, leading to the emergence of studies on philanthropy, bringing together both academics and practitioners, in the framework of a common work aiming at the production of thematic issues in relevant fields of analysis.
GIVING intends to produces studies, research and relevant reflections on philanthropy as social investment; to analyze the essential tools for critical and rational assessment of philanthropic issues and practices; and to align philanthropic practices with the themes of scientific reflection, by means of the analysis of case studies which have an emblematic and guiding value.
Thanks to collaboration between those who operate in the world of socially responsible entrepreneurship in different fields, GIVING aims to be an outlet for research and action, a permanent workshop for ideas and practical solutions aimed to boost communication and interaction between a network of extremely high level consultants who represent the intellectual capital of the journal.
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International Research Society for Public Management Launched
For the last decade, the International Research Symposium on Public Management has brought together an increasingly influential and international research community around the issues of public management and public policy implementation. At the tenth conference, held at Glasgow Caledonian University in April this year, this community took a new step forward by formalising its network as the International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM). Founding President of the Society, Professor Stephen P. Osborne of Aston University, said, ‘This is an exciting step forward for our research community. IRSPM is the one truly international and inter-disciplinary society devoted to the study of public management. It is well positioned, and committed to fostering collaboration with other leading bodies in the field in order to drive forward ‘state of the art’ research and theory about public management.’
Professor Jean Hartley, of Warwick University, said she was ‘delighted to have witnessed the establishment of a Society devoted to high quality research and which presents a significant resource for both the academic and practitioner communities.’ Professor Larry Lynn of Texas A & M University also heralded the founding of IRSPM as ‘formalizing an important international community of scholars’ and Professor Owen Hughes of Monash University welcomed the founding of the Society as ‘the fruition of twelve years of successful conferences and collaborations.’
In addition to supporting and developing the conference itself, the new Society will promote collaborative research and dissemination initiatives with such bodies as the European Group on Public Administration and the American-based Public Management Research Association, Public and Nonprofit Division of the AOM and ARNOVA. It will support the further development of its adopted journal, Public Management Review. Professor Elio Borgonovi of Bocconi University has additionally emphasized that ‘the support and development of doctoral students is also a prominent aim of the Society.’
Queries about membership of IRSPM should be forwarded to the Membership Secretary Zoe Radnor (zoe.radnor@wbs.ac.uk ). Further information on the founding of IRSPM and its future plans can be received from its founding President, Stephen P Osborne, s.p.osborne@aston.ac.uk or http://psm.abs.aston.ac.uk
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University of Mysore Launches Master’s Program in Non Profit
Management
The University of Mysore in India has launched a Masters program in Non Profit Management. Titled as Master of Management of Non Profit Organisations (MMNPO), this course is envisaged as an input for professionally trained executive level entrants to NGOs and Cooperatives. The University of Mysore has entered into an MOU with Vivekananda Institute of Leadership Development (VILD) under which VILD will run this program.
This will be the first full length Masters program in any university in India. Faculty from both VILD and the University of Mysore will be involved in teaching for this new program. The first batch of this new program will begin on 2nd October (birthday of Mahathma Gandhi). For more details: www.vild.edu.in
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India Law Abstracts Journal
The Social Science Research Network is pleased to announce the creation of a new Legal Scholarship Network abstracting journal, India Law Abstracts. India Law Abstracts is edited by Professor Vikramaditya (Vic) S. Khanna, Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School. India Law Abstracts will publish abstracts of working papers, forthcoming articles and recently published articles related to law in India or legal issues impacting India. The areas covered include corporate law, intellectual property, corporate law, human rights, tax, competition law, administrative law, criminal law, private law, public interest and constitutional law, environmental law, women and the law, property and inheritance, judicial system, law and development, legal procedure, religious laws, panchayats, and legal philosophy and legal theory as they apply to current developments and historical legal issues in India. India Law Abstracts complements our existing abstracting journal on Asian Law.
Subscriptions to this journal are available at no additional charge to anyone who is covered by a site license or has an individual subscription to the LSN journals, and are free to anyone during the initial period of publication. You can subscribe to the journal by visiting: http://hq.ssrn.com/jourInvite.cfm?link=india-law
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SANGONeT Launches South African NGO Portal
(www.sangonet.org.za)
The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Internet portal for and about the NGO sector in South Africa. This portal is primed to become the gateway to the South African NGO sector, boasting the most comprehensive, validated and easily searchable NGO directory in the country, containing information about more than 2,500 organisations. This directory is augmented by wide ranging and diverse information for and about the NGO sector, including general news, press releases, campaigns, vacancies, event calendars, case studies, toolkits and research reports.
This is further enhanced by the inclusion of a technology planning and procurement facility, NGO.ZA. Another bonus for the NGO sector is the inclusion of a donor database on the portal, the Thusanang Donor Database, which includes information about more than 100 donors, including the kinds of projects they fund, the size of their grants, their geographical focus and their contact details. The new portal will provide an important resource for the NGO sector, giving it access to information that will develop its institutional capacity, build cohesion and increase its impact. At the same time, it will map the work of the sector, providing donors and other stakeholders with valuable information about NGO activities on the ground, the challenges they face and their impact. The portal is also intended to inform strategic decision making for all development stakeholders engaging with the NGO sector.
According to SANGONeT’s Executive Director, David Barnard, the portal will become an important community space, providing NGOs with a strategic platform to communicate with each other and other stakeholders. It will be a mechanism for NGOs to air their views, while also creating the opportunity for other stakeholders to critique and evaluate the sector. Moreover, it is envisaged to become a market place where services can be procured and exchanged. The establishment of this new portal is the culmination of SANGONeT’s years of experience of working in the online environment, as well as an extensive consultation process conducted during the past year with NGOs, funders and other stakeholders throughout South Africa. The aim of this process was to assess the information needs of the NGO sector as, ultimately, the success of the new portal will be determined by the extent to which NGOs and other stakeholders use the information on the portal, as well as actively contribute information on their own activities and experiences.
The new portal has replaced the SANGONeT website at www.sangonet.org.za. For more information about the portal and how you could contribute information on your organisation’s activities, please contact: Fazila Farouk, Deputy Director, SANGONeT, Tel: (011) 403-4935 / E-mail: fazila@sangonet.org.za
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Georgetown University Offers a Master’s in Democracy Studies
Georgetown University’s Department of Government and the Center for Democracy and the Third Sector (CDATS) recently launched a new master’s degree program in democracy studies to begin the fall of 2006.
The goal of the Democracy Studies M.A. program is to provide graduate students with a systematic understanding of the history and theory of democracy, the forms and practices of democratic governance, the theory and practice of democratization, and the relationship between democracy and development. The course has been designed for both aspiring scholars and for present and future practitioners in government, business, and the non-profit sector.
The program will provide training organized around four central themes: 1) history and theories of democracy, 2) governance and representation, 3) democratization in theory and practice, and 4) democracy and development. In addition to these thematic foci, students will be required to take courses that provide exposure to experiences of democratization in particular world regions. Students will complete at least one course on experiences of democracy and democratization in a world region. Coursework will be supplemented by internship opportunities.
The Master’s in Democracy Studies will be directed by the Government Department through CDATS. Faculty from a variety of disciplines and fields will also contribute to the program. Additional information about the degree program can be obtained online at: http://www.georgetown.edu/centers/cdats/maprogramaims.htm. Go to http://grad.georgetown.edu/pages/prospective_student_form.cfm to download application forms or http://grad.georgetown.edu/pages/apply_online.cfm to apply online. CDATS can be contacted at CDATS@georgetown.edu or phone: 1-202-687-0593.
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Research on Foundations in Northeast Brazil
Latin America Orientagao em Responsabilidade Social (LARS), a Brazilian organisation that assists institutions in developing corporate social responsibility and good governance programmes, has recently produced a report on private and public foundations in the State of Ceara, Northeast Brazil. The report provides first-hand empirical evidence on how local foundations operate in Ceara and highlights the problems with which they are faced. The report serves to support the institutional agenda of a newly established indigenous association of 10 foundations (Associagco das Fundagues do Estado do Ceara (AFECE), set up with the assistance of LARS, in July 2005. The report is also a useful resource for foundations which are active in Northeast Brazil. Further information: LARS http://www.lars.com.br/
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Italian Fund Raising Website Launched
Philanthropy Centro Studi has launched the first Italian portal on fundraising: www.fundraising.it
In includes a useful guide “How To Do Fund Raising in Italy” and a free e-newsletter on fund raising.
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