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Blog Post

Why Civil Society Organizations Need Healthy Conflict Skills

Part one of a five-part series on CSO organizational development.

June 27, 2019
InterAction Quoted

Why is Civil Society in Crisis Mode?

Civil society organisations (CSOs) are in crisis mode. The reason? The complex and interconnecting trends affecting our sector, along with…

August 29, 2019
On a cloudy day, people stand, holding flags and signs, during a protest against bull fighting in Colombia.
Blog Post

To Celebrate International Day of Democracy, Remember Strengthening Democracy Requires Civic Action

On International Day of Democracy, we recognize that citizen-responsive governments provide economic prosperity, improve social well-being, protect minorities and vulnerable populations, among other impactful benefits.

September 14, 2018
Blog Post

Crackdown Targets Worker Rights Activists

Around the world, a pattern of attacks against freedom of assembly and collective bargaining is increasing -  even in countries with strong democracies -  within a broader clampdown on human rights and restrictions on civic space.

August 8, 2018
man throughing potatos
Blog Post

What’s the Foreign Agents Registration Act? We’ve Got Answers

Civil rights leader W.E.B. DuBois faced prison time in the 1950s because of this statute. Today, critics call it outdated and ambiguous.

May 7, 2018
Blog Post

A Year for Global Activism

"Whatever motivates you to act and speak out, remember that this is a long game, and do not let your activist spirit falter." Sam Worthington

March 13, 2018
People march through a street, in two lines, holding up blue and white
Statement

Coalition Statement of Support for the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S.2269)

As organizations engaged in efforts to end global hunger, malnutrition, and extreme poverty, we welcome the introduction of the Global…

March 5, 2018
InterAction Quoted

Is that environmental group a pawn of Beijing? Nonprofits wary of being branded ‘foreign agents’

"It is not at all clear where this is headed," said Sam Worthington, CEO of InterAction, a large coalition of U.S.-based nonprofits that work internationally. He warns that thousands of American nonprofits could find themselves in the same predicament as the Natural Resources Defense Council.

June 14, 2018
InterAction Quoted

Is that environmental group a pawn of Beijing? Nonprofits wary of being branded ‘foreign agents’

“It is not at all clear where this is headed,” said Sam Worthington. He warns that thousands of American nonprofits could find themselves in the same predicament as the Natural Resources Defense Council."

June 14, 2018
InterAction Quoted

Foreign Lobbying Overhaul Loses Steam in Congress

Amid partisan clashes and pushback from foreign-owned companies, the push to strengthen the Foreign Agents Registration Act appears to be going nowhere fast.

September 18, 2018