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Empowering Civil Society

Disinformation Toolkit

This document explores simple steps international advocacy organizations and humanitarian group can take to be better prepared for disinformation attacks.

InterAction

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Jun 13, 2018

Empowering Civil Society

To Leverage NGO Resources, Partnerships with U.S. Government Must Change

The structure of partnerships between NGOs and the U.S. government is one area that is ripe for productive reform.

Sam Worthington

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May 14, 2018

Empowering Civil Society

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 Today, critics call it outdated and ambiguous.

Nicholas Robinson

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May 7, 2018

Empowering Civil Society

Proposed Reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act Could Pose Challenges to Civil Society

While nonprofits are supportive of efforts to preserve democracy and transparency, any reforms to FARA should also include updates of the terms and definitions of the current law.

Brian Wanko

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May 4, 2018

Empowering Civil Society

Workshop Teaches NGOs How to Cultivate a Positive Public Image

The two-hour session focused on developing media relations best practices and making organizational messaging relevant.

Laura Schroeder

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Apr 30, 2018

Humanitarian Coordination & Practice

MeToo, AidToo: The next Steps

"Patricia McIlreavy, a vice president at US NGO alliance InterAction, said “Donors and foundations must recognise that addressing this issue will take time and courage.”

Empowering Civil Society

The Unintended “Foreign Agents”

"Given the vague and broad scope of FARA, its increased enforcement – without fixing the underlying Act – will chill nonprofits from carrying out beneficial cross-border activities."

via Just Security

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Mar 16, 2018

Celebrating Women and Girls Around the World

Women are key actors for development. Through its programs, Relief International contributes to their empowerment around the world.

Relief International

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Mar 15, 2018

Empowering Civil Society

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

Sam Worthington

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Mar 13, 2018

Global Development

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 Food Security Reauthorization Act of…