An important report focused in large part on online advocacy,
non-profits, and the role of philanthropy was recently released. I highly recommend that folks have a read:

http://evolvefoundation.org/?q=pacesummary

In the coming months I will share highlights from the global e-democracy best practices research commissioned by the UK Local E-democracy National Project on DoWire.

In a few weeks I’ll be heading to Madrid (May 31) and San Sebastian (June 2), then London (June 6 and 7). An informal session in London to discuss the case studies is in the works at 1 p.m. on June 6. In all three cities DoWire “happy hour” e-democracy gatherings are being planned in the evening. RSVP on the DoWire wiki here:

http://dowire.org/wiki/DoWire_in_Spain
http://dowire.org/wiki/DoWire_in_London

Steven Clift
Democracies Online

GroupServer to Power the E-democracy Decade

For almost eight years we’ve waited for an online tool that we can use on our own site that combines e-mail and web forums in a truly accessible and usable manner.

The wait is over:

http://e-democracy.org/groupserver – Includes 20 minute video tour
http://groupserver.org – Official site