Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Last year, over one hundred of you endorsed my work when I was in the final stages of my Ashoka application process. It was very humbling. Ashoka was impressed.
I need your help again. Now that I am focused on building E-Democracy.Org full-time, we’ve reached a key moment where we must raise funds to meet the [...]
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
I’m organizing a panel for the March 2008 Politics Online conference in DC called “Local Up.” Perhaps you have your own panel idea? Nominate one today.
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.Org
DoWire.Org
P.S. Long-time DoWire member Tim Bonnemann has proposed an eDemocracy Barcamp to coincide with the Politics Online conference. Let your inner geek free: barcamp.org/eDemocracyCamp
From Julie Barko [...]
Posted in Clift's Notes, Conferences, United States | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 26th, 2007
The E-Democracy o7 conference looks to be something not to miss in Europe if you can make it. Details from:
www.headstar-events.com/edemocracy07
Better yet, you can come along to an extra Issues Forum briefing with Tim Erickson from E-Democracy.Org (invite from Tim below). Citizens in communities around the UK continue to connect with us [...]
Posted in Citizens and Participation, Clift's Notes, Conferences, Europe, Local, National, United Kingdom | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007
Anyone looking for a job? Know a good candidate?
Apply or pass this along.
Steven Clift
DoWire.Org
E-Democracy.Org
From: Michael Weiksner [mailto:mike@e-thepeople.org]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:26 PM
Subject: Can you recommend someone for this job: Voter Guide Toolkit Campaign Leader at e-thePeople.org
I am writing to ask for your help.
I am recruiting project manager for our election initiative in 2008. [...]
Posted in Elections, Media, National, State, United States | 1 Comment »
Friday, October 19th, 2007
NOTE: This is my first cross-posted blog post as part of the Knight News Challenge to both DoWire.Org and the Media Shift Idea Lab blog.
On my Democracies Online blog I shared my dismay about the so-called online candidate debates thus far this election cycle. With E-Democracy.Org we hosted the first online candidate debate back in [...]
Posted in Campaigns, Citizens and Participation, Clift's Notes, Elections, Media, National, United States | 2 Comments »