Mois : août 2009

also in spanish

United for a Fair Economy is a national, independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. UFE raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. We support and help build social movements for greater equality. (english Homepage).

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Mission, Vision, Goals, and Strategy; Programs, projects; Issues; Resources; Take action;
News; Press; Annual report; Membership; UFE community; Donate; Jobs and Internships;
Address: United for a Fair Economy, 29 Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108, USA;
Contact.

About UFE: Who We Are: We are a movement support organization, providing media capacity, face-to-face economic literacy education, and training resources to organizations and individuals who work to address the widening income and asset gaps in our country.  Continuer la lecture de « United for a Fair Economy UFE »

promoting accountability innovations for sustainable development – (in espanol, and in chinese)

AccountAbility works to promote accountability innovations for sustainable development.
We are a global, not-for-profit self-managed partnership founded in 1995, with bases in Beijing, Geneva, London, Sao Paulo and Washington D.C. and Country Representatives in Brazil, Canada, China, Jordan, Spain, Sweden and the US. We are a unique global network of leading business, public and civil institutions working to build and demonstrate the possibilities for tomorrow’s global markets and governance through thought-leadership and advisory services. By working together we aim to scale up impacts through:

• Enabling open, fair and effective approaches to stakeholder engagement;
• Developing and rewarding strategies for responsible competitiveness in companies, sectors, countries and regions;
• Creating and developing effective collaborative governance strategies for partnerships and multilateral organisations that are delivering innovation and value, and
• Setting and influencing sustainability standards.

Our vision is of a world of civil power … (full text about /who we are).

Homepage;
Collaborative Governance; Governance; Advisory Services; Publications; Events;
Membership; People; Leadership; Standards; Professional Development; Newsletter;
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About /History /The Beginning: AccountAbility was launched in 1995 as the Institute for Social and Ethical AccountAbility. It’s purpose then, as it is now, was to promote accountability innovations for sustainable development. Continuer la lecture de « AccountAbility »

the future is yours … look after it

• Welcome! This is a FREE Primary School resource because it is supported by the HSBC and CSEF. Registration (free) allows you to submit School projects – £100/€100 paid for the first published project (£50/€50 for subsequent projects), and submit entries for the Art Gallery (termly prizes) as well as building up a very valuable resource for all schools to share.
• We hope that this site will help children to learn to respect themselves, to respect other’s values and beliefs, to repect the environment and to respect the laws of the land in which they live.
• If you find the site useful, we only ask that you share your best practice with us. Liam McGurrin. (Homepage).

Kids Resources; Parents Resources; Teachers Resources;
School projects; Forum; Citizenship; News;
Address: Time for Citizenship.org, 20, Lansdowne Road, Newbold, Chesterfield, S41 8PL, UK;
Contact.

About: At its simplest, this site operates on three levels:   Continuer la lecture de « Time for Citizenship.org »

We encourage and enable individuals to engage effectively in their communities and in democratic society at large

Linked with Placing Citizenship at the Centre.

It is essential that there are practical ways on offer to raise the quality of teaching and learning in citizenship … (full text resources).

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News; Programmes; Competitions; Background; Young People; Teachers; Blogs; Links;
Address: Citizenship Foundation, 63 Gee Street, London EC1V 3RS, UK;
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About: The Citizenship Foundation is an independent education and participation charity that exists to encourage and enable individuals to play an effective role in democratic society. Continuer la lecture de « Citizenship Foundation »

networking for international development

• The fight against poverty is a continuing struggle in developing countries. BOND aims to contribute to ending poverty worldwide by promoting policies based on equality, human rights and social justice that work for the poor.
• BOND provides a central point for advocacy and campaigning on development policy issues where member organisations have a common view and can have a strong collective voice.
• Our aim is to improve the policies that impact on the lives of people in poverty and to achieve long lasting and effective changes. We need to hold the UK government to account for their development efforts by scrutinising their policies and effectiveness.
• How BOND works on policy … (full text policy).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Events; Learning and Training; Campaigning; Sector; Jobs; Membership; FAQs;
Address and map: BOND, Regent’s Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL, UK;
Contact.

About: BOND (British Overseas NGOs for Development) is the UK membership body for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in international development.   Continuer la lecture de « British Overseas NGOs for Development BOND »