Events
GuideStar International Assembly 2008
From Local to Global: The Importance of CSO Information
London, 2-3 December 2008
The 3rd GuideStar Assembly, which will be held this year, will address how information can empower civil society and decision-makers at all levels to engage and surmount barriers that limit us today. Information is key to enabling citizens and societies to rise to this challenge.
Ours is an interdependent world in which the critical issues we face – climate change, energy, infectious disease, poverty and migration to name a few – have local, national, regional and global significance. At every level, citizens through their civil society organisations (CSOs) play vital roles in researching, educating, advocating and delivering services to resolve these issues. Action by global decision-makers is needed, but our interrelatedness and the need to engage these issues “where we live” underscores the need to empower CSO initiatives at every level, the local level perhaps most importantly of all. But solutions cannot be implemented or resources allocated effectively without broad-based knowledge about conditions, solutions and initiatives across and within borders.
More information will be coming soon.
GuideStar International Assembly 2007
Transparency, Civil Society and Effective States in the Age of Information
This took place on the 19th – 20th September 2007, at Two Temple Place in London. There were over 90 delegates from 20 countries in attendance.
During the second Assembly we discussed the importance of robust and vibrant civil societies for positive development outcomes and good governance, examined the risks facing civil society and discussed what is needed to further enable CSOs and ensure their effectiveness. We also heard from GSI’s Country Partners who presented on the progress they have made in establishing GuideStar systems in their countries.
We would like to thank everyone who participated and helped make this event a success.
GSI ASSEMBLY REPORT
KEY NOTE SPEECH
Geoff Mulgan, (Director, the Young Foundation) Geoff Mulgan Keynote Speech 2007.doc
PHOTOS
Photos from the Assembly can now be viewed in the Powerpoint slides below
Slide Show of Photos from GSI Assembly 2007.ppt
Slide Show of Photos from GSI Assembly 2007 - 2.ppt
PRESENTATIONS
The presentations from the Assembly are now available for download
Civil Society as a Competitive Counterweight to Government
Susan Loughhead, Team Leader of the Effective States Team, UK Department for International Development (DFID) Role of civil society in ensuring good governance.ppt
Mathew Cherian, CEO Help Age India, Member of Indian Planning Commission Voluntary Sector Advisory Board Transparency of civil society and the nexus with good governance.ppt
Peter Armstrong, Founder & CEO, oneworld.net
Social Movements, How civil society is evolving in a technology Age.pdf
Risks & Remedies: Equipping Civil Society to perform in the Information Age
Douglas Rutzen, CEO, International Center for Nonprofit Law Threats facing civil society viewed from an international vantage point.ppt
Charlotte Moser, Manager, Global Online Communities, Development Gateway Foundation
What does civil society need to be effective - viewed from an international perspective.pdf
Hassen Lorgat, Manager Campaigns and Communications, South African National NGO Coalition (SANGOCO) What does civil society need to be effective viewed from a national CSO perspective.ppt
Building Transparent Civil Societies in Four European Countries
Marianna Török, Director of GuideStar Development, GuideStar International
Mark Hagen, Project Manager, the Netherlands
Martin Vogelsang, Project Manager, Germany
Aniko Porkolab, Project Manager, Hungary
Patricia Quinn, Project Manager, Republic of Ireland Building Transparent Civil Societies in four European Countries.ppt
Building GuideStar Country Programmes
Ja Song, President, Kids & Future Foundation (GuideStar Korea Project)
Building GuideStar country programmes - South Korea.doc
Building GuideStar country programmes - South Korea.ppt
Mathew Cherian, Help Age India/GSI Trustee
Building GuideStar country programmes - India.ppt
The Different and Evolving Definitions of Civil Society
Tatsuo Ohta, President/CEO Japan Association of Charitable Organisations
Different and evolving definitions of CSOs in Japan.doc
Different and evolving definitions of civil society.ppt
Megan Haddock, UN Handbook Project Coordinator, Centre for Civil Society Studies (John Hopkins University)
The different and evolving definitions of civil society.pdf
To Evolve a Global Reporting Framework
Pushpa Aman Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Give India
To evolve a Global Reporting Framework - Give India.ppt
Mary Jo Mullan, Vice President, Programmes, FB Heron Foundation To evolve a Global reporting framework.ppt
Supported by the Bulldog Trust 
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