GuideStar International Assembly 2008
From Local to Global: The Importance of CSO information for citizen engagement
London, 2-3 December 2008
The 3rd GuideStar Assembly entitled ‘From local to global: The importance of CSO information for citizen engagement’ was held at 2 Temple Place in London on the 2nd- 3rd December 2008. The Assembly gathered 90 people from 19 countries to discuss the ways in which information can empower civil society and decision-makers at all levels, to engage and surmount barriers that limit the civil society sector today. A report and presentations, along with photos and videos of the event are available below.
Agenda
Welcome address by Buzz Schmidt, CEO GuideStar International
Photos of the Assembly
Videos of the Assembly
View video excerpts of presentations
Report on the GuideStar International Assembly
Panelist Presentations
* Engaging Citizens in Policy and Social Action: The role of information and technology
Enrico Giovannini, Chief Statistician and Statistics Director, OECD
Enrico Giovannini_OECD.PPT
Lalit Kumar, Joint Adviser, Voluntary Action, Planning Commission, India
Lalit Kumar_Planning Commission.ppt
Nilda Bullain, Executive Director, European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law
Nilda Bullain_ECNL.ppt
Jalal Abdel-Latif, Chief of Civil Society Section, Governance and Public Administration Division, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Jalal Abdel Latif_UNECA.ppt
* Presenting the GuideStar International Proposition
Stephen Le Roux, Chief Technology Officer, GuideStar International Presenting the GuideStar International Proposition.pdf
* The Impact of New Media on CSOs and the Reporting of their Work
Bob Ottenhoff, CEO, GuideStar (US)
Bob Ottenhoff_ GuideStar US.ppt
Donna Callejon, COO, Global Giving
Donna Callejon_GlobalGiving.pdf
Francis Hobbs, Director Force for Good, Westbrook International
Francis Hobbs_ Force for Good.ppt
* Rhetoric to Reality: developing a GuideStar Africa strategy
Jalal Abdel Latif, Chief of Civil Society Section, Governance and Public Administration, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Jalal Abdel Latif_ UNECA_Africa Session.ppt
David Barnard, Executive Director, SANGONet
David Barnard_Africa Session.ppt
Supported by the Bulldog Trust 