Center for Global Development - an independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community
Civil Society International - publishes information and provides services to strengthen citizen organizations worldwide working for civil rights, democratic institutions, social assistance and economic reform
Freedom House - non-profit, nonpartisan organization conducts an array of U.S. and overseas research, advocacy, education, and training initiatives that promote human rights, democracy, free market economics, the rule of law, independent media, and U.S. engagement in international affairs
Global Development Network - works with research and policy institutes to address development challenges
Global Policy Forum - group monitors global policy making to promote a more open, accountable and democratic policy process at the global level
IFES - provides targeted technical assistance to strengthen transitional democracies
Initiative for Social Action and Renewal - non-profit organization with offices in Washington, DC and eight cities in the former Soviet Union; aims to promote citizen participation; supports citizen activists and grassroots non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in their efforts to create just and sustainable societies
International Foundation for Election Systems - private, nonprofit organization that provides nonpartisan technical assistance in the promotion of democracy worldwide and serves as a clearinghouse for information about democratic development and elections
Inter-Parliamentary Union - offers information about parliamentary democracy, elections, human rights and the participation of women in politics; fosters contacts, co-ordination and the exchange of experience among parliaments and parliamentarians of all countries
Isis International - non-profit organization creates opportunities for women's voices to be heard, strengthen feminist analyses through information exchange, promote solidarity and support feminist movements across the globe
Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative - aims for the development of democratic and effective government at sub-national levels by the sharing of expertise between countries to contribute to reforms and to foster cross-border cooperation and to support and disseminate important policy studies having significant impact on public policy reform
National Endowment for Democracy - NED; private, nonprofit organization aims to strengthen democratic institutions around the world through nongovernmental efforts
Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe - Slovakia; aims to assist, mediate and facilitate joint research, education and training programmes and discussions between instructors, civil servants, trainers, public sector managers and politicians
PEERS - Program on Energy, Environment, Resources, and Sustainability focuses on capacity-building to support policy decisions and their translation into sustainable development practices at the international, national, and local levels
SRDIS - Sustainable Rural Development Information System; identifies and organizes Internet resources relevant to natural resource management, empowerment and governance, food security and more
United Nations - international body to promote peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance; the site has an expansive information resource on its member countries and links to specific UN projects
United Nations Development Programme - provides funds and helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively
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