[OpenSpending] A list of transparency NGOs now live and needs your contribution!

Thu May 30 20:09:58 UTC 2013

Hey everyone,

We created a form to make it easier for you to respond. If you`re missing
from the list please visit
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zwEhr3Y3b1AWxc5Ng5q6dKrVP-4QlXAlUKjKMQyU2Q4/viewformand
fill the questionnaire! (It takes around 5-10 minutes.)

Best,
Julia

On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Julia Keserű <
jkeseru at sunlightfoundation.com> wrote:

> (Sorry for cross-posting.)
>
>
> http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/05/29/transparency-advocates-from-all-around-the-world/
>
> Transparency advocates from all around the world<http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2013/05/29/transparency-advocates-from-all-around-the-world/>
> by Júlia Keseru <http://sunlightfoundation.com/people/jkeseru/>May 29,
> 2013, 11:54 a.m.
>
> A few months ago, we embarked on a journey to create a repository of civil
> society organizations working around transparency and open data issues from
> all around the world. With our annual TransparencyCamp<http://transparencycamp.org/>having
> evolved into a significant hub for open government advocates alongside
> Sunlight’s growing involvement in the global<http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/international/>
>  and municipal <http://sunlightfoundation.com/policy/local/> open data
> movement, it seemed a logical next step to map the landscape of like-minded
> folks and create a single spreadsheet that tracks local and international
> players in the field.
>
> Besides simply locating open data activists, coders, hacker groups,
> transparency advocates, anti-corruption research institutes, think tanks
> and even some government-led transparency projects from a vide variety of
> countries, Sunlight tried to filter information about relevant actors by
> area of operation, issues covered and the actual approach. Crowdsourcing
> the whole project would have definitely made our job easier. However our
> experience shows that empty spreadsheets do not facilitate engagement so we
> spent some time collecting that vast of amount of information and we now
> decided to make it publicly available.
>
> The initial goal was to create a repository of all the groups who could be
> possible partners in Sunlight’s municipal and international projects but we
> had to realize that there’s an increasing demand coming from the open
> government community to have access to that information so we eventually
> decided to share our resource with the wider public.
>
> Such a pledge is always endless and the repository is never considered
> complete but instead of sitting on the information any longer, we are now
> opening up the process and ask for the community’s help to verify or
> correct the data in the sheet and add missing organizations or projects.
> Our approach was rather experimental and we did not seek perfectionism so a
> lot of information is missing or incorrect but it's your turn to contribute!
>
> The spreadsheet is now public - though not editable - and available here<https://docs.google.com/a/sunlightfoundation.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoQuErjcV2a0dF85QTRRSEFtR3pfcjN4VHdwLVYzSXc#gid=0>
> :
>
>
>
> *Contribute*
>
> We have compiled a repository of over 500 organizations from countries
> listed in alphabetic order. At the end of the sheet, you'll find a couple
> of organizations without a country code - mostly regional networks or
> international organizations - but if you feel they should be listed under a
> certain country, please let us know.
>
> Though amazingly long, the list is far from complete. If your project or
> organization is missing, don't even think of having hard feelings but send
> us the relevant info and we will update the repository! If you work with
> (technology-driven) transparency or open data issues and your project is
> not on the list, please contact us atjkeseru at sunlightfoundation.com and
> send your contact information, a link to your project, area of operation
> (country or region), a few keywords for the topics you cover and the
> approach of the project. If you are enlisted but information is missing or
> incorrect, let us know! We also encourage everyone to dive into the list
> and use it as a resource for research or a space for inspiration.
>
> *Google group*
>
> If you want to know more about the international work of Sunlight and our
> partner groups, please join our new International Google Group at
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sunlight-international!
>
> *Many thanks to Alisha Green, Matt Rumsey, Matej Kurian, Melissa Ortiz
> Masso and Madeline Magnuson for their contribution to the spreadsheet!*
>
> --
> Júlia Keserű
> International Program Coordinator
>
> 1818 N Street NW, Suite 300
> Washington, DC 20036
> (1) 202-742-1520 *280
>
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-- 
Júlia Keserű
International Program Coordinator

1818 N Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(1) 202-742-1520 *280

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