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New Principles of Accountability for International Philanthropy

The Council on Foundations and European Foundation Centre have launched New Principles of Accountability for International Philanthropy. They've produced a readable 30 page report on the topic, complete with related practices. Their seven principles are: (1) Integrity, (2) Understanding, (3) Respect, (4) Responsiveness, (5) Fairness, (6) Cooperation and Collaboration, and (7) Effectiveness. Posted: 5/20/07; 10:40:58 PM #

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

I'm a little late this year in pointing to Project Censored's Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007. This year's list includes: (1) Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media, (2) Haliburton Charged with Selling Nuclear Technologies to Iran, (3) Oceans of the World in Extreme Danger, (4) Hunger and Homelessness Increasing in the US, (7) US Operatives Torture Detainees to Death in Afghanistan and Iraq, (11) Dangers of Genetically Modified Food Confirmed, (14) Homeland Security Contracts KBR to Build Detention Centers in the US, (19) Destruction of Rainforests Worst Ever, and (23) US Oil Targets Kyoto in Europe. Posted: 5/20/07; 10:25:05 PM #

OpenNet Initiative

Are the regions of free communication around the world expanding or contracting? One of the places to look for answers might be the OpenNet Initiative, where they are studying and mapping global Internet surveillance and filtering practices. I can't tell from their website, but I hope they don't restrict themselves to government practices alone. Market forces can be just as capable of undermining freedom as governments - they just look different. Posted: 5/20/07; 10:16:58 PM #

Student Journalism Training Day 2007
	Applications are still being accepted for Student Journalism Training Day, to be held at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, on Monday, June 25, 2007. I wish I were still a student - the list of speakers and topics is extraordinary. Posted: 5/20/07; 10:05:38 PM #

Going Postal on Rate Hikes for Independent Periodicals

I've tended to regard postal rates with a certain skepticism as an issue, because often it's the one banal topic that large parts of the nonprofit sector in the U.S. can get worked up about. But the recent approval of radical changes that would starkly favor large corporate mailers has made it clear that, like other issues I write about from time to time, this is an important piece of our civic infrastructure. In Going Postal on Rate Hikes for Independent Periodicals, Andi Zeisler explains. Posted: 5/20/07; 9:59:02 PM #