Are you engaged in: Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda E-Democracy.org would be glad to be a strategic training partner - if you really want to make "all" voices count, that is exactly our unique niche with *inclusive* civic engagement online. Open government can go beyond "open to all, used by few" to something used by the masses IF there is a focus on local-up relevancy and active inclusive outreach. It is easier said than done. Drop me a note: clift@e-democracy.org See below. Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072 From: paul maassen <maassenpaul@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 3:59 AM Subject: [ogp-civilsociety] Making all Voices Count - Call for Proposals To: ANNOUNCEMENT OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS /// Making All Voices Count: A Grand Challenge for Development is a global initiative that aims to catalyse the globe to deepen existing innovations and help harness new technologies to enable citizen engagement and government responsiveness to improve government performance. Making All Voices Count aims to fund collaborative efforts rather than one-sided approaches. CALL FOR PROPOSALS /// Making All Voices Count is pleased to announce its first call for the submission of proposals. This call for proposals will be open from September 24 until November 8, 2013 at 18:00 o’clock South Africa time (GMT +2). Selected grantees are expected to be announced by January 24, 2014. More detailed information can be found on our website in the grant manual, available through http://www.makingallvoicescount.org ________________________________ Proposals will be assessed based on: • The degree to which the proposed activities and objectives are in line with the overall programme objectives of Making All Voices Count • A demonstration that the activities will have a clear and direct impact in one or more of the following countries: Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda • The use of innovative approaches, including but not limited to mobile, internet and web-based technology • A clear demonstration of a partnership between at least two parties (such as between civil society organization(s) and government) • A results-based monitoring and evaluation approach and sound financial plan ________________________________ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION /// Applications will only be considered if they are submitted via the online grant application form by November 8, 2013 at 18:00 o’clock South Africa time (GMT +2). We especially welcome applications that would address the disparities faced by members of traditionally marginalized populations and persons with disabilities and reflect approaches that directly incorporate their participation. If you have further queries regarding this call, or the submission process, please email: grants@makingallvoicescount.org. Prospective applicants may submit questions until November 1, 2013. All questions and answers will be posted in anonymous form on the Making All Voices Count website. Making All Voices Count is implemented by a consortium consisting of Hivos (lead organisation), the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and Ushahidi. Making All Voices Count is supported by USAID, DFID, Omidyar Network, SIDA and Open Society Foundations. If you don't want to receive announcements of Making All Voices Count, please click here -- PAUL MAASSEN | Civil Society Coordinator supporting independent engagement with the Open Government Partnership e-mail: maassenpaul@gmail.com | skype: maassenpaul | phone: ++31 646 16 78 56 | twitter: @maassenpaul | check out: www.ogphub.org | Hosted by Hivos, PO Box 85565, 2508 CG The Hague, The Netherlands