Links to websites of related interestMost descriptions below are simply quoted from the websites; VoterMedia.org does not vouch for their accuracy. |
|
| Democratic Reform |
|---|
| Accurate Democracy |
| Info resource for various voting system design reforms, including Condorcet, IRV, proportional representation, participatory budgeting etc. Helpful detailed explanations. "Fair-Share Spending" is an interesting alternative to VoterMedia's algorithms for flexibly allocating a budget by vote. |
| Apathy is Boring |
Our mission is to use art and technology to educate Canadian youth about democracy, so as to:
|
| Democracy Watch |
| A national non-profit, non-partisan organization, and Canada's leading citizen group advocating democratic reform, government accountability and corporate responsibility. |
| Open Gov West |
| OGW is a network of open government supporters and practitioners, working together to foster progress on open government issues and technology throughout the US and Canada. OGW produces regional conferences, topic-based work summits, and local meet ups. |
| Participatory Budgeting Project |
| Aims to empower community members to make informed, democratic, and fair decisions about public spending and revenue, by opening up public budgets to meaningful democratic participation. We work with elected officials, public agencies, and community groups in the US and Canada to implement participatory budgeting - a process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. We approach PB as a community-driven process, working with local stakeholders and community leaders to design the process from the bottom-up. |
| Participedia |
| An open global knowledge community for researchers and practitioners in the field of democratic innovation and public engagement: Participedia makes it easy for you to contribute research, and easy for you to research its extensive knowledge base. For instance, you will find articles on the British Columbia Citizens Assembly of 2004, participatory budgeting in Porto Alegre and other cities, local school council governance in Chicago, municipal evaluation meetings in China, and the People’s Campaign for Democratic Decentralization in Kerala, India. You will also find articles on participatory methods such as deliberative polling, citizens’ assemblies, and participatory budgeting, as well as articles about the organizations that sponsor, implement, and study participatory governance. |
| Party X |
What's Party X all about?
|
| Media Reform |
| Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting |
| The CCIR was founded in 2008 in response to the ongoing attrition of the resources and expertise from Canadian newsrooms necessary to produce in-depth investigative reporting on matters of significant public interest. Borrowing from a rich 30-year tradition of independent not-for-profit investigative reporting in the United States – a tradition that now extends around the globe – the Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting is the only independent investigative reporting news organization in the country. The CCIR was started in order to tell the stories not getting through the news filter – the stories that require the time, effort, resources and relationship-building only possible when investigative reporting is valued and supported financially. |
| Center for Sustainable Journalism |
| Aimed at discovering innovative ways to produce financially sustainable, high quality and ethically sound journalism. The Center will produce applied research, build collaborations and advance innovative projects to test the viability of community-supported journalism. |
| fishwrap.ca |
| The only up-to-date website that lists all 148 daily newspapers in Canada: |
| Free Press |
| Media reform through education, organizing and advocacy. Great conferences! |
| Hacks/Hackers |
| A rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organization with dozens of chapters (and counting) and thousands of members across four continents (and counting). Our mission is to create a network of journalists (“hacks”) and technologists (“hackers”) who rethink the future of news and information. |
| JournalismStrategies.ca Conference April 19 - 21, 2012 |
We want to bring together established academics, graduate students, journalists, activists, policy-makers and others interested in journalism policies. Our goals:
|
| kachingle |
| Social cents for digital stuff. Micropayment monetization for online content and services. One Click Supports the Sites I Love! |
| Kai Nagata at The Tyee |
| Journalist Kai Nagata quit CTV News in July 2011 with this remarkable blog post critiquing the current state of journalism in Canada. He is now Writer in Residence at The Tyee, continuing his insightful focus on Canadian media and politics. |
| Knight Foundation |
| What We Fund: We advance journalism in the digital age and invest in the vitality of communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. We focus on projects that promote informed and engaged communities and lead to transformational change. |
| Knight News Challenge |
| A contest awarding as much as $5 million a year for innovative ideas that develop platforms, tools and services to inform and transform community news, conversations and information distribution and visualization. |
| Media Co-op |
| A network of member-supported, local, democratic news organizations across Canada. The Media Co-op publishes the Dominion. |
| Media Giraffe Project |
| The MGP mission is to foster participatory democracy and community. We do so by discovering and celebrating above-the-crowd individuals making innovative, sustainable use of media. They use fresh, effective tools and approaches that empower and inform citizens. |
| OpenMedia.ca |
| Organization working to advance and support an open and innovative communications system in Canada. Our primary goal is to increase public awareness and informed participation in Canadian media, cultural, information, and telecommunication policy formation. |
| Public Journalism Network |
| A virtual global network of journalists, educators and lay people interested in exploring and strengthening the relationship between journalism and democracy. It has evolved from a public journalism site to an informational clearinghouse for both public and citizen journalism. |
| Reclaim the Media |
| Based in Seattle since 2002, Reclaim the Media conducts grassroots organizing for social change through media justice. We are dedicated to pursuing a more just society by transforming our media system and expanding the communications rights of ordinary people through grassroots organizing, education, networking and advocacy. We envision an authentic, just democracy characterized by media systems that inform and empower citizens, reflect our diverse cultures, and secure communications rights for everyone. We advocate for a free and diverse press, community access to communications tools and technology, and media policy that serves the public interest. |
| Spot.us |
| An open source project to pioneer "community powered reporting." Through Spot.Us the public can commission and participate with journalists to do reporting on important and perhaps overlooked topics. |
| VoterMedia Democracy Blog |
| Democratic reform by empowering citizens with better voter information systems. By Mark Latham. |
| Zócalo Public Square |
| A project of the Center for Social Cohesion, Zócalo Public Square is a living magazine, an innovative blend of on-the-ground events and on-line journalism, that connects people to ideas and to each other in an open, accessible, non-partisan and broad-minded spirit. Through our web publication, lectures, panels, screenings, and conferences, Zócalo explores ideas that enhance our understanding of citizenship and community—the forces that strengthen or undermine human connectedness and social cohesion. |
| Municipal Politics |
| BC Civic Vote 2011 |
| An unbiased, non-partisan information service for citizens of British Columbia wanting to obtain information on and about local government and school board candidates running for election in their community. |
| BC Muni 2011 Blog Contest |
| Info & entry form for the $5,000 VoterMedia blog contest for covering the October-November 2011 British Columbia municipal election campaigns in Burnaby, North Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey and West Vancouver. |
| CivicInfo BC |
| British Columbia's source for local government information. A not-for-profit organization owned by municipalities, regional districts, and related agencies. |
| fraseropolis |
| Blog: Land use, transportation and civic culture in British Columbia's Lower Mainland. Useful Resources page -- links to detailed info sources on local governments in B.C. |
| Twitter: #bcmuni2011 |
| Twitter feed for tweets related to British Columbia municipal elections in November 2011. |
| Union of British Columbia Municipalities |
| Resources and publications relating to the latest issues affecting local government in BC, including policy documents, discussion papers, UBCM services, programs and special events. |
| VoterMedia Democracy Blog > Municipal |
| Posts on municipal politics from Mark Latham's blog on reforming democracy by voter funding of media. |
| Corporate Governance Blogs |
| Accountability Central |
| A Web-based publishing platform for leaders in the era of responsibility and accountability... |
| CorpGov.net |
| A well-informed progressive perspective on corporate governance reform. By James McRitchie. |
| Harvard Law Corp Gov Forum |
| The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. Many contributing authors. |
| theRacetotheBottom |
| Corporate governance blog by a team of law faculty, students and professionals. |
| VoterMedia Finance Blog |
| Corporate governance reform by empowering shareowners with better information systems. By Mark Latham. |
| Corp Gov Links Pages |
| Change Leaders Corporate Governance Resources |
| CorpGov.net's Links |
| Comprehensive page of links from the leading Corporate Governance website CorpGov.net. |
| Corporate Library's Links |
| Here are some important links to research, articles, resources and organizations we think you will find helpful to gain a more thorough understanding of corporate governance best practices. |
| Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Links |
| Corp Gov Organizations |
| Canadian Coalition for Good Governance |
| Representing the interests of institutional investors, CCGG promotes good governance practices in Canadian public companies and the improvement of the regulatory environment to best align the interests of boards and management with those of their shareholders, and to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the Canadian capital markets. |
| Council of Institutional Investors |
| Nonprofit association of American public, union and corporate pension funds with combined assets that exceed $3 trillion. |
| FAIR Canada |
| Canadian Foundation for the Advancement of Investor Rights: A national voice for investors on securities regulation and a catalyst for enhancement of the rights of Canadian shareholders and individual investors. |
| International Corporate Governance Network |
| ICGN is a global membership organisation of over 500 leaders in corporate governance based in 50 countries with a mission to raise standards of corporate governance worldwide. ICGN members are largely institutional investors who collectively represent funds under management of around US$9.5 trillion. The breadth and expertise of ICGN members from investment, business, the professions and policymaking extends across global capital markets. |
| Investors for Director Accountability |
| Advocating for Shareholders and Investors. We believe that the time is ripe for the true owners of corporate America to join together to force their direct, legal representatives -- corporate directors -- to begin once again to act in the best interests of shareholder owners. |
| National Association of Pension Funds (UK) |
| The NAPF is the leading voice of workplace pensions in the UK. We speak for 1,200 pension schemes with some 15 million members and assets of around £800 billion. NAPF members also include over 400 businesses providing essential services to the pensions sector. |
| SEC Comments on Dodd-Frank Act Initiatives |
| The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act includes provisions that require the SEC to undertake various initiatives, including rulemaking and studies touching on many areas of financial regulation. Members of the public interested in making their views known on these matters, even before official comment periods may be opened, are invited to submit those views via the email addresses linked here. |
| SEC Investor Advisory Committee |
| The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission established the SEC Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) to advise the Commission on matters of concern to investors in the securities markets; provide the Commission with investors' perspectives on current, non-enforcement, regulatory issues; and serve as a source of information and recommendations to the Commission regarding the Commission's regulatory programs from the point of view of investors. |
| SHARE - Shareholder Association for Research and Education |
| SHARE is a Canadian leader in responsible investment services, research and education for institutional investors. We offer proxy voting, shareholder engagement and consulting services, courses and conferences, policy advocacy and timely research that help investors integrate environmental, social and governance issues into their investment management process. Our clients include pension funds, mutual funds, foundations, faith-based organizations and asset managers across Canada. |
| Corp Gov Research |
| European Corporate Governance Institute |
| The ECGI is an international scientific non-profit association. We provide a forum for debate and dialogue between academics, legislators and practitioners, focusing on major corporate governance issues and thereby promoting best practice. |
| SFU's CIBC Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management |
| At the heart of the vision for the Centre for Corporate Governance and Risk Management (CCGRM) at Simon Fraser University is the belief that good governance requires an enterprise-wide view of risk management. |
| Stanford's Rock Center for Corporate Governance |
| The Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Center for Corporate Governance is a joint initiative of Stanford Law School and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. The Center was created to advance the understanding and practice of corporate governance in a cross-disciplinary environment where leading academics, business leaders, policy makers, practitioners and regulators can meet and work together. |
| Yale's Millstein Center for Corporate Governance & Performance |
| The Millstein Center for Corporate Governance and Performance at the Yale School of Management continues to serve as the leading global resource for testing, challenging, and advancing the premise that corporations should, and can, serve society. The Center focuses on the inter-relationships of management, the board of directors, shareholders, and stakeholders in creating long-term corporate and shareholder value in today's complex and competitive economy, while at the same time meeting the heightened expectations of society. |
| Disclosure for Investors |
| Corporate Disclosure Alert |
| Commentary and alerts relating to sustainability, risk, shareholder rights and disclosure. By Sanford Lewis. |
| footnoted.com |
| Michelle Leder's guide to what's hiding in SEC filings. |
| Fund Votes |
| In-depth analysis of investment fund proxy voting. |
| SEC EDGAR Company Filings |
| Look up all SEC filings by company name or ticker symbol. |
| SEC Watch |
| The easiest place to find, navigate, and analyze complex SEC Filings. We reformat SEC Filings for display on the web. |
| Individual Investor Resources |
| American Association of Individual Investors |
| Membership organization offering investment information & tools. 150,000 members. |
| FINRA Investor Education Foundation |
| The mission of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation is to provide underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life. The FINRA Foundation envisions a society characterized by universal financial literacy. |
| Fund Democracy |
| The leading voice for America's mutual fund shareholders. Fund Democracy has spoken out on mutual fund issues in financial publications such as TheStreet.com, Barron's, SmartMoney.com and others. It also has engaged in a number of advocacy initiatives on behalf of mutual fund shareholders. |
| GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca |
| Unbiased money and investing information. The Investor Education Fund develops and promotes unbiased, independent financial information, programs and tools to help consumers make better financial and investing decisions. It was established as a non-profit organization by the Ontario Securities Commission and is funded by settlements and fines from OSC enforcement proceedings. |
| Investor.gov |
| Investor education from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| Investors-Aid Co-operative of Canada |
| A consumer organization working on behalf of investors/savers. We sell no investments or portfolio management services. Like Consumer Reports, Investors-Aid provides all of the consumer reports, publications, directories, and tools that help Canadian investors reduce excess cost, as well as finding the best products and advisory options. |
| JasonZweig.com |
| Jason Zweig became a personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal in 2008. He was a senior writer for Money magazine and a guest columnist for Time magazine and cnn.com. He designed this website to be a safe haven where you can learn what you need in order to think for yourself as an investor. Not only is there something here for everyone from the beginner to advanced investors, but you should be able to find your way around and be able to tell at a glance what's suitable for your level. |
| Learning Markets |
| Stock, Options and Forex Investing Analysis and Education |
| Moxy Vote |
| Vote all your stock automatically by choosing which opinion leaders' advice to follow. Let your voice be heard! |
| Planet Money at NPR |
| A multimedia team blog covering the global economy. |
| ProxyAnalyst |
| Free advice for retail investors on how to vote your stock. |
| ProxyDemocracy |
| Check and compare your mutual funds' voting records on this free info site. Helps retail investors use their voting power to produce positive changes in the companies they own. |
| Sharegate |
| Here you will find individual investors, institutional investors, companies, and other interested parties all communicating on the investment community's most modern, comprehensive, and powerful financial social network. Our website gathers streaming news reports, individual account holdings from leading brokerages, institutional holdings data from SEC filings, and fundamental data from corporate filings. This centralized information system, combined with interactive and dynamic software tools, allows transparent communication and collaboration among individual investors, corporations, institutional investors, and affiliate organizations. |
| ShareOwners.org |
| Join this membership/networking organization that is creating a voice for retail investors. |
| Small Investor Protection Association |
| A voice for Canadian retail investors. With head office is in Markham Ontario, SIPA has over 500 members in ten provinces. SIPA speaks out for retail investors and participates on radio programs and TV shows. SIPA participates in media conferences, issues news releases and provides comments to media across Canada to advocate the interests of retail investors. |
| The Investor Network |
| An online community where investors and corporations come together to share information, ideas and perspectives. Your experience here is different from other investment-oriented community discussion forums because only validated investors can participate. The Investor Network is powered by Broadridge, a trusted provider in the financial services industry for over 40 years. |
| The Shareholder Activist |
| Your source for information and advice to facilitate your responsible shareholder activism. Providing a voice to the voiceless investor, The Shareholder Activist can empower you with the tools, tactics, and techniques to more fully exercise your rights as an equity stakeholder of a publicly traded corporation. |
| TransparentDemocracy |
| See how people and organizations you trust recommend you vote, on U.S. state ballots and corporate proxies. |
| World Federation of Investors Corporations |
| WFIC is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose members are primarily national shareholders' associations. WFIC was formed to promote investor education and help national shareholders association better serve their members, both individual investors and investment clubs. |
| Yahoo! Finance |
| The top financial news and research website in the United States, with more than 23 million visitors in February 2010. Offers information including stock quotes, stock exchange rates, corporate press releases and financial reports, and popular message boards for discussing a company's prospects and stock valuation. It also offers some hosted tools for personal finance management. [Wikipedia] |
Please send corrections and suggested links to admin[at]votermedia.org.