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Top 10 Reasons to Pledge $50 to E-Democracy.Org

Hosting and Technical Support

To help pay for the hosting and technical support for your forum. As our forums grow in size and sophistication, the costs of hosting the forums have grown as well. For most of its history, E-Democracy.Org has relied exclusively on volunteers to keep the site alive. As we have grown, this has become increasingly difficult and hard to sustain. Part of your pledge will go to support the hosting of your local Issues Forum and the technical support it needs to grow.

Improvements & New Features on Web Site

As the internet develops, E-Democracy.Org is struggling to balance the demands of our Issues Forum participants with our desire to keep things simple enough for the most basic users. Balancing this set of complex needs, requires us to continue to experiment and innovate with our site.

Recruitment of New and Diverse Participants

Members of Local Issues Forums almost universally report that one of the most attractive features of any forum, is the diversity of people and opinions that participate in the forum. However, E-Democracy.Org Local Issues forums have traditionally relied exclusively upon word of mouth to grow and add new members. As we move forward, E-Democracy.Org seeks to create materials and offer training and on the ground support to local volunteers seeking to recruit new members to their forums.

Additional Opportunities for Participation

• State, National, and World Issues Forums

To Create A Network of Community Conversations

Training and Support

Over the next year, E-Democracy.Org plans to offer training and support to both forum participants and Forum Managers on how to effectively participate in and manage local online forums.

A More Inclusive Democracy

As the internet continues to grow, political power will continue to shift towards those with the access and skills to engage and organize online. E-Democracy.Org seeks to build online forums accessible to the broadest possible cross section of the community and to show people how to access and utilize those online tools.