Tag Archive For "freedom of information"
NCVO consultation on Freedom of Information
I’ve been meaning to blog for some time about the usefulness of Freedom of Information as a campaign tool. Having used it to some limited extent I can see the value of it. NCVO are running a consultation on how it’s been used by campaigning organisations at the moment. They hope the results will lead to …
How many actions do DFID get each year?
Using the Freedom of Information Act, I’ve found out the following about the number of campaign actions that DFID get each year. Total number of actions and delivery method Year Postcards E-mails Letters Petition signatures Total 2007 34,215 (38%) 31,514 (35%) 4503 (5%) 19,808 (22%) 90,040 2008 42,796(40%) 41, 683(38%) 4049(4%) 19,612 (18%) 108,140 Breakdown …
mrtombaker
Director of Campaigns and Organising at Save the Children, previously worked for Bond, Tearfund and Christian Aid, co-founder Campaign Bootcamp, blog about campaigning because I'm passionate about seeing more campaigns win, election geek (and recovering Labour Party activist), interested in monitoring and evaluation, this blog is all my own views. Prone to bad spelling!