International Endowment for Democracy
Encyclopedia
The International Endowment for Democracy, or IED, is a U.S.
non-profit organization
founded in 2006 to help people bring back democracy in the USA. Although founded in the USA and based in New York
, its funding comes almost entirely from non-governmental organizations and individuals outside the USA. The IED was named so in ironic reference and opposition to the National Endowment for Democracy
or NED
.
IED was founded with a view of creating a broad base of international support for the organization. IED received funds from people in Canada, India, Europe, etc and is meant to distribute funds to other organizations (where money goes).
IED's first president is the university professor Bertell Ollman.
United States
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non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
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founded in 2006 to help people bring back democracy in the USA. Although founded in the USA and based in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, its funding comes almost entirely from non-governmental organizations and individuals outside the USA. The IED was named so in ironic reference and opposition to the National Endowment for Democracy
National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, is a U.S. non-profit organization that was founded in 1983 to promote US-friendly democracy by providing cash grants funded primarily through an annual allocation from the U.S. Congress...
or NED
NED
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.
Founding of the IED
The IED was first funded by a handful of left-wing intellectuals (professors, lawyers, journalists, authors) in 2006 and was shaped by an initial study undertaken by them as early as 2005.IED was founded with a view of creating a broad base of international support for the organization. IED received funds from people in Canada, India, Europe, etc and is meant to distribute funds to other organizations (where money goes).
IED's first president is the university professor Bertell Ollman.
Funding of domestic non-governmental organisations
The IED is meant to regularly provide funding to American non-governmental organisations operating in the USA for the promotion, development and re-establishment of USA's own democracy. It does not directly fund any political party.Quotes
- Its motto is "Supporting the democracy in the country that needs it most - the USA".
See also
- American Enterprise InstituteAmerican Enterprise InstituteThe American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...
- Research Triangle Institute
- National Democratic Institute for International AffairsNational Democratic Institute for International AffairsThe National Democratic Institute for International Affairs is an organization created by the United States government by way of the National Endowment for Democracy to channel grants for furthering democracy in developing nations. It was founded in 1983, shortly after the U.S. Congress created...
- International Republican InstituteInternational Republican InstituteFounded in 1983, the International Republican Institute is an organization, funded by the United States government, that conducts international political programs, sometimes labeled 'democratization programs'....
- Students for Global Democracy
External links
- http://www.iefd.org - IED website
- http://www.internationalendowmentfordemocracy.org - alternate IED website link
- http://www.ned.org - NED website
- NED : The networks of "democratic" interference, Voltaire NetworkVoltaire NetworkThe Réseau Voltaire is an international non-profit organisation, based in Paris. It stated aim is the promotion of freedom and secularism , that is separation of church and state, faith and politics...
, Jan. 22, 2004.