About Civil Society Communication
Civil Society Communication includes two separate but closely connected initiatives: the first aims to enhance the information and communications capacity of key organizations and networks, the second to provide software tools to meet the special needs of these groups.

Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design
January 2008
This OSI-supported manual is aimed at helping NGOs and advocates strengthen campaigns and projects by communicating vital information with greater impact.

The European Union's Sixth Framework Programme: A Layperson's Guide to Funding
2006
This guide to EU funding, published by OSI grantee Tactical Technology Collective, aims to explain procedures and rules in a simple and straightforward way.

State of the Map: International OpenStreetMap Conference
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
July 10, 2009
This conference brings together mappers, users, and developers from around the world to discuss the growing digital map of the world that everyone can view, edit, and use.

Open Translation Tools 2009
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
June 22, 2009
The OSI-supported conference will convene stakeholders in the field of open content translation.

Capacity for Civil Society Communication
By introducing organizations to new ways of approaching information and communications projects, as well as to the tools available to put these new skills to use, this initiative aims to transform the way that civil society organizations use and produce information.

Tools for Open Society
The Tools for Open Society initiative supports the provisioning of software to enhance information handling by civil society organizations.