About Us
The dramatic increase in new democracies around the world in recent years offers millions of people opportunities to enjoy unprecedented political freedoms. Yet many of these emerging societies lack civic institutions that involve significant numbers of active citizens, political clout, and the capacity to conduct successful advocacy campaigns. These historic changes are also taking place at a time when concerns about America's role in the world are on the rise.
Common Cause International offers comprehensive training in advocacy and organization building to civil society groups in emerging democracies and opportunities for public diplomacy between American civil society leaders and their counterparts in other countries.
Goals
The goals of Common Cause International (CCI), a project of the Common Cause Education Fund, are to:
- Foster collaboration between influential nongovernmental leaders from partner countries to better address government accountability issues and to strengthen the links between organizations and individuals.
- Provide assistance and professional training to civil society groups in other countries who are working to conduct citizen based campaigns.
Contact Us
Common Cause International
1133 19th Street NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
202.736.5774
ccinternational@commoncause.org
Public Diplomacy
An important aspect of Common Cause International is to build relationships with and among civil society leaders around the world to better comprehend the context in which each of us does our work. Through this experience, we will share resources and strategies and inform our understanding of the foreign policy issues between the United States and partner countries. To see a list of recent public diplomacy efforts, see "Recent News".
Training and Technical Assistance
The Common Cause program draws on its own rich history in conducting campaigns at the local, state and federal levels to provide ongoing training and consultation to emerging civil society groups in partner countries. What distinguishes the Common Cause project from the important work of other international organizations is that we are fostering the development of citizen-based groups like our own, and providing training and assistance in running professional and robust advocacy campaigns around core Common Cause issues.
In addition, Common Cause International connects groups in emerging democracies with the Common Cause community and it’s wide ranging U.S.-based coalition partners to provide a platform for groups to share expertise, discuss common issues, and identify tactics and strategies across countries. Our aim is to continue to grow our collaborations as Common Cause International increases its capacity to do its work.