Civil Society International

Civil Society International (CSI) "assists independent organizations working for democracy and civil society in countries closed, or inhospitable, to these principles. We bring together in one place information about projects worldwide committed to the keystones of civil society: limited government, popular elections, and the rule of law; free association and expression; regulated, but open and market-oriented economies; aid to the poor, orphaned, elderly, sick, or disabled; and finally, civic cultures that value pluralism and individual liberty but also respect human needs for community and shared visions of the common good.

"We assist projects overseas by publicizing their work; helping them recruit staff, interns, or overseas partners; and helping them identify opportunities for funding or leadership development.

"Within the U.S., we support in similar ways the work of American civic organizations that are active on an international front, as well as those working to defend and deepen civil society within our own democratic culture."

"Executive Director Holt Ruffin founded Civil Society International in 1992." 

Funding
In 1997 their total income was $210,102

Institutional Supporters

 * Anonymous member of the Rockefeller family
 * Carnegie Corporation of New York
 * Center for International Networking Initiatives
 * Central Asia Institute
 * Earhart Foundation
 * Eurasia Foundation
 * Foundation for Russian-American Economic Cooperation
 * Internews
 * Henry M. Jackson Foundation
 * Partners International
 * Seattle Foundation
 * University of Washington

Individual Donors
Source
 * Amiq Institute
 * Anthony Arnold
 * Irene Barinoff
 * Ron Bemis and Michelle Bemis
 * Allan Blackman
 * Robert W. Blake
 * Robert Bowie
 * Robert Cihak
 * R. T. Davies
 * Lucy Dougall
 * Paule Drayton
 * Neil Elgee and Leona Elgee
 * Michael Evans and Barbara Evans
 * Ruth Fay and Jack Fay
 * Kurt Taylor Gaubatz
 * Carmen Gonzalez
 * [[John Hamer
 * Linda Jaech and Jeremy Jaech
 * Robert Klein Yale Richmond
 * Brad Rind Grayand Janet Gray
 * Jean Rosenand Bill Rosen
 * Gerald Rubin
 * Patty Ruffin
 * Dana Tumenova
 * Daniel Waugh
 * Timothy Zimmer

Directors

 * Ronald S. Bemis, Seattle, WA
 * Richard Greene, Seattle, WA
 * Bob Ness and Maryann Ness]], Seattle, WA
 * Vladimir Raskin, Seattle, WA
 * Daniel Waugh, Seattle, WA

Advisors
Source
 * Elena Bonner, Andrei Sakharov Foundation, Moscow
 * Gulnara Dzhamanova, Central Asia Development Information Network (CASDIN), Almaty, Kazakhstan
 * Herbert Ellison, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
 * Catherine Fitzpatrick, UN Representative of the International League for Human Rights
 * Francis Fukuyama, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC
 * Dennis McConnell, Maine Business School, Orono, ME
 * Michael McFaul, Associate Professor of Political Science, Stanford University, Peter and Helen Bing Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
 * S. Frederick Starr, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC
 * Sharon Tennison, Center for Citizen Initiatives, San Francisco, CA
 * Andrei Topoleva and Elena Topoleva, Agentsvo Sotsialnoi Informatsii, Moscow

Contact

 * 2929 NE Blakeley Street, Seattle, WA 98105
 * Web: http://www.civilsoc.org