All groups

Does not include groups still awaiting a sponsor. Listed alphabetically.

(US) GenX Leaders and Leadership Style Members: 20
**GIVEN the negative bias exhibited against the generation commonly referred to as GenX, how do we make that group more visible?** Another article in a prominent publication http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/the_leadership_deficit/ bemoaned, in p...

* * PATCH (Personal Action To CHange) * * Members: 94
Practical things that any ordinary person, **including you**, can do to bring about change. Many, indeed nearly all the things here are FREE to do, all they cost is time. This group is for everyone regardless of financial standing. We have power to cha...

* Better World Island * Members: 86
I invite you to join me in exploring the ways that we might put the Better World Island project in Second Life to work as a shared space where we can meet, explore and collaborate on projects. `Click here to find out what we're currently exploring`_ an...

1 Tin Cup Members: 45
Got a buck or two to spare? Here's a place to learn more about some of this week's new campaigns, and the people and goals behind various community tin cups. .. sidebar:: **ABOUT 1 TIN CUP** **Where are the Tip Jars?** `This Week's Campaigns`_ ...

10% Club Members: 16
------ **The aim of this group is to discuss and develop ways of propogating a 10% pledge meme throughout the masses.** .. attention :: ``:)`` Joining this group does *NOT* require you to donate 10% of your income! Just share any/all of your questions...

2People Members: 6
2People aims to be a catalyst for the global sustainability movement. We are building tools for online community that are integrated with strategies for real world engagement. Our guiding motivation is that we're running out of time to make the transiti...

A Business Concept Development Enterprise Members: 20
ABCDE has been an idea of mine for some years now and I believe that O.net is a perfect environment in which to test its potential. Business concept ideas fall into the vast ocean that exists between a momentary thought and the actual businessization o...

Action Center Members: 111
Share the vision, ideas, and actions you or your organization are up to and allow the wealth of resources on the network take you to the next level!

ACTION INFO Members: 61
We noticed there are many calls to action in various other discussions and threads on this network. We foresee that the number of projects would grow exponentially as more and more people discover the network. We hope to make this place a quick one-stop...

Active Stories: Role Models and Mentors Members: 72
Role models, Mentors and Natural Allies -- who changed YOUR life? :: "The world is made up of stories, not atoms." *-- Muriel Rukeyser.* In exploring the rich garden of ideas and resources that continue to grow within our community, it often occurs...

Activist Techology Members: 158
A loose coalition of technologists and political thinkers have been discussing activist technology and political uses of social software in conversations that began during the Howard Dean campaign, and have been carried forward over several platforms. T...

Adult children of Aging Parents---Caregiving Members: 9
Many of us have parents who are growing older and need some help with daily activities. This can range from simply needing an errand run once a week to needing constant attention and care. How do we, as adult children, perhaps with growing, demanding c...

Adventures With the Estrogen Army! Members: 38
.. "If I was going to fight affluence -- flesh and words and schedules and sorrows -- I would have to cultivate an underground railroad of allies to show me the way out. I gathered them up, these women, these sage and wisened conscripts, and went to war...

Advocating Close Personal Relationships Members: 28
Close personal relationships affect our happiness more than anything else--more than health, wealth, pleasure, or power. Despite the impact of these relationships in our lives, we often leave them to chance instead of increasing our ability to connect e...

Africa Aid Members: 8
Africa Aid provides the foundation for innovative partnerships and intimate community-based relationships between developing African communities and their more established American counterparts. To create a sustainable and mutually beneficial community ...

Africa Community Radio Concept Members: 23
Discussion of issues and ideas associated with creating a public/independent/community radio station or radio network.

African Voices Members: 0

Agriculture & Rural Development Members: 13
The purpose of this group is to help people in the agricultural development community connect and exchange ideas relating to all forms of agriculture (livestock, aquaculture, horticulture, etc) food security, and agribusiness in developing economies.

AMD Open Architecture Challenge Members: 5
This group is to help promote, support and add your 2 cents on the AMD Open Architecture Challenge, an initiative to develop appropriate and sustainable technology centers that will help a broad cross-section of the surrounding population realize greate...

American Dream Inc. Members: 42
American Dream Inc. is the name of my project that has the goal to create a new visa for non-millionaires foreign entrepreneurs that desire to create their business here in US under a special tutoring program.

Amoration Members: 36
Our mission is to create a culture of conscious compassion. * We use every tool at our disposal to facilitate positive change. * We dynamically seek to integrate the best pieces of ourselves and our society. * Awareness and practiced discernment in...

An Uplift Pavilion for Africa - Kijiweni Members: 108
.. This Pavilion serves as a connecting point for folks coming together around Uplift in Africa. We invite you to share it as a place to innovate, celebrate and discover natural allies. Please add your name to our list of Friends & Allies. ===========...

Animal Aid Members: 21
“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Gandhi. It bothers me that I cannot find an Issue listing that covers what to me is a very basic issue. I hope to discuss the ethical treatment of all the other inhabitants o...

API Admin Members: 7
For internal use only.

Apportionment and the Worldwide Connectory Members: 64
**THIS GROUP HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO NED.COM UNDER THE TITLE "THE WORLD CONNECTORY PROJECT"** it can be found here_: http://www.ned.com/group/wwc/about .. _here: http://www.ned.com/group/wwc/about -------------- All aspects of the World Connectory P...

Archive of Action Members: 18
This group will showcase and archive the "good things" that have happened here as the result of o.net members collaborating and inspiring each other to action. May it serve to inspire even more good things.

Art + Technology + Participation in Development Members: 109
This group is about alot of things. Mostly its how the arts can be used as a vehicle to promote social inclusion, education, creativity, skills-building and entrepreneurism. One such project here is `Peace Tiles`_, a fun and "as challenging as you want ...

Art Heals Members: 19
Art Heals develops animated web sites for chronically ill children, provides murals for children in crisis, and much more. The purpose of this group is to serve as the home for the development of this "company" and to serve as host for related discussi...

artFUTURE Members: 35
What is the positive impact on society as the arts merge with technology and science?

Artisan Collaboration & Cooperatives Members: 21
A place for artisans to exchange ideas about their work and to facilitate collaboration and/or cooperative development.

ArtSFest Members: 11
Collaborative space for ArtSFest planning - join us in cultivating the next generation of arts in the San Francisco Bay Area! Read more about ArtSFest at http://www.artsfestsf.org, or join us here to help in planning our annual festival and year-round p...

Atlas Service Corps Members: 29
Atlas Service Corps is a new international citizen sector organization that identifies rising citizen sector leaders from the developing world to volunteer for one year in the United States. In this year long Fellowship, these Fellows will learn best p...

Basics and More for Non-Profits Members: 109
The goal for this group is to create a place for those already in the non-profit world, and those who hope to join it, to share ideas and basic information about what it takes to start and keep your business going. I am inspired to make this group hap...

Better World Buddies - Social Justice Members: 20
This is a group to look at ways of introducing folks to each other as "Better World Buddies" who are connected by an interest in a "social justice" issue. (This might include things like poverty, child abuse, discrimination, and so on). It's part of t...

Better World Buddies - Technology Members: 28
This is a group to look at ways of introducing folks to each other as "Better World Buddies" who are connected by an interest in a "technology" issue. It's part of the general "Buddies" group. This group could serve as the meeting point to connect wit...

Better World Buddies - Youth Members: 24
This is a group to look at ways of introducing folks to each other as "Better World Buddies" who are connected by an interest in a "youth" issue. It's part of the general "Buddies" group. This group could serve as the meeting point to connect with eac...

Better World Media Members: 216
This is a group to investigate ways of balancing the media to include positive discourse - to bring more attention to what is working, and how to do more of it.

Better World Scouts Members: 17
This is a group which which supports folks who wish to scout out news and service opportunities for a better world.

Better World TV Members: 14
Welcome to an omidyar.net theater. Ever watched a "better world building" movie? Hosted a viewing party? Thought a multimedia appetizer might be just the thing to get you started when you want to dig a little deeper into an issue? C'mon in and share...

Biological Innovation for Open Society Members: 57
BIOS is an evolving international initiative focused on systemic change in innovation systems to democratize problem solving. BIOS recognizes that creativity in biological innovation underpins all aspects of human health and environmental sustainabil...

Biz Plan Buzz Group Members: 297
Join here if you have a social venture or philanthropic project you want to brainstorm with others, with an eye to creating a business model and business plan. Start your own "discussion" page within this group for your project. Read and comment on the ...

Blacklists: Just say "No!" to Members: 13
I would like to have a group where we can publicly declare things we **disapprove** of -- a kind of "just say no to ABC" area. ==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Bl...

blank Members: 0

Book Club Members: 87
This is a group for folks to form an online book club. Each book can have its own discussion, or organize as it makes most sense to you. Participate in as many (or as few) as you like.

Brain Injury SurvivorsSupport Members: 5
A source for ideas/information/inspiration/feedback/support for survivors of brain injury and those who support them (families/friends/volunteers/health care professionals/administrators). Fluid.

Breast Cancer 3-day Members: 11
Dear Friends, The weekend of October 21st, 2005 I'll be participating in a very special and powerful event in the fight against breast cancer. It's called the Breast Cancer 3-Day. This will be my third walk. My first two were in New York in 1999 and 20...

Bridges and Brain Gyms Members: 15
Lost in the local lingo and want to find better ways to connect? C'mon in and explore some of the ideas and terminology people are using to describe better world building activities, and share a few of your own. Exploring featured words and phrases wi...

Broadening the death penalty dialogue Members: 42
How can we use the Internet to broaden -- and deepen -- the dialogue around the death penalty? What tools are at our disposal? How do we engage those who favor the death penalty in a safe, constructive discussion? Who should we reach out to?

Buddies Members: 22
This is a group for discovering and connecting Better World Buddies, to connect people from arbitrary geographical, cultural, age, socio-economic, and personal categories from around the world. It is particularly focused on connecting people who are Fa...

Building Better Students Group >> BBSG Members: 28
This launch of the Building Better Students Group is being seeded by some of the Chief State School Officers selection of "teachers of the year" from over the past 52 years. We're simply inviting some of the best and brightest teachers in the United St...

Business Members: 334
Every sector has reasons to look at business issues that impact both organizations' and people's success.

Camp Fire Members: 20
*I think of this place as an extension of the "Do Something Moments" discussion sparked by Tom Munnecke. This is a spot to park your hat, slide onto a log and loosen the shoelaces. To gather 'round with your cup of coffee or 'smores. A crackling place t...

Candidates 2008 Election Campaigns / Campaigning Members: 28
We want to exchange ideas and engage in projects towards making good things happen in 2008! .. contents:: Goals Analyze Value Systems ==== Very fundamental: knowing what we care about. Inform Voters ==== Connect Communities of Interest ==== Enumer...

Children - Youth - Families Members: 259
What's important in developing all kinds of families and in working with young people.

Clash of Civilizations - Cultivating Tolerance and Understanding of Different Faiths Members: 22
The foundation for much of the current and historic frustration in the world is the belief that one's faith and precepts are superior to all others and, in some cases, one's faith justifies hate and violence. Every major faith has its examples of faith...

Clean Drinking Water Members: 33
The CleanDrinkingWater_ group is about working together to bring clean drinking water to those who have never had this basic necessity. .. _CleanDrinkingWater: /group/h2o/CleanDrinkingWater

Clothes With Conscience Members: 10
ClothesWithConscience will facilitate the building of relationships and ethical exchange of value between wealthy 1st world customer's and 2/3rd world female entreprenuers who own their own custom "art" clothing businesses.

CM_System_Testing Members: 1
We created this group to help us test various features of Omidyar.net

Coffee Klatsch Members: 12
* Just finished a book and you know it's significant but you just haven't put the pieces together to figure out how? * Had an idea and you are sure it's the key....but you're not sure where the lock is? * Just need someone to work through ideas with?...

Collaborative Children's Project Network Members: 31
This group was born of a desire to showcase and collaborate between grassroots projects working with children all over the world.

Collaborative Funding Project Members: 58
Omidyar Network hosted a $50,000 team-based collaborative funding project with the omidyar.net community June 1 - 30, 2006. .. sidebar :: VOTING IS OVER Members can now review the results by clicking the polls_ tab. In this funding project: - The...

Collaborative Project Designs - Designing Collaborative Software / Projects Members: 40
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== Collaborations.US_ - About.Collaborations.US_ - Collaboration.Collaborations.US_ .. _Collaborations.US : http://collaborations.us .. _About.Co...

Commens Commons Members: 5
A group devoted to Semeiotic, C.S. Peirce et cetera. Commens is a mutual mind ... necessary for communication. Semeiotic is the Doctrine of Signs, called for by John Locke, etc. C.S. Peirce is the father of Pragmat(ic)ism and leading figure of Semiot...

Community Members: 4
Contains groups that are focused or based on omidyar.net.

Community - General Members: 19363
Everyone on omidyar.net is a member of this group -- feel free to talk about anything you feel other members might be interested in. Get to know each other, share tips and techniques, have fun!

Community Centers & workspot Members: 29
Many people around the world use computers without owning them. They work at a friend's house, an institution or an Internet cafe. They share resources, but very little helps them to consolidate their identity and maintain continuity. Community center...

Community Decisions Members: 18
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Community Decisions Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should be live today, links & c...

Community Stories Members: 17
This group hopes to share the stories of good things happening in the world because of connections and activities made through online community and networks. * Stories can revolve around individuals. What has happened that you know of because of an ind...

CompuMentor/TechSoup Project Development Members: 78
This group is an experiment in opening up Compumentor's project development process in a very action-oriented way. We will soon--within the next two weeks--be opening several discussions to start the process. Each discussion will concern a specific pro...

Conferences Members: 136
This group is for planning, documenting and sustaining o/net Conferences. Oak Park (Chicago) hosted events in July 2005 and 2006. Other events are planned for Blaine, Washington and Kampala, Uganda! Please join us for `ONgoing gatherings`_! Also, fe...

Connecting Hearts Members: 99
A space to talk about and ultimately develop whatever it takes to make "it" happen with local communities of youth, adults, and families. .. image:: http://www.whirlingrainbow.com/images/heartbeat.gif For a list of Connecting Heart Initatives see our ...

Connectors and the Tipping Point Members: 159
This group is inspired by Malcolm Gladwell's book, "The Tipping Point." "tipping point" n. In epidemiology, the concept that small changes will have little or no effect on a system until a critical mass is reached. Then a further small change "tips" ...

Consensus Engine Planning Zone Members: 16
This group's purpose is to store and manage discussions reguarding the design and implementation of the Consensus Engine tool. I'll update this description as more details develop. The proposal for this project was discussed on the `Consensus Engine t...

Cooking & Restaurants Members: 67
Please tell us your secrets in the kitchen. Share recipes and discoveries. Wine and Beer is included. Tell us about new and old places you Love to eat. How does food extend a culture. How do changes in cooking feed more people. Of interest also wou...

Corporate Social Responsibility Members: 150
Corporate Social Responsibility >> ideas for making businesses better The idea here is fairly straightforward. A thread is started for a particular company, service or product. Contribute to the thread in such a way that we are offering specific ...

Crisis in Sudan Group Members: 166
REMINDER!! this discussion will be archived, effective **September 7, 2007** ------------------------------ To continue the discussion on Sudan, go to <Ned>: http://www.ned.com/group/community-general/news/2/ ================== How it all Started ====...

CRM :: Communications, Reports & Messages Members: 4
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: CRM : Communications + Reports + Messages Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should be...

Culture and Community Members: 96
An area to discuss how many diverse cultures share the common bond of community and the need to work together to thrive.

DAILY APRECIATIONS project Members: 36
The main goal of this DAILY APPRECIATIONS project has been to increase our awareness of whom and what we appreciate. We would like to thank you all for contributing more than 2608 appreciations on more than 105 pages as of Sept. 6, 2007! Research ha...

Dance Labs Members: 17
.. IMAGE:: http://www.dancelabs.com/img/DanceLabs+header_name.gif .. RAW :: HTML <a title="Anyone can be a leader (ใครๆก็เป็นผู้นำได้)" href="http://flickr.com/photos/98973695@N00/227113680" ><img src="http://static.flickr.com/73/227113680_b1b4fcd80...

December 1st Members: 37
Supporting December 1st World AIDS Day, with resources, group ideas, aggregating friends of groups, etc.

Defining Progressive Values Members: 35
Media survey group interested in capturing and defining the values with which we wish in develop in our children, thus in our society.

DEFUNCT-SRM Members: 6
Was a public group, but not really needed any more.

Democracy – General Members: 34
This group will look at trends in democracy, including its spread and decline in nations. Topics of relevance are many, including the impact of technology on democracy (or e-democracy), citizen participation (i.e. issues of institutional design), delib...

Deutsch Members: 11
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Deutsch Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should be live today, links & content will ...

Diabetes: Support Groups + Information by/for Patients Members: 5
==== Diabetes Mellitus Information Homepage ==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should be live today, ...

Dialogue and Deliberation, Institutionalization, and Radical Change Members: 44
This group is for practitioners and researchers in the fields of dialogue and deliberation. Our discussion will focus on the forms of individual and cultural change that are preconditions for and/or products of dialogue and deliberation -- and on how t...

Digital Activists for Democracy Members: 9
The internet is an interconnected realm where freedom of speech reigns and "intellectual property rights" are quickly being replaced by "open sourcing." The tools of international communication and access to a world of ideas and resources are available...

Digital Lifestyle Aggregation Members: 29
The time has come for integrated, agrgeagted and highly customizable environments be created to help end-user "hub" their on-line lives together. Digital Lifestyle Aggregators (DLAs) are how to do that. Based upon open standards and open source, this ...

Direct Intervention Network Members: 10
A group intended to stimulate ideas for direct intervention in terms of donated items which could be made available to an individual American living in poverty. Our "Jane Doe" being represented by a single mother on welfare benefit or in low paid emplo...

Doctors and Scientists for Good Members: 20
Médecins Sans Frontières, Engineers without Borders, the recent data collection efforts by computer scientists to locate missing persons with Hurricaine Katerina, ways to fight malaria, virtual reality technology to enable the disabled, alternative sour...

Drugs Members: 24
All about drug use, abuse, addiction, recovery and rehabilitation. When does use become abuse. Is nicotine more addictive than heroin? Is the CIA really supplying crack cocaine? What have been the effects of reclassfying Cannabis as a Class C drug i...

Economics Members: 98
A place to discuss a broad assortment of topics dealing with economics; Currencies, World Economies, Stock Exchanges, Economic Policymakers, Micro/Macro Economics, etc.

Education Members: 124
This community focuses on ways of improving our educational process, values, shared connections between classrooms, and extending the Omidyar Network Spirit to helping our children.

Education Members: 215
Covering the education spectrum, from early childhood to post-secondary to adult learning.

Effective Alumni Engagement Members: 8
A place for learning about effectively engaging alumni.

EffectiveONet Members: 67
.. sidebar:: What's Hot ProcessIntegration_: Looking past the $25k, Coming together to build an integrated grant-making and proposal support process!! TutorialTourOfWiki_: A quick introductory survey of the topic of Wiki_. TabbedBrowse...

Elections and Democracy Members: 116
This group, which initially focused just on the "2004 US Election," explores the broader issue of elections and democracy, including areas such as how to increase voter turnout, promote democracy, and guarantee safe and fair elections (primarily but not...

Emerging Futures Network Members: 85
Emerging Futures Network ---- http://www.emergingfutures.net members_ `Subscribe to our e-list`_ Visit the `Emerging Futures Network wiki`_ .. _`Subscribe to our e-list`: http://www.emergingfutures.net/email-lists/ .. _`Emerging Futures Network wik...

Empowering Individuals in Community Members: 26
A place to foster and encourage each other's growth and empowerment, in hopes of furthering the ideal of building empowered communities of contributing individuals.

Energy, Sustainable Members: 35
Making a worldwide transition from fossil fuels to sustainable, non-polluting sources is probably the biggest "good thing" I can think of to help make happen. * It would solve global warming * It would take away a major incentive for global WARRING too...

entrepreneurship education using internet technology Members: 61
Supporting (future) entrepreneurs through education is a popular instrument to increase the level of entrepreneurship and indirectly contribute to a sustainable alleviation of poverty. But there is an opportunity to enhance the value of this instrumen...

eNumino & aNomino Members: 6
The fight against spam, spoofing and "phishing" is a combination of legislation (national & international), technology and user involvement (education and action). Everybody forgets that an e-mail is a postcard not even dropped in a postbox... Few know...

Environment - Conservation Members: 235
Preservation and enhancement of the world's natural resources and ecosystem is the topic.

Epidemic of Health Members: 41
This is a group which focuses on ways of implementing the vision of Jonas Salk to create an epidemic of health. "Only a few are needed to visualize and to initiate a process that would become self-organizing, self-propelling, and self-propagating, as i...

Equiforum, Inc. Members: 2
Equiforum is a non-profit with a mission "to improve the scientific basis for resolving conflict peacefully". The first project is to bring to maturity a data standard. CRML (Conflict Resolution Modeling Language) is based on RDF/OWL of the Semantic Web...

Extreme Makeovers for Better World Scouts Members: 10
*Instead of rules, why not examples?* This space is an invitation to help celebrate two things: 1) people who have discovered within themselves the power to make good things happen, and are looking for ways to cultivate the "better world scout" withi...

Farming Members: 25
A group for members wanting to discuss farming techniques and projects in general or in specific geographical locations.

Federation of Communities Members: 43
How can we, or should we, attract new and existing communities into Omidyar.net? What features would best support such groups? Could or should Omidyar.net evolve into a federation of communities, a community of communities? (C.f, State, Federal, and Loc...

Feeling Well Members: 6
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Feeling Well : Incetives / Programs to Personal / Group / Corporate Well-Being / Happiness Online Help / Support Groups Network =...

FOF Members: 4

Foresight Development Members: 8
As the rate of technological change continues to accelerate, it is more important then ever that we have a broader perspective on what the future holds. This is a group to discuss how to develop foresight in order to navigate towards a better future. ...

Fostering a moderate discourse and leadership Members: 30
Studies have found that most Americans, whether Democrat, Republican or Independent, have what would be considered moderate convictions - typically some combination of differing degrees of liberal and conservative beliefs. And yet, our political discou...

Français et Francophonie / French speaking Members: 41
**Dans ce groupe on parle le français** - *Il y aussi des discussions dans les deux langues, et chaque* 'workspace' *contient un résumé en anglais* **In this group we speak French** - *There are also some bilingual discussions, and an English speaking ...

Free Hugs Around the World Members: 8
Join us in offering free hugs to all throughout the world and celebrate with us how beautifully this movement is growing.

freehousesproject Members: 7
FREE HOUSES is the name of a new television series I would like you folks to help me create. This is to put all of the words and intent on this site into a very real concrete highly visable representative action of what like minded people can ...

French Tags Members: 9
This group is dedicated to: - Propose French tags with oninclude directive - Test a *parallel/complementary* tagging system with the `del.icio.us toolbar`_ - A test of collective mapping with `IHMC CmapTools`_ - Other tests anybody want to try wit...

Fridge Magnets Members: 33
Found something innovative that you'd like to draw people's attention to? It might be a project or idea being cultivated here within omidyar.net, or something you've found elsewhere that you want to let people know you're getting behind. Use this "dig...

Friends of Heroes - Putting a Face on Childhood Cancer Members: 7
Visit us on Razoo at http://beta.razoo.com/groups/friendsofheroes Friends of Heroes, formerly Friends of Allie is the largest national Friends and Family Light The Night team in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's history. The team was originally created...

Fun 5 - A physical activity & nutrition program Members: 5
Fun 5 Project (www.hmsa.com/community/programs/fun5/) During the past twenty years, the percentage of young people who are overweight has almost doubled. This is despite the numerous known benefits of regular physical activity during childhood which in...

Fun Stuff Members: 132
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Fun Stuff Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should be live today, links & content wil...

Games for Social Good Members: 90
This group will discuss gaming technology as it relates to improving human behavior.

Garden Club Members: 14
Garden types. Gardening tips. Favorite flowering plants. Different soils. What works in different climates. Using native plants. Hopefully some virtual tours.

Geek Revolution Members: 16
Documentation to develop an international online project to establish a collaboratively maintained, democratically run network infrastructure for educational purposes and to promote geek activism. Please take a look at the Workspace for more informatio...

Genealogy & Family Stories Members: 11
A discussion group to talk about where we come from, family legends, mysterious ancestors, immigration histories and the colorful stories passed down from one generation to another.

General Members: 12
Contains groups that don't belong in other categories.

Genocide Intervention Network Members: 10
The Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) envisions a world in which the international community is willing and able to protect civilians from genocide and mass atrocities. **Our mission is to empower individuals and communities with the tools to p...

Genocide Prevention Members: 56
This group will focus on long-term strategies for prevention of mass atrocities and genocide. The discussion will look beyond the immediate aspects of halting a particular genocide, such as in Darfur, to ways of stopping genocide before it begins or i...

GET Local Members: 10
GET stands for Global Energy Transition, which I founded in 2001 after writing an open letter to George W. Bush. http://www.go2zero.com/adechert/solarletter.html Art Goodtimes suggested that the letter might carry more weight if, besides all the end...

Give it to someone who can do more good with it (Oxfam) Members: 24
Give the money to Oxfam and get a real return. .. image:: http://omidyar.makingithappen.co.uk/oxfam.gif This group was formed to put forward the suggestion that perhaps rather than risking money on the wild and wacky, we should put the money somewhere...

Giving Commons - for Giving Tools, Builders and Stewards Members: 32
This group is dedicated to exploring The Gift and the erotic life of property. Lewis Hyde's book_ can be the jumping off point for imaginative explorations, and will form the background for practical design and implementation initiatives that are the fo...

GivingSpace Members: 59
This is a group to continue the work of GivingSpace http://www.givingspace.org. Archives of the discussion list are at http://collab.givingspace.org/forums/community/

Global Corruption Group Members: 18
This Group is to discuss issues and possible solutions to the problem of corruption in the world. According to a 1997 World Bank report, corruption is an abuse of public power for private gains. http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/anticorrupt/Prin...

Global Lives Project Members: 12
An online video encyclopedia of human life experiences. A unique video installation that can be set up by anyone anywhere on the planet. A collaboration of filmmakers, architects, photographers, artists, programmers and designers from around the world.

Global Solutions Ecology Members: 30
This group will examine systems that promote the human capacity for solving problems, reveal the dynamics and resources essential for arriving at solutions, encourage cross-fertilization to adopt and adapt successes, and nurture a global environment tha...

Global Voices Members: 38
We believe in free speech: in protecting the right to speak -- and the right to listen. We believe in universal access to the tools of speech. To that end, we want to enable everyone who wants to speak to have the means to speak -- and everyone who wan...

Good Apple News Service Members: 24
THis is a community to discuss the Good Apples News Service which emerged from the Positive Media discussion group.

Good Question! Members: 26
Consider this little Brain Gym a firestarter for hungry neurons. Ever come across a really good question? One that makes you think about something in a new way, or perhaps something you hadn't really thought about at all? Add it to the deck. Random ...

Grammar Police Members: 21
Pedantic and playful discussions of word usage, grammar, and slang. Word play. Puns. Dialects. All things pertaining to written and spoken language.

Grassroots Tech Co. -- Vision & Advice for YackPack Members: 14
YackPack, the company I started over two years ago, is finally out of stealth mode (whew! -- stealth is no fun). We've received angel funding, and we're growing as effectively as we can. I'm now seeking help and advice . . . My dream is to make YackP...

Great News Members: 11
The media is often so full of discouraging news. This is where we can make some difference. Heard of any Good work from our government individuals, Agencies or citizens? Post your links, stories or comments here.

Gross National Happiness Members: 22
Gross National Product is a very poor indicator of a society's "health". Gross National Happiness, on the other hand, is an appealing alternative. It takes into account the spiritual and general well-being of the population. Let's talk about the possibi...

Guns - The freedom to kill people and be killed Members: 0
The right to bear arms, is touted as the architypal freedom of the American citizen, yet guns are used to kill more people in America than anywhere else in the world. Is this really a freedom, or are people being suckered by the government. 1/ It is a...

Haiti Help Members: 8
Discussions about relief and economic development projects in Haiti. Haiti is the poorest country in this hemisphere.

HAPPENEERING - Helping people to discover the greatest difference they can make, and helping them to make it happen in the greatest way it can. Members: 25
The Omidyar Network exists to enable more and more people discover their own power to make good things happen. Some people might need some help toward both discovering this power; some might need help toward applying this power toward making good thing...

Hawaii Sustainability Members: 6
ON internal group at the present time

Heal the Heroes, Heal the World Members: 10
Exploring ways we can help one another heal, and, in turn, how we can practice tikkun olam and thereby heal the world.

Health Care Members: 171
From theory to policy to practice, all aspects of medicine and health can find a home here.

Help Members: 7
Contains site help and other official documentation. - Please post only questions about how to use the site. - For other posts - please check out `the Community General group`_. - For helpful information, select the "workspace" tab above. .. _`...

Helping Members: 26
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== Primary Location: http://Helping.Be ==== Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should be live today, lin...

High Heart Herd Members: 8
A group interested in living in High Heart and using Transformational Processes in conjunction with our Equine cofacilitators to accomplish our personal soul missions as we nudge the world into becoming a better place. To join you should have a clear s...

Homowo African Arts & Cultures Members: 10
Homowo African Arts & Cultures began as a dream... Can we build an organization here in the United States to spread the rich cultural traditions of Ghana, West Africa? So many of `Obo Addy’s`_ memories of his childhood and youth are entwined with the ...

How microformats can improve "Better World projects" Members: 6
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: The Use of Microformats for a Better World Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should b...

http://www.omidyar.net/group/safety Members: 3
Safety is a place to share information on safety that you feel will benefit others. For example, I have an article to post that was written by the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of The American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most expe...

Human Trafficking Members: 82
A space to strategize, share information and networks, and to build the global movement against human trafficking!

Humanist Movement - moving to AboutUs.org Members: 0
This group is moving to http://AboutUs.org/HumanistMovement

Humanity United - Internal Members: 20
This Group has been established for Humanity United Staff's use only.

Humanity United Advisory Board Members: 10

i-ACT Darfur Members: 18
This is a place to discuss and decide on strategies and execution methods for realizing the full potential of i-ACT Darfur: to be one of the most inclusive and powerful civilian responses to genocide ever. http://stopgenocidenow.org/iact

Icosystem - Internal Members: 5
Private discussion space for CFM and Icosystem.

Idaho Development Members: 4
This is a collaboration on a new community that has a wi-fi cloud of connectivity and a 100% source of renewable energy in a very pristine Idaho mountain valley.

Image of America Members: 19
The American Dream of "Freedom & Democracy for all" is fragile, There are people in this Nation who feel that select groups have more say than the whole. Democracy is founded on "We the People" (All the People). As long as America is perceived as "not ...

Improving the Source Code of Humanity Members: 34
This Group exists to focus on Changing the Critical Lines of Humanity’s Source Code that are most likely to bring about the most positive societal impact. This will involve two steps: 1. Identifying the line or lines of Humanity's Source Code that cont...

Increase Healthcare Access Members: 6
Approximately 166 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean are partially or totally excluded from access to health goods and services. A solution to this problem can be found. The purpose of this project is to better understand the current bar...

India Members: 14
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== Primary Location: http://ind.ind.in ==== We are interested in organizing information that has to do with or is about India, Indian people, etc. ...

India Rollout of the VistA Healthcare System Members: 15
A group with a focus on catalyzing healthcare delivery in India using the world class VistA software system. A national rollout is a major project that requires a wide range of skills and expertise. The technical component is one of the minor ones and ...

Infectious Good Factory Members: 28
Want to help create a product that triggers a cascade of infectious good? No experience? No worries. Applying for this job has one criteria: heart. In response to Tom Munnecke's exploration of "infectious good", and heralded by a question he shar...

Innocent Cry - Children of Armed Conflict Members: 47
All over the world, innocent children are spending their lives languishing in IDP and refugee camps, sold into slavery, kidnapped and turned into unwilling soldiers, and worse. When children are raised with no hope, what kind of adults will they grow...

Inspirational Photos Members: 12
This group will hopefully remain as a place where we can either post inspirational photos or at least links to inspirational photos. It would also be great if the person posting the photo could also provide a high quality version of the photo for those ...

InteliFaqs Members: 26
InteliFaqs' is using technology, software, the 'Arts' and 'Inspiration' to create, invent and deliver 'new' jobs, business and manufacturing systems, in the prospect of eradicating poverty, joblessness and homelessness in industrialized nations. http:/...

Intellectual Contributions Members: 38
.. admonition:: Intellectual Contributions - A discussion of Copyright and related rights in a digital information world. *"If we as a society want to facilitate the development of artistic culture, copyright doctrine should recognize rights of access...

Intelligent Design Members: 29
Our group challenges limitations of imagination as we strive to identify and realize plans and programs that offer sustainable development—especially for people whose lives are directed by poverty and its limitations. We seek to integrate strategies of...

Interests Members: 3
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should be live today, links & content will be updated in the comin...

International Humanities Center Members: 11
http://www.ihcenter.org The International Humanities Center's mission is to work with other independent nonprofit organizations and sponsored projects that are devoted to a vision of ecological and humanitarian stewardship that benefits all of creation...

Internet4Change Members: 52
.. image:: http://www.internet4change.com/9/3/logos/075x060.gif | **Online Community Learning** | A cross-cultural eXperience from `LifeInAfrica`_ on Onet .. _`LifeInAfrica`: http://lifeinafrica.com --------------- This Onet group is where Life i...

Invisible Children Members: 34
This group will facilitate actions on behalf of the goals of the Invisible Children NPO's work for Ugandan children and families. It will also provide an arena for discussions of IC activities, goals and events in Uganda, the US and elsewhere. These y...

Ireland Members: 9
Place for all Irish

Issues Members: 11
Contains groups focused on particular issues.

Issues - General Members: 102
Issues that don't fit in any of the specific issue groups.

Jagran Members: 4

Jean's thing ~ Nurture Members: 28
Norbert suggested I create a group to work on my project--that maybe a project would be an interesting use of group. So this will be a space to develop what I have thus called NurturingU or MetaService. It is about me, in some ways, since it is my visio...

Job Listings & Job Seekers Members: 138
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Job Listings (Help Wanted) & Job Seekers (Jobs Needed) If you know of an opening that fits with the Omidyar.net values, post it h...

Just Democracy Members: 1
Just Democracy is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization, founded and led by law students. Across the nation, JD's chapters will staff high risk polling places on Election Day with law student volunteers to help voters exercise their righ...

Justice Action Center, New York Law School Members: 3
The Justice Action Center brings together New York Law School faculty and students in an ongoing critical evaluation of public interest lawyering. Through scholarship and fieldwork, the Center seeks to evaluate the efficacy of law as an agent of change ...

Juvenile Mental Health Court Project Members: 15
The Juvenile Mental Health Court Project of the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (http://www.bpkids.org) fosters the creation of diversionary court programs (juvenile mental health courts) for youth with serious neurobiological disorders (bipolar, ...

Katrina refugee data entry project Members: 22
Group to organize volunteer data entry of refugee information from across the web.

Kenyan Online Development Association (KODA) Network Members: 5
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Kenya : Kenyan Online Development Association (KODA) Network Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.n...

Keyword Search DINO :: Direct Navigation Engine Optimization Members: 14
The focus of this group is **management**: We seek to enable precise meanings of words and/or keywords. We wish to *enlist* **subject specialists** who understand: 1. language and/or jargon 2. culture and/or communication 3. management 4. commerce ...

Kids+Art+Charity = Giving Arts Members: 14
This group is a place to share ideas and support tangible projects and partnerships that bring together these three things: - PURPOSE: Teaching giving/philanthropy/empathy - VEHICLE: Creative, visual arts programs, workshops and projects - VEN...

kNOw Slavery to NO Slavery Members: 32
kNOw Slavery to End Slavery! Did you know that there are 246 million children slaving across the world? Millions are trapped in bondage, prostitution, trafficking, and other illicit activities. NO country, NO region, NOT a single place on this earth is...

Knowledge Organization Members: 49
A place to continue sharing ideas, resources and inspiration around Jack Park's invitation to explore Topic Maps.

LAP Members: 4
Explore LAP -- a local access protocol -- with Max Gail. A Journey through Community, LAP is a BIG little word within which lies some keys for the in-formation transformation patterned after natural systems. Transformation cannot be extracted like a co...

Leadership Team for Universal Digital Access Members: 6
This group is for discussions for team members of `Learning by Doing Technology Labs`_ for several projects. Although this group is invitation, membership is open to anyone interested in helping acheive the goals described for the Leadership Team for U...

Leisure, Entertainment & Creativity Members: 40
is related to Sports, Movies, TV, Music and Hobbies. Group is general by design. Please join us here and appreciate experience that makes us each unique and the same. A bit of what you do when not in front of a computer. Film making, Photography, and...

Life in Africa Members: 140
Who was here? ----------- In 2005, Ashoka Fellow Christina Jordan joined Omidyar.net in the search for a comfortable place to bring Life in Africa community members in Uganda actively online in a global space that would welcome, nurture, and support t...

Listening Members: 14
This group is about collaboratively learning how to listen effectively.

Local Global Members: 44
Local Global... how to do local stuff on a global scale. At the O-Net conference in Chicago, we started talking about the importance of making effective local action -- where the most effective action usually takes place -- ripple across the globe. Th...

Local Search Members: 4
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Where (Local Search) Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should be live today, links & ...

LogoLink: Local Government Learning Network Members: 7
LogoLink is a global network of practitioners from civil society organisations, research institutions and governments working to deepen democracy through greater citizen participation in local governance. LogoLink encourages learning from field-based in...

lost in the FOOD CHAIN moved to Ned.com Members: 247
.. sidebar:: NED to Ned.com **After 9/7/07** Ongoing <Ned> & most FOOD CHAIN discussions and members have moved to http://www.ned.com, if what you read here intrigues and excites you, please come join us. Exploring, analyzing, chatting about `(and so...

low income housing Members: 7
To strive to achieve funding to take the action of developing low value housing from the 15,000,000 empty houses in the USA as EZOWN HOMES for the 30,000,000+ low income folks in the USA. The houses are sitting empty and useless while billions of dolla...

Lunatics Unlimited Members: 9
This is a group I have set up for those of us who don't fit in to the normal stuff and for those who live their lives on the outside and on the edge, we plan to create off the wall fundraising ideas that would make a difference and would be off the rada...

Macho Youth Leadership Development Foundation Members: 11
We exist because of the need to mentor youth through developing and facilitating the development of potentials, visibilities and capacities of the youth. Through supporting youth's education and information technology skills development, a well informed...

Malaysia Forum Members: 6

Marginalized_Voices_in_Democratic_Deliberation Members: 11
Alternative Spaces: Including Marginalized Voices in Democratic Deliberation is a group of researchers and practitioners who are investigating how voices of marginalized and excluded groups can be included in spaces for democratic deliberation. Case r...

Mathematics for everything and more Members: 61
Mainly around three components: * mathematics has been a central part of human experience and growth from the very beginning. It is certainly not an occidental thing and it should not be a monopoly of specific groups or professions. * We have accumula...

Measuring Success Members: 34
Success A destination or a journey? Measuring Success as a newcomer. My view may differ from many. Success is a progressive realization of a goal that has been properly forecasted and implements measurement stages that are realistic. Rewards and oppo...

Meditation and Yoga Members: 22
This group explores the benefits and challenges of meditation and yoga practices.

MentorArt Members: 3
A team of artists, educators, mentor connectors and digiterati working together on an International Arts Festival and Mentoring portal.

Microfinance Members: 269
This is a space to discuss and learn more about the past, present, and future of microfinance. It is open to both theory and application, both microcredit and the larger topic of microfinance, and both non-profit and for profit initiatives. We originall...

Microfinance experience for USA Members: 9
Microcredit and microfinance; great news about Grameen Bank and Muhammad Yunus. There is Worldwide recognition and millions of winners. There are many other names in USA who provide similar missions to help poor countries, poor nations. There is no othe...

Midwest US and Nearby Canada Members: 30
Items of specific interest for people in the Midwestern States of the US or the Nearby Provinces of Canada belong in this group. This could include information and planning for regional meetings or work on specific regional issues and opportunities.

Mile High Business Alliance Members: 11
The Mile High Business Alliance is a non-profit membership organization of local Denver Metro businesses and supporters working to transform and model an economy built on sustainable practices. We envision sustainable business practices that lead to a h...

mindwiped Members: 0

mindwiped Members: 0

Mobilize Members: 17
This group was started by Mobilize.org as a means to continue the discussion and interaction between Mobilizer Teams and affiliates throughout the country. To start, we are hoping the tools of Omidyar.net will help to continue the conversations started...

Modern Architect Members: 11
Discuss and collaborate on all aspects of Architecture. Modern Architect refers to Today's Architect, not necessarily the style, although that is also my favorite style so I like the double meaning.

Modo Fac Central Members: 12
To share my ideas and plans for Modo Fac Central which is going to be a second generation social enteprise. Also to find people to give me criticism and feedback so please dive in and let me know what you think.

MUSICLAND BAND Members: 11
This group will focus on The MusicLand Band and was set up as a requirement for the "fund a proposal tool guidelines." There will be different pages about different things being done with the MusicLand Band and other ways of influencing children with m...

Native Cultures Members: 7
A space for Native interests - policial, social, cultural. For native or indigenous peoples from all over the planet and anyone interested in learning and contributing. Some ideas of what activity in this group could include: * What are the problems ...

Natural Business Now Members: 31
Natural Business Now involves sustainovation.org members, the startup social-profit designfluence.org, based in the Silicon Valley, and other interested parties globally. We are interested in companies and individuals who model, act and expand upon the...

Ned moved to Ned.com Members: 81
**<Ned>** a better world experience .. sidebar:: NED to Ned.com **After 9/7/07** Ongoing <Ned> discussions and members have moved to http://www.ned.com, if what you read here intrigues and excites you, please come join us. <Ned> (a philanthropic fr...

Network of Integrated Consumer Knowledge Members: 36
The Network of Integrated Consumer Knowledge is about advancing social causes by giving consumers the information they need to make responsible decisions. As they shop, users will be able to access reviews, ratings, certifications, prices, policies, lin...

Network-Centric Advocacy Members: 211
This project is aimed at building a "how-to" guide for understanding the ways that network theory can be applied to building power and capacity in social change contexts. *Objectives:* http://www.omidyar.net/group/networkcentricadvocacy/ws/index/#obj...

Networked Theory of a Better World Members: 217
This is a group to discuss social transformation and change from the perspective of networks, complexity theory, and adaptive systems. It looks at the role of values, trust, and community, and ways of creating self-organizing, self-propagating virtuous...

Networks Members: 13
ON internal group at the present time

New England Chapter of ACR Members: 8
The New England Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution - Board of Directors Collaborative Workspace

New Media Works Members: 60
==== New Media Works ==== We want to research and develop any/all forms of online media. That's a pretty broad scope -- please help us by introducing us to what your focusing on right now. Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses wil...

New Social Enterprises Members: 291
A group for those interested in new social enterprises, both for-profit and nonprofit. For social entrepreneurs, funders, and those who like sharing ideas about the social sector. Not for pie-in-the-sky musing, but for discussion of real projects. Co...

NLP and Language Members: 22
.. admonition:: Content under Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 .. image:: http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/3.0/us/88x31.png :target: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ I've placed all the content I've added here on omidyar.net...

Non American Members: 27
Hi Everyone, Welcome on board, I guess when I set this up I was thinking that the main forums are all a bit focused around America some of us are a bit left out by not knowing where Oakland is, or being in a time zone where it is 2am and we are still ...

Nonprofit Blogs Members: 12
A place to list nonprofit blogs found in the nonprofit blogosphere. This group will help bring together nonprofit blogs found through nptech, net2, nonprofit blog exchange, and other places.

NU_Group Members: 31
NUIndex_ .. _NUIndex: http://www.omidyar.net/group/nu_group/ws/nuindex/ This group is about forming new relationships that allow us to create an environment of reeee seaf galdee **REEEE** Relevant, Effective, Efficient, Enjoyable, Elegant ...

NY Appreciative Inquiry Special Interest Group Members: 4
The New York Area Appreciative Inquiry Special Interest Group, formed through the Organizational Development Network of Greater New York on December 15, 2004. It is our hope to create a supportive community of practitioners to bring more strength based ...

O.net Civil Liberties Union Members: 19
<FIRST DRAFT> **The OCLU is a non-partisan, watch-dog group that concerns itself with protecting most forms of free speech from the concentrated attacks from select individuals or small groups.** The objective is not to circumvent the o.net point syst...

O.NET TOWN HALL Members: 50
.. sidebar:: O.NET TOWN HALL The date for the next O.NET town meeting is August 6-8, 2006. See: `ONET TOWN HALL`_ Everyone who is a member of omidyar.net is encouraged to participate. Come all ye! .. _`ONET TOWN HALL`: http://www.omidyar.net/...

O/Net Bond: Local, Regional, International Members: 55
This group facilitates local, regional and international connections here on O/Net. Workshops and conferences, local meetups, consultant/project board by geography and other user-created tools for coming together. Please tell us about yourself, your a...

OFFERED ADS - Offers, Networking Contacts or Freebies Members: 25
STATEMENT OF INTENT This is not a discussion group. Treat it as a resource. Treat it as the Offer Ads/Freebies section of o.net. The group is intended to provide a one-stop entry point for anyone looking to offer an introduction, .... or to simply po...

Omidyar Mini-Action Network Members: 136
Our community can work together as a group to make projects happen one at a time, with a goal of one a month. It is preferable that they be small projects that don’t require much in the way of cash (the first one up only needs frequent flyer miles). W...

Omidyar Network Members: 144
Omidyar Network ---------------- Welcome to the Omidyar Network group on omidyar.net. Omidyar Network is committed to unleashing human potential on a global scale. We invite you to: - See a financial overview of `Omidyar Investments`_ - View a co...

Omidyar Network - Internal Members: 74
This Group has been established for Omidyar Network Staff's use only.

Omidyar Network - Internal 2 Members: 33
This Group has been established for Omidyar Network Staff's use only. .. image:: https://www.omidyar.net/group/on-internal2/file/5.37.11625937375/get/welcome.png :target: https://www.omidyar.net/group/on-internal2/ws/

Omidyar Network Archives Members: 12
Archives group for Omidyar Network

Omidyar Network Enzymes Members: 3
Internal group of Omidyar Network.

Omidyar Network Exec Team Members: 4
Omidyar Network executive team workspace.

Omidyar Network Gallery Members: 15
The Omidyar Network Gallery is a showcase of works related to the members and projects of this community. We feature artwork and creative sparks from members, project photos and images, multimedia links and abstract installations. Shows can be as wi...

Omidyar Network Information Exchange Members: 5
space for Omidyar Network staff use

Omidyar Network Information Exchange 2 Members: 30
Omidyar Network internal information space

Omidyar Network Information Exchange3 Members: 2
Omidyar Network internal information space

omidyar.net API Members: 8
This group is for users of the omidyar.net API.

omidyar.net Tags Members: 28
This *could* be a central repository for a poor-man's tagging system.

ON Intelligence Community Members: 10
UNDER CONSTRUCTION, group just started Wednesday, Jan 5, afternoon. But the following is the initial vision. * `Discussion Directory`_: Help build the omidyar.net discussion directory, so that the cool stuff is easy to find! .. _`Discussion Direct...

ON Microfinance Members: 117
Microfinance Group ================== In the last year, Omidyar Network has funded a range of microfinance initiatives, partnering with a wide network of people and organizations. Together, we are working toward a collective goal of accelerating the gr...

Onet 4 Africa Members: 66
Onet 4 Africa is a welcoming, action oriented space for finding workable solutions to the range of *practical & logistical challenges* that arise in the course of our African Uplift activities at Onet. Members of this group share lessons learned about ...

ONet Bloggers Network Members: 22
Members of this group are engaged in using blogs as a form of **Omidyar.net community outreach and engagement** in the **blogosphere** and in the **broader internet community**. By re-publishing our personal ONet posts to our blogs or by otherwise using...

Onet Guide Service Members: 29
The Guide Service will provide one-to-one assistance for new members to Omidyar. New members will not need to seek out the service; experienced Guides will reach out directly to the newcomers. A dedicated Guide will help a new member find their feet, le...

ONet Members Search Assistance Service Members: 6
Some of us believe that we in the West often assume that because some people who are living in developing countries and have access to the internet, it is therefore easy for them to conduct extensive web searches to find out who else there may be who is...

ONTime Members: 15
.. image :: http://www.omidyar.net/group/ontime/file/3.30.11399474303/get/ONTimeWatch2.png :alt: CLICK HERE to see ONTime news. :target: /group/ontime/ws/index/watch `Submit News`_ View `Archive`_ .. _`Archive` : /group/ontime/ws/archive/ Ed...

Open Capital Members: 22
Open Capital is the concept of partnership finance through the sharing of risk and reward. Risk is shared through a guarantee society or clearing union, where trade credit between buyers and sellers is subject to a mutual guarantee. Revenues are share...

Open Document Format Research & Development Members: 4
==== Much of the discussions, wiki and group contact addresses will continue at several new web sites: ==== .. contents:: Open Document Format Research & Development Online Help / Support Groups Network ==== see http://help-support.net/ (site should ...

Open Education Initiative Members: 5
Everyone should have the same opportunity for a first rate education. By freely providing university courses via the Internet, any person on the web can have the opportunity for self betterment. Let's get involved to encourage universities to join th...

Open Source Members: 140
This group is about Open Source as in open source software, but also open source as a mindset of giving and doing good things first. Many discussions have been started on the topic. Let's create a group!. Please join us to sponsor it!

Open Source Infrastructure Members: 14
This is a group dedicated to helping to create and promulgate open standards for new kinds of micro-content. The idea is that shared servers filled with media, people, events, reviews, topics - and yes Pierre - Listings - will eventually be real. Ther...

Open Space Research Members: 33
For a place to discuss and Research 'Open Space' concepts

Open Voting Members: 23
Open Voting was pretty well described in a 1993 paper by the late great Irwin Mann: http://archive.cpsr.net/conferences/cfp93/mann.html Not a lot of people were listening at the time. What we have wound up with is a quirky and corrupt voting system. ...

OpenOnet Members: 16
This group is for users to work on improving the omidyar.net software openly.

Opok Farms Planning Members: 15
As this project grows there are multiple conversations happening that I'd like to consolidate in a group. Also needing wiki spaces and would not like to clutter up the lia group with it all.

Organizations Members: 5
Contains categories of organizations.

Organizations - General Members: 96
For organizations that don't fit in other categories.

Other Members: 86

Our Sacred Center Members: 6
**Our Sacred Center** **Within Rests the Power of God** It is something that connects us, makes us whole and gives us peace. It is an experience of complete harmony within and outside of ourselves with everyone else who is exactly as we are and we are...

p2p Foundation Members: 10
P2P Foundation ============== The Foundation for P2P Alternatives aims to foster research on the emergence of P2P forms of human organisation, and to develop a theory of emancipation congruent with our times. URL = http://www.p2pfoundation.net/index.p...

p2pAid Members: 5
Vision ====== Many of us have worked remotely and online in situations of emergency, attempting to contribute where possible with information, knowledge and resources to alleviate extreme human conditions. Information and communication are powerful t...

Pandef Members: 5
This is an internal group. If you are a member, please proceed to `Home Page`_. .. _`Home Page`: /group/pandef/ws/index

Parenting Members: 23
A place to offer stories, insights, to get and give advice and anything else on the subject of parenting. For parents who are trying to raise children in the best way they can, and to learn more about themselves and have fun in the process.

Party Groupies Members: 7
This is a place for FUN!!, we can use this space to link to some of the most obsurb anti-any-party pages on the net.. and if anyone decides that they wish to post similar remarks thruout the Omidyar Network, they just might find thier postings added here.

PBnJ Members: 3
An experimental connection between a group of five amigos who are working to cultivate specific projects.

Peace Pages. Members: 16
With respect to World Peace and Peace Tiles, WE wanted a set of Peace Pages where all of the energy, great and small, is directed toward various kinds of peace. From the pastoral to the militant, this is the place where individual writing, ideas, effor...

Peace Park Members: 11
Building a Peace Park in a way to protect and develop community space that encourages instrospection and reflection through nature, beauty, diversity and culture.

PeaceTrek Members: 12
THE CONCEPT PeaceTrek is a youth centered program providing a "Trekking" experience that will contribute to cross cultural understanding and peace. The program is an incubator for lifestyle changes that will encourage new, Sustainable Living lifestyle;...

Philanthropy Members: 110
A place to share the magic and joy in giving service, creating miracles, and contributing love in a combined effort to shape our world.

Philanthropy - Massachusetts, USA Members: 80
This Omidyar.Net group is for everyone who is interested in the effectiveness of the philanthropic sector in Massachusetts. The Bay State consistently earns a high rank on the United Way's "State Of Caring Index," and very low one on the Catalogue For ...

Philanthropy Tool Makers of Omidyar.net Members: 22
As an extension and expansion of the original OMIDYAR NETWORK request to Omidyar.net community to work out a tool to "find/vet/decide" on philanthropic investments/donations we are starting this group to be the "Philanthropy Tool Makers". The resulting ...

Podcasting Members: 25
In case you haven't heard, Podcasting is the big freight train that's quickly bearing down on broadcast media. It's the production of audio content specifically for the purpose of distributing it as MP3's over the internet. These podcasts are download...

Poetry Members: 30
For every one to do concise & precise wordings on interesting topics to optimize the fun or wisdom within this great network

Policy - Politics Members: 177
A good place to work with all levels of representative government, including public sector employees and the populations they serve.

Policy Consensus Workgroup Members: 6
A space to collaborate on projects with the Policy Consensus Initiative and the National Policy Consensus Center. This is an experiment in using Omidyar.net's collaborative tools to overcome distance.

Positive Discourse Members: 52
This group will address the emerging disciplines of understanding systems from the perspective of positive, life-affirming qualities of humanity. This includes Positive Psychology, Appreciative Inquiry, Positive Deviancy, and the general perspective of...

Poverty Members: 193
Dedicated to the proposition that global poverty is a problem we can solve in our lifetime. Convinced that poverty is one of the worst problems facing mankind and the root of many social and environmental pathologies. Interested in causes, effects and...

Poverty in America Members: 88
In a nation as resource rich as America, how on earth can there still be people living in poverty here? This Group is setup to index discussion and links that might lead to helping in the elimination of this phenomenon.

Private sector Members: 91
Groups operating in the private sector should join this group.

Progress In Mexico Members: 11
Showcase for Economic and Social Development Enterprize Projects in Mexico

Project Development Members: 6
This is a group for five of us to develop a project.

Property Networking Club Members: 12
Property Networking Club aim to put together all experienced and new property investors, this is a place where we can discuss about new ideas, forming business partnership and most important forming lifetime friendships, Property Networking Club aims to...

Public Art Members: 8
This group is intended as a place to discuss public art. This includes, but is not limited to the following topics: o Social Value and Benefits of Public Art o Existing Works of Public Art o Temporary Installations o Public Art Programs and Funding...

Public participation in environmental decision making Members: 15
This group will discuss the theory and practice of public participation in environmental decision making. The insufficiency of public policy in the US and abroad that is designed to ensure a framework for a sustainable society is partially the result o...

Public sector Members: 53
Groups operating in the public sector should join this group.

Publishing Our Book Members: 3
A space for developing book and publishing projects associated with `Emerging Futures Network`_. .. _`Emerging Futures Network`: http://www.omidyar.net/group/efn/ws/index/

Punta Laguna Members: 5
Biocultural diversity conservation in the Yucatan Peninsula

Q4 Funding Project Members: 85
Update: Here's a link to the list of `organizations eligible for matching funds`_. Omidyar Network launched a new funding project with the omidyar.net community on October 30, 2006. .. _`organizations eligible for matching funds` : /group/fp06/ws/s...

Quality of Medical Care Members: 36
For the past two years I've had a chance to assess the Private medical care 'from ins