IDEA is committed to building strategic
partnerships with a diverse group of global organizations.
Below is a list of some of our valued partners. Please
contact us if your organization is interested in partnering
with IDEA.
CEU Press
CEU press publishes books on the political philosophy
and practices of open society, history, legal studies,
nationalism, human rights, conflict resolution, open
media, gender studies, Jewish studies economics, medieval
studies, literature, and international relations.
The Inside-Out
Prison Exchange Program of Temple University
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program was established
to create a dynamic partnership between institutions
of higher learning and correctional systems, in order
to deepen the conversation about and transform our
approaches to issues of crime and justice.
The National
Forensic League
The National Forensic League, NFL, is the leading
honor society and educational resource in the United
States for high school teachers, students, administrators,
and parents in the exciting field of speech and debate
education. With over 2,700 member schools and 90,000
active student members, they continuously strive towards
their goal of promoting the art of speech and debate.
National
Parliamentary Debate Association
The National Parliamentary Debate Association is a
membership organization that promotes parliamentary
debate and holds intercollegiate parliamentary debate
tournaments across the United States and Canada.
Open Society
Institute
The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private operating
and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy
to promote democratic governance, human rights, and
economic, legal, and social reform. On a local level,
OSI implements a range of initiatives to support the
rule of law, education, public health, and independent
media. At the same time, OSI works to build alliances
across borders and continents on issues such as combating
corruption and rights abuses.
Reading
and Writing for Critical Thinking International Consortium
Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking Project (RWCT)
The RWCT International Consortium promotes interactive methods of teaching that prepare students for citizenship in open societies. Participating teachers and teacher educators work with students in grades one to twelve.
UN Foundation
The United Nations Foundation promotes a more peaceful,
prosperous, and just world through the support of
the United Nations. Through our grantmaking and advocacy,
and by building innovative public-private partnerships,
we act to meet the most pressing health, humanitarian,
socioeconomic, and environmental challenges of the
21st century.
United
World College of the Adriatic
The United World College of the Adriatic is an international
school founded in 1982 by the Region of Friuli-Venezia
Giulia, with the support of the Italian Government.
The philosophy of the College is shared in common
with all the sister United World Colleges: to promote
international understanding and cooperation through
education.
Willamette
University
Willamette University is an independent, nonsectarian
institution of higher learning founded in 1842, which
educates men and women in the liberal arts and in
selected professional fields. The University’s
mission now extends far beyond from the Oregon Territory
and the Pacific Northwest to encompass the larger
world beyond.
World
Debate Institute
Since the 1950's the University of Vermont has been
a center for national debate education through its
summer programs. The WDI program is the largest summer
debate institute in the nation for college students.
WDI is a nonprofit educational program of the University
of Vermont. It is managed by the University.
The People Speak 2006 : A Forum About Our World
IDEA, with the generous support of the United Nations Foundation
and the Open Society Institute, is pleased to announce its participation
in The People Speak 2006. TPS was launched in October 2003 to raise the level
of dialogue about the United States role in the world. The project was made
possible by a non-partisan coalition of organizations committed to fostering
open-minded discussion on critical global issues.