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Join the fight against spam

Don't let Spam continue to be a barrier to free trade, educational opportunities, and access to information for developing countries.

Join the fight against spam

Don't let Spam continue to be a barrier to free trade, educational opportunities, and access to information for developing countries.

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$746 USD 15 backers

3% of $20,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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We rarely think of spam this way, but it has become a human development problem for several areas of the world, prohibiting citizens from fully realizing the potential of the Internet. With your help, we are determined not to let Spam continue to be a barrier to free trade, educational opportunities, and access to information for developing countries.

The Internet Society’s Combating Spam Project aims to educate policymakers in developing countries about the problem to come-up with innovative solutions. But we have not yet been able to take the project off the ground: 70% of the funds needed to get the project running are already available.

This means we need to raise $20,000 in the next days to make it a reality. This is why your contribution is so extremely important.

==> This is an official Internet Society project, learn more about it on our website

You can help fund this fight!

With your help, we are determined not to let Spam continue to be a barrier to free trade, educational opportunities, and access to information for developing countries.

Building on more than 20 years of experience defending an open and global Internet, our goal is to inform and educate those who can act to solicit change and help to minimize the negative impacts of Spam on quality of life.

We believe the best way to do this is by bringing together policymakers, technical experts, and civil society organizations to discuss and create innovative solutions.

== Update: our first seminar on Combating Spam for Policy Makers, in Nairobi, Kenya will happen October 7th, 2013. More about it soon.

Your support will help ensure that (see detailed breakdown below):

materials on the topic are created and shared in several languages, and
as many policymakers as possible are able to attend,
conversations will continue beyond the workshops, disseminating the outcomes of each of these events with those who can create change.

Full Project Breakdown

Substance, documents and materials

Leverage existing technical materials and developing new white papers prepared by experts from within the industry
Create training videos that showcase technical experts speaking on a specific topic related to Spam to reach new audiences and for others to use to refresh knowledge base

Workshops for Regulators

Workshops will be held in conjunction with a scheduled regional regulatory meeting, such as the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) or Advanced Packaging Tool (APT), so that the maximum number of regulators, policymakers and government advisors can attend.
Outlining roles (policymakers, technical community, experts, tools) and relationships
Dialogue with Industry experts regarding tools, techniques, risks and on-going partnerships

Sustainable Partnerships

Promote an exchange between experts and technical communities through Technical Workshops held in conjunction with regional Network Operator Group (NOG) and Regional Internet Registry (RIR) meetings
Encourage on-going connections between these developing and expert communities to ensure that mentors and resource ” backups” are established that can address issues as they arise

Who We Are and What We Do

By connecting the world, working with others, and advocating for equal access to the Internet, the Internet Society strives to make the world a better place. We believe that the Internet is for everyone.

We are an international non-profit organization with 98 chapters worldwide. Founded in 1992 by Internet pioneers, we have tens of thousands of members across the globe and regional bureaus in Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

We are committed to:

Fostering an open, innovative, and trusted Internet worldwide
Advancing policies and strategies that strengthen the Internet’s growth and evolution
Enabling a vibrant and vital global community to advance the Internet’s future
Empowering people to achieve human potential through unencumbered Internet use

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Thank you!

$5 USD

You are part of the movement to help people in all countries participate in the global economy.

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Botnet blocker

$15 USD

Your contribution is vital to creating open, innovative, and trusted access to the Internet for everyone. Your name will be listed in our "thank you" page and promoted on social media.

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Malware Blocker

$30 USD

You understand that educating policymakers is important to creating a better Internet for everyone. Your name will be listed in our "thank you" page and promoted on social media. You will also receive an Internet Society sticker delivered to your home.

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Phishing Blocker

$50 USD

You know that access to information creates greater social and economic opportunities. Your contribution will directly impact our capacity to fight spam. You will receive an Internet Society mouse pad as well as special recognition on our website and social media channels.

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Virus blocker

$100 USD

You want policymakers and industry experts in developing countries to know best practices and have the most important information they need to lay the foundation for a better Internet in their countries. You will receive an Internet Society baseball cap, a digital certificate and official recognition in all our digital channels.

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Spam blocker

$500 USD

You are stopping spam from being a barrier to economic and social development. Your help has definite impact on policy-making and shaping the fight against Spam. You will receive an Internet Society electronic gadget bag, a digital certificate and official recognition in all our digital channels as our top supporters.

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