EFA's 2010 Fundraising Campaign
We need your support to protect online civil liberties in this country! As an independent not-for-profit organisation, EFA relies on donations to run our campaigns. We need your support to protect online civil liberties in this country! Since 1994 EFA has campaigned on a wide range of issues relating to Internet regulation, including censorship, copyright, defamation, R18+ for computer games, telecommunications, ISP liability, privacy, domain names, trade marks, and the digital economy. If EFA is to continue to expand and launch further campaigns, we need money for media, organisation and lobbying. Tell your friends and family about this fundraising campaign:
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About EFA
EFA is the only independent national organisation with a longstanding tradition of promoting online civil liberties. EFA was established in January 1994 and incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act (SA) in May 1994. EFA is independent of government and commerce and is solely funded by membership subscriptions and donations from individuals and organisations with an altruistic interest in promoting online civil liberties.
Although EFA has been leading the Open Internet campaign against the Government's proposal to censor the Internet, that is just one aspect of our activities and interests. In addition to Internet censorship, EFA campaigns on a wide range of issues relating to Internet regulation, including copyright, defamation, R18+ for computer games, telecommunications, ISP liability, privacy, domain names, trade marks, and the digital economy.
Since 1994, on a shoestring budget and without business premises, EFA has campaigned on these issues within Australia and overseas. Each year EFA spokespersons respond to hundreds of media and public enquiries about Internet regulation. They present oral testimony to Parliamentary Committees; attend meetings with members of Parliament and political staffers to explain the need for policy reform and have been keynote speakers and lecturers in Australia and overseas. Given the limited understanding of politicians and bureaucrats regarding Internet issues when EFA was formed in 1994, EFA can be justifiably proud of achieving a change in Government opinion in relation to censorship, ISP liability and telecommunications policies, and widespread support for EFA’s views among key stakeholders and the general public.
Learn more about EFA's educational and advocacy activities on our Projects page. And discover why your online civil liberties matter in this series of blog posts.
Why We Need Your Support
Presently the activities of EFA are largely carried out by elected Board Members. They act in a voluntary capacity and are not remunerated for their time spent on EFA projects. This will not change.
However, if EFA is to continue to expand and launch further campaigns, we need money for media, organisation and lobbying.
Media: EFA would like to be able to work with other groups to produce media that will be seen by as many Australians as possible. Through viral videos, print and radio ads and possibly even TV spots we can educate the public on the importance of online civil liberties and encourage them to take action.
Organisation: EFA would like to able employ an executive director to coordinate EFA's activities, take responsibility for the administrative functions of the organisation, and organise volunteer activism with other groups around the country. This would free up the elected Board members to focus on policy development and lobbying. We can continue to engage professional designers and also engage in polling to target our message in those electorates most sensitive to the political parties.
Lobbying: EFA has been able to maintain a reputation for providing high quality policy analysis as evidenced in our submissions to parliamentary enquiries and Government discussion papers, and we continue to be called upon by various actors within government and media to provide information and content. This gives us direct access to politicians and ensures that information we provide will generally get a fair hearing. With continued funding, we can commission the production of well researched policy analysis as well as digestible policy briefings for politicians. We can also send more delegations to Canberra to express our concerns directly to MPs, so that they can bring appropriate pressure to bear within their respective party rooms.
Your online civil liberties are important and we need your support to protect online civil liberties in this country!
Also, if you are concerned about the Government's plan to censor the Internet, visit the Open Internet campaign website and Take Action.
