About YouVoteEU platform

YouVoteEU is a participatory platform that connects millions of citizens throughout Europe with civil society organisations, candidates and political parties. Moreover is an interactive public space where citizens can discover parties’ and candidates’  positions on issues of great interest to the public, and organisations can make an impact by contributing to the public debate. Hence, this platform is a virtual arena where your organisation will be able to inform voters about your ideas and your proposals.
If you are looking for a place where you can engage voters and hold candidates accountable for their electoral pledges, you are in the right place! Sign up to YouVoteEU here.

How does it work

By setting up your free profile on the platform, you can publish proposals that citizens can vote and comment, communicating clearly your position on relevant issues to large groups of voters. Similarly, these proposals will also be highlighted on the homepage and in the news/blog section of the website. You will also be able to lobby the candidates and push them towards goals and values in accordance to your mission and objectives, thanks to support of the citizens on the platform. In addition, as an organization you will be able to vote and comment on the candidates’ proposals, thus influencing their commitments, and hold them accountable for their electoral pledges. Because so your positions matter and thanks to our platform you will be able to influence the EU elections debate.

The YouVoteEU platform was created by a partnership made up of ECAS, Riparte Il Futuro, VoteWatch Europe, Vouliwatch and Collegium Civitas in the framework of the You Vote EU project, which is aimed at stimulating the participation of EU citizens in the 2019 European Parliament elections and increase the understanding of current and future EU policies.

L'articolo YouVoteEU : the New Platform for the 2019 European Elections proviene da Youth Networks.

Categories of The Good Lobby Awards

1. Citizen Lobbyist Award rewarding the most impactful initiative – be it a campaign, project, action – in the European space;
2. Pro Bono Lawyer Award rewarding the most impactful pro bono project entailing the participation of law firms, in-house counsels and lawyers in the European space
3. NGO Award rewarding the most impactful campaign / action in the European space;
4. Academic Award rewarding the civic commitment of one or more academics and researchers in the European space;
5. Pro Bono Professional Award rewarding the civic commitment of one or more professionals in the European space – be they lobbyists, advertisers or data analysts. Furthermore, this category it’s addressed to those who on pro bono basis actively support citizen-driven initiatives and other collaborations by offering their expertise;
6. Also, Philanthropist Award rewarding the commitment of one or more foundations / charity to foster and support advocacy projects in the European space;
7. Political Representative Award rewarding the commitment of one or more political representative and/or movements to new forms of engagement, collaboration and co-creation with the electorate via citizen lobbying practices and beyond;
8. Collaboration of the Year Award rewarding joint public interest work carried out by several professionals. Also it’s for NGOs, grassroots movements, philanthropies, political representatives or citizens in the European space.
Most noteworthy all projects be they local, national or international are eligible for the Awards. More over, multiple submissions are accepted.
The deadline is on November 1, 2018. To nominate a project/action/campaign, check their website here

L'articolo Open registration for The Good Lobby Awards 2018 proviene da Youth Networks.