Project on Middle East Democracy
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| Founded | 2006 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) non-profit |
| Focus | Supporting democratic reform in the Middle East and North Africa. |
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| Method | Research, dialogue, and advocacy |
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Key people
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Stephen McInerney (Executive Director) |
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Budget
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Revenue: $1,246,724 Expenses: $1,079,335 (Fiscal year 2014) |
| Website | POMED website |
The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Washington, D.C. dedicated to examining how genuine democracies can develop in the Middle East and how the United States can best support that process. Through dialogue, research, and advocacy, POMED works to strengthen the constituency for U.S. policies that peacefully support democratic reform in the Middle East.
POMED has received $200,000 from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
POMED asserts:
Through Research, Dialogue, Advocacy, and Civil Society Partnerships, POMED works to strengthen support for genuine democratic development in the Middle East and North Africa.
Dialogue: POMED fosters dialogue between and among Americans and Middle Easterners by conducting panel discussions, working groups, and roundtables in Washington and elsewhere that bring together local and regional experts, as well as organizing conferences in the Middle East on political reform and U.S. policy.
Research: POMED supports innovative research driven by rigorous analysis and actionable policy options in a wide array of publications. The mission is to educate and inform policy makers and the public on how genuine democracies can develop in the Middle East, and how the U.S. can best support that process.
Advocacy: POMED supports a consistent and credible pro-democracy foreign policy toward the Middle East by organizing informational briefings and events for members of Congress and their staff; discussing U.S. policy with lawmakers and executive branch officials; bringing key voices from the Middle East to Washington to engage directly with policymakers and media; and empowering the diverse coalition of actors who share our principles.
Civil Society Partnerships: POMED collaborates with NGOs in the region to build the capacity and increase the impact of regional think tanks and advocacy organizations. In a healthy democracy, advocacy organizations and think tanks serve as critical links between government and engaged citizens. Building off its own experiences, POMED guides and mentors its partners in producing policy analysis and developing policy recommendations for their national policymakers, mirroring the role played by POMED in Washington.
The Project on Middle East Democracy consists of an ideologically diverse staff brought together by a shared desire for change in American foreign policy in order to facilitate the growth of democracy in the Middle East. POMED was formed by young professionals and practitioners with a wide range of professional backgrounds, including policy advocacy, legislative research, political campaigning, and international nonprofit work.
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