National Endowment for Democracy

The National Endowment for Democracy, or NED, is non-profit organization which claims to help train people in democracy and manages money grants to that effect, which was founded in 1983. Although administered by a private organization, its funding comes mostly from a governmental appropriation by the United States Congress. The NED is sometimes referred to as "Project Democracy," an appellation favored by Lt. Colonel Oliver North.

External links

• http://www.ned.org - NED website

Washington Post article by Michael McFaul on democracy in Ukraine

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• Collection of critical articles on NED, Media Transparency
• Loose Cannon: The National Endowment for Democracy, a critical report from the Cato Institute
• 1990s NED involvement in Eastern Europe
• analysis by Bill Berkowitz, Working for Change
• NED funding of Venezuelan organizations, late 1990s
• "In Ukraine, Homegrown Freedom" - Article by NED director Nadia Diuk