Support ORG

Click here to start supporting ORG today.

The Open Rights Group is its supporters. Your regular financial contribution enables ORG to raise awareness of digital rights issues by staging public events across the country, lobbying the British and EU Parliaments, and monitoring and engaging with the national and international press. When politicians talk to ORG, they know they’re talking to a group that is funded by their voters, and they listen and act accordingly.

There are three ways to support ORG. You can:

  • Send us a completed standing order form
  • Set up a standing order using your online banking facility
  • Set up a subscription via Paypal

Most of our supporters give between £5 and £10 each month, but please be as generous as you can afford to be. Whatever you choose, please start by filling in this form.

If you prefer to send us an anonymous donation, you can either send us a cheque, to Open Rights Group, 7th floor, 100 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8AL, or you can donate via PayPal. Please don’t send cash.

What will ORG do with the money?

Supporting ORG makes things happen. In our two year history, we have already notched up some high profile successes:

e-Voting: Thanks to a six-month ORG campaign, the Electoral Commission have called for a halt to e-voting pilots in the UK.

Freedom of Information: Thanks to submissions from ORG and others, the Ministry of Justice have reversed plans to restrict the UK’s Freedom of Information laws.

Copyright: Thanks to pressure from ORG, the Government agreed not to lobby Europe for an extension of the copyright term on sound recordings, and to create provisions in copyright law which allow people to use digital music the way they want to.

DRM: Thanks to evidence presented by ORG, the All Party Internet Group acted in favour of consumers in their recommendations on labelling music restricted by Digital Rights Management.

Who am I giving my hard-earned cash to?

The Open Rights Group is a company limited by guarantee, Company No. 05581537. Charities are not allowed to engage in political lobbying, so we are a non-profit instead, which means that all the money you donate goes into running ORG and paying for campaigns. There’s more information about the people behind ORG on our About ORG page.

How else can I help?

Get involved! Our participate page has lots of ideas and suggestions…

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Supporter update archive

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