As a social activist and community empowerment on various issues, Dony has been actively collaborating with various NGOs in Indonesia since 1999. INSIST Yogya and the Perdikan Foundation are the places where he has managed an activist school called INVOLVEMENT (Indonesian Volunteer for Social Movement), which has graduated hundreds of activists spread throughout Indonesia. His relation with Wisnu Foundation to develop organizational strategies since 2000 has made him dedicate more time to the present, besides his other specialist as lawyer.