Organizations Filed Purposes:
PEACETECH LAB WORKS TO EXPAND AND ACCELERATE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND DATA FOR PEACEBUILDING THROUGH RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE, SUSTAINABLE PROGRAM STRATEGIES.
TECHNOLOGY: PEACETECH LAB'S PROGRAMS BEGIN AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, WHERE WEEK-LONG PEACETECH EXCHANGES (PTX) CONNECT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, TECHNOLOGISTS, AND GOVERNMENTS TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS USING SIMPLE, LOW-COST TOOLS. PTX PARTICIPANTS WITH PROMISING IDEAS ARE AWARDED MICRO-GRANTS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR PROJECTS. FOR PEACETECH ENTREPRENEURS WITH MORE ADVANCED BUSINESS MODELS AND PROVEN SUCCESS, PEACETECH LAB OFFERS MENTORSHIP, TRAINING, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PITCH HIGH-LEVEL INVESTORS THROUGH ITS PEACETECH ACCELERATOR PROGRAM BASED IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE PEACETECH ACCELERATORS IS A JOINT INITIATIVE OF PEACETECH LAB, C5 ACCELERATE, AMAZON WEB SERVICES, AND SAP NS2.
MEDIA: MEDIA PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN AMPLIFYING PEACEBUILDING EFFORTS BY PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR YOUTH AND OTHER UNDERSERVED VOICES. PROGRAMS LIKE RADIO DRAMA, SAWA SHABAB, AND AWARD-WINNING REALITY TV SHOW, SALAM SHABAB, COMBINE EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT TO ENGAGE CITIZENS AROUND TOPICS LIKE CO-EXISTENCE, NATIONAL IDENTITY, GENDER EQUALITY, AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN SOUTH SUDAN AND IRAQ. PEACETECH LAB WORKS WITH INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS CHANNELS TV IN NIGERIA, HUM NETWORK IN PAKISTAN, AND RNW MEDIA TO SUPPORT JOURNALISTS THROUGH DATA AND PEACEMEDIA CURRICULA AIMED AT YOUTH AGES 15-30.
DATA: THE ARRIVAL OF SOCIAL MEDIA, SATELLITES, AND SMARTPHONES IN FRAGILE COUNTRIES MARKS AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO DO BETTER, EARLIER WARNINGS OF CONFLICT FROM AN INCREASING ARRAY OF DATA SOURCES. IN SOUTH SUDAN, KENYA, AND NIGERIA, PEACETECH LAB LEVERAGES THE EXPERTISE OF LOCAL TEAMS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW ONLINE HATE SPEECH CAN LEAD TO RADICALIZATION AND VIOLENCE. PEACETECH LAB IS ALSO SPEARHEADING THE DEVELOPMENT OF GROUNDTRUTH GLOBAL, A DATA PLATFORM USING ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING AND AI TO PREDICT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DISRUPTION. GROUNDTRUTH GLOBAL IS POWERED BY IBM WATSON AND AMAZON WEB SERVICES, COMBINING THE BEST IN BIG DATA WITH HIGHLY LOCALIZED INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sheldon Himelfarb | CEO | 40 | $150,527 |
| Althea Middleton Detzner | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $133,880 |
| Tim Receveur | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $132,888 |
| Jose Luis Teixeira | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $118,574 |
| John Momoh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Monahan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Lindborg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| George Foote | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Colin Rule | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Bernard Amadei | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Nicholas Donofrio | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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