Organizations Filed Purposes:
CDA IS AN ACTION RESEARCH AND ADVISORY ORGANIZATION THAT BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PEACEBUILDING, DEVELOPMENT, AND HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AND RESPONSIBLE BUSINESSES WORKING IN FRAGILE AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED CONTEXTS.
CDA COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PROJECTS, INC. (CDA) IS A MASSACHUSETTS NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. CDA WORKS DIRECTLY WITH HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, PEACE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION ORGANIZATIONS, MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND DONOR AGENCIES TO IMPROVE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND SECURITY CONDITIONS IN CONFLICTED AREAS OF THE WORLD. CDA SPECIALIZES IN CONVENING AND FACILITATING MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIVE LEARNING PROCESSES, THAT COMBINE RIGOROUS ANALYSIS WITH PRAGMATIC FIELD-LEVEL WORK AND DELIVERS PRACTICAL TOOLS AND GUIDANCE TO FIELD STAFF AND POLICYMAKERS ALIKE.
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS (RB) F/K/A THE CORPORAE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (CEP) - THIS PROGRAM HELPS COMPANIES TO IMPROVE THEIR SOCIAL IMPACTS, SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITIES THEY AFFECT, AND OPERATE IN WAYS THAT STRENGTHEN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES. CDA WORKS ON A BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP BASIS WITH INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES AND ALSO WORKS IN MULTI-STAKEHOLDER INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CORPORATE SOCIAL IMPACTS ON THEIR MITIGATION.
ACCOUNTABILITY & FEEDBACK LOOPS (AFL) F/K/A THE LISTENING PROGRAM (LP) - THIS PROGRAM HELPS POLICY MAKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE THE QUALITY, EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF HUMANITARIAN, DEVELOPMENT AND PEACEBUILDING PROGRAMS THROUGH BETTER TOOLS FOR JOINT ANALYSIS, PARTICIPATORY PROGRAM DESIGN FEEDBACK LOOPS AND LISTENING AND ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS. CDA'S LISTENING METHODOLOGY FEATURES OPEN-ENDED CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE IN RECIPIENT COMMUNITIES ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH AND ANALYSIS OF THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF INTERNATIONAL AID EFFORTS IN THEIR COMMUNITITES. CDA CONTINUES APPLIED RESEARCH ON EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK LOOPS WITH A KEEN INTEREST IN FEEDBACK UTILIZATION IN PROGRAM ADAPTATION.
PEACEBUILDING EFFECTIVENESS (PE) F/K/A THE REFLECTING ON PEACE PRACTICE PROGRAM (RPP) AND THE DO NOT HARM PROGRAM (DNH) - THESE PROGRAMS HELP PEACE PRACTITIONERS, AND ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE THE RELEVANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF PROGRAMMING THROUGH BETTER TOOLS FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS, PROGRAM STRATEGY, DESIGN, AND ASSESSMNT. CDA ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO INFLUENTIAL POLICY GUIDANCE AND THE APPLICATION OF SYSTEM THINKING TO CONFLICT ANALYSIS, PROGRAM DESIGN AND EVALUATION. IN THE AREA OF CONFLICT SENSITIVITY, CDA'S DO NOT HARM CONCEPTIUAL FRAMEWORKS AND PRACTICE TOOLS FOCUS ON HOW ORGANIZATIONS INTERACT WITH CONFLICT AND HOW THEY CAN WORK EFFECTIVELY IN CONFLICT CONTEXTS, WHILE HELPING TO MITIGATE THEIR NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON CONFLICT AND SUPPORT LOCAL CAPACITIES FOR PEACE.
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 |
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| Ruth Rhoads Allen | PRESIDENT AND CCO | 30 | $75,000 |
| Irene Santiago | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Sharon Flynn | TREASURER | 6 | $0 |
| Jeannette Carneri | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Neil Adlai Levine | PRESIDENT | 6 | $0 |
| David Whittlesey | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| Rebecca Miller | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
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