Organizations Filed Purposes:
EQUIP PEOPLE TO LIVE AND WORK BETTER TOGETHER IN COMMUNITY BY BUILDING TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING ACROSS DIFFERENCES.
THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFERING VALUES, WORLD VIEWS, AND POSITIONS RELATED TO DIVISIVE PUBLIC ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION FOSTERS WAYS OF TALKING ACROSS DIFFERENCES THAT DECREASE POLARIZATION, AND INCREASE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND POSSIBILITIES FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION. EVEN WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN PROTRACTED, POLARIZED CONFLICT, AND HAVE INDELIBLE DIFFERENCES, THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THEM CAN SHIFT AND THE "PROBLEMS AND THE RANGE OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS CAN SHIFT AS WELL. WORK BY THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATES SUCH SHIFTS. THE ORGANIZATION STRADDLES THE INTERSECTIONS OF THEORY AND PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND TRAINING, SERVICE DELIVERY, AND PUBLICATION. PART "THINK TANK", PART SERVICE PROVIDER, AND PART TRAINING CENTER, THE ORGANIZATION HOUSES AN UNUSUAL RANGE OF CAPACITIES UNDER ONE ROOF. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SOLID AND SPREADING REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING RESPONSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE, CONDUCTING THOROUGH RESEARCH WRITING USEFUL ARTICLES ABOUT OUR THINKING AND METHODS, AND DELIVERING OUTSTANDING TRAININGS. THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE RESOURCE BY OUR MANY CLIENTS, DONORS, AND PEERS.WE SEEK TO UNCOVER THE WAYS THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE THEIR DIFFERENCES CONSTRUCTIVELY CAN DISCOVER THEIR ESSENTIAL PARTNERSHIP IN FORGING EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES. WITH UNIVERSITIES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE U.S. AND ABROAD AIMED AT ACHIEVING A WORLD IN WHICH DIFFERENCE IS AN INVITATION TO MORE CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTIONS. A ROBUST MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM LAUNCHING IN FY 2016-17 AIMS TO TRACK THE STORIES AND RESULTS OF SUCH PARTNERSHIPS AND THEIR IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES.SINCE BEGINNING ITS WORK IN 1989, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DESIGNED, CONVENED, DOCUMENTED, AND EVALUATED NUMEROUS DIALOGUES ON A VARIETY OF PUBLIC ISSUES, INCLUDING ABORTION, THE ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND RELIGION, SOCIAL CLASS, AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSULTING SERVICES ARE SOUGHT BY NETWORKS AND GROUPS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WORKING TOGETHER, E.G., BOARDS OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND FACULTY-PARENT GROUPS. IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE PERCEIVED OBSTACLES TO COLLABORATION INVOLVE POLITICAL OR DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES, WE WORK WITH SUCH GROUPS OURSELVES OR IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTANTS. AS AWARENESS OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL COSTS OF ANY GATHERING SPREADS, SO DOES THE WILLINGNESS TO INVEST IN PREPARATION THAT WILL MAKE THE MOST OF EXPENSIVE FACE-TO-FACE TIME. THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CONFERENCE DESIGN, FACILITATION, AND CONSULTATION IS ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE TO THOSE WHO WANT THEIR CONFERENCES TO BE PARTICIPATORY, SYNERGISTIC, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTS A RESPECTED AND GROWING TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARD ORGANIZATIONS, NETWORKS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO ENLARGE THEIR CAPACITY TO CONVENE, FACILITATE, AND ENGAGE IN MORE CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL OR CIVIC LIVES.
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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| Parisa Parsa | EXECUTIVE DIR. (THROUGH APRIL 2019) | 40 | $128,578 |
| John Sarrouf | CO-EXECUTIVE DIR. (AS OF APRIL 2019) | 40 | $114,805 |
| Kathryn Hyten | CO-EXECUTIVE DIR. (AS OF APRIL 2019) | 40 | $85,578 |
| Gary Sandhu | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| David March | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Julien Pham | CO-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Robert O'Hara | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Kay Calvert | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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