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- University of Delaware:
Conflict Resolution Program
- The Conflict Resolution Program (CRP), part of the
University of Delaware's Institute for Public Administration, is a
resource dedicated to supporting transformational and organizational
change in nonprofit, public, government, and educational settings.
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U.S. Institute for
Environmental Conflict Resolution
- The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict
Resolution was created to assist parties in resolving environmental
conflicts around the country that involve federal agencies or interests.
The Institute provides a neutral place inside the federal government but
"outside the Beltway" where public and private interests can reach
common ground.
- U.S. Institute of Peace
- The United States Institute of Peace is an
independent, nonpartisan federal institution created by Congress to
promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of
international conflicts. Established in 1984, the Institute meets its
congressional mandate through an array of programs, including research
grants, fellowships, professional training, education programs from high
school through graduate school, conferences and workshops, library
services, and publications. The Institute's Board of Directors is
appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the
Senate.
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- Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA), an
international membership association, supports and assists people and
communities working at restorative models of justice. VOMA provides
resources, training, and technical assistance in victim-offender
mediation, conferencing, circles, and related restorative justice
practices.
- Vigorous Interventions in
Ongoing Natural Settings (VISIONS)
- VISIONS, Inc. was founded on the belief that
multicultural organizations and communities can be created and
maintained by understanding and eliminating racism, sexism, ageism,
classism, heterosexism, anti-semitism, adultism, ableism, violence and
other forms of oppression and internalized oppression. Grounded in an
African American tradition, we strive to:
- provide multicultural consultation and training
to individuals and groups confronting and challenging oppression at
the institutional, cultural, interpersonal and personal levels, and
- develop and support existing community
development projects that empower persons who are the targets of
inequality.
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Wilmington College -
Peace Resource Center
- The Wilmington
College Peace Resource Center has
a long-standing commitment to peace and justice. Since 1975 it has taken
an active role in providing peace education materials both locally and
throughout the country. The Center houses the world's largest collection
(outside of Japan) of reference materials related to the atomic bombings
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Peace education is accomplished through a
book purchase service, audio-visual rentals and
circulating libraries in both English and Japanese. In addition, since
1998 the Peace Resource Center has operated the Institute for Problem
Solving. The Institute conducts Mediation Training, ProjectTRUST, and
Positive Discipline workshops. The workshops are for anyone who wants to
learn more about peace and develop
conflict resolution skills.
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Witness for Peace
- Witness for Peace is a politically independent,
grassroots organization. We are people committed to nonviolence and led
by faith and conscience. Our mission is to support peace, justice and
sustainable economies in the Americas by changing US policies and
corporate practices which contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin
America and the Caribbean. We stand with people who seek justice.
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World Conference on Religion and Peace
- The World Conference of
Religions for Peace is the largest international coalition of
representatives from the world's great religions who are dedicated to
achieving peace. Respecting cultural differences while celebrating our
common humanity, Religions for Peace is active on every continent and in
some of the most troubled places on earth, creating multi-religious
partnerships that mobilize the moral and social resources of religious
people to address their shared problems.
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World Future Fund
- The World Future Fund is a non-profit organization
that has been set up to do research and to educate people about the need
for a greater commitment to investment in the future, particularly in
the field of environmental policy.
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World Vision
- We are a Christian relief and development
organization dedicated to helping children and their communities
worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.
We serve the world's poor—regardless of a person's religion, race,
ethnicity, or gender.
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