Through a national survey conducted in late 2016, a listing of centers, institutes, and organizations outside of the Land-Grant University System focused on civil dialogue with an emphasis on race relations was gathered. While list may not be exhaustive, the following organizations were recommended for inclusionInclusion A state of being valued, respected and supported. Inclusion authentically puts the concept and practice of diversity into action by creating an equitable environment where the richness of ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives are harnessed (Hudson, 2011; Baltimore Racial Justice, 2016). by survey respondents from within the Land-Grant University System. The surveying team did not examine each entry nor explore each organization’s purpose or mission. Rather the listing provides links for each professional to explore on their own. These are ordered alphabetically.
- America Speaks: americaspeaks.org
- Association of Leadership Educators, http://leadershipeducators.org/
- Bridge Alliance BridgeAlliance.US
- Build the Field of Community Engagement: http://www.buildthefield.org/
- Bush Foundation – bushfoundation.org
- Character Counts https://charactercounts.org/
- Circle Forward circleforward.us
- Civic Ensemble http://civicensemble.org
- Clinton School of Public Service http://clintonschool.uasys.edu/
- Cultural Intelligence Center https://culturalq.com
- David Matthews Center for Civic Life http://mathewscenter.org/
- Deliberative Democracy Consortium: deliberative-democracy.net/
- Don Dunoon, The Obreau Tripod: http://www.dondunoon.com/the-obreau-tripod
- Dismantling RacismRacism Racism is the belief that one race is superior to another and the discrimination or prejudice against individuals based on their race or ethnicity (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Works dismantlingracism.org
- EcoWorks: http://www.ecoworksdetroit.org/
- EarthForce: https://earthforce.org/
- Engaged Mindfulness Institute: http://engagedmindfulness.org/
- Essential Partners whatisessential.org
- Everyday Democracy https://www.everyday-democracy.org/
- Fierce Conversations fierceinc.com
- Fit Oshkosh https://sites.google.com/site/fitoshkoshinc/
- GlossRags: (Randi) http://www.glossrags.com/
- Intercultural Development Inventory https://idiinventory.com
- International Association of Public Participation – IAP2 iap2.org
- International Conflict Style Inventory (ICS) http://www.icsinventory.com/
- International Leadership Association, http://ila-net.org/
- The Jefferson Center http://jefferson-center.org/
- Kettering Foundation/ National Issues Forum kettering.org
- Latino Health for All Coalition https://www.myctb.org/wst/latinohealth/default.aspx?source=hakalcmhb
- My Brother’s Keeper http://www.mbkalliance.org/
- National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation ncdd.org
- National Latino Network nationallatinonetwork.org
- Opening Doors DiversityDiversity Differences among people with respect to age, socio-economic status, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practices, and other human differences (Deen, Huskey & Parker, 2015). Project, The State University of New York http://diversity-project.org/opening-doors-a-personal-and-professional-journey/
- OUCH! That Stereotype Hurts http://www.diversityinclusioncenter.com/downloads/Ouch_Stereotypes_LeadersGuide.pdf
- People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond – Undoing Racism http://www.pisab.org/
- Public Agenda: publicagenda.org
- Public Conversations Project: publicconversations.org
- RESULTS (a poverty advocacy network with great skill on respectful dialog) results.org
- Rural Development Initiatives rdiinc.org
- Showing Up for Racial Justice showingupforracialjustice.org
- Social JusticeSocial justice A vision of a society wherein the distribution of resources, opportunity, societal benefits and protection is equitable for all members. “Social justice involves social actors who have a sense of their own agency as well as a sense of social responsibility toward and with others and the society as a whole” (Baltimore Racial Justice 2016, para.11). Toolbox http://www.socialjusticetoolbox.com
- Southern Poverty Law Center https://www.splcenter.org/
- Sustained Dialogue Institute http://sustaineddialogue.org/about-us/
- Take On Hate: (Asha) http://www.takeonhate.org/
- Teaching Tolerance http://www.tolerance.org
- United Migrant Opportunity Services, Aida Bise, bise@umos.org
- Urban Arts Partnership (Armando Somoza) – somoza@gmail.com https://www.urbanarts.org/history/
- Vital Smarts vitalsmarts.com
- WK Kellogg Foundation, https://www.wkkf.org/
- Working in Indian Country http://www.workinginindiancountry.com/
- ZINN Education Project https://zinnedproject.org