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Access Youth (Washington, DC) – Victim/Juvenile Offender Training Manual and Video
In collaboration with Howard University School of Law, $10,000 to fund the creation and dissemination of a community-oriented victim-juvenile offender mediation training manual and video, promoting the use of mediation in a juvenile justice context. www.accessyouthinc.org |
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American Board of Trial Advocates (Dallas, TX) – Civility Matters Program (Year 2)
$15,000 to continue support for a nationwide program addressing incivility in the legal profession by providing law students and lawyers with vivid examples of uncivil behavior and highlighting the need for more constructive approaches to resolving disputes. www.abota.org |
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Association for Conflict Resolution (Reston, VA) – Youth Day Resources for Annual Conference
$3,500 to fund Youth Day activities and resources at ACR’s 2012 Annual Conference in New Orleans, including peace tools, printed materials, expert facilitators, food for participants and educational resources for youth to bring back to their schools and communities. www.acrnet.org |
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California Lawyers for the Arts (San Francisco, CA) – Pro Bono Mediation Program for IP Disputes
$10,000 to help fund a pilot program to create a specialized -intellectual property panel to mediate arts-related IP disputes referred from federal courts, U.S. Copyright and U.S. Patent and Trademark Offices, and to provide pro bono mediation services for low-income participants and non-profit arts organizations. www.calawyersforthearts.org |
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Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (Greenbelt, MD) – Roots of Diversity in Dispute Resolution
$10,000 to research the history of diversity in the dispute resolution field. In collaboration with John Jay College, City University of New York, the project will study the evolution of diversity in ADR, survey current diversity initiatives, and propose next steps for expanding diversity in the field. www.natlctr4adr.org; www.jjay.cuny.edu |
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Community Boards (San Francisco, CA) - Taking Mediation to the People: Conflict Resolution Clinics
$10,000 to fund an innovative effort to reach underserved communities by establishing ongoing, on-site Conflict Resolution Clinics at several population-dense and high-need locations, providing outreach, intake, and case development to those in need of mediation services, with a focus on low income, Spanish- and Chinese-speaking disputants. www.communityboards.org |
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Community Dispute Settlement Center (Cambridge, MA) – Domestic Workers Mediation Program
$10,000 to support the expansion of a unique program providing mediation training and services to domestic workers and their employers. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Coalition for Domestic Workers, CDSC will develop and conduct a series of train-the-trainer programs to build capacity and sustainability, and provide domestic workers and employers with a safe and constructive forum for addressing disputes. www.communitydispute.org |
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Community Justice for Youth Institute (Chicago, IL) – Restorative Justice Hubs
$10,000 to help fund the establishment of Restorative Justice Hubs, safe spaces providing conflict resolution and restorative justice education and services to at-risk youth and their families, community residents, schools, community and faith-based organizations and service providers. www.cjyi.org |
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Community Mediation Center (Independence, MO) – Road to Restoration Project
In collaboration with the Kansas City Health Department’s Aim4Peace program, $35,000 to support a multi-pronged, community-based training and education program introducing mediation and restorative justice to several at-risk communities, including an online conflict resolution certification program for members of CeaseFire, Aim4Peace’s national partner. www.communitymediationkc.org |
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Community Mediation Maryland (Takoma Park, MD) – Prisoner Reentry Mediation Website
Building on the success of previous Foundation-funded efforts, $23,000 to create and maintain a website disseminating information and technical assistance for developing prisoner reentry mediation programs nationally and internationally, and promoting mediation as a key component in reducing recidivism and facilitating inmates’ reintegration into their communities. www.marylandmediation.org |
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Conflict Resolution Center (Minneapolis, MN) – Conflict Consulting Project
$50,000 to fund the development of a Conflict Consultant’s Handbook and training workshop, offering conflict management assistance to parties involved in community disputes when mediation with other parties is not an option, helping them to communicate more effectively and to develop constructive strategies and action plans for moving forward. www.crcminnesota.org |
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Conflict Resolution Center of Santa Cruz Country (Santa Cruz, CA) – Family Law Affordable Mediation Project
$10,000 to support the regional expansion of a program providing mediation services to low- and middle- income families going through divorce. Employing a law clinic model with a supervising attorney overseeing a trained group of volunteer mediators, the program offers low-cost mediation to underserved populations regarding issues not addressed by court-based programs, including asset/debt division, child and spousal support. www.crcsantacruz.org |
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Dispute Resolution Education Resources (Lansing, MI) – Cost Analysis of Mediation v. Litigation in Michigan
$10,000 to help underwrite a professional analysis to determine whether early and systematic use of mediation through Michigan’s Community Dispute Resolution Program reduces the cost of conflict resolution for the state’s executive branch agencies. The study will be used to promote funding for dispute resolution programs for which cost savings can be demonstrated.
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Hamline University School of Law (St. Paul, MN) – “Second Generation” Global Negotiation Education Project (3 years)
$95,000 to support a series of international conferences on negotiation, providing members of the international business, legal, and academic communities with state-of-the-art training in the theory and practice of cross-cultural and trans-national negotiation. This grant funds the publication of three years of post-conference writings, including contributions from leading scholars and practitioners around the world. Year 1 of the conference held in Rome, Year 2 in Istanbul, Year 3 in Beijing. www.hamline.edu/law/adr |
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Hands of Peace (Glenview, IL) – Mediation Training for Palestinian-Israeli-American Youth
$10,000 to help fund an intensive Summer Program providing mediation, peace-building and leadership skills training to Israeli, Palestinian and American youth, including educational and social activities promoting tolerance and cross-cultural understanding and ongoing Alumni Club programs in the U.S. and Middle East. www.handsofpeace.org |
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International Senior Lawyers Project (New York, NY) – Technical Assistance for Lagos Court of Arbitration
$15,000 to help provide technical assistance to the Lagos Court of Arbitration to develop ADR services in Nigeria, including capacity-building administrative support as well as specialized training for Nigerian judges regarding arbitration and the enforcement of arbitral awards. www.islp.org |
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Mediation Center of Greater Green Bay (Green Bay, WI) – Mobile Mediation Clinics for Seniors
$5,375 to support the development of a mobile mediation clinic for seniors, addressing some of the physical limitations and psychological barriers preventing elderly clients from participating in mediation by establishing revolving mediation clinics at several senior centers around the state.
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Mediators Beyond Borders (New York, NY) - Ecuador Project (2 years)
$80,000 to support for a collaborative effort involving the judiciary, government agencies, non-profit organizations, universities, and practitioners to develop ADR capacity in Ecuador, including creation of an online virtual resource, a series of symposia providing continuing ADR education for professionals, and a public education campaign promoting the use of mediation. www.mediatorsbeyondborders.org |
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National Association for Community Mediation (Mesa, AZ) – Training Resource Center
$50,000 to fund the development and administration of a field-wide Training Resource Center for all community mediation centers and affiliated volunteer mediators, providing a centralized, accessible repository of video and audio training materials collected over many years from multiple sources worldwide. www.nafcm.org |
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Prison of Peace (Calabasas, CA) – Peacemaker Training Program (Year 2)
$10,000 to continue support for a unique program providing conflict resolution, mediation and leadership skills training to long-term inmates at several women’s prisons in California, offering a range of opportunities for inmates to participate in reducing violence and positively changing prison culture by becoming Peacemakers in their own lives, Mediators of conflict between others, and Trainers of other potential mediators and peacemakers. www.prisonofpeace.org |
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Public Conversations Project (Watertown, MA) – Community Partnerships for Addressing Conflict Between Immigrant and Host Communities
In collaboration with Welcoming America, a national organization helping immigrant populations adjust to life in the U.S., $10,000 to fund an innovative pilot project assisting underserved urban communities develop processes for addressing and resolving conflicts between U.S.-born host communities and newer residents from diverse immigrant and refugee populations. www.publicconversations.org |
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Quack & Wabbit Puppet Theatre (Eureka, CA) – Bullying Prevention Puppet Theater
$10,000 to fund the completion of a new bullying prevention puppetry program to complement existing programs, teaching K-6 children skills necessary for addressing differences, dispelling stereotypes, managing anger and resolving conflict. www.quackandwabbit.wix.com |
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Queens Legal Services (Jamaica, NY) - Family & Divorce Mediation Pilot Project
$10,000 to help fund a pilot program providing mediation services to low-income families and divorcing couples. Augmenting the organization’s existing legal services, the mediation program will include consultation with pro bono family law attorneys, as well as mediations conducted by experienced attorney-mediators. www.queenslegalservices.org |
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Resolution Systems Institute (Chicago, IL) – Website Upgrade
$49,000 matching grant to redesign, update, and expand the organization’s CourtADR.org website providing comprehensive information and resources on court-ADR, including improvements to its database and content, visual appearance, search capability, site navigability and site maintenance. www.aboutrsi.org |
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SEEDS Community Resolution Center (Berkeley, CA) – Court Mediation and Advanced Mediation Training Program
$10,000 to help expand the organization’s successful court mediation program in conjunction with the launch of a new advanced mediation training and certification program, providing experienced volunteer community mediators with advanced training and opportunities to practice their skills by participating in court-referred mediation of small claims disputes. www.seedscrc.org |
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Temple University/Educators for Social Responsibility/Creative Response to Conflict – Conflict Resolution Training For Teachers
$600,000 (4 years) An ambitious initiative to substantially increase the number of public school teachers provided conflict resolution education and training. In partnership with graduate level departments of education, school districts, and non-profit providers nationwide, the initiative provides conflict resolution training to pre-service and in-service teachers and administrators, as well as providing support services to build capacity, sustainability and a culture of conflict prevention and resolution in schools throughout the U.S. www.temple.edu/education; www.esrnational.org; www.crc-ny.org; www.westernjustice.org View CRETE Consortium workshop video. |
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UC Hastings College of Law (San Francisco, CA) – Court-ADR Summer Institute (Year 3)
$47,700 to fund a third annual, week-long intensive training institute on court-ADR systems design for non-U.S. lawyers, judges and court professionals, preparing participants to design and implement court-ADR programs in their respective countries. http://cndr.uchastings.edu/professionals/sli/index.php |
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University of Colorado, Conflict Information Consortium (Boulder, CO) – Website Upgrade
$31,000 to update and upgrade an online conflict resolution information website, CRInfo, including the addition of social networking tools to foster a web-based learning community and integration with a companion website, Beyond Intractability, focusing on long-standing ethic, religious, and political conflicts. www.crinfo.org |
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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (Baltimore, MD) – Attendance Mediation Program
$10,000 to support the expansion of an attendance mediation program for elementary and middle school students and their families to reduce high levels of truancy in schools, providing training and technical assistance to community mediation centers throughout the state. www.law.umaryland.edu |
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Volunteers of America, Northern New England (Brunswick, ME) – On-Site Mediation Clinics/Conflict Resolution Training for Seniors
$10,000 to fund the development of on-site conflict resolution workshops and mediation clinics at several low-income senior residences, providing education and services for disputes involving residents, family members and staff. www.voanne.org |