
Core Principles for Public Engagement Endorsers
We are thrilled at the amount of involvement AND the amount of support the Core Principles for Public Engagement have been getting. The following organizations and individuals are the first to endorse the Core Principles. Email Sandy Heierbacher, NCDD’s Director, at , if you or your organization would like to endorse the principles as well.
View the Core Principles at www.thataway.org/?page_id=1443 or download the PDF principles document that is being distributed widely.
Endorsing Organizations
- The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), www.iap2.org
- The National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), www.ncdd.org
- U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, www.ecr.gov
- Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), www.ica-usa.org
- International Association of Facilitators (IAF), www.iaf-world.org
- National League of Cities, www.nlc.org
- Association for Conflict Resolution’s Environment and Public Policy (EPP) Section, www.mediate.com/acrepp/
- ToP (Technology of Participation) Trainers Network, www.ica-usa.org/index.php?pr=top-network
- Co-Intelligence Institute, www.co-intelligence.org
- League of Women Voters, www.lwv.org
- Public Agenda, www.publicagenda.org
- Public Conversations Project, www.publicconversations.org
- National School Public Relations Association, www.nspra.org
- European Institute for Public Participation, www.participationinstitute.org
- Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University, www.sfu.ca/dialogue/study+practice/index.html
- Society for Community Research and Action, Division 27 of the American Psychological Association, www.scra27.org
- Community Initiatives Network, www.communityinitiatives.org
- IFOK GmbH (Berlin-based consulting firm), www.ifok.eu
- Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center, www.pcrcweb.org
- Canadian Community for Dialogue & Deliberation (C2D2), www.c2d2.ca
- Forum Foundation, www.forumfoundation.org
- The Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University, http://cdd.stanford.edu/
- AmericaSpeaks, www.americaspeaks.org
- National Issues Forums Institute, www.nifi.org
- UW-Madison Public Participation Learning Community, http://ohr.wisc.edu
- Everyday Democracy, www.everyday-democracy.org
- The Democracy Imperative, www.unh.edu/democracy
- Public Dialogue Consortium, www.publicdialogue.org
- U.S. Transparency, www.UStransparency.com
- Network for Peace through Dialogue, www.networkforpeace.com
- Common Sense California, www.commonsenseca.org
- The Jefferson Center, www.jefferson-center.org
- Global Facilitator Service Corps, www.globalfacilitators.org
- Deliberative Democracy Consortium, www.deliberative-democracy.net
- Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women, www.iaaw.ca
- Future Search Network, www.futuresearch.net
- National Charrette Institute, www.charretteinstitute.org
- Institute for Conflict Analysis and Intervention at James Madison University Communication Studies, www.jmu.edu/commstudies/conflictstudies.shtml
- The Policy Consensus Initiative, www.policyconsensus.org
- Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy, Kansas State University, www.k-state.edu/icdd
- UHD (University of Houston – Downtown) Center for Public Deliberation, www.uhd.edu/cpd
- Center for Public Deliberation, Colorado State University, www.cpd.colostate.edu
- The Communications Center, Inc., www.buildingdialogue.com
- SEEDS Community Resolution Center, www.seedscrc.org
- Common Knowledge, www.ckgroup.org
- The Transforming Communication Project, www.tcpcommunity.org
- Intellitics, Inc., www.intellitics.com
- DeepDebate, www.DeepDebate.org
- Omega Point International, Inc., www.omegapoint.net
- The Broadwell Hill Learning Center and Resiliency Initiative, www.broadwellhill.org
- Institute for Cultural and Environmental Understanding, www.ICEU-site.com
- Pearce Associates, www.pearceassociates.com
- Center for Voter Deliberation of Northern Virginia, www.VoterDeliberation.org
- Facilitators Network Singapore, www.fns.sg
- Institute for 21st Century Agoras, www.globalagoras.org
- Center for Wise Democracy, www.wisedemocracy.org
- Jewish-Palestinian Living Room Dialogue, http://traubman.igc.org/dg-prog.htm
- Community Frontiers, www.communityfrontiers.com
- Meta-Culture Dialogics (India), www.meta-culture.org
- Bay Area Nonviolent Communication, www.baynvc.org
- Ag Innovations Network, www.aginnovations.org
- Masterful Facilitation Institute, www.masterfulfacilitation.ca
- The FUSION Foundation, www.thefusionfoundation.org
- Breakthroughs Unlimited Inc., www.breakthroughsunlimited.com
- HIGHER EDge, www.higheredge.org
- Omega Point International, Inc., www.omegapoint.net
- Global Citizen Journey, www.globalcitizenjourney.org
- Workplace Connections, www.workplaceconnections.com
- Peaceful World Conversations, www.PeacefulWorldConversations.org
- The Meadowlark Institute, www.ngplains.org
- ARINA, Inc., www.global-arina.org
- FCRC Consensus Solutions, http://consensus.fsu.edu
- Dialogue Programs, Continuing Studies, Simon Fraser University, www.sfu.ca/dialogue
- Association Building Community, www.abcglobal.net
- Planetwork, www.planetwork.net
- Iowa Partners in Learning, www.extension.iastate.edu/publicdeliberation/index.html
- PlaceMatters, www.placematters.org
- The Axelrod Group (collaborative change consultants), www.axelrodgroup.com
- Meister Consultants Group, Inc., www.mc-group.com
- International Sociometry Training Network, www.sociometry.net
- Public Sphere Project, www.publicsphereproject.org
- The Community Mediation Center (Harrisonburg, VA), www.weworkitout.org
- The Richmond Dialogue Group of Virginia
- The Nova Group, Inc., www.novalearning.com
Individual Endorsements (organizational affiliation for purposes of identification only)
- Jeffrey Abelson, Filmmaker, Song of a Citizen
- Thomas F. Bangasser, Vashon College and Bangasser & Associates, Inc.
- Ronny Barkay, Professional Group Facilitator
- Erik Bergrud, Director, International Center for Civic Engagement and Special Assistant to the President for University Projects on Civic Engagement, Park University
- Laura W. Black, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies at Ohio University
- Joop Boukes, joopboukes.nl (dialogue organization in The Netherlands)
- Beatrice Briggs, Director of International Institute for Facilitation and Change
- Barbara A Brown, Co-Director, Laboratory for Deliberative Dialogue
- Juanita Brown, Co-Founder, The World Café
- Martín Carcasson, Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Director of the Center for Public Deliberation, Colorado State University
- Millicent Carvalho, Ph.D., Executive Director, Pennsylvania Conflict Resolution and Mediation Services, Inc.
- Aleco Christakis, President of CWA Ltd (www.CWALtd.wetpaint.com)
- LaVonna Connelly, Large System Social Worker
- John Dedrick, Vice President & Program Director, Charles F. Kettering Foundation
- Mayor Kai Degner, City of Harrisonburg
- James M. Dubinsky, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships at Virginia Tech
- Anita C. Fonte, PhD., Principal Consultant at Community Renaissance
- Archon Fung, Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship, JFK School of Government at Harvard University
- Colin G. Gallagher, RPCV, Executive Master of Public Administration (ASPA, NCDD)
- Nancy J. H. Gansneder, Ed.D, Director, Academy for Civic Renewal at the University of Virginia
- Cynthia Gibson, Ph.D., Owner, Cynthesis Consulting
- Kaliya Hamlin, Unconference Designer & Facilitator, unconference.net
- Leilani Rashida Henry, CEO, Being & Living Enterprises, LTD.
- Jerry D. Hill, Director, All American Network
- Becky Hirst, Owner, Becky Hirst Consulting
- Sandra S. Hodge, Ph.D., Director, Community Deliberation Program, University of Missouri Extension
- Les Ihara, Jr., Hawaii State Senator
- Emily Jenke, Community Engagement & Facilitation Specialist
- Myriam Laberge, IAF Certified Professional Facilitator and Principal, Breakthroughs UNLIMITED Inc.
- Dr. Roz Leppington, Assistant Professor, James Madison University School of Communication Studies
- Susan Levin, Founder of Dialogue for Solutions
- Peter Levine, Director, CIRCLE at Tufts University
- Annie Loyd, Professional Facilitator and Speaker
- Nancy Margulies, World Cafe Host, Facilitator and Graphic Recorder
- Noëlle McAfee, Associate Research Professor of Philosophy and Conflict Analysis, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University
- MaryElizabeth Merritt, Ph.D., Founding Director of Four Winds, Inc.
- Phil Neisser, Professor, SUNY Potsdam Department of Politics
- Leanne Nurse, member of the Board of Directors, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
- Susan Partnow, Owner, Partnow Communications
- David B. Patton, Associate Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University Extension
- William Potapchuk, President, Community Building Institute
- Judith Richardson, President of PONO Consultants International, Inc.
- Brad Rourke, Independent Consultant
- Christine Whitney Sanchez, Founder of Collaborative Wisdom & Strategy
- Rosalind Spigel, MSOD, Organization Development Consultant, Change At Work
- Sami Sunchild, Ph.D., Owner, Red Victorian Peace Center
- Najeeba Syeed-Miller, member of the Board of Directors, National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
- Arian Ward, CEO and Principal Facilitator of Community Frontiers
- Carol Warkoczewski, Owner, Synergy Builders
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Comment added by Sandy Heierbacher on May 22, 2009:
Just wanted to share this comment from Karen Kleinz, Associate Director of NSPRA…
The National School Public Relations Association has been working for the past 10 years to encourage our members to integrate public engagement into all of their school district communication programs and this is a great piece to support this important work.