Public Conversations Project Inc

“Irs form 990 is reviewed by the treasurer and ceo and provided to all board members.”

“The ceo's performance is evaluated annually by a team of board members including the board chair and two volunteers. Compensation was established in 2006, when the current ceo was hired. At the time the ceo was hired, the board reviewed and approved the compensation package. Since then, the only increase given has essentially been a cost of living increase consisitent with that received by the rest of the pcp staff.”

“Compensation for other key employees is determined by the ceo, who has from time to time made salary adjustments to ensure that key employees' compensation was commensurate with their responsibilities, contributions to pcp and comparable to the salaries paid to staff at similar-sized organizations.”

“The public conversations project makes all requisite filings, including: a. Form 990, filed with the internal revenue service and available on-line through guidestar.org. B. Form pc, filed with the office of the attorney general of massachusetts. C. Articles of organization and by-laws, filed with the secretary of state, commonwealth of massachusetts. The names of members of the board of directors are available on pcp's website.”

“Represented various fields, including religious leaders, organizational management, coaches, social workers, educators, conflict resolution practitioners and mental health professionals. Public conversations offered workshops in: designing and facilitating dialogues; facilitating difficult conversations; forming effective and powerful questions; preparing for meetings; and facilitating public meetings. Highlights of this year included: moving pastors toward scientific literacy in addition to findings in a 2012 gallup survey that 46% of americans reject an evolutionary origin for humans, the 30-year survey found that 55% of evangelical protestants reject an evolutionary account of human origins and believe that all living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time. This controversy over faith and evolutionary biology can make it difficult for pastors to engage in this conversation, especially as they lead congregations whose members have widely differing attitudes and beliefs. Funded by the bio logos foundation and sponsored by gordon college, public conversations practitioners supported and facilitated portions of a weeklong series of trainings to teach the basic elements of science to evangelical pastors. Dialogue helped the pastors wrestle openly with the implications of scientific discovery with their theology and pastoral care. Outcomes include equipping pastors with interpersonal dialogue skills, increasing their scientific understanding, and developing a sustained interest in improving their scientific literacy. Finally, training equipped pastors to replicate their experience in their own churches, using some of the materials they have been exposed to and the methods that were modeled in the course. Pastors responded: "pastors, science and faith was eye-opening and changed the way i look at many issues in science. I now see how important it is for me as a pastor to be scientifically literate in today's world. The leaders behind this course are truly doing god's work, and i believe the benefit to the church will be substantial." and: "this week has given me a better glimpse of god's wonderfully complex creation. I have also been able to engage with and learn from working scientists. It has expanded my understanding of god's revelation through nature and scripture." immigrant integration initiative in manchester, new hampshire worked with welcoming america with funding from the jams foundation and the carnegie endowment as a pilot program to design and foster community processes for strengthening relationships and resolving differences between immigrants and u.s.-born americans took place in fy2014. In support of the local immigrant integration initiative, public conversations practitioners delivered dialogue facilitation training to 22 manchester, nh residents from 10 different countries, focusing on issues related to immigration. Importantly, this work was marked by intentional effort to include members of the community often overlooked by community engagement efforts. By providing stipends to participants who would struggle to miss work and reaching out to emerging leaders and youth in the community, conveners actively sought out members of diverse stakeholder communities. This intentionality paid off, as participants recognized the value of hearing diverse voices, especially those of younger leaders. And despite continuing disagreements in perspective, these leaders have committed to being in community together. Participants echoed this sentiment, reflecting: "the most important thing i learned is the value of a dialogue that's not geared towards changing minds. Before this workshop, i couldn't understand what the purpose would be if not to get people to agree." participants also noted the power of this model, expressing: "i feel like this model has incredible transformative power for the world. I was so glad for the opportunity to be steeped in it for 2 days." dialogue training and facilitat”

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