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Beyond Intractability Request for Financial Support
Beyond Intractability is now actively seeking funding to maintain, operate, and further develop the system. While we were very fortunate to receive several large grants from the Conflict Resolution Program of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, that program has now been discontinued. We also appreciate the generous funding that we received from the One Earth Future Foundation, which enabled us to combine Beyond Intractability with The Governance Commons during our partnership, and in so doing, upgrade the Beyond Intractability computer platform.
We are now in need of funds, however, to enable us to update the original content of Beyond Intractability and add new materials.
While we all tend to fall into the "free-rider" syndrome, where we benefit from things other people have paid for, this site is only possible if our users help us keep it alive.
Therefore, we ask the following:
Students and General Readers
We are asking people who use the system, instead of a text or other conflict-related book, to contribute 10% to 20% of what they otherwise would have expected to pay for a conventional publication. For example, students who would have normally expected to pay $50 for a text are asked to contribute $5-$10.
People and Organizations Wanting to Republish Materials
We are also asking people and organizations who want to reuse the materials on their own websites or publications to consider making a small donation to the system upkeep, commensurate with the value you obtain from it, and/or hope to obtain from its use in the future. In addition, please contact us to confirm that your intended re-use is acceptable. (General guidelines for reuse are available.)
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Donations can be made online with a major credit card, through our account with the University of Colorado Foundation (a tax-exempt, 501(c)3 organization), by clicking on the "Make a Gift Online" button below. Alternatively, you may contribute with a check or money order, made out to the Conflict Research Consortium and mailed to 580 UCB, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0580.  |
Philanthropic Foundations
There are a number of exciting new projects that we are currently in the process of developing. If your organization might be interested in supporting such work, please let us know and we be happy to provide you with detailed information about these ideas. Contact us for more information.
For educational and training organizations, we will develop highly customized versions of Beyond Intractability that provide students and training program participants with continuing online access to an attractive array of supplemental, follow-on resources. Contact us for more information.
