Using Beyond Intractability Resources

Knowledge Base resources are available for general use in accordance with the following principles. Our goal is to create an open-source version of the field's principal ideas.

Anyone can freely link to any Knowledge Base resource.
Short-term (less than 4 months or one semester) reprint rights are royalty-free, provided that the work is fully cited and the text is not altered. However, we do ask users for a small, voluntary contribution to help maintain the system. (See below for contribution guidelines.)
The materials may not be sold for profit, though they can be used in training materials that are sold as part of a fee-for-service training program. (See below for contribution guidelines.)
Liberal rights to extensively quote Knowledge Base resources are also granted. Quoted sections must be presented in their original form, and must be clearly cited. Unless a specific exemption is granted, the resulting "composite" materials must be made freely available through the Beyond Intractability site. (We can handle the posting of such materials.)
Short quotations that fall within the standard, fair use guidelines are, of course, acceptable.

Contribution Request / Guidelines

Established with funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's now-discontinued Conflict Resolution Program, and recently updated with funds from the One Earth Future Foundation, Beyond Intractability is now actively seeking funding to maintain, operate, and further develop the system. (One Earth Future has primarily funded our work with the Governance Commons, so we need to obtain more funding to update the content of Beyond Intractability specifically.

Therefore , we are seeking support from:

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. This can be done by using a credit card to make a tax-deductable contribution to our account with the University of Colorado Foundation (please click on the "Make a Gift Online" button below). You can also make a contribution by check or money order, made out to the Conflict Research Consortium and sent to Boulder Campus Box 580, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0580.
Teachers and Trainers: If teachers or trainers wish to reprint one or more essays in a workbook or "reader," we ask that they contribute (or their students contribute) $0.50-$1.00/bi-essay/person, if such a donation does not create a hardship for the teachers or the students. For example, if five essays are used in a workbook, the trainers are asked to contribute $2.50-$5.00/student to help us keep the system up and operating. (The range is suggested because some essays are short, while others are long. Our goal is to charge about 10-20% of what is ordinarily charged by "real publishers" for royalties.) This can be done by using a credit card to make a tax-deductable contribution to our account with the University of Colorado Foundation (please click on the "Make a Gift Online" button below). You can also make a contribution by check or money order, made out to the Conflict Research Consortium and sent to Boulder Campus Box 580, 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 would be happy to provide you with detailed information about these ideas. Contact Beyond Intractability for more information.
Wholesale Conflict Information Services: For educational and training organizations, we will develop highly customized versions of the Knowledge Base, which provide students and training program participants with continuing online access to an attractive array of supplemental, follow-on resources. Contact Beyond Intractability for more information.