for a Hate-free, Fear-free, Greed-free World

BUILDING BRIDGES

2003-2004 Annual Report

Letter from the Chairman of the Board 3

The Year in Review 4

10 Years of Honest Conversation: Hope in the Cities 7

Building Bridges, from the Personal to the Global 10

Financial Report 12

Governance 13

Bridgebuilding Resources from Initiatives of Change 14

Vision, Mission, Values 15

Table of Contents

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Dear Friends,Initiatives of Change has meant many things to many

people over the years. It has been a source of

inspiration for those battling addictions. It has been a

source of healing for those emerging from conflict. It

has been a source of friendship for those reaching out

across boundaries. In each age, Initiatives of Change has

provided a point of connection between individuals and

the issues confronting society, both locally and globally.

This past year was no different. In a world that is

increasingly polarized, Initiatives of Change has been

building bridges - between people, between

communities, and between nations. To quote from an

old Oxford Group song:

Out beyond our knowingAre these bridges going,

Spanning need,Hate and greed,

Far-flung highways growing.The call rings clear and plain,

Work as one, but with one aim,

And build togetherWhat none shall sever,

Bridges from man to manThe whole round earth to span

Serving as bridge builders in today's world requires a

quiet confidence, a sincere humility and an appreciation

for the long-term. What you will read in the pages that

follow are stories of courage and vulnerability, risk

taking and relationship building. With purposefulness

and intentionality, those committed to the life and the

work of Initiatives of Change have found opportunities to

nurture relationships, promote understanding, and

celebrate differences.

I am particularly pleased to share with you the story of

ten years of "change" in Richmond, Virginia. As you will

read, the bridge building work that has been undertaken

through our Hope in the Cities program by a group

of dedicated people has brought about systemic changes

in that city's approach to work, life, and community. It

is my hope that these efforts might be replicated in

other cities throughout the country by those equally

committed to bringing about needed changes in their

own community.

Bridge building can be done with an eye toward both

the future and the past. Initiatives of Change is not

immune from the divisive forces that affect society as a

whole and I have committed myself to serving as a

bridge builder where relationships have been broken or

expectations unmet. I have had the privilege this past

year of traveling around the country seeking to build

bridges to Initiatives of Change's own sixty-four year

history. I am encouraged by the people that I have met

and the nature of the conversations that I have had. I

am hopeful that the energy and enthusiasm that

characterized our outreach efforts in the past will be

harnessed to address the needs of the nation and the

world today and into the future.

Marshall M. GreenChairman of the BoardInitiatives of Change (USA)

The Year in ReviewJohn and Louise Morrison: For years, some of theIC team in St. Paul, Minnesota, have been buildingbridges of trust and friendship with the local Cambodianimmigrant community. This led John and LouiseMorrison and Sokha and Sakura Chan to visit ICcolleagues in Cambodia in October 2003. Dr. Morrison

recounts thejourney: "Wewere sobered,edified andhumbled by ourtwelve days in this

precious land, aware of the significant obligation ofAmerica to do its best because of the difficult, costlyrelationship of the past. Our commitment is to deepenthe US-Cambodian connection."

Rajmohan Gandhi: From his base at the University ofIllinois - Urbana/Champaign, where he is serving as a

visiting professor, RajmohanGandhi, grandson of MahatmaGandhi and Chairman of theBoard for IC-India, spoke atvarious locations - fromWashington, DC, to WashingtonState - building bridges at everyopportunity. At each occasion,Prof. Gandhi sought to encourage

the strengths of America while challenging its failings. Hespoke at the September 11th commemorativeceremony at Blackburn University on "RestoringRelationships Across the World's Great Divides.” Histalks were routinely featured in local news media.

Cornelio Sommaruga: Dr. Cornelio Sommaruga,president of the International Association of Initiatives ofChange and the former head of the International Red

Cross, visited Boston at the endof February for the annualInstitute for Global Leadershipconference at Tufts University.The theme this year was"Sovereignty and Intervention."Dr. Sommaruga was presentedwith the Jean Mayer GlobalCitizenship award.

2003 was a year for bridge building. At

every opportunity, Initiatives of Change

sought to build bridges of hope and

understanding between communities within

the United States, between Americans and

citizens of other countries, and between

groups that have experienced or continue

to experience conflict. In so doing, it has

been the aim of Initiatives of Change to

provide both a message and a means by

which individuals and groups might find

their role in building a hate-free, fear free,

greed-free world.

Individuals Building Bridges

Dick and Randy Ruffin: With the threat of warlooming, Randy and Dick Ruffin visited Egypt andLebanon from February 27- March 11, 2003, seeking tobuild bridges between the US and the Middle East. Theyencountered deeply held feelings, but talks were

characterized by areal level of trustestablished throughmutual honesty andshared values.Among those met inEgypt were former

Ambassadors to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Mrs. AnwarSadat, the Advisor for Interfaith Dialogue to the GrandImam of Al-Azhar University and educators. In Beirut,they met leading Shia clerics, the directress of animportant Shia charitable organization in the South ofLebanon, a Cabinet Minister, a Maronite Bishop,Palestinian refugees, and educators.

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promoting Israeli-Arab dialogue. The Center ofEducation for Reconciliation and Cooperation, which isnow in operation, will act as an affiliate of IC in Israel.

Caux Scholars Program: The twelfth annual CauxScholars Program, an academic training course inconflict transformation, also took place in Caux duringthe summer. This year brought together participants

from 15countries,including the US.In the first week,students sharedstories of "conflictwhere I comefrom" which

opened windows into the lives of the participants andbuilt bonds of understanding and trust. In the followingweeks the scholars benefited from academic explorationwith Dr. Mohammed Abu Nimer of AmericanUniversity, Samuel Doe of the West Africa Network forPeacebuilding, and Dr. Barry Hart of Eastern MennoniteUniversity. 2003 Caux Scholar Julie Gallagher, fromPortland, Oregon, says, "The program challenged mepersonally, emotionally, spiritually and academically. Mygratitude for this experience is priceless."

Connecting Communities Fellowship Program:The Connecting Communities Fellowship Programkicked off in October 2003 with 30 community leadersfrom Richmond, Washington, Portland, Tulsa, FortMyers, and Cincinnati. The five-part residential program

combines basic lifeskills of Initiatives ofChange withleadership, dialogueand teamdevelopment skillsrefined by Hope in the

Cities. The diverse class included business executives,grassroots activists, clergy, educators, social workersand representatives of local government. The purposeof the program is to increase the capacity ofcommunities to overcome divisions by creatingnetworks of skilled facilitators, capable team builders,and credible role models. Significant funding wasreceived from local and national foundations for thispilot program.

Ambassador A.R.K.“Archie” Mackenzie: In April,Ambassador Mackenzie - whotook the philosophy ofInitiatives of Change into theworld of diplomacy for manyyears and served as one ofthe original delegates fromBritain to the United Nations- returned to New York to

address a luncheon co-hosted by the Initiatives of ChangeUN Office and the Permanent Missions of Nigeria,Algeria and South Africa to the UN. Explaining thecentrality of personal reflection and quiet time as aninstrument for "direction and correction," Amb.Mackenzie spoke of the necessity for those in positionsof influence to consider their motives and the widerimplications of their actions.

Teams Building Bridges

Caux 2003: A delegation from the United Statesserved as bridge builders during several of the ICconferences that took place in Caux, Switzerland, duringthe summer of 2003. Steven Greisdorf, one of the co-

Directors of CauxInitiatives for Business,helped bring about aprovocative dialogue betweenJose Maria Figueres, ManagingDirector of the WorldEconomic Forum, and IgnacioRamonet, one of the co-founders of the World SocialForum. Hope in the Cities

organized a seminar for delegates from over 20countries on how to build sustainable communities. Asone of our major initiatives during the year, Cauxprovides an excellent opportunity for outreach, fornetworking and for deepening relationships acrossgeographic divides.

Agenda for Reconciliation: The Agenda forReconciliation conference hosted the largest group ofIsraelis and Palestinians ever in Caux. Ms. MerriMinuskin, who as head of the Mid East section of theInternational Institute in Israel brought the delegation toCaux, made a courageous decision in Caux to resign herposition and create her own NGO focusing on

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The United Nations Office (IC-UNO): As animportant point of connection between IC's globalinitiatives and the United Nations, IC-UNO continuedto serve IC's global teams and fellowship bystrengthening contacts with the UN and diplomaticcommunity, building relationships with the vast networkof non-governmental organizations in New York, hostedvarious gatherings of international visitors, and providingyoung people opportunities to work with the UN. Inthe midst of an international community that is mostlyreactive, IC-UNO has focused its efforts on conflictprevention with its role in the NGO-UN ConflictPrevention Working Group, which seeks to integrate anon-going global conflict prevention initiative to the UN.Similarly, IC-UNO focused on advancing HumanSecurity by acting as the conference secretariat for theCaux Agenda for Reconciliation Human Securityconference.

Open Homes, Listening Hearts: Around the worldon June 1, people celebrated the second annual day ofOpen Homes, Listening Hearts. On this day, peoplereached out to others with whom they normally do not

interact-of different races,ethnicities, or religions-andwelcomed them into theirhomes for meals andpersonal storytelling. In theUnited States, gatheringstook place from Washingtonto Los Angeles, from Florida

In TributeEleanor Forde Newton (1899-2003): Ellie and her husband, Jim, werelongtime and active residents of Fort Myers Beach, Florida, and dedicated theirlives to the service of others nationally, internationally and in their owncommunity. Ellie inspired many by her lifelong acts of peacemaking,commitment, courage, adventure, faith and love. She was the first woman towork full time with IC back when it was known as the Oxford Group (in the1930s). Ellie exuded goodness, joy and optimism. She could strike up aconversation with anyone, whether a king or a servant, and show true interest

and concern. Her total trust and faith in God were obvious in the life she lived. She always believed "It is not whois right, but what is right."

The inspiring story of Ellie’s and Jim's involvement with IC and their friendships with people like Thomas Edison,Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh can be found in Uncommon Friends (from IC-Grosvenor Books). Learn more atwww.uncommonfriends.org.

to Tennessee to Minnesota. Yehezkel Landau, facultyassociate in Interfaith Relations at Hartford Seminaryand cofounder of the Open House Center for Jewish-Arab Coexistence in Ramle, Israel, called it "a laudableinitiative that allows people from all walks of life tocontribute to peacebuilding and mutual understanding inour troubled world."

Internal Transitions

In February 2003, after 23 years of dedicated service,Dick Ruffin stepped down as Executive Director of IC-USA. While relinquishing the day-to-day responsibilitiesassociated with this role, Dick continues hiscommitment to IC through his service on the US Boardof Directors, the IC International Council, and theExecutive Committee of Initiatives of Change -International.

Mike Olson, formerly an international law attorney andExecutive Director of the Caux Round Table, waselected by the Board to be the next Executive Directorfor IC-USA.

Krista Rigalo is the new program director for the CauxScholars Program. Krista brings a wealth of experiencethrough her time serving with the Mennonite CentralCommittee in Africa and the Peace Corps in thePhilippines.

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In 2003 Hope in the Cities marked ten years of honest conversation on race,reconciliation and responsibility in Richmond, Virginia, and around the world. Twomajor events celebrated this anniversary. On November 21, Cincinnati City ManagerValerie Lemmie keynoted the annual Metropolitan Richmond Day Breakfast and toldthe 650 attendees how she was using Hope in the Cities’ principles in bridgingdivisions in her city. The following evening, author and statesman Rajmohan Gandhispoke to Richmonders of many generations, among them descendents of slaves andof slave owners, at a "Celebration of Hope". This event, at the site of the futureTredegar National Civil War Center, included a multi-media presentation with aninterracial choir and projected images of Richmond's racial history.

Hope in the Cities grew out of an effort to bring together political, business, andcommunity leaders in Richmond to address the need for racial healing. This effortlaunched Hope in the Cities as a national network in 1993 when these leaderssponsored a conference, Healing the Heart of America: An Honest Conversation onRace, Reconciliation and Responsibility. It drew 1,000 participants from 50 U.S.urban centers and 20 foreign countries. They examined underlying racial issues thatimpact housing, education, police and community relations, and public policy as itrelates to families.

A dramatic Unity Walk through the history of the former capital of the Confederacygave recognition to previously unacknowledged and unmarked sites and events inthe city's racial history. On a sweltering afternoon, Richmonders and visitors, urbanand suburban residents, Black, White, Latin and Native American, walked a two mileroute together, to convert the negative power of hidden history into a positiveforce to resolve painful racial divisions.

Today, this "walk though history" is experienced regularly by numerous groups.Some have come from as far away as Mississippi, to walk with their families the slavetrail followed by their ancestors. The city has created a Slave Trail Commission todevelop the educational potential of the sites.

Hope in the Cities extended an open invitation to Metropolitan Richmond tocontinue the conversation on the most divisive issues–race, economics andjurisdiction. A unique dialogue curriculum combines relationship building with factualstudy of the region. Over the past 10 years, thousands of people have taken part inpublic forums, dialogues or history walks.

"We have struggled to move from powerful symbolism to transformativechange.We have witnessed our politicians move from stark rancortowards honest attempts to reach consensus."

Michael Paul Williams, columnist with the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

"I have great hope for ourcity because of Hope in theCities," Richmond Mayor

Rudolph McCollum.

"Today's record crowdspeaks volumes aboutHope in the Cities'practical framework ofprinciples and their impacton the lives of so many inthis community," James

Dunn, president of the Greater

Richmond Chamber of

Commerce.

Ten Years of Honest Conversation:Hope in the Cities

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Hope in the Cities inspired cross-racial partnerships in many communitiesthroughout the country, from Natchez, Mississippi, to Los Angeles and from Chicagoto Baltimore. Initiatives such as Healing the Heart of Hartford, the Dayton Dialogueson Race, Oregon Uniting, and even Hope in the Cities-UK have emerged as a resultof Richmond's leadership. Partnerships are a critical element of reconciliation andHope in the Cities has a successful history of bringing together diverse parties andsustaining their engagement.

A Call to Community was launched nationally in May 1996, at the National PressClub in Washington, DC, in a program that demonstrated honest and respectfulpublic dialogue on race. In launching the Call, Hope in the Cities created a networkof over 200 prominent individuals, national organizations and partneringorganizations to implement what the Call proposes. Hope in the Cities was askedto assist the White House is designing a dialogue guide for the President's Initiativeon Race.

In 2003, Hope in the Cities launched the Connecting Community FellowshipProgram. The Program is training and equipping 30 community leaders from aroundthe country in key skills of dialogue, healing history and team building.

As evidence of its effectiveness, Hope in the Cities has attracted grants from nationaland local foundations and businesses as well as growing individual support.

"I cannot help feeling that thanks to the decade-long commitmentof the kind of peoplegathered this evening,Richmond and Virginia will become known forbreaking down the wall of separation betweencommunities; and that this demonstration too will help stability anddemocracy in places farfrom here." Rajmohan Gandhi

HIC Co-Chairs Don Cowles andAudrey Burton address MetropolitanRichmond Day

Bridging the local and global, HIC brings people from dozens of countries to experience the WalkThrough History

An HIC dialogue facilitator training workshop

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"Our most painful stories…also have the power to heal.Healing is about hope. It's about acknowledging the pain,the wounds and the hurt…It's about honoring the fragility,vulnerability and courage of human experience." Carmen Foster, Executive Director, Grace Harris Leadership Institute,

Virginia Commonwealth University.

"Historical imagination is the ability toimagine walking in another person'sshoes. It is Hope in the Cities' great giftto Richmond," Alex Wise, a descendent of a

Virginia governor and Confederate general.

After the first Walk Through History, the city ofRichmond established a Slave Trail Commission topreserve this part of history

HIC brings business executives together with religious and community leaders

The 1993 Walk Through History united citizens on ajourney through the racial history of Richmond

The HIC team in Selma, AL, marches in the 34th annual Bloody Sunday commemoration

Hundreds of students join in Baltimore’s first Walk Through History

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Hadi YazdanpanahConnecting Communities FellowshipProgram

“Since we are a nation comprised of many ethnicities, it is

vital for each community to feel a sense of closure from the

oppressions and injustices of the past. Until this is done we

can't truly move forward as a nation.”

Hadi Yazdanpanah moved fromIran to the US as a child. Heworks for the websitewww.richmond.com and alsovolunteers with the VirginiaMuslim Coalition for PublicPolicy, which encourages the

Muslim community to get involved with issues of socialjustice and community activism. In 2003 he joined IC'sConnecting Communities Fellowship Program (CCFP).

"CCFP has provided me with enormous tools, whichcan be used for self-improvement and reflection andtools that can be applied for building bridges andreconciling communities," he says.

Hadi is also helping Hope in the Cities coordinate twoimportant projects. The first is a series of dialoguesbetween Muslims and Christians in Richmond, to fostera better understanding and alleviate fears, stereotypesand emotional reactions to current events.

The second project will bring together Muslimuniversity students to foster a greater understandingbetween the immigrant Muslims and African-American

Muslims. This bridgebuilding will includevisiting historicalslave sites inRichmond, startingwith the slave routewalk at ManchesterDocks.

Theresa GorencCaux Scholars Program

“I feel like with each generation, America becomes more

informed and more willing to look beyond the interests of the

US. For me, this is the most important thing for our country

to continue to grow and prosper.”

Theresa Gorenc traveled toSwitzerland to study in theannual Caux Scholars Program in2003. "At Caux every day, wewere challenged to build bridgesacross racial, cultural, andreligious divides," she recalls.

One of Theresa's most memorable experiences wasbefriending fellow Caux Scholar Abdallah Ali, aPalestinian from Gaza. "Abdallah took so much time outto explain Islam to me and cleared up a lot of things Iwas unsure about concerning the perception of womenand how Muslims view suicide bombers and otherviolent acts brought on by religious fanaticism."

Theresa is now serving on the steering committee forthe Caux 2004 Human Security conference, where sheplans to build on the foundations set last year at Caux.She currently works with the Economist Group at RollCall Newspaper.

Bridge building is important, Theresa says, because "oursociety loves to categorize! In Washington, DC, I noticeit a lot around partisanship in politics, but it extends somuch farther into race, culture, ethnicity, age, sexualorientation, etc. By categorizing, we can assume a lotwithout having to know someone, which can make us

very apathetic whenothers are reachingout for help. Bygetting down to theindividual level, wecan dispel thesecategories."

Building Bridges, from the Personalto the Global

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Rev. Sylvester “Tee” TurnerHope in the Cities

"We are taught that we are to think globally but to act locally.

The Connecting Communities Fellowship Program helps us to

act locally. It is a well-thought-out process to identify and

break down barriers that have caused separation between

groups. It also allows us to build alliances with people who are

trying to bring about change."

Rev. Sylvester “Tee” Turner wasborn and raised in Richmond,Virginia. He recently joined theHope in the Cities staff asCommunity Outreach Directorafter serving as ExecutiveDirector for the Paul

Development Center in Richmond. He has been activewith HIC for years and is currently part of theConnecting Communities Fellowship Program. Hedescribes CCFP as "one of the most diverse groups ofindividuals coming together to develop a plan to impactthe larger community."

During Richmond’s first Walk Through History events,Tee stood at the foot of a monument to Confederatesoldiers and sailors in Richmond. He felt the pain that

he as an African-Americanhad suffered. Then he sawit from a differentperspective. TheConfederates "built thatmonument out of grief," hesaid, "and they need to behealed as well."

Tee is currently facilitating a dialogue project in Franklin,Virginia. He is also working to build relationships withRichmond's Hispanic Community in order to strengthentheir sense of connection with the larger Richmondcommunity.

Pilar and Fredric GriffinAction for Life

"The time we've spent in India has built many cultural and

religious bridges in our hearts and minds - a gift and lesson

to last a lifetime."

In 2003, Pilar and Fredric Griffin,from Washington State, quittheir jobs and set out for Asia tojoin IC's 9-month-long Actionfor Life (AFL) program. AFL is aglobal leadership developmentprogram with about 40

participants and leaders from 19 countries.

The Griffins describe their first months in India,"Wherever we've gone in India, people share their ideas,values and dreams. This builds a bridge that is the basisof friendship. Another powerful bridge is learning aboutother religions from families who practice them. Thishas replaced our fears and stereotypes with respect andappreciation."

AFL is mobilizing a new generation of change-makersequipped with integrity, faith and commitment, anddedicated to bringing transformation, healing anddevelopment in Asia and the world.

"AFL is a journey in itself," the Griffins conclude. "It is ageographic, academic, and emotional trip from place toplace and from experience to experience. We areconnecting with students, teachers, youth, elderly,

managers, villagers, andmore. We are learningabout NGOs,industries, unions andschools. This is ajourney of personaltransformation, but onour path we areengaging others!"

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Initiatives of Change is fortunate to be in a

strong financial position for the medium

term, despite operating in a challenging

economic environment in recent years.

This reflects:a stable base of contributors, many of modestmeans, committed to supporting the work;

increasing foundation grants in recognition of theefficacy of Initiatives of Change's work;

maintaining a balanced mix of fixed income securitiesand equities in our portfolio;

the conversion of Initiatives of Change Centers andother real estate holdings into liquid assets; and

a commitment to good stewardship of all assetsentrusted to our use and care.

During 2003, Initiatives of Change initiated andsustained key programs while reducing its overallexpenses. IC's net assets on December 31, 2003 were$9.3 million, an increase of $1.27 million from a yearearlier. This primarily reflects an increase in the valueof its investment portfolio. During 2003, IC sold itsproperty in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which provided awelcome infusion of funds for current operations andinto the investment portfolio.

Looking ahead, IC will need to significantly increaseoverall contributions to the work in order to supportcurrent and anticipated programming. A renewedreadiness to include Initiatives of Change in one's estateplanning, whether through legacies or by investments inIC's Life Income Fund, will also be important. Legacies,which averaged more than $1M per year in the early1990's and diminished to $350K per year in the late'90's, averaged only $75K in 2002-03. Thanks to thegenerosity of the Newtons (see Tribute, pp. 6 ), theywill exceed $600K in 2004.

We trust that the commitment of many to the mission,message and programs of Initiatives of Change willinspire others to have a part in building a hate-free,fear-free, greed-free world.

Financial Report

Audited financial statements are available from the corporate office or from the New York Department of State, Office of Charities Registration, 162 Washington Ave.,Albany, NY 12231. IC is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) organization, gifts to which are tax-deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Operations and Net Assets

Operations

RevenuesContributionsLegacies & Bequests ActivitiesDividends & InterestProperty Sales & Misc.

Total Revenue

ExpensesGeneral ProgramDesignated InitiativesMedical & Retirement

Assistance AdministrativeDepreciationDistributions to LIF

beneficiaries Total Expenses

Net Increase/(Shortfall)from operations

Net Assets - End of the year

2003

368,29656,442 15,590

268,9011,127,392 1,836,621

491,913 542,191 117,460

219,914 34,968

145,782

1,552,228

$284,393

$9,320,090

2002

358,74898,39816,054

213,861188,275875,336

479,369542,471115,421

247,30060,954

157,586

1,603,101

($727,765)

$8,051,045

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US Board of Directors

Marshall M. Green - Chairman & Treasurer Attorney, New York, NY

Michael A. Olson - Executive Director Initiatives of Change, Minneapolis, MN

Susan P. Corcoran Regional Coordinator, Initiatives of Change, Richmond, VA

Christopher F. Evans Member, Council of Management, The Oxford Group(Initiatives of Change), United Kingdom

Michael D. HendersonAuthor, United Kingdom

Walter T. Kenney Former Mayor of Richmond, VA

Carolyn M. LeonardAdministrator, Portland Public Schools, Portland, OR

Robert S. MacLennan Presbyterian Minister, Princeton, NJ

Connie K. McCormick Registered Nurse, Retired, Ft. Myers, FL

Richard W. B. Ruffin - Executive Vice PresidentInitiatives of Change - International, Washington, DC

Andrew D.WebsterPresident, Webster and Sons, Ltd., Montreal, Canada

Corporate OfficeInitiatives of Change1156 Fifteenth St. NW, Suite 910Washington, DC 20005Phone: 202-872-9077Fax: 202-872-9137Email: info@us.iofc.orgWebsite: www.us.iofc.org

Corporate CounselLeslie Steinau, IIISiller Wilk, LLP, New York

AuditorsDyer & Associates, P.C., 7201Wisconsin Ave., Suite 780,Bethesda, MD 20814

Initiatives of Change was incorporated in the State of New York in 1941 under the name

Moral Re-Armament. A Board of Directors is responsible for policy and for legal and financial

affairs. Goals, strategies, and priorities are set through open and ongoing consultations with

those who seek to live out and apply values and approaches of Initiatives of Change.

Governance

Photo CreditsK.E. GreisdorfB. HamlinW. JenkinsR. Lancaster

J. MorrisonR. CorcoranR. RuffinV. Vaitla

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Connecting CommunitiesBased on the work of Hope in theCities in the US and othercountries, this 127-page handbookcontains stories and resourcesrelated to personal and communitychange. It is an invaluable resourcefor individuals and groups seeking to

implement change in their communities.

Open Homes, Listening Hearts HandbookThis 12-page handbook tells howto build community withhospitality and storytelling as partof the International Day of OpenHomes, Listening Hearts. Duringthe first weekend in June of eachyear people all over America, andother countries, open their homes

to welcome someone of a different background, race orreligion. This free handbook also offers ideas on how toenter into dialogue and build community.

Introduction to IC PowerPoint KitsWant to tell others about IC,but not sure how? The Introto IC: "What Kind of WorldDo You Want?" PowerPointkit includes a script andPowerPoint show about the

ideas, history and programs of IC. Request a free kitfrom the US National Office today!

Forgiveness: Breaking the Chain of HateMichael Henderson's book describesremarkable people of many nationsand faiths who have broken the chainof hate and the hold of history:survivors of the Burma Railway, theSiberian Gulag and Nazi atrocitiesforgive those who tormented them;representatives of entire peoples–

Australian Aborigines, African-Americans, black SouthAfricans–are reconciled with whites who exploitedthem; offenders find the grace to apologize.

Corruption:Who Cares?This book by Brian Lightowler answers someof the questions surrounding this importanttopic, but it also shows how governments,NGOs and ordinary citizens are responding,making advances towards a world built on

standards of integrity and honesty.

Healing the Heart of America (27 min., 1993)A documentary video of the first racialUnity Walk in Richmond, Virginia, whichlaunched Hope in the Cities in 1993. This is an ideal discussion starter forhonest conversation on race in yourcommunity.

For a Change MagazineA global magazine published byInitiatives of Change that focuses onthemes of healing history, transformingrelationships, and building community. Itseeks to close the circle between faithand action, action and faith. Subscribethrough the IC office or at

www.forachange.co.uk

Breakthroughs Newsletter(6 issues/year, free)IC's national newsletter with reports,events, and stories of change.

www.us.iofc.orgIn 2003 Initiatives ofChange completelyredesigned its website,which now includes anonline shop which acceptscredit cards. See what ishappening in the US and

around the world at www.us.iofc.org.

These and other bridge building resources can be orderedfrom Washington, DC, office or online at www.us.iofc.org.

Bridge Building Resources fromInitiatives of Change

Vision: A hate-free, fear-free, greed-free world.

Mission: Americans working in partnership to inspire and equip people to be agents of healing andchange in the world, starting in our own lives.

Core Values: As an international fellowship open to people of all cultures, nationalities, religions andbeliefs, Initiatives of Change affirms that . . .

in this era of globalization, an individual can be a powerful agent for positive change in society;

in this age of overabundant information yet appalling human need, listening in silence - for God's leading, tothe inner voice, or to conscience - is an essential source of inner freedom, discernment and direction;

in this age where pressures on our life and time lead us to live on the surface of our being, change on apersonal and global scale starts with a process of deepening self-knowledge;

in this climate of moral relativism, unchanging values of honesty, purity, unselfishness and love offer apractical framework of principles by which to measure our individual and collective behavior ;

in this time when profits and results are made paramount, genuine care for and by individuals is at the heartof any effort toward lasting change in society;

in this time of communal tensions, all people should be valued equally: every person has a story to tell and apart to play;

in this time when cycles of hatred and resentment are perpetuated, acknowledgement of past wrongs,restoration and forgiveness are means by which the human spirit is liberated and the wounds of history arehealed;

in a society that is quick to assign blame, honest conversations and readiness to accept our ownresponsibility can unite people for action across barriers that have historically divided them;

in a world marked by divisions and self-interest, communities of dedicated people can unite to serve asmodels of a more just and compassionate society.

Vision, Mission,Values

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