Fri. & Sat., April 13 – 14, 2017, 9am-5pm Description: Non-state actors can focus entirely on finding pathways to end violence and build peace rather than advancing narrow national interests or government policies. Official negotiations [...]

Sat., March 24, 2018, 9am-5pm Description: Have you ever wondered what impact your work will have? Setting clear goals and outcomes for your project and identifying the right indicators to measure your progress will [...]

Sat., March 3, 2018, 9am-5pm Description: Have you ever been told you need to integrate "gender considerations" into your work, nodded and wondered what the heck that meant? Or, perhaps you've heard that women [...]

Date: TBA Description: This one-day training will explore the concept of resilience as something a person does, rather than something a person is. The training will elaborate and describe (in a practical way)  the [...]

Thurs. & Fri., February 22 - 23, 2018, 9am-5pm Description: Over two days of interactive workshop activities, participants will explore the major ideas, trends, processes, and unique qualities animating the design and launch of [...]

Thurs. & Fri., February 8-9, 2018, 9am-5pm Description: To effectively prevent and counter violent extremist propaganda, individuals and organizations that work on the PVE/CVE space must be equipped to engage violent extremists, influencers and potential [...]

Fri., February 2, 2018, 9am-5pm Description: Drawing on current best practices in the field, this course teaches practical skills that enable armed and unarmed actors in violent conflicts to prevent and mitigate abuses toward civilians. The course [...]

Sat., January 27, 2018, 9am-5pm Description: This course introduces the notion that formal governments exert authority only within broader governance systems in which individuals and groups representing diverse interests also exert authority. The course explores [...]

Fri & Sat, January 19-20, 2018 Description: This course provides an overview of and a practitioner framework for conflict landscapes where Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) is mandated in CVE settings. Since 1989, over 60 [...]

Thurs. & Fri., January 11 – 12, 2018, 9am-5pm Description: This 2-day intensive training enables participants to learn and utilize frameworks and other tools to carry-out electoral security operations in consolidating democracies. It offers approaches [...]