How CBI Helps Non-Governmental Organizations
Whether tackling a controversial local issue, advocating for national policy, or managing internal operations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) sometimes find themselves inadequately resourced to achieve their desired outcomes. Without experience in designing complex public processes, NGOs often meet challenges when partnering with other groups to promote action across boundaries and achieve specific goals.
Our Areas of Expertise
Land Use and Development
CBI helps public officials, developers, mediators, and other constituents balance social, political, economic, environmental, and health concerns in resolving land use disputes.
Natural Resources and Environment
CBI specializes in environmental planning, public land, air pollution, and water management. Combining process skills with technical acumen enables us to manage multi-party negotiations in the public arena.
Social Policies and Programs
CBI designs public input processes, administers meetings, and enables groups achieve consensus on issues such as housing, criminal justice, and diversity.
Case Studies
February, 2008
CBI and Justice and Sustainability Associates have sought to prepare trainings and case studies that can benefit those seeking environmental justice across the U.S.
July, 2008
The Farm and Food Policy Project (FFPP) was established to allow participating organizations to work collaboratively to advance four interlocking policy initiatives designed to unite diverse constituencies and help to build a more sustainable food and agriculture system in the United States. The Project had four broad goals: 1) promote new agricultural markets and rural entrepreneurship, 2) enhance the economic viability of small- and moderate-sized family farms and ranches, 3) reward environmental stewardship, 4) combat hunger by increasing access to healthy food through community food systems.
November, 2009
In 2009, the New Castle County Executive (Delaware) and
several private parties engaged the Delaware Public Policy Institute and Consensus Building Institute to convene a policy
dialogue on improving the County’s application and permitting process for land use and
development.
Our Services
Facilitation
With expertise in group dynamics and many years of facilitating meetings and problem-solving processes of various kinds, CBI helps constituents identify, implement, and evaluate shared objectives.
Mediation
CBI’s professional mediators establish a collaborative environment, avoid escalation, and create value—leading to more efficient, wiser, and more stable results.
Stakeholder Assessment
CBI has helped define the practice of stakeholder assessment for many global, national, state, local, and inter-organizational
disputes.
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Who We Are
Lawrence Susskind is Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
News & Views
- Jan 13, 2010
- Dec 02, 2009