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There are many ways you can get involved in ICRD’s faith-based approaches to conflict prevention and resolution.
Financial Support
One of the Center's foremost challenges is securing the necessary resources to support its many projects.
Contributions can be directed toward any of the following:
- Funding to meet current year operating requirements.
- Support for a specific project.
- Endowment support.
Additional ways to help on this front include:
- Enlisting the support of your local church, mosque, synagogue, or temple for the Center's work (as part of its "missions giving").
- Identifying other possible funding sources to support the Center's work.
- Hosting an ICRD reception for potential donors and interested parties.
For Federal Employees
ICRD is a participant in the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign, under the Peace and Reconciliation Charities account. Click the logo below to find us at CFC.
(Five-digit CFC Code: 12440)
"As a donor, I believe that our investments in the ICRD have been among our highest-leverage opportunities."
Jack Willome. Businessman, San Antonio, TX
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Volunteer Support
- Volunteers are welcome and provide valuable contributions to the Center's work.
- Please contact the Center at postmaster@icrd.org or by telephone at (202) 331-9404.
- Relevant skills are: knowledge in religious studies, international affairs, conflict prevention and resolution, IT/computer science, fundraising, etc.
- For those in academia--- teachers, researchers, and students--- who are interested in pursuing research in one of the more important areas of foreign policy and international politics, contact us about your areas of interest at the email address provided above.
- For graduate and undergraduate students, conduct academic research on topics that are relevant to the student's academic needs and the Center’s agenda. A recommended way of proceeding would be to contact us first to determine an appropriate topic. Once that is established, prepare the paper and send us a copy, along with a one-page executive summary. Examples of possible topics might include examining ways in which religion can play a positive role in preventing conflict in a particular deteriorating situation or exploring different approaches for minimizing the possible cooption of religion by power politics.
- Inform your Senator or Congressman about our work (especially if they are members of relevant committees such as “Foreign Relations” in the Senate or “International Relations” in the House).
- Pray for the Center’s work and its staff.
- Start a discussion group in your home, community or place of worship on Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft or Faith-based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik.
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Internships
- ICRD accepts applications for unpaid internship positions. Duties will be commensurate with previous experience and relevant interests. Applicable background includes studies and/or work experience in religion, international affairs and conflict prevention/resolution. Follow this link to read the reflections of a recent ICRD summer intern.
- For consideration, send a resume, writing sample, and references to postmaster@icrd.org. We are no longer accepting applications for Summer 2010 internships; the next available opportunity is Fall 2010. For more information please call (202) 331-9404.
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Join Our Email List
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Purchase Books
 For most of the twentieth century, the critical concerns of national security have been balance of power politics and the global arms race. The attacks of September 11, 2001 and the motives behind them, however, demand a radical break with this tradition. If the United States is to prevail in its long-term contest with extremist Islam, it will need to re-examine old assumptions, expand the scope of its thinking to include religion and other "irrational" factors, and be willing to depart from past practice. A purely military response in reaction to such attacks will simply not suffice. Effectively addressing the ideas behind the guns will require a long-term strategy of cultural engagement, backed by a deeper understanding of how others view the world and what is important to them.
These books explore the positive role that religious or spiritual factors can play in preventing or resolving conflict, while advancing social change based on justice and reconciliation. They also make a strong case for incorporating religious considerations into the practice of international politics.
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