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Our Mission Initiatives of Change focuses on the link between personal and global change, and seeks to inspire, equip, and engage individuals as trustbuilders.
It starts with listening and responding to the still small voice within, applying values of integrity to everyday living and taking risks to build bridges.
Our Story Initiatives of Change grew out of the work of Frank Buchman (1878-1961), an American Lutheran minister.
Today it is a global movement of people of diverse cultures, faiths, and backgrounds active in more than 60 countries. IofC has developed a methodology of change and a track record of building trust in international affairs, industrial relations, and communities for more than 80 years.
IofC U.S. is a member of Initiatives of Change International, a non-governmental organization (NGO) which holds Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
Conferences convened at the IofC international center in Caux, Switzerland, each summer provide a global meeting place.
Building Trust Across the Worlds Divides
A Message from Alex Wise
Chairman of the Board
As the new board chair of Initiatives of Change, I am excited about the opportunities that lie open to us together if we have the wisdom, the courage, and the faith to grasp them. Initiatives of Change has a record of achievement spread over eight decades and much of the globe. Documented contributions range from playing a role in Franco-German and U.S.-Japanese reconciliation after WWII, to helping im-prove the racial climate in Richmond, Virginia, the one-time capital of the Confederacy. These and other history-changing achievements happened because of those who committed themselves to living lives of conscience and self-giving service that inspired others to do likewise.
Today, the need to bind and heal is as great as ever, and I invite your help as we move strategically to grow our capacity to make a difference. Since we cannot tackle every divide in our country, the focus of our efforts is in these areas:
Racial reconciliation: Known as a national leader in this field, IofC has received a W.K. Kellogg grant to continue offering public programs for community leaders. In addi-tion, we have successfully parlayed our experience into training for executives of Bon Secours Health System and other institutions, and we intend to develop this fee-for-service program for businesses, government agencies, universities and school
districts to help support our operations. Economic inclusion: In this decade, perhaps the most urgent challenge to our democracy
is making our economy work for all, regardless of class, color, and creed. A new ini-tiative in Richmond, Virginia, “Unpacking the 2010 Census: the new realities of race, class and jurisdiction” is serving as the focus for honest conversation on this issue. This will provide a model for other regions of the country to generate greater under-standing across the widening economic divides and constructive proposals to nar-row them. The business community must be at the table in these discussions.
Religious understanding: A key concern for peace and security is building understanding
between Muslims and Christians, and among other faiths. Our Washington-based team is skilled at engaging people of all faiths in the common challenge of living up to our professed values. We have effectively used two widely acclaimed IofC-produced films, The Imam and the Pastor and An African Answer, as touchstones of our continu-ing work in this field.
We offer a 4-point process for trustbuilding and transformation by which the goals above are achieved: start the change with your own life; acknowledge and heal wounds of the past; engage everyone in honest dialogue and search for solutions; build and sustain a team. This process can be applied in the workplace, the community and the nation. It engages people across ethnic, political and cultural divides.
I invite your feedback on IofC’s direction, your active involvement in its work of trustbuilding, and your financial support.
The Trust Factor 2011 in Washington, DC
New Academic Director for Caux Scholars
Hope in the Cities Offers Tools for Trustbuilding
The Trust Factor was a series of panels, dialogues, workshops and other events held in October in venues throughout Washington, DC, to explore the need for trust in politics, race, economics, and religion. With the government in paralysis, financial systems closing down, and the global order in chaos, holding such an event in this city created a sense of focus and urgency among the more than one hundred participants. The Trust Factor week brought together young leadership from 10 organizations with local, national, and global outreach to consider the importance of trust from many perspectives. Four trustbuilders were honored at a reception hosted by Australian Ambassa-dor Kim Beazley. The honorees were Terry Flood, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Jubilee Jobs, Dr. Gail Christopher, Vice President for Program Strategy at the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and co-awardees Dr. Douglas Johnston, Founder and President of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD), and Azhar Hussain, Sen-ior Vice President for Preventive Diplo-macy at ICRD.
“Restorative Justice is a paradigm shift that reframes the justice debate,” says Dr. Carl Stauffer, Assistant Professor of Development and Justice Studies at Eastern Mennonite University, who is the new Academic Director of the Caux Scholars Program. Nineteen students and young profes-sionals from 13 countries participated in the 2011 program in Caux, Switzer-land. A distinctive aspect of the program is that it takes place in the midst of the summer conferences that, for over 60 years, have gathered global peacemakers giving the scholars a unique opportunity learn from leaders
in their field. Community building and identity were woven into the experi-ence, enabling scholars to explore their reactions in various trustbuilding exercises. Each scholar was asked to present on “Conflict where I come from.” One commented, “Human Nature is the same in any conflict. We can learn from each other how to build peace in our countries.”
The US Institute of Peace (USIP), which commissioned An African Answer, hosted the US launch of the film in Washington, DC, at an event chaired by Dr David Smock, Senior Vice President of the Institute’s Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolu-tion and facilitated by Maureen Fiedler of National Public Radio. The protagonists of the film, Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, engaged in a series of screenings and presentations arranged in partnership with Initiatives of Change for audiences in government institutions and universities in New York and Washington. An African Answer, a follow-up to the 2006 documentary The Imam and the Pastor, tells how the experience and methodology of these two former Nigerian militia leaders was applied to promote reconcilia-tion in Kenya.
Following a showing at the UN in NY, Gay Rosenblum-Kumar, Executive Secretary of the Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action, said, “Your work in heal-ing communities and encouraging recon-ciliation reminded those in attendance of the fundamental importance of organic, community-led processes.” A “Week of Trustbuilding” in Norfolk, VA, in January launched a year of outreach to communities across the US, Canada and Europe. Hope in the Cities teams offered workshops for the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation in Tulsa, OK, and for city leaders in Dayton, OH.
Walter Rice, a senior U.S. District Court judge, said, “Why spend the day talking about trust? Because nothing less than the future viability of this community – economically, socially, and politically – is at stake." Hope in the Cities staff helped facilitate the Kellogg Foundation’s national grantee conference and trained execu-tives of Bon Secours Health System. National Director Rob Corcoran gave talks and seminars in six cities in UK and Netherlands. Caux Scholars from Ethiopia, Georgia, and Kashmir
2011 Program Highlights
US Premiere of An African Answer
Trustbuilding across religious divides at the Trust Factor 2011
Individuals
Mr. & Mrs. Godwin Agbara
Ms. Elnora H. Allen
Mr. Pablo Alvarez Tostado
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Antrim
Mr. Bev Appleton
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Aquilina
Mrs. Valrie G. Arneson
Mr. A. John Ayer
Mrs. Roberta Badger-Cain
Daniya Baisubanova
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Baldwin
Mr. & Mrs. Nalin Bamzai
Ms. Karen Annin Barrett
Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Barrett
Ms. Allison Basile
Mrs. Ruby Rietta Bell
Mrs. J. Terence Blair
Dr. & Mrs. Joel A. Blum
Mrs. Racquel Bolton-Warner
Ms. Mary L Boone
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Bovey
Mr. Lorne Braun
Mr. Chris Breitenberg
Mrs. Catherine Brincefield
Ms. Betsy Brinson
Mrs. Virginia Brinton
Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph H. Bunzl
Mr. Harry Cahill
Ms. Betsy Brooks Carr
Mr. & Mrs. Charles G. Cary
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Chandler
Miss Virginia Washington Chapin
Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Chapin Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas N. Chewning
Mrs. William E. Clarke
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Clement
Mr. Kevin F. Collins
Mr. Thomas R. Colosi and Mrs.
Susan H. Shearouse
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Colwell
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Colwell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Corcoran
Mr. & Mrs. Donald T. Cowles
Rabbi Gary Creditor
Dr. & Mrs. Bruce F. Currie
Mrs. Janice L. Czerniejewski
Mr. Mawuli Dake
Mr. & Mrs. Raviprakash Dani
Dr. Evie-Kaiulani Daufin
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Davidow
Ms. Rebecca Davis
Mr. Patrick Davis
Ms. Kate Davis
Ms. Victoria Davis
Mr. & Mrs. David M. de Ferranti
Ms. Mary Ann de Trana
Mr. & Mrs. Paschal DeAloia
Mr. David E. Dearing
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Doherty
Drs. Mel & Bonnie Dowdy
Ms. Beth C. Downs
Mr. Tom Duncan
Mrs. Myron C. Dunlavy
Mr. Shawn Dunning
Mr. Philip Easley
Ms. Rachel Eisenstat
Mike and Donna Eisenstat
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Elliott
Mr. Fred & Dr. Carol Entwistle
Ms. Tichi Pinkney Eppes
Judge & Mrs. Jack P. Etheridge
Ms. Karen Welsh Ettinger
Miss Beryl Lou Evans
Ms. Brenda Exum
Mrs. E. Esther Falk
Mrs. Louis G. Felice
Ms. Katrina Sherry Ferreyra
Mrs. Florence H. Fiedler
Ms. Rhonda Fitzgerald
Miss Elizabeth Flood
Ms. Mary Fowler
Ms. Barbara M Franklin
Mr. & Mrs. Rajmohan Gandhi
Ms. Josephine L. Garber
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Gardner
Ms. Tanya M. Gonzalez
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Goodwin Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Graul
The Rev. Ida Ruth Gray
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Greisdorf
Mrs. Mark Guldseth
Mr. Ted Haas
Dr. & Mrs. Bryan Hamlin
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon P. Harms
Dr. & Mrs. Barry Hart
Ms. Judy Hatcher
Ms. Katherine A Hathaway
Dr. Salonas Hathout
Mr. Mohammed A.K. Hazari
Mr. Thomas Helmer
Rev. Canon & Mrs. Robert G.
Hetherington
Mrs. Marguerite Hohm
Mrs. Margaret A. Holland
Mr. Tim Holtz
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Hoover Jr.
Mr. Edwin Hostetter
Miss Mildred M. Howarter
Mrs. F.D. Hughes
Ms. Carole K. Huston
Carolyn Winborne James
Mr. Howard Jennings
Ms. Kathleen R. Johnson
Ms. Lynn Johnston
Mrs. Laurie Johnston & Mr.
Matthew Martin
Dr. Douglas M. Johnston, Jr.
Mr. Scott A Katzenbarger
Ms. Mary Ella Keblusek
Mrs. Paul Keenan
Mr. & Mrs. George W. Keitt Jr.
Mr. Lee Kelley
Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. Kennedy
Mr. Walter T. Kenney Sr.
Ms. Elizabeth Bishop Kimbriel
Ms. MaryAnne Kirkwood
Ms. Katarina Kubesova
Mrs. Mariann Laue Baker
Ms. Dawn Lehman
Dr. & Mrs. George Lemon
Mrs. Carolyn Marie Leonard
Dr. & Mrs. Louis Leresche
Mr. Brian Lew
Ms. Gwendolyn A. Lewis
M. Lidoff
Ms. Kay Lindahl
Ms. Catherine Linton
Rev. Canon & Mrs. J. Fletcher
Lowe Jr.
Mr. Harry Lucas Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Henry C. Lucksinger Jr.c
“Trust is a fragile bridge we build each day ...
Honesty about our failures
Purity in our motives
Unselfishness in our support of others
Love in our readiness to forgive and accept forgiveness.
From Trustbuilding by Rob Corcoran
We thank all those who have supported us in 2011.
What does a trustbuilder look like? Trust Factor 2011
These are the building blocks of
Trust”
Reverend Kenneth A. MacGowan Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. MacLennan
Ms. Katherine Marshall
Ms. Carolyn Martin
Ms. Lotti Matkovits
Dr. & Mrs. Ian Mayo-Smith
Reverend Robert McConnell
Ambassador & Mrs. John W. McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. J. L. McHale III
Dr. Patrick T. McNamara & Aviva Segall
Mr. Edward Meigs
Mrs. Sharlene Mellencamp
Ethan Merlin
Mrs. Muzit Mesfun-Mehari
Dr. & Mrs. John Moeser
Ms. Asiya Sanam Mohammed
Ms. Maria H. Moniz
Reverend Edward Moses
Rev. Canon & Mrs. Otis Moss Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Frank F. Mountcastle Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Munson
Mr. Nithiyananthan Nesadurai
Mrs. John C. Newington
Dr. & Mrs. Al Ngai
Mrs. Helen R. Nichols-Roy
Mrs. Robert Nickerson
Mr. Michael Olson & Mrs. Helen Boddy
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Pace
Mr. Howard Parrish
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Pattison
Mr. Richard G Payne
Drs. Robert E. Petres & Margaret L.
Duvall
Mrs. Edwin M. Petrilli
Mr. Stephen Phillips
Ms. Lynda Pletcher
Mrs. Amy Potter Czajkowski
Dr. Frederick Rahal
Rohini Ralby
Mr. Ajay Rao
Mrs. Linda Rice & Mr. Ellison Berg
Ms. Jennie L. Richert
Mr. Grant Rissler
Dr. Hugh J. Robertson
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Robison
Mrs. Barbara M. Rogers
Ms. Rebecca J Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W.B. Ruffin
Ms. Katy Rugg
Mr. & Mrs. Justin M. Ryan
Mrs. Virginia C. Sanders
Dr. & Mrs. Harold Saunders
Karina Saunders
Ms. Dorothy Schoeneman
Dr. & Mrs. Philip J. Schwarz
Ms. Margaret C. Seals
Mr. & Mrs. Skylar Sherman
Ms. Dorothy Shields
Ms. Kaliq Simms
Ms. Jamie Lynne Simons
Dr. Margaret E. Smith
Reverend Allison C. Smith
Mr. Wade Kilgore Smith
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Snow
Ms. H. Sue Snyder
Mr. Leonard Steinline
Ms. Michelle Sternthal
Mrs. Jane Talley
Dr. & Mrs. E Armistead Talman
Ms. Mary Thrower Wickham
Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Tilghman
Mr. Srinivas Vaitla
Mr. John R. van Dyke
Mr. & Mrs. J.W. van Dyke
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Vanderver
Rev. J. Rayfield Vines Jr.
Ms. Sally Voris
Mrs. James Ward
Ms. Pauline Warjri
Mrs. Patricia G. Wells
Mr. John D Welsh
Mr. Michael & Dr. Jackie Wenger
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wheeler
Ms. Catherine E Wheless
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph White
Ms. Stacy Whyte
Mr. Ben Wikler
Mr. & Mrs. J.F. Williams III
Mr. & Mrs. John Williamson
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Wilmarth Jr.
Dr. Patricia A Wilson
Ms. Sarah E. Wither
Mr. & Mrs. Roy R. Wolff
Mr. John C. Wood
Ms. Cathy Woodson
Mr. & Mrs. Davis N. Wrinkle Jr.
Mr. Christopher Wuthmann & Mrs.
Allison Rock
Mr. Hadi Yazdanpanah & Anjum Ali
Ms. Logan Yonavjak
Ms. Irene Ziegler Aston
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Zini
Mrs. Sabina Zunic
Corporations
Bon Secours Richmond Health System
Capital One Financial Services
Care Advantage, Inc.
Dominion Resources
Optima Health
Owens & Minor, Inc
Patient First
Scott & Stringfellow, Inc
Wells Fargo Bank
Non-profits &
Government Better Housing Coalition
Boaz & Ruth
Capital Area Partnership Uplifting
People (RCAP)
Dayton Dialogue on Race Relations
Eastern Mennonite University
Expeditionary Learning
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Higher Achievement Richmond
Initiatives of Change - Canada
John Hope Franklin Center for
Reconciliation
Justice Institute of British Columbia
Richmond Public Schools
University of Richmond
Leadership Metro Richmond
National Federation for Just
Communities
Richmond Hill
St. Joseph's Villa
United Way of Greater Richmond &
Petersburg
VA Center for Inclusive Communities
Virginia Mentoring Partnership
Westminster Canterbury Richmond
Catholic Diocese of Richmond
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Foundations &
Trusts
Charles Delmar Foundation
Commonwealth Foundation
Community Foundation Serving
Richmond & Central Virginia
Hahnloser Foundation
Irene Prestwich Trust
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Notsew Orm Sands Foundation
Peace and Reconciliation Charities
Trust of Madeleine E. Usher-Wilson
Wonder Fund of the Community
Foundation
Thank you!
Your generosity and partnership have made a difference.
Dr. Carl Stauffer with Ismaila Cessay (CSP ‘11) from the Gambia
A Message from Will Elliott
Executive Director
Trust is the essential social capital on which our democracy depends. Initiatives of Change plays a vital role in bridging divides and encouraging acts of integrity. Investment in this work contributes to building new relationships and creating models of hope for America and the world. While the present economic situation has meant a reduction in foundation and corporate support for IofC, it is the faithfulness and generosity of our individual donors that continues to make our work possible. Countless dedicated volunteers who give time and energy, alongside our staff, also helped carry these initiatives forward.
The figures provided in this report are from the audited financial statement provided by Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary and Shreaves, P.C., our auditors in Richmond, VA. Audited statements are available upon request. Grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Richmond Community Foundation supported our designated program initiatives and have provided funds to be carried into 2012. Despite prudent management of our endowment funds by our investment advisors the market value of our unrestricted portfolio decreased by 4 percent between 2010 and 2011 due to the continued volatility in the market. We ask you to please keep IofC in mind as you review your estate plan-ning. Additional information can be obtained about the charitable benefits of our Life Income Fund Plans (Charitable Gift Annuities and Pooled Income Fund) from Debbie Robison , Assistant Treasurer, at [email protected] or at (804) 358-1764. Please contact the Richmond office if you have any further questions about IofC’s finances.
Our 2011 Financial Picture
2011 & 2010 Operations and Net Assets
Revenue 2011 2010
Contributions & Legacies $317,941 $374,317
Activities 15,967 7,207
Dividends & Interest 202,395 225,060
Miscellaneous 462 541
Total Revenue $536,765 $607,125
Expenses
General Program $413,917 $433,914
Designated Initiatives 254,482 213,878
Medical & Retirement Assistance 68,770 66,711
Administration 153,150 159,880
Depreciation 6,145 8,289
Total Expenses
$895,694 $882,672
Net Increase (Decrease) (359,699) (275, 547)
(not including investment realized and unrealized gains/losses or any changes in valuation of split interest agreements)
Unrestricted net assets-end of year $6,460,400 $6,816,030
Temporarily restricted net assets 1,562,112 1,520,002
Permanently restricted net assets 375,885 375,885
Total Net Assets-End of Year $8,398,397 $8,711,917
Initiatives of Change, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3)
Initiatives of Change 2201 West Broad Street, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23220 www.us.iofc.org
Phone: (804) 358-1764 Email: [email protected]
2011 Board of Directors
H. Alexander Wise, Chairman
Anjum Ashraf Ali
William S. Elliott
Karen Elliott Greisdorf
Kathleen E. Johnson, Treasurer
Rev. Terri LaVelle, Secretary
Carolyn M. Leonard
Patrick McNamara
Krish Raval
Initiatives of Change office
Richmond
Photo credits: Adriana Borra, Karen Elliott Greisdorf, Kathy Aquilina
2011 Initiatives of Change Staff
Kathy Aquilina, Caux Scholars Alumni Program
Charles Aquilina, Middle East/Interfaith Initiatives
Rob Corcoran, National Director
Susan Corcoran, Communications Director
Katie Hathaway, Operations Manager
Jitka Hromek-Vaitla, Program Director, Caux Scholars
Richard Ruffin, Caux Forum for Human Security
Randy Ruffin, Chair, Caux Scholars Advisory Board
Deborah Robison, Assistant Treasurer
Dr. Carl Stauffer, Academic Director, Caux Scholars
Sylvester Turner, Director of Reconciliation Programs
Cricket G. White, Training and Facilitation Director
