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August 08, 2019
CBI Position Opening - Senior Manager of Accounting
The Consensus Building Institute is seeking a highly motivated professional to serve as Senior Manager of Accounting in our Cambridge, Massachusetts office.
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August 07, 2019
Summer 2019: CBI in Action
A snapshot of ongoing and recent work.
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July 31, 2019
Summer 2019: Staff Updates
Congratulating our promoted staff and welcoming our new members
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July 19, 2019
Mystic River Watershed Association Secures Additional Barr Foundation Funding
CBI, the Mystic River Watershed Association, and the Mystic communities co-founded The Resilient Mystic Collaborative, an effort to collaborate on projects of regional significance to decrease the Mystic region’s collective risk of harm from flooding, drought, extreme temperatures, storms, sea level rise, and other climate-intensified risks.
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July 12, 2019
'Resolving Land and Energy Conflicts' Book Review
'Resolving Land and Energy Conflicts' by Patrick Field, Tushar Kansal, Catherine Morris, and Stacie Smith, has been called a “groundbreaking effort that documents conflicts and strategies for collaboration in today’s US Energy Sector.”
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June 18, 2019
NJ Orthodox: Focus on similarities, interdependence in building relationships with non-Orthodox
CBI Senior Mediator and Associate Managing Director Stacie Smith conducted an assessment in Lakewood, NJ, to better understand community perceptions of opportunities and challenges across the Orthodox and non-Orthodox populations.
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June 07, 2019
CBI Position Opening - Junior Associate
The Consensus Building Institute is seeking a highly motivated, early career professional to serve as a Junior Associate, initially in our Cambridge, Massachusetts office.
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May 30, 2019
June 4, 2019 - Climigration Network Webinar: “Catalyzing Community-led Projects on Managed Retreat"
The Climigration Network, an initiative of CBI, hosted the June 4th webinar “Catalyzing Community-led Projects on Managed Retreat,” which will feature the five 2018 Climigration Awardees as they highlight the work accomplished with their 2018 funding, share lessons learned, and outline their next steps and vision for their work moving forward.
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May 01, 2019
Statewide education forums in West Virginia benefit from CBI’s process design and facilitation
In the wake of a failed education reform bill and substantial public dissent in early 2019, the West Virginia Department of Education sought CBI’s support to meaningfully engage a broad range of citizens’ voices as the state considers how best to improve its public education system.
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April 26, 2019
NOAA Panel Reaches Broad Agreement on Measures to Help Protect the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale
The Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team reached nearly unanimous consensus on a plan to help reduce deaths and serious injuries to the endangered North Atlantic right whale by 60 percent.
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April 25, 2019
DLSU College of Law Hosted Lecture by CBI Managing Director
David Fairman presented “Alternative Dispute Resolution: From angry publics to strategic collaboration” at the De La Salle University (DLSU) College of Law at the University’s Rufino Campus in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Philippines
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April 19, 2019
Podcast: Trust-Building Between Communities and Industry
CBI Senior Mediator Merrick Hoben and First Nations Financial Management Board Mark Podlasky share insights for building trust in challenging stakeholder engagement contexts, as well as fostering constructive dialogue between industry and indigenous communities.
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April 19, 2019
Climigration Network helps Communities Broach Difficult Topic of Retreat
Five community-led projects received support in summer 2018 from the Climigration Network, an initiative of CBI in partnership with the Lincoln Institute and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
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April 19, 2019
Assessment for Lakewood Neighbors
A local coalition in Lakewood, NJ has sought the support of CBI and the National Charrette Institute (NCI) to develop a collaborative planning process to help address the social and civic challenges facing the region and develop a shared future for the rapidly growing and changing region.
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March 14, 2019
Winter 2019: CBI in Action
A snapshot of ongoing and recent work.
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March 14, 2019
Winter 2019: Staff Updates
Congratulating our promoted staff and welcoming our new members
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November 27, 2018
CBI’s Facilitation of Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation Serves as Model for Other Complex Challenges in County
Pointing to the effectiveness of CBI’s facilitation in the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency, Monterey County leaders encourage a similar approach to develop a land use transition plan for a former military base.
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November 26, 2018
CBI, working with National Charrette Institute (NCI), to assess opportunities for regional visioning for Lakewood, NJ
CBI and NCI are working with a broad coalition of leaders from Lakewood, NJ to identify opportunities to address the social and civic challenges facing the region and develop a shared vision for the future in the context of rapid growth and demographic change.
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November 10, 2018
Fall 2018: Staff Updates
Welcoming our new members
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