Essential Partners, Inc.
Essential Partners, Inc.
Want to make a donation using Daffy?
Lower your income taxes with a charitable deduction this year when you donate to this non-profit via Daffy.
Do you work for Essential Partners, Inc.? Learn more here.
By donating on this page you are making an irrevocable contribution to Daffy Charitable Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity, and a subsequent donation recommendation to the charity listed above, subject to our Member Agreement. Contributions are generally eligible for a charitable tax-deduction and a yearly consolidated receipt will be provided by Daffy. Processing fees may be applied and will reduce the value available to send to the end charity. The recipient organizations have not provided permission for this listing and have not reviewed the content.
Donations to organizations are distributed as soon as the donation is approved and the funds are available. In the rare event that Daffy is unable to fulfill the donation request to this charity, you will be notified and given the opportunity to choose another charity. This may occur if the charity is unresponsive or if the charity is no longer in good standing with regulatory authorities.
About this organization
Mission
Essential Partners equips people to live and work better together in community by building trust, understanding, and connection across differences.
About
THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFERING VALUES, WORLD VIEWS, AND POSITIONS RELATED TO DIVISIVE PUBLIC ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION FOSTERS WAYS OF TALKING ACROSS DIFFERENCES THAT DECREASE POLARIZATION, AND INCREASE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND POSSIBILITIES FOR COLLABORATIVE ACTION. EVEN WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN PROTRACTED, POLARIZED CONFLICT, AND HAVE INDELIBLE DIFFERENCES, THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THEM CAN SHIFT AND THE "PROBLEMS AND THE RANGE OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS CAN SHIFT AS WELL. WORK BY THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATES SUCH SHIFTS. THE ORGANIZATION STRADDLES THE INTERSECTIONS OF THEORY AND PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND TRAINING, SERVICE DELIVERY, AND PUBLICATION. PART "THINK TANK", PART SERVICE PROVIDER, AND PART TRAINING CENTER, THE ORGANIZATION HOUSES AN UNUSUAL RANGE OF CAPACITIES UNDER ONE ROOF. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SOLID AND SPREADING REPUTATION FOR PROVIDING RESPONSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE, CONDUCTING THOROUGH RESEARCH WRITING USEFUL ARTICLES ABOUT OUR THINKING AND METHODS, AND DELIVERING OUTSTANDING TRAININGS. THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS A UNIQUE AND VALUABLE RESOURCE BY OUR MANY CLIENTS, DONORS, AND PEERS.WE SEEK TO UNCOVER THE WAYS THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ENGAGE THEIR DIFFERENCES CONSTRUCTIVELY CAN DISCOVER THEIR ESSENTIAL PARTNERSHIP IN FORGING EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL OUTCOMES. WITH UNIVERSITIES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS ACROSS THE U.S. AND ABROAD AIMED AT ACHIEVING A WORLD IN WHICH DIFFERENCE IS AN INVITATION TO MORE CONSTRUCTIVE SOLUTIONS. A ROBUST MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM LAUNCHING IN FY 2016-17 AIMS TO TRACK THE STORIES AND RESULTS OF SUCH PARTNERSHIPS AND THEIR IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES.SINCE BEGINNING ITS WORK IN 1989, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DESIGNED, CONVENED, DOCUMENTED, AND EVALUATED NUMEROUS DIALOGUES ON A VARIETY OF PUBLIC ISSUES, INCLUDING ABORTION, THE ENVIRONMENT, POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT, SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND RELIGION, SOCIAL CLASS, AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSULTING SERVICES ARE SOUGHT BY NETWORKS AND GROUPS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY WORKING TOGETHER, E.G., BOARDS OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND FACULTY-PARENT GROUPS. IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE PERCEIVED OBSTACLES TO COLLABORATION INVOLVE POLITICAL OR DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES, WE WORK WITH SUCH GROUPS OURSELVES OR IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTANTS. AS AWARENESS OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL COSTS OF ANY GATHERING SPREADS, SO DOES THE WILLINGNESS TO INVEST IN PREPARATION THAT WILL MAKE THE MOST OF EXPENSIVE FACE-TO-FACE TIME. THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CONFERENCE DESIGN, FACILITATION, AND CONSULTATION IS ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE TO THOSE WHO WANT THEIR CONFERENCES TO BE PARTICIPATORY, SYNERGISTIC, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING.THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTS A RESPECTED AND GROWING TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTED TOWARD ORGANIZATIONS, NETWORKS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO ENLARGE THEIR CAPACITY TO CONVENE, FACILITATE, AND ENGAGE IN MORE CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL OR CIVIC LIVES.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “Equip people to live and work better together in community by building trust and understanding across differences.”.
Their activities were defined as: “Equip people to live and work better together in community by building trust and understanding across differences.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as MA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is 186 ALEWIFE BROOK PARKWAY NO 212, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 23 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $162,041.
- The organization has 5 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1995.
- The organization pays $861,410 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $138,505 in fundraising expenses.