2020-05-14T12:47:27-07:00 2019-06-30 743049340 NE KELLY AND ASSOCIATES LLC 4238 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 307 BOSTON MA 02131 990 2018-07-01 562460366 Conflict Dynamics International Inc CONF 6176611066 701 Concord Avenue Cambridge MA 02138 Gerard Mc Hugh President/Chairman 2020-05-14 true Nancy Kelly P00994756 6173905734 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Gerard McHugh 3249541 false false X www.cdint.org X 2004 MA To prevent violent conflict and to alleviate human suffering. 3 2 9 0 3722407 3246983 0 0 2558 3722407 3249541 0 0 848495 863109 0 108758 2327561 2875794 3176056 3738903 546351 -489362 1661479 1181895 655422 665200 1006057 516695 Conflict Dynamics International is an independent, not-for-profit organization founded to prevent and resolve violent conflict between and within states, and to alleviate human suffering resulting from conflicts and other crises. false false 3130241 LINE 4B: CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION (PROGRAM CLASSES P01 AND P03)CODE: P01, P03EXPENSES: $ 3,130,241IN THIS PROGRAM AREA, CONFLICT DYNAMICS DIRECTLY ENGAGED IN AND SUPPORTED APPROACHES TO PREVENTING AND RESOLVING CONFLICT IN A NUMBER OF CONTEXTS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.CONFLICT DYNAMICS ACTIVITIES IN THIS AREA INCLUDED MEDIATION, MEDIATION SUPPORT, CONFLICT ANALYSIS, CONVENING AND FACILITATION, DIALOGUE PROCESS DESIGN, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, CAPACITY BUILDING ETC. THIS WORK INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT IN USE BY PARTIES TO CONFLICT, CIVIL SOCIETY CONSTITUENCIES AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES OF FRAMEWORKS AND TOOLS FOR CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION. CONFLICT DYNAMICS WORKED WITH INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT MEDIATION EFFORTS AND CONFLICT PREVENTION, AND CONTRIBUTED TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUES AND POLICY DISCOURSE ON CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION. MOREOVER, CONFLICT DYNAMICS SUPPORTED NATIONAL CAPACITIES AND APPROACHES TO BUILDING PEACE, WHICH INCLUDED COLLABORATIONS WITH NATIONAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.CONFLICT DYNAMICS WORK IN THIS AREA HAS A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ADDRESSING EXCLUSION AND INEQUALITY AS KEY DRIVERS OF CONFLICT. WORK IN THIS PROGRAM AREA DIRECTLY BENEFITED MORE THAN 56 MILLION PEOPLE AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICTS IN SPECIFIC CONTEXTS IN AFRICA. THIS WORK ALSO SUBSTANTIALLY BENEFITED THOUSANDS OF PEACE PRACTITIONERS WORKING GLOBALLY IN MANY OF THE 52 STATE-BASED ARMED CONFLICTS ONGOING AROUND THE WORLD IN 2018. RELATIONSHIP TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE: WORK IN THESE AREAS CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY TO CONFLICT DYNAMICS MISSION TO PREVENT AND RESOLVE VIOLENT CONFLICT. 183573 LINE 4A: HUMANITARIAN POLICY (PROGRAM CLASS P02)CODE: P02 EXPENSES: $ 183,573IN THIS PROGRAM AREA, CONFLICT DYNAMICS DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED APPROACHES TO IMPROVE THE POLICY AND PRACTICE OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT AROUND THE WORLD.THIS WORK INCLUDED HUMANITARIAN POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH IN THE AREAS OF: (I) ENSURING HUMANITARIAN ACCESS TO- AND BY POPULATIONS IN NEED DURING ARMED CONFLICTS; (II) IMPROVING HUMANITARIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH PARTIES TO ARMED CONFLICT; AND (III) PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT. CONFLICT DYNAMICS WORK IN THIS PROGRAM AREA IS ORIENTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF A PORTION OF THE ESTIMATED 1.8 BILLION PERSONS LIVING IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS AND, MORE SPECIFICALLY, OF THE 167 MILLION PEOPLE IN NEED OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION WORLDWIDE.THE WORK ON HUMANITARIAN ACCESS AND ENGAGEMENT CONTRIBUTED TO IMPORVEMENTS IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION WHICH BENEFITED 21 MILLION PERSONS IN CONTEXTS ACROSS THE AFRICAN CONTINENT AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST. CONFLICT DYNAMICS WORK ON CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT INVOLVED ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SERIOUS VIOLATIONS AGAINST CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO BENEFIT, OVER TIME, THE ESTIMATED 415 MILLION CHILDREN LIVING IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED AREAS AND TO ADDRESS THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST CHILDREN IN 20 COUNTRY SITUATIONS.RELATIONSHIP TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE: THIS WORK CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY TO CONFLICT DYNAMICS MISSION TO ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING ARISING FROM CONFLICTS AND OTHERS CRISES. 83687 LINE 4C: STRENGTHENING HUMANITARIAN CAPACITY (PROGRAM CLASS P04)CODE: P04 EXPENSES: $ 83,688IN THIS PROGRAM AREA, CONFLICT DYNAMICS CONDUCTED ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFLICT-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION. THIS INCLUDED IMPROVING THE CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN HUMANITARIAN NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING BETTER HUMANITARIAN OUTCOMES.THIS WORK CONSISTED OF CONSULTATIONS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. DURING THE FISCAL PERIOD CONFLICT DYNAMICS WORKED CLOSELY WITH HUMANITARIAN PARTNERS ON THIS INITIATIVE WITH A VIEW TO ENHANCING THE PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS, ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF CONFLICT. ESTIMATED BENEFICIARIES: THIS WORK BENEFITED APPROXIMATELY 21 MILLION PERSONS IN NEED OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION IN FOUR SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT IN AFRICA. IN ADDITION, HUMANITARIAN PRACTITIONERS IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS OF ARMED CONFLICT DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM THIS WORK. RELATIONSHIP TO ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT PURPOSE: THIS WORK CONTRIBUTED DIRECTLY AND SUBSTANTIVELY TO CONFLICT DYNAMICS MISSION TO ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING ARISING FROM CONFLICTS AND OTHER CRISES AROUND THE WORLD. 3397501 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 9 true false false true OC false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MA X X Gerard Mc Hugh 6176611066 701 Concord Avenue Suite 200 Cambridge MA 02138 Gerard Mc Hugh President/Chair 60.00 0.00 X X 241086 0 4200 Allison Spaxman Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Saunders Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Simar Singh Sr. Prog. 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ANY QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS ARE DISCUSSED BETWEEN THE BOARD MEMBERS AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE SENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR RESOLUTION. ONCE ALL QUESTION/ISSUES ARE SATISFACTORY RESOLVED, AND THE BOARD MEMBERS GIVE THEIR CONSENT, THE FORM 990 IS FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS:THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY BY REQUIRING ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE FORM ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND TO AFFIRMATIVELY DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15THE LAST REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 TOOK PLACE IN MAY 2015. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AT THEIR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2018, AGREED TO A REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THAT REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED DURING 2019 AND A NEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROPOSAL WAS ULTIMATELY CONCLUDED AND APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN DECEMBER 2019. THE METHODOLOGY USED BY CONFLICT DYNAMICS INCLUDES A COMPARISON BASED ON DATA PERTAINING TO COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, AND AN INTERNAL COMPARISON USING COMPENSATION OF OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS PROCESS INCLUDED BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO REVIEW OF: (I) THIRD-PARTY/INDEPENDENT SURVEY OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SALARIES FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR THE UNITED STATES IN GENERAL COMPILED BY ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE; (II) ANNUAL FILINGS OF COMPARABLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE, MISSION AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION USING COMPARABILITY DATE. (III) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT SENIOR EXECUTIVE SALARY SCALES, 2018 AND 2019; (IV) UNITED NATIONS PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT SALARY SCALES, 2018 AND 2019; (V) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS COST OF LIVING/CPI CALCULATOR.THE DECISIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARE CAPTURED THROUGH THEIR SIGNATURE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROPOSAL Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B DESCRIBE THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS:OTHER THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, NO OFFICER(S) RECEIVE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH PUBLICLY-ACCESSIBLE OFFICIAL WEBSITES. COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ARE KEPT ALSO AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE FOR INSPECTION. 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