Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Builders Network Inc
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$5.3M
Total expenses
$3.9M
Net assets
$1.4M
Grants received
$1.5M
5 grants
EIN
990538269
Tax year
2024
Mission
The organization mission is to equip citizens to overcome toxic polarization and solve our toughest problems together by promoting mutual understanding, cooperation, and dialogue among groups that are often seen as at odds. It seeks to combat the currently widespread perception that americans and others throughout the world are divided and unable to make progress on important issues, with one faction unable to listen to, understand or compromise with others.
Programs
3 programs
Builders usa: builders usa approach is to reach and teach people at scale with powerful content, equip them with new skills and innovative tools, and mobilize the growing builders movement with grassroots civic programs to hold political leaders accountable for being builders. Program activities include (i) social media programming that develops and distributes short videos of human stories, news media, and educational content to foster flexible thinking and constructive problem solving; (ii) convening discussion groups of citizens with widely differing views on divisive issues, facilitating attempts to reach consensus on those issues and publicizing the results in order to demonstrate to the public that consensus and cooperation are possible; (iii) producing and distributing a weekly newsletter that illuminates the causes and effects of toxic polarization and demonstrating the power of citizens working together across lines of difference.
Builders ukraine: to raise awareness and educate americans on the global fragility and interconnectivity of democracy.
Education & research: developing toolkits and education content to equip people with tools and skills to foster critical thinking, constructive communication, and problem solving in schools, workplaces, and communities, including the 4 cs curriculum; builders mindset crash course; and an education resource guide of best practices for fostering a builders mindset in the education system.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
7 listed
JULIANNA STORCH COHEN
SECRETARY
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15 hrs/wk
DANIEL LUBETZKY
DIRECTOR
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8 hrs/wk
MICHAEL JOHNSTON PRESIDENT
THRU 2/23/24, DIRECTOR
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4 hrs/wk
JESSAMYN WALDMAN RODRIGUEZ
PRESIDENT, EFF. 2/23/24
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15 hrs/wk
KAREN MCSHERRY
TREASURER
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15 hrs/wk
JUSTIN MERVIS
DIRECTOR
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1 hrs/wk
ASHLEY PHILLIPS
HEAD OF PROGRAMS
$139K
40 hrs/wk
Independent contractors
NASSTUDIOS MKTG MGMT LLC
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATION MGMT&MARKE
CONVERGENCE CENTER FOR POLICY RESOLUTION
PROGRAM DESIGN & FACILITATION
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