The Baha’i Chair for World Peace 
The mission of the Baha’i Chair for World Peace is to develop alternatives to the violent resolution of conflict management, global education, international development, spiritual awareness, and world trade; to share the experience of the Baha’i world community in building a global society; and to offer the community as a model for study.

To this end, the Chair engages in a wide range of activities: It conducts and publishes research, designs and teaches courses, and organizes seminars and international conferences.  All of its undertakings are intended to promote an awareness of the factors that create conflicts within and between nations and assist in the search for peaceful solutions to resolve them.  Its work assumes that all legitimate forms of human expression, including literature, poetry, music, and art, have a role to play in producing understandings that lead to peace.

Babbage Simmel’s founder, Louis Maani, serves on the International Advisory Board of The Baha’i Chair for World Peace.

Center for International Development & Conflict Management
The University of Maryland’s Center for International Development & Conflict Management (CIDCM) is strategically located at the nexus of theory and practice, academics and activism, economic development and civil society, technology and human needs.  The projects of CIDCM have been dedicated to pursuing new and better understanding about the dynamics of conflict and conflict resolution, with a special emphasis on the role of economic development and information technology in conflict-prone societies.  CIDCM’s accomplished scholars, its expertise in data collection and analysis, and its direct involvement in regional conflict management efforts make the Center a unique resource for discovering enduring solutions to the world’s most intractable conflicts.  CIDCM has grown into a major research enterprise attracting leading scholars in the conflict resolution field.

Interfaith Association of Central Ohio 
The Interfaith Association of Central Ohio (IACO) represents people of different faiths promoting religious understanding, tolerance, and freedom.  The purposes of the associate are to create an inter-religious community based on understanding, friendship and trust; to educate adherents and the public about customs and practices of faith traditions; to provide interfaith public worship and ceremonies expressing local and global concerns; and to promote social justice, peace, and human diginity.

United Nations Association- Columbus Chapter
The United Nations Association promotes awareness and support for the diverse programs of the United Nations Agencies in such areas as agriculture, health, and children’s needs.

Khalil Gibran Chair for Values and Peace Project at The Center for Heritage Resource Studies
http://www.heritage.umd.edu/chrsweb/Gibran/Bushrui_home.htm