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New Staff Member Excited to Help Children Learn Conflict Management

Much of Peace Education’s programming takes place in schools, teaching kids from elementary through high school how to understand and control their feelings and manage conflict when it arises. Because the nonprofit has such close partnerships with schools, it makes sense that they would have individuals on staff who have spent years educating children in the school system. Who better to understand the needs of students and the challenges that […]

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Peace Education Coming Full Circle

Data is an important part of the work that nonprofit organizations do. They have to keep track of how many people they help and for how long. Quantifying their impact is often essential for getting grants and acquiring the funding they need to continue their work. But anyone who has benefited from a nonprofit organization knows that what matters to them is how the nonprofit made them feel. They felt […]

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Peace Ed Has a “Gigantic Impact”

It means something when a volunteer offers his or her time over a period of several decades to an organization. Lee Beckhusen, retired Presbyterian minister and Peace Ed’s board of directors chair, became acquainted with Peace Ed nearly two decades ago. After an initial six-year term on the board, she continued serving on committees and helping out at special events until returning to the board five years ago. “I’m someone […]

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