USA

IofC USA has played a pivotal role in developing and delivering the Trustbuilding Program. 

The foundations

The Trustbuilding Program is based on IofC USA’s long history of trustbuilding and racial reconciliation work, engaging all sectors through its Hope in the Cities program and its Community Trustbuilding Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia. Rob Corcoran’s book, Trustbuilding: An Honest Conversation on Race, Reconciliation, and Responsibility, shares case studies, principles and methodologies that the Trustbuilding Program uses at the international and local levels worldwide. 

Tee Turner
Experienced trainers

Highly experienced trainers from IofC USA’s Trustbuilding Program, including Matthew Freeman, Tee Turner, Ebony Walden, and Rob Corcoran, have played vital roles in preparing a network of international trainers to deliver workshops for national teams. IofC USA continues to supply essential support for training and training design. 

The Manual

The Trustbuilding Manual, which all the Trustbuilding Program teams use, was compiled by Abigail Ballew and Rob Corcoran based on their experiences of building trust with IofC USA. 

Lasting impact 

  • IofC USA has over 200 graduates of the Richmond USA trustbuilding residential fellowship from 15 states playing critical roles in non-profit organizations, government, education, and faith communities. 
  • Participants from the trustbuilding fellowship in LaGrange, Georgia, started their own self-sustaining trustbuilding program. 
  • Another graduate, Joseph Vumiliya, is leading the Trustbuilding Program in Canada.