DAYTON PEACE MUSEUM
Learn the past, change the future
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Young People
With special emphasis on children and teenagers, the Peace Museum creates and lends out exhibits, sponsors monthly workshops, a children's camp, a teen group and creates learning experiences that focus on local and international peacemakers and peacemaking.
Where we work
Awards
Leadership in History Award 2021
American Association for State & Local History
Affiliations & memberships
International Network for Museums of Peace 2019
Ohio Association of Non-Profit Organizations 2019
National Educational Television Award 2022
External reviews

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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
We serve the general public, but specifically are part of a large local to global community advocating for nonviolence, civil society, equity, and peace. Most of our programs are open to the public, including young children to adults, and touches on major social justice, equality, LGBTQ+, racial, and human rights issues.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Community meetings/Town halls, Google Survey Scores,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
In building out a new space, we had the opportunity to invite community members to help us design and build out a 12' tall peace pole exhibit. We have held two town hall meetings and invited anyone to become involved in this unique new exhibit. We have also chosen 5 area students to help us and paid them a stipend for their work.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
People feel more invested in our organization and that their opinions and ideas matter. The word collaboration is part of our mission statement and leads how we function in our community.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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DAYTON PEACE MUSEUM
Board of directorsas of 03/03/2022
Dr. Tom Roberts
NAACP & Sinclair Community College
Term: 2020 - 2023
Bob Knechel
Retired College President
Dr. Paul Morrow
University of Dayton Human Rights Center
Kelly Lehman
Social business owner
Rhonda Kline
Easter Seals/Goodwill
Tracey Sibbing
United Way Dayton
Greg Schell
ThinkTV
Steve Brown
Irongate Realty
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? GuideStar partnered on this section with CHANGE Philanthropy and Equity in the Center.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
Last updated: 03/03/2022GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.