Nature of the Collaboration

The Center for Educational Design and Communication (CEDC) serves the Society of the Sacred Heart and other faith-based groups committed to social justice. The Center joins its project partnerships bringing a wide range of affordable educational and communication services to bear on important social change efforts.

Since its inception, the Center has collaborated on more than 600 different projects with groups as: Africa Faith and Justice Network, Society of the Sacred Heart, US and International, Center of Concern, JusticeNet, CASA of Maryland, IBVM Sisters, Network of Sacred Heart Schools, Living Wages, Jubilee Network -USA, Common Cause Maryland, Community Foundation of the National Capital Region, National Catholic Community Foundation, Just Neighbors Immigrant Ministry, Heads Up, Colombia Human Rights Network, DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, Global Aids Alliance, Class Acts Arts, Giving Voice, NPower, International Gender and Trade Network, Nonprofit Roundtable, NATRI, Perry School Community Services Center, Oikocredit, Inc., Witness for Peace, Center for Public Theology, Legal Serives of Northern Virginia, (CoRAL)Community Research and Learning Network, National Association for Mental Health Planning and Advisory Councils (NAMHPAC), The Prince Goeorge's County Community Foundation...

Purpose and Activities

The Center puts communications technology at the service of social justice. Its services include process design and project development, website and graphics design, video production, and consultation in effective communications strategy as an integral part of the change process. It provides hospitality and conference facilites as a supportive environment for our partners. The Center has a communications staff of five, a part-time bookkeeper, and an additional part time staff of five in residence. CEDC was created in l984 by the US Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart.

Contact

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Kit Collins, rscj , Executive Director:
(consultant, project development, photography, administration)
Will Simpson, Assistant Director:
(operations management, conference reservations, finance)
Laryn Bakker, Senior Designer:
(web, graphic design, database, cms, video,)
Jeannine Caracciolo, Designer:
(web, graphic design, video)
Beth Ponticello, Art and Design
(graphics, web and multimedia design, photography) (Part time)
Audrey Miller, Bookkeeper (Part time)

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821 Varnum Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
Phone: 202-635-7987 * Fax: 202-526-3506
Website: www.cedc.org