The Institute for Global Engagement

Name

The Institute for Global Engagement

Legal name

The Institute for Global Engagement

Website

https://globalengage.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Freedom Advocacy and International Affairs Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Missionary Training Colleges & Schools (EDAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Religious freedom advocacy
• Interfaith dialogue training
• Faith-based diplomacy
• Rule of law training
• Women faith leadership

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: IGE is a non-partisan nonprofit registered as a 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. Tax ID: 23-3042456. The organization accepts donations via its website, cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin), and other methods.
2. Foundation Grants: IGE receives grant funding from foundations including Templeton Religion Trust ($1.4 million grant for Catalyzing Religious Engagement Networks Worldwide) as part of their Covenantal Pluralism Initiative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IGE delivers certificate training programs, fellowships, and scholarly publications at the intersection of religion and international affairs. Its primary products are the Religion & Rule of Law certificate training program, the Center for Women, Faith & Leadership (CWFL) fellowship programs, and The Review of Faith & International Affairs (RFIA) journal. Offerings target government officials, faith leaders, and academics worldwide to advance religious freedom and interfaith peacebuilding.

Product overview

The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that operates a portfolio of programs and publications rather than a single product. Its core offerings include: The Review of Faith & International Affairs (RFIA) journal published quarterly by Routledge; the Center for Women, Faith & Leadership (CWFL) fellowship programs; the Religion & Rule of Law Training certificate program conducted in partnership with academic institutions; and a publications division producing books, monographs, policy briefs, research papers, and syllabi. IGE's work is organized around three strategic pillars—Relational Diplomacy, Leadership Development, and Educational Resources—implemented through conferences, training programs, scholarship, and diplomatic engagement with governments and religious leaders worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Center for Public Faith: A collaborative initiative equipping leaders in public faith across academic and religious sectors.
• Center for Women, Faith & Leadership (CWFL)

Products and services

• Review of Faith & International Affairs (RFIA) A quarterly scholarly journal published by Routledge, the first devoted exclusively to analysis of the role of religion in global affairs. It serves scholars, researchers, and policy practitioners studying religion and international affairs.
• Center for Women, Faith & Leadership (CWFL) Fellowships Hybrid and Distance Learning fellowship programs equipping women of faith with leadership skills for religious freedom advocacy, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding. Targets women faith leaders seeking to advance into decision-making roles.
• Religion & Rule of Law Certificate Training Program A ten-day certificate training program on religion and rule of law conducted in partnership with Brigham Young University and Vietnamese academic institutions. Trains government officials, scholars, and religious leaders on international and comparative approaches to religious freedom.
• IGE Publications (Books, Monographs, Policy Briefs) Books, monographs, policy briefs, research papers, and syllabi equipping scholars and practitioners with tools to understand religion's impact on global affairs. Includes titles such as The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy and International Religious Freedom Advocacy guides, published through Routledge, Baylor University Press, and Rowman & Littlefield.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained more than 6,000 government officials and faith leaders since 2006
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Vietnam-USA Society (VUS-VUFO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2023Partnership since 2006, renewed for third five-year period (2023-2028). MOU signing ceremony attended by Vietnamese government officials from multiple agencies. The partnership focuses on promoting religious freedom and fostering people-to-people relations between the US and Vietnam.
• Vietnamese Government Agencies (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security, Governmental Committee on Religious Affairs, National Assembly)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 November 2023Formal government partnerships enabling Religion and Rule of Law training programs. Representatives from Protestant, Catholic, Buddhist communities and US embassy officials participate in MOU ceremonies and program activities.
• Microsoft Innovation and Policy CenterminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 September 2022Hosted roundtable discussion with Vietnam government delegation and US faith-based charities at Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center in Washington, DC.
• World Vision, Catholic Relief Services, Latter-day Saint Charities, The Wesleyan ChurchminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 September 2022US faith-based charitable organizations participating in roundtable with Vietnam government delegation on charity funding frameworks.
• Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 September 2022RFBF President Brian Grim presented on connection between faith and business at Vietnam roundtable. Partnership on cross-cultural religious literacy initiatives.
• International Religious Freedom SecretariatminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 September 2022Participated in roundtable discussion with Vietnam government delegation.
• Glocal VenturesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Participated in roundtable discussion with Vietnam government delegation on faith-based charitable work.
• Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World AffairsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Co-sponsorship of conferences and publications including special issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs on Faith, Freedom, and Foreign Policy. Dennis Hoover serves as Editor of RFIA while maintaining advisory roles at Georgetown.
• University of Leeds Centre for Religion and Public LifeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Co-organized Anglo-American dialogues on religion and foreign policy funded by British Council under 'Bridging Voices' program.
• Religions for PeaceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013IGE contributed paper 'Welcoming the Other through Just and Harmonious Societies' for Religions for Peace 9th World Assembly in Vienna, Austria.
• International Center for Law & Religion Studies at Brigham Young University (BYU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Long-standing partnership since 2012 for conducting Religion and Rule of Law certificate training programs. BYU provides legal expertise on religion and international law. The partnership has enabled 11+ training programs in Vietnam training over 1,100 participants.
• Institute for Religion and Belief at Ho Chi Minh National Academy of PoliticscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Vietnamese government academic partner for Religion and Rule of Law training programs. Co-publishing bilingual Vietnamese-English compendiums on religious freedom. Has co-published three joint publications including Religious Freedom and Harmonious Society in Southeast Asia.
• Vietnam Union of Friendship Organization (VUFO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partner through Vietnam-USA Society for implementing MOU and coordinating with local government agencies on religious freedom programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hudson Institute: Hudson Institute is a DC think tank where Walter Russell Mead provides commentary on IGE's work; it conducts foreign-policy research that overlaps with religion-and-international-affairs themes from a different ideological vantage.
• Pew Research Center: Pew's religion and public life research program produces widely cited empirical work on religious freedom globally, intersecting with IGE's thematic focus while operating at significantly larger scale and with broader public reach.
• United States Institute of Peace (USIP): USIP is a federally funded national institute focused on conflict prevention and peacebuilding, with overlapping concern for religion's role in international affairs including religious freedom and pluralism.
• Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): CFR is a major US foreign-policy institution that frequently publishes on international religious freedom and the role of religion in global affairs, comparable to IGE's core mission from a much larger institutional vantage.
• Religions for Peace: Religions for Peace is a large global interfaith network focused on peacebuilding that IGE has contributed scholarship to; it operates at a larger scale in interfaith cooperation with overlapping peacebuilding themes.
• United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF): USCIRF is the US federal advisory body focused on international religious freedom policy; it overlaps directly with IGE's mission but with greater institutional resources and a stronger policy mandate.

Direct peers

• Religious Freedom & Business Foundation (RFBF): RFBF is a partner organization that joined IGE's Vietnam roundtable and shares IGE's focus on advancing religious freedom, particularly through cross-cultural religious literacy initiatives and the faith-and-business intersection.
• Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs (Georgetown University): Georgetown's Berkley Center is a long-standing IGE partner co-publishing special issues of the Review of Faith & International Affairs and convening scholarly work at the religion-international affairs nexus.
• Brigham Young University International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS): BYU's ICLRS is IGE's core co-delivery partner for the Religion and Rule of Law certificate training program in Vietnam, sharing mission focus on religious freedom legal training and overlapping funder networks.

Regional players

• Ethics and Public Policy Center: EPPC is a DC-based think tank working on religion, ethics, and public policy with comparable intellectual framing on religious freedom and pluralism as they intersect with American and international affairs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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