BRITE Collaborative (previously LCJP)

What BRITE Collaborative (previously LCJP) does

BRITE Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 84-1291133, legal name Teaching Peace) operating from 528 Main St., Longmont, Colorado, that delivers restorative justice services and training. Founded in November 1994 as Teaching Peace by Dr. Beverly Title and Lana Leonard to address punitive school discipline disproportionately affecting Black, Latino, and Indigenous youth, the organization became Longmont Community Justice Partnership (LCJP) in 2000 and rebranded to BRITE Collaborative in October 2024 with an expanded mission of "Bringing Restorative Interventions To Everyone." The organization runs a portfolio of programs including Community Group Conferencing, Restorative Agreements Meetings for schools, the RESTORE shoplifting/vandalism intervention, and the Your Story Your Power restorative theater program, in addition to a Training Institute offering Facilitator, Circle Keeper, and Restorative Conversations training.

The underlying service model is a human-facilitated, volunteer-driven practice centered on the 5 R's framework (Relationship, Respect, Responsibility, Repair, Reintegration) and circle-based conferencing methodologies, with case work delivered at the Longmont headquarters and on-site at partner schools, courts, and community locations. Service delivery is deeply integrated with municipal referral channels — the Longmont Police Department, Longmont Municipal Court, and St. Vrain Valley School District serve as the principal institutional feeders via formal pre-file deflection and diversion pathways. The organization employs approximately 10 staff (including an Executive Director, Director of Development, Director of Community Programs, Training Institute Manager, and bilingual program coordinators) and is sustained by a volunteer facilitator base.

The revenue model combines individual donations (one-time and monthly recurring gifts of $50-$10,000), fee-for-service training programs (Facilitator Training valued at $1,100, Community Member Training on sliding scale, Circle Keeper and Restorative Conversations training), planned giving and stock transfers processed through a Longmont Community Foundation partnership, and nominal program fees — though services are explicitly offered on a fee-to-free basis and ability to pay is not a barrier to participation. Customer concentration is high, anchored in a small set of Longmont public-sector institutional partners.

Name

BRITE Collaborative (previously LCJP)

Legal name

Teaching Peace

Website

https://britecollab.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BRITE Collaborative is a Longmont, Colorado nonprofit that delivers restorative justice programs and training — including community conferencing, school-based restorative agreements, and the RESTORE shoplifting intervention — serving criminal-justice-involved individuals, youth, and community members across Boulder County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restorative Justice Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice Programs (BPAIAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Restorative Practices, Conflict Resolution & Discipline Alternatives (EDAKAMAG), Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

Keywords

• Restorative justice services
• Community conferencing programs
• Restorative practices training
• Youth diversion programs
• Restorative mediation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Longmont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly recurring donations from individual supporters at various tiers ($50-$10,000). The organization emphasizes community-centered fundraising and offers monthly subscription giving options.
2. Training Fees: Fee-for-service training programs including Facilitator Training ($1100 value, waived for volunteers), Restorative Practices Orientation ($50 value, sliding scale), Community Member Training, and Circle Keeper Training.
3. Program Fees: Services offered on a fee to free basis. Revenue from case coordination and intervention services, though inability to pay is not a barrier to participation.
4. Planned Giving and Estate Gifts: Bequests, IRA rollovers, beneficiary designations, and life insurance proceeds as part of legacy giving programs.
5. Stock Transfers: Appreciated securities donated through Longmont Community Foundation partnership, providing tax advantages for donors while generating organizational revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BRITE Collaborative delivers restorative justice programs and training that bring together responsible parties, harmed parties, and community members in facilitated circles to address harm, create accountability agreements, and support reintegration. Core offerings include Community Group Conferencing, school-based Restorative Agreements Meetings, the RESTORE shoplifting intervention, the Your Story Your Power restorative theater program, and a Training Institute that teaches restorative practices to organizations, law enforcement, and community members in both English and Spanish.

Product overview

BRITE Collaborative is a nonprofit organization offering restorative justice services and training programs in Longmont, CO. The organization operates a portfolio of interconnected programs including Community Group Conferencing (the core restorative justice conference process), specialized programs like RESTORE and Your Story, Your Power (restorative theater), and Restorative Agreements Meetings for schools. These programs are supported by a comprehensive Training Institute that offers courses including Restorative Practices Orientation, Community Member Training, Facilitator Training, and Circle Keeper Training. The organization provides services on a fee-to-free basis and operates from a victim-centered approach that allows harmed parties to vocalize their needs while offering responsible parties pathways to accountability and reintegration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Group Conferencing

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% success rate in repairing harm among program participants
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder CountycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2024Collaborative partnership for the Dreamer Institute youth leadership program at Front Range Community College, providing workshops on leadership development, team building, and restorative justice practices for elementary/middle school students.
• Longmont Children, Youth, and Families (Longmont Youth Center)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2023Partnership to respond to community tragedy through Community Healing Circles. Collaboratively planned and delivered healing circles for youth and families processing grief from gun violence and pandemic losses.
• St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with local school district for Restorative Agreements Meetings, School Resource Officer training, and restorative practices implementation across schools. Collaboration includes professional development for teachers, staff, and administrators.
• Longmont Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000Long-term partnership with Longmont Police Department for pre-file deflection restorative justice. Officers refer eligible low-level offense cases before formal charges, and LCJP coordinates with law enforcement liaisons. This partnership began in the early 2000s under former Police Chief Mike Butler.
• Mirror Image ArtssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Your Story, Your Power restorative theater program where participants learn to be authors of their own story. Mirror Image Arts provides creative arts component to the program.
• Boulder Housing CoalitionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining partnership providing restorative practices training to housing organization staff and residents.
• Boulder CountysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty-level training and consultation partnership for restorative practices implementation.
• REWiNDsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth organization partner involved in developing Restorative Agreements Meetings program for schools.
• Longmont Community FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for stock/mutual fund donations, agency fund accounts, and donor advised fund management. Provides infrastructure for appreciated securities gifts and planned giving.
• Community Shares ColoradosupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWorkplace giving program allowing employees to donate through payroll deduction. BRITE Collaborative is listed with code #5237 for workplace giving.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Court Innovation: Center for Court Innovation designs and operates court-based programs including restorative justice, problem-solving courts, and community courts across the U.S. Overlaps with BRITE's work on pre-file diversion and court-referred conferencing but operates at national scale with a much broader portfolio.
• International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP): IIRP is a larger established organization providing restorative practices training, professional development, and graduate education globally. Comparable to BRITE's Training Institute offerings (Facilitator Training, Circle Keeper Training) but at much greater scale and as a broader portfolio.

Regional players

• Compass Family Services: Compass provides community-based social services including counseling and restorative supports in San Francisco, with adjacent services to BRITE's community healing circles and youth/family programming. Geographic peer operating comparable nonprofit social services in a different region.
• Vermont Restorative Justice Initiative: VRJI supports community-based restorative justice programs across Vermont, including school programs and pre-charge diversion similar to BRITE. Comparable mission and program mix, but operates in a different geography and through a statewide network of affiliates rather than a single hub.

Emerging players

• Impact Justice: Impact Justice runs the Restorative Justice Project and partners with agencies to implement restorative diversion programs, overlapping with BRITE's pre-file deflection model. Operates as a research and implementation nonprofit rather than direct service provider, making it a partial overlap.
• St. Francis Ministries (St. Francis Community Services): St. Francis Ministries provides restorative practices within child welfare, schools, and community settings, with overlapping capabilities to BRITE in school-based restorative conferences and community circles. A larger multi-state operator that intersects with BRITE's youth-focused work.

Direct peers

• Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY): RJOY operates community-based restorative justice programs in Oakland schools and the justice system, directly comparable to BRITE's school conferences, pre-file diversion, and circle-based facilitation model. Both organizations serve youth and justice-involved populations with victim-offender conferencing and circle practices.
• Conferencing Corps: Conferencing Corps trains and supports volunteer facilitators to run restorative circles and victim-offender conferences in schools and communities, paralleling BRITE's volunteer-driven Community Group Conferencing model and Training Institute curriculum.
• Community Boards Program (San Francisco): Community Boards runs restorative justice conferencing and mediation for low-level offenses in San Francisco, closely mirroring BRITE's pre-file deflection, Community Group Conferencing, and RESTORE-style shoplifting/vandalism intervention. Both are nonprofit, volunteer-driven, and partner with local police and courts.

Others

• National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ): NACRJ is the umbrella professional association for the restorative justice field in the U.S., providing networking, standards, and advocacy. It is not a direct competitor but represents the broader ecosystem BRITE operates within and could partner with for expansion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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