Name

Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP)

Legal name

Center for Inclusive Policy

Website

https://inclusive-policy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington, DC

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: CIP operates as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization funded through grants from foundations, institutional donors, and individual donations. EIN: 47-4954014.
2. Fellowship Program: The 12-month fellowship program provides monthly stipends of USD 1,000, research costs up to USD 2,000, and accommodation costs to emerging researchers with disabilities from LMICs. Funded by CIP through grants and partnerships including the Nippon Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Center for Inclusive Policy (CIP) is a non-profit policy, research, and training "think and do" tank that produces disability-inclusive policy research, capacity-building programs, and data tools. Its core offerings are the CIP Fellowship Program (12-month mentored program for emerging disability researchers from LMICs), interactive Budget Data Visualization dashboards (Tableau) covering disability-specific public expenditure in India, Kenya, Philippines, Uganda, and Fiji, the Disability Policy Insights brief series, and research reports and publications that frame inclusive policy through a CRPD-compliance lens.

Product overview

Center for Inclusive Policy is a non-profit policy research and training organization that offers a portfolio of programs, data tools, and publications focused on disability inclusion. The core offerings include the CIP Fellowship Program (a 12-month online capacity-building initiative), Budget Data Visualization tools (interactive dashboards using Tableau for budget analysis), Disability Policy Insights (policy briefs), Reports and Publications (research documents), and Videos (educational content). These offerings work together to advance disability rights and inclusive policy through research, advocacy support, and knowledge dissemination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CIP Fellowship Program: A 12-month online initiative designed to support emerging researchers with disabilities in strengthening their research and social policy skills, specifically directed at individuals with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Products and services

• CIP Fellowship Program A 12-month online fellowship initiative supporting emerging researchers with disabilities from low- and middle-income countries, providing mentorship, training, and a monthly stipend of USD 1,000 plus research and accommodation costs, designed to strengthen research and social policy skills.
• Budget Data Visualization Dashboards Interactive Tableau dashboards visualizing national and provincial budget allocations for persons with disabilities across India, Kenya, Philippines, Uganda, and Fiji, supporting CRPD compliance monitoring in public finance.
• Disability Policy Insights A policy briefs and insights series on disability inclusion covering data harmonization, budget analysis, care and support systems, Official Development Assistance, and social protection policy.
• Reports and Publications A catalog of research reports covering disability budget analysis, social protection, the care economy, and inclusive policy research analyzed from a CRPD-compliance perspective.
• Educational Videos Educational and informational videos on disability policy, Washington Group questions, budget analysis, and disability inclusion topics.

Quantifiable outcome

• CIP fellowship has trained researchers from multiple LMICs including Kenya, Malawi, India, Egypt, Philippines, Indonesia, Iran, Georgia, Chile, Colombia, and others
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• UNESCAP and UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024CIP received the UNESCAP and UN Women Champion Award for promoting disability inclusive approaches to care. This partnership recognizes CIP's leadership in integrating disability perspectives into care economy policy and programming.
• Disability Rights FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIP is part of a coalition including Disability Rights Fund, Oxfam, Global Alliance for Care, and International Domestic Workers Federation that hosted a strategy session at the 2024 AWID Forum on care policies.
• International Disability Alliance (IDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIP has collaborated with IDA on social protection documentation, contributing to reports on governments' social protection responses for persons with disabilities in South Asia.
• UNICEF and ILOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIP produces reports for UNICEF and ILO including 'The disability support gap' and 'Estimating the Extra Cost for Disability for Social Protection Programs' under the Inclusive Social Protection project funded by UNPRPD.
• Asia Pacific Forum on Disability and Development (AFID)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnP Fritz Enjhay, a CIP fellow, is an alumnus of AUN-DPPnet/Cohort Fellow 2016-2018, indicating ongoing relationship with disability development networks in Asia-Pacific.
• International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIP is listed as a key resource organization within the IDDC network, a portal containing all key disability and development NGOs and OPDs.
• OxfammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIP collaborated with Oxfam as part of the AWID Forum coalition to explore how care policies can serve everyone involved in care relations.
• Global Alliance for CaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIP is part of the coalition with Global Alliance for Care working to bridge the disability and care agendas at the 2024 AWID Forum.
• Humanity and InclusionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer fellow Samaneh Shabani worked with Humanity and Inclusion as part of her disability rights advocacy, indicating partnerships in Iran region.
• European Disability Forum (EDF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer fellow Samaneh Shabani currently serves as women's rights officer at EDF, maintaining a relationship between CIP alumni and EDF.
• Washington Group on Disability StatisticscoreTechnology or IntegrationCIP CEO Daniel Mont has worked with the Washington Group since 2003, initially as World Bank's liaison. He chaired the analytical working group that oversaw testing of disability measurement questions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC): IDDC is a confirmed CIP partner and a consortium of disability and development NGOs that lists CIP as a key resource organization. Directly comparable as a disability policy advocacy network engaging with donors and multilateral institutions on inclusion agendas.
• Disability Rights Fund: Disability Rights Fund is a confirmed CIP coalition partner that provides grants and capacity building support to disability rights organizations in the Global South. Highly comparable as a grant-making and advocacy peer operating in the same disability-inclusion space across overlapping geographies.
• Leonard Cheshire Disability: Leonard Cheshire is an international disability NGO working on inclusive education, livelihoods, and policy across Africa and Asia. Comparable as a Global South disability inclusion advocacy and programmatic peer with overlapping UN engagement.
• Sightsavers: Sightsavers is a major international disability NGO working on inclusive eye health, education, and social inclusion policy across LMICs. Comparable as a Global South-focused disability advocacy and policy peer with shared UN/donor engagement patterns.
• Humanity & Inclusion (HI): Humanity & Inclusion is a large international disability and inclusion NGO operating programs across LMICs, with confirmed CIP fellow alumni relationships. Comparable as a field-operating disability organization engaging in policy advocacy, though much larger and broader in scope than CIP.
• CBM (Christian Blind Mission): CBM is one of the largest international disability-focused INGOs, working on inclusive development, advocacy, and CRPD implementation across LMICs. Comparable as a major disability-inclusion advocacy and programmatic peer, though substantially larger and more service-delivery oriented than CIP.
• International Disability Alliance (IDA): IDA is a confirmed CIP partner and the umbrella network of disability advocacy organizations engaging with the UN and CRPD processes. Directly comparable as a global disability policy and advocacy network with overlapping constituencies and donor base.

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Watch is a large international human rights organization that conducts research and advocacy on disability rights among other issues. Comparable as a research- and advocacy-oriented human rights peer with overlap on disability rights reporting, though much broader in scope.

Regional players

• Centre for Disability Rights (Nairobi): Centre for Disability Rights in Kenya is a regional disability rights organization focused on advocacy and CRPD implementation in East Africa. Comparable as a CIP country-level partner peer working on disability-inclusive budgeting and policy in a shared geography.

Emerging players

• Zero Project: Zero Project focuses on innovation for disability inclusion and CRPD implementation, sharing research and convening networks of disability innovators globally. Comparable as a research- and advocacy-oriented disability inclusion peer, though focused more on innovation and accessibility than budgeting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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