Funds to be dispersed by the Kalamazoo Community Foundation Fund.

Implementation of the Fetzer brand refinements and the major elements of the democracy initiative, including audience research to test messages, content development and the communications platform support.

Sponsorship for 2017 IONS 17th Internal Conference

Support for two sessions at the upcoming Concordia Summit, September 18 and 19, 2017.

A project to co-create, in collaboration with Colleen Mitchell/Venture3Philanthropy, a retreat experience for engaging individual and family philanthropists more deeply in their faith traditions. The design of the retreat is intended to provide a space for philanthropists to deepen their personal spiritual exploration, experience new learnings, engage in reflective time, and create an opportunity to establish or update a personal generosity plan so that new learning may be placed into action after the retreat.

Support for a writing project to articulate the Grateful living “Curriculum”, the core beliefs, the theory of change, the principles and other aspects of Brother David’s amazing work that is embodied in Grateful Living.

To support the Institute's participation in the Spirituality & Health Landscaping Project being undertaken by the Health & Spirituality Funders Group. This is a field-building exercise, undertaken collaboratively with other foundations interested in the nexus of spirituality & health.

To sponsor the Purpose Summit to be held on November 11 and 12, 2017, in San Francisco.

The Fetzer Institute will convene a group of network leaders that work at the intersection of religion and civic life to help identify entry points and networks for engaging religions around democracy in America. Based on the outcomes of the convening, the Institute will design initiatives in collaboration with key stakeholders to mobilize religious networks and institutions in support of healing American democracy. A key objective of the gathering will also be to explore how might religions play a role in advancing inner spiritual development in transforming individuals and societies.

Support for the Paul Boumbulian Social Entrepreneurship Fund