Support for a convening of a small group of leaders in the fields of social emotional learning, mindfulness education, science and practice of well-being in the context of education, parenting, and mental health, in order to support our current effort in facilitating spiritual development of children and youth.

Sponshorship of the second season of Rewrite Radio, the podcast of the Festival of Faith & Writing, in connection with the 2018 Festival of Faiths being held April 12 – April 14, 2018.

Sponsorship for the 2018 Festival of Faiths.

To showcase and demonstrate the efficacy of the practices of inner work, spiritual development, and “bridging leadership” (a style of emotionally open leadership that enables collaboration and links inner personal transformation to outward-facing social action) as applied by Synergos and others to create sustainable social action and a more loving society.

Sponsorship of the 2018 Seeking Connection event being held April 26-29, 2018.

The Parliament of the World’s Religions is a biennial event that attracts religious, spiritual, and interfaith practitioners and advocates from around the world and this year will be held November 1-7, 2018, in Toronto, Canada. More than 10,000 people of faith and conscience are expected to come together for the 7th convening of the Parliament.

Support the planning meeting for the second retreat of the “Spiritually and Professionally Mature Leadership Development”, which will take place on June 25, 2018 in the University of Arkansas.

A collaboration with Kirkridge in Bangor, Pennsylvania, is part of the Sector Initiative for Retreat Centers: Creating Sacred Space for Transformation. The goal of the initiative is to create a national or global network of retreat centers that are committed to connecting inner work with outer action and to working together on strategies for financial sustainability and for growing the movement for individual and collective spiritual transformation.

Support for the summer program that provides learning opportunities in reading, writing, and math, sports, arts, and field trips. At the same time, it is providing mentoring, social and emotional development, and a sense of belonging to a community that nurtures mind and body.

Support for the Inaugural Conference of EASSSR, which will take place July, 2018. This support, through the specific sponsorship for the publication of a special issue of selected conference articles and papers, will help ensure the success of the conference and establishment of this new scholarly association.