The Wings of Flourishing: A New Era of Studying Multidimensional Well-being
After more than six years of cutting-edge research involving renowned institutions such as Harvard, Gallup, and Baylor University, along with significant funding from the Fetzer Institute, the three Templeton Foundations, and others, it was a joy to attend the first public event of the Global Flourishing Study (GFS) at the Gallup headquarters.
Fetzer Institute CEO, Bob Boisture, Retires
For Immediate Release
Kalamazoo, MI - April 8, 2025 — After 12 years of service, Bob Boisture, President and CEO of the Fetzer Institute, plans to retire on June 30, 2025. Bob will continue to serve as a member of the Institute’s Board of Trustees.
Religions for Peace and Fetzer Institute Partner on a Sacred Shared Flourishing
Transforming Global Development
Religions for Peace and Fetzer Institute Partner on a Sacred Shared Flourishing
Kalamazoo, Michigan-March 27 – Religions for Peace (RfP), the world’s largest multi-religious organization, in collaboration with the Fetzer Institute, today announced a pioneering new initiative, the “Sacred Shared Flourishing,” aimed at addressing the pervasive “polycrises” facing humanity by promoting a shared sacred worldview rooted in love and solidarity.
Creating Sacred Space Virtually
Last year, the Fetzer Institute hosted a series of virtual convenings to harvest what folks were learning about creating meaningful sacred space using online tools, resulting in a report called "Creating Sacred Space Virtually." While this effort was a direct response to the pandemic, many facilitators and retreat centers are finding that virtual programming might be here to stay, primarily for reasons of accessibility.
Re-Creating a Life: Telling Our Most Life-Giving Story
In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
--Dante, Divine Comedy
Dante penned this in the 12th Century and it remains part of the human condition today.
Grantmakers for Education Annual Conference
Supporting Students in Overcoming Adversity: Agency, Justice, Equity. Grantmakers for Education takes this inspiration from the students who lived through Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent overhaul of the education system. Local successes and challenges will stimulate national conversations about transforming education, from birth through post-secondary success. Drawing on brain science and the latest evidence, we will explore the social, emotional and academic dimensions of learning.
Social and Emotional Learning Exchange 2019
This national gathering is for all those seeking to understand, experience and apply the latest developments in social and emotional learning. The conference will help participants forge new alliances and gain new insights, empowering and inspiring their future efforts to ensure that education in America focuses on developing the whole child.
Fetzer is proud to celebrate this 25th anniversary of CASEL as a sponsor of the Founders Dinner.
Learn more about CASEL.
Religion News Association Annual Conference
Helping journalists across the globe cover religion with balance, accuracy, and insight.
Fetzer will present at this event and will be sharing aspects of the Study of Spirituality in America as part of the panel "Measuring Millennial Spirituality."
Learn more about RNA.
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion provides scholars from across the social and behavioral sciences the opportunity to present their research, network with other scholars, meet with acquisitions editors from major publishing houses, and become familiar with current research.
The Wisdom of the Mystics with Mirabai Starr
Mysticism is, simply, an experience of God. Not a theory or concept – but a lived sense of the Divine Presence that unites all of creation. Mirabai Starr writes, speaks and leads retreats on the inter-spiritual teachings of the mystics from many traditions and enables you explore how their wisdom and insights can help you to clarify and honor your own Holy Longing.