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Science & Spirituality
Studying science and spirituality as complementary paths to understanding the foundations of love and forgiveness.

Individual & Community Transformation
Creating opportunities for more people to bring love and forgiveness into the heart of individual and community life.

Communication & Outreach
Communicating love and forgiveness through compelling examples that inspire many to embrace these practices.

"The Institute actually was put together on a very simple premise … research, education and service."

— JOHN E. FETZER, FOUNDER

Presented to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit. the prize recognizes those who have brought the power of love, forgiveness, and compassion to bear on some of our world’s most pressing issues. The Fetzer Institute is partnering with the International Leadership Association (ILA) for the 11th Annual ILA Conference, November 11-14, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic. The theme for this year's conference is Leadership for Transformation. The Fetzer Institute is proud to partner with Karen Armstrong on this exciting project. The Charter is a collaboration that seeks to change the conversation around religion. It inspires people of all faiths, as well as the nonreligious, to build a more peaceful and harmonious global community. To advance our understanding of human transformation, the Fetzer Institute is supporting scientific research on the transformative potential of meditative practice to increase our human capacity to experience and express compassion and loving-kindness.
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Overview

At the Fetzer Institute, we believe in the transformative power of love and forgiveness, and this belief shapes all of our work.

We learn more about love, forgiveness, and compassion through rigorous scientific research, we partner with those working to bring love and forgiveness to the center of individual and community life, and we share powerful stories from all this work.

We are also interested in the spiritual dimensions of individual and community life. We seek to understand how various contemplative practices affect individuals and groups and how spiritual pathways and religious traditions are at work in the world.

From these convictions come other major themes of work at the Fetzer Institute:

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Leadership for Transformation
The Fetzer Institute supports innovative leadership programs through collaborative partnerships with centers and associations of leadership excellence.

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Racial Reconciliation and Healing
The Fetzer Institute supports racial reconciliation and healing through partnerships with individuals and organizations who believe that transformative relationships are at the center of their work.

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Peace Building & Conflict Transformation
The Fetzer Institute contributes to the fields of peace building and conflict transformation by catalyzing funding, supporting reflection and mentoring, and supporting ongoing conflict transformation leadership.

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Storytelling
The Fetzer Institute believes that telling stories in various forms of media is a powerful way to create connections, bridge differences, and contribute to deeper understanding.