Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    RETREATS AT THE GARRISON INSTITUTE: WE HOSTED MORE THAN 5500 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO ATTENDED RETREATS WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST NOTED CONTEMPLATIVE MASTERS. THESE TEACHERS EXPLORE THE INTERSECTION OF PERSONAL AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION. WE BELIEVE THAT BY FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON LEADERSHIP & CONTEMPLATION IN THE WORKPLACE; SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY & RELATIONSHIPS; ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; EDUCATION; CAREGIVERS; THE ARTS; AND END OF LIFE OR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE AND BY CONNECTING THEM WITH A COMMON THREAD OF CONTEMPLATION WE CAN UNCOVER THE WISDOM THAT IS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR HUMANITY TO UNDERSTAND, ACT, AND FLOURISH IN THE COMPLEX TIMES IN WHICH WE LIVE.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.3M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    CARE FOR THE CAREGIVERS: THE GARRISON INSTITUTE OFFERS RESILIENCE TRAININGS FOR DIRECT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS THROUGH OUR CONTEMPLATIVE BASED RESILIENCE (CBR) PROJECT. THESE EVIDENCE-BASED TRAININGS GIVE SOCIAL WORKERS, HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS, JOURNALISTS, LAWYERS, SOCIAL ACTIVISTS, AND SENIOR MANAGERS IN THESE FIELDS THE CHANCE TO DECOMPRESS WHILE LEARNING PRACTICAL SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE CHRONIC STRESS AND AVOID BURNOUT.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $258.3K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    TRANSFORMATIONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE ECOLOGY: CLIMATE, MIND AND BEHAVIOR WHILE LEARNING PRACTICAL SKILLS TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE PATHWAYS TO PLANETARY HEALTH.PATHWAYS TO PLANETARY HEALTH IS OUR TRANSFORMATIONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE ECOLOGY SIGNATURE PROGRAM. OUR PATHWAYS TO PLANETARY HEALTH PROGRAM CONVENES LEADING THINKERS AND PRACTITIONERS IN THE FIELDS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY, NEURO-, BEHAVIORAL AND EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL NETWORKING, POLICY-MAKING, AND INVESTING AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO WORK TOGETHER ON WAYS TO SHIFT BEHAVIOR ON A LARGE ENOUGH SCALE TO REALIZE SUBSTANTIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $65.4K