Partnerships That
Do Good

Your support matters. Together, we can harness spiritual solutions to solve our biggest challenges.

Our
Philanthropic
Vision

The Fetzer Institute believes today’s social problems cannot be solved by politics alone. True progress requires a deeper understanding of human flourishing, rooted in love, faith, spirituality, and shared values as drivers of meaningful change.

We are building a collaborative philanthropic movement, amplifying resources and connecting with funders who share our belief in the transformative power of these values. Together, we will nurture a well-funded movement that sparks societal transformation and fosters flourishing for all.

The Fetzer Institute is making a bold commitment to this critical work, pledging $180 million in new funding over the next three to five years. See Fetzer’s investments and how we’re funding the movement here. But it takes more than us…and we invite you in! We recognize that addressing the deep-rooted issues we face requires more than a single foundation, organization, or donor. It will take a collective movement to heal the underlying problems that challenge our world.

To realize the vision, Fetzer’s Ally Development team builds deep, committed partnerships within the philanthropic community. Together, we pool resources for greater impact while deepening and sharing a common understanding of how love, faith, and spirituality shape our giving.

All love.
10 Affirmations of Love.
01
Love is at the heart.
Love is at the heart of the Sacred Mystery we call Spirit.
02
Love is relational.
Love leads us to embrace our relatedness to Sacred Mystery and the Cosmos, which encompasses the Earth and the community of life it supports, including all persons and society.
03
Love is generous.
Love endlessly gives itself away, dynamically and creatively embracing all.
04
Love desires communion.
Love desires communion with the beloved and the flourishing of the beloved.
05
Love accompanies us.
Love accompanies us each step on our life’s journey. Love, present at our beginning, accompanies us each step on our life’s journey and is our true destination.
06
Love invites and empowers.
Love invites, animates, and empowers human love, the highest expression of our freedom. Human love cannot be coerced. Love calls and helps us to labor freely to unfold our full human potential for shared flourishing.
07
Love deepens our commitment to truth.
Love calls forth and deepens our commitment to truth. Moreover, there is “heart-knowing” that complements other valuable modes of knowing.
08
Love animates justice.
Love calls us to give freely and gladly what is due to the whole community of life, including other persons and society. Love summons us, despite danger and discomfort, to labor shoulder-to-shoulder with those denied justice. It asks us to transform our hearts and unjust social structures and to unmask and resist all forms of scapegoating and oppression.
09
Love heals.
Love empowers us to open ourselves to healing, help others mend, re-knit torn societies, and transform and heal cultural memories. Love can give us the personal and collective courage for deepening honesty, repentance, restitution, forgiveness, reconciliation, and joyous community.
10
Love call us to re-imagine.
Love calls us to radically re-imagine our lives, societies, and ways of dwelling on Earth. It calls us all to solidarity in Love, rooted in our plural experiences of Sacred Mystery, for the shared flourishing of the community of being.

Our Friend-Raising Approach

Fetzer’s Promise | We provide strategic guidance to donors, advisors, and family offices to maximize their impact and drive meaningful change.
Fetzer’s Pledge to the Movement | We engage philanthropic institutions by sharing funding practices, connecting them with potential grantees, and linking staff to a network exploring faith and philanthropy.
Bringing the Vision to Life
Fetzer has pledged $180 million over the next three to five years.

Connect With Us

Interested in learning more about how to support this global movement? Reach out to the Fetzer Ally Development team below!

Individual philanthropists, donor advisors, and family offices can learn more by contacting Walter Castaneda at [email protected].

Foundation staff can connect with
Faith & Philanthropy Group peers by contacting Sarah Wade at
[email protected].

The Movement Takes Many Shapes

See the movement in action by visiting our Spiritual Solutions Library.

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