Our Strategies
The Fetzer Institute is nurturing a movement of organizations that fundamentally believe that centering the Sacred is the path to shared flourishing. Learn about the five primary strategies in our 2035 strategic roadmap below.
At Fetzer, we’re identifying organizations that diagnose and address social problems through a spiritual lens. We invite them to engage in broader, unified collaboratives to create a larger impact together toward shared flourishing.
Building
Spiritually Inclusive Organizations
At Fetzer, we believe centering the Sacred takes a strong commitment to inner work and spiritual capacity development. We nurture diverse religious, faith, and spiritual expressions in our own organization, while supporting other organizations in best practices to ensure belonging and increase faith fluency.
Building
the Intellectual Foundation
At Fetzer, we’re putting science and spirituality back into balance with each other. Working with leading scientists and scholars, we invest in research and resources that will help us leverage each discipline’s essential contributions toward shared flourishing.
Building
the Cultural Foundation
At Fetzer, we’re advancing more accurate portrayals of faith and spirituality in news and entertainment. We’re supporting a Coalition that’s building the business case and resources that media executives need to nurture a culture of belonging for diverse religious, faith-based, and spiritual identities.
Building
the Philanthropic Foundation
At Fetzer, we’re developing transformative relationships with donors and funders who are drawing on their deepest values to support sacred-centered work for shared flourishing. We’re providing educational resources for individual donors and donor advisors, and building community with foundation executives and staff to learn about funding faith and spirituality.