Links to Friends of the Center For Purposeful Living

Kindred Spirit Organizations that Are Making a Difference

TRP Enterprises, Inc is the birthplace of the nationally known training—Becoming the Totally Responsible Person®. Over 100,000 persons have utilized this training and the numbers are growing daily in businesses and nonprofits around the world. Practicing the principles of TRP shifts an organization's (or family's) culture from blame and criticism to accountability and increased success. It also allows the organization to thrive in the midst of change.

Trees for Life is a non-profit, people-to-people movement that helps plant fruit trees in developing countries. These trees provide a low-cost, self-renewing source of food for many people and protect the environment. In this way, Trees for Life demonstrates that in helping each other we can unleash extraordinary power that impacts our lives. Their programs include three elements: education, health, and environment.

Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership is an international, not-for-profit institution headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Their goal is to help people understand the principles and practices of servant-leadership; to nurture colleagues and institutions by providing a focal point and opportunities to share thoughts and ideas on servant-leadership; to produce and publish new resources by others on servant-leadership; and to connect servant-leaders in a network of learning.

The Institute of Noetic Sciences is are a nonprofit membership organization located in Northern California that conducts and sponsors leading-edge research into the potentials and powers of consciousness—including perceptions, beliefs, attention, intention, and intuition. The Institute explores phenomena that do not necessarily fit conventional scientific models, while maintaining a commitment to scientific rigor.

The New Roadmap Foundation seeks to foster a cooperative human community in a diverse yet interconnected world by creating and disseminating practical tools and innovative approaches to personal and cultural change. They promote love and service as routes to personal and social well-being. The New Road Map Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational and charitable foundation.

Visionaries Institute International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the power of media to tell stories of the people and organizations making positive social change throughout the world. Their goal is to use media and education to change people's lives.

SERVEnet is a premier website on service and volunteering. Through SERVEnet, users can enter their zip code, city, state, skills, interests, and availability and be matched with organizations needing help. SERVEnet is also a place to search for calendar events, job openings, service news, recommended books, and best practices. YSA's commitment to America's Promise is to have volunteer opportunities on SERVEnet for every zip code in America.

The Giraffe Heroes Project is a national nonprofit that since 1984 has been moving people to stick their necks out for the common good, and giving them tools to succeed.

Idealist.org: Action Without Borders connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives. AWB is independent of any government, political ideology, or religious creed. Their work is guided by the common desire of their members and supporters to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems in a spirit of generosity and mutual respect.

Heartsong Books: In 1993, Maggie Davis started her own publishing company—this, after nearly twenty years of being published by others. She wanted the way she made her books and eased them into the world to reflect the kinship themes expressed in their pages. She hoped to add her voice to those who were doing business differently, who were as eager (more eager) to give back as they were to take in. Often, simple kindnesses are all we can offer a troubled world. Yet simple can be grand, and good enough—resounding in ways we can only begin to imagine.

The Pacific Institute: Founded in 1971 by Lou Tice and Diane Tice, The Pacific Institute is an international corporation specializing in performance improvement and professional growth, change management and leadership development. The guiding principle of The Pacific Institute is that individuals, during their lifetime, have a virtually unlimited capacity for growth, change and creativity.