Investing in Innovation
Innovation is key in building a more hope-filled future, so we work to foster creative and technology solutions to some of our world's most pressing problems.
Current Focus:
Breathing Butterfly
Digital ToolsExpand...
Our stress-down app and online resources include guided imagery in 28 languages and 330 different animation combination choices, to help users calm and tend to their inner butterfly garden. Six tranquil games provide endless options for peaceful fun. Grow a garden and spot a hummingbird. Visit a cherry-blossom snow-globe. Guide a butterfly to sip blossom nectar and reach a rainbow. Make music. And yes, catch a falling star! Relax, breathe, and enjoy the moment.
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Robotics in Brazil
Equipping Tomorrow's ScientistsExpand...
Through a partnership with ChildFund, nine rural schools are fostering STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) education through robotics education. The pilot project helped a school obtain lab equipment, provided technical support resources, and trained teachers how to continue the programs after the pilots.
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UCSF Springer Lab
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Support of Springer Lab has helped them in their pioneering research on the effects of smoking and vaping on the cardiovascular system. We have supported various research efforts over the years, and have made it possible for the lab to acquire crucial equipment and to carry out experiments to further these goals.
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Historic: Eco-Action
Science Based ActionExpand...
We have supported key efforts to educate future generations of young leaders in environmental science, igniting in them a desire to care for our blue planet, and equipping them in the art of innovation. On this page we delineate some of the key eco-ed projects to which we have lent our support and expertise. These projects were conceived, initiated, and implemented using the Seven Pillars, a methodology that even children can use in their environmental efforts.
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Historic: Hydroponics
Sustainable GreeningExpand...
This cutting-edge hydroponic farm / ranch led by a Jordanian nonprofit on a plot of land in the Jordanian Badia close to the Syrian border was able to demonstrate 92% reduction in water use compared to traditional methods. The project was successful until the weight of multiple unpredicted geopolitical shocks proved overwhelming.
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