"...imagine a different relationship, in which people and land are good medicine for each other.”
-Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
Build Hope for the Future
Our Strategic Plan
Since 1995, Hope Springs Institute has set its heart to nurture the deep and meaningful growth of its community and family. We have grown in size, scope, and wisdom. We survived recessions, fire, and a multi-year pandemic. As an organization, we have become stronger through these adversities, and also clearer about our future. We are:
Rooted. Resilient. Ready.
Our Growth & Our Impact
A Peak into our Work in 2022
"Hope Springs finds itself well-positioned for a complex global future in which we intend to grow as a beacon of sustainability, collaboration and Hope."
- Dr. Sean Fabry, Board President
Our Strategic Focus
Plans for Building Hope
Grow the Environment
This commitment recognizes that the demand for sacred space and transformative work continues to grow. We feel it is imperative to practice this work with a lighter environmental impact and continue to create a more immersive learning landscape for all visitors on our land.
Steward the Land
This commitment honors land as sacred teacher and the value of all its natural parts. From closing our food source loop, to practicing regenerative design in our leadership model, or launching the Legacy Grove initiative, this commitment is all about walking the walk with sacred intention.
Nurture Community
This commitment centers on community-building which has three main components: a sense of belonging, a commitment, and fulfilling individual needs while engaging in activities that build community. We know that change doesn't exist without its circle of impact and calling in our circle is imperative to our future success.
Grow the Environment
Steward the Land
Nurture Community
Our Ask
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world.
In fact, it's the only thing that ever has."
- Margaret Mead