PLATINUM2023

A Network for Grateful Living

aka A Network for Grateful Living / Grateful Living   |   Amherst, MA   |  grateful.org

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Mission

We empower people to live meaningful lives through the transformative practice of grateful living.

Ruling year info

1969

Executive Director

Mr. Joe Primo

Main address

P.O. Box 3035

Amherst, MA 01004 USA

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Formerly known as

Center for Spiritual Studies

EIN

23-7022057

NTEE code info

Education N.E.C. (B99)

Promotion of International Understanding (Q20)

Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C. (R99)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

International Interactive Website

Our primary tool for communication is www.grateful.org, an interactive website and host for our ongoing programs and offerings. Through attracting, encouraging, and challenging people who visit the site, we are able to build a network for grateful living that provides online support for offline action. Grateful Living has continued to attract subscribers to our email list, with members in all 50 states of the United States and countries throughout the world.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Health

We develop and lead workshops and events that are offered both online and in-person.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Our offerings are designed to guide and support living gratefully in the world.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Gratefulness Gatherings are an opportunity to explore grateful living as an orientation to life. They currently take place online, hosted by members of the community. Through rich discussion and collective wisdom, Gratefulness Gatherings help inform and deepen our relationship with grateful living and usher it into the common lexicon.

Population(s) Served
Adults

We offer a variety of practices to allow you to experiment, and become familiar, with diverse approaches to grateful living in daily life, finding those practices which suit your lifestyle, needs, and preferences…

Population(s) Served
Adults

Daily quotes and questions to contemplate and inspire living gratefully.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Community stories that we uplift in different forms of media, video, poetry, music and stories.

Population(s) Served
Adults

E-candles: Throughout the world, lighting candles is a sacred ritual. We light a candle for many purposes: to illuminate darkness, dedicate prayers, solidify intentions, offer blessings, evoke Spirit, and/or to nourish grateful living.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Ecards: Expressing care and gratitude is a vital part of grateful living practice. Communicating matters. Make someone’s day. Make a connection. Make a difference. For your sake, and for the benefit of others, we hope you use these beautiful eCards often…

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of website pageviews

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Totals By Year
Related Program

International Interactive Website

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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A Network for Grateful Living

Board of directors
as of 10/31/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Stuart McFaul

Founder | Fractional CMO | Executive Coaching

Term: 2020 - 2024


Board co-chair

Chuck Roppel

Master Certified Coach through the International Coaches Federation.

Term: 2016 - 2028

Co-Founder BrotherDavid Steindl-Rast

Mt. Saviour Monastery

Charles Roppel

Coaches Training Institute, faculty member

Michael Barton

Michael Barton Consulting LLC

Mary E. Kostel

Special Counsel to the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church

Adetola Abiade

Manager of Global Innovation – Americas at BNY Mellon

Stuart McFaul

President of Stuart McFaul Associates,

Ailsa Ace Currier

KanMari Consultant & Feng Shui Practioner

Smita Garg

Arts Commissioner, City of San Jose

Wendy Hanson

Co-Founder BetterManager

Jennifer Long

Attorney & City Council Woman

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/31/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other sexual orientations in the LGBTQIA+ community
Disability status
Person with a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/28/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.