Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Honor Foundation (THF) addresses the inadequacies of the current transition program (TAP) offered by the Department of Defense. TAP offers no guidance on how to find one's identity outside of the military, one's purpose, or how to translate military experience for the private sector. THF comprehensively addresses these challenges and offers a clear path to prepare for private sector employment. Transitioning from the military is one of the most difficult times in a service member's career. Veterans are often underemployed and underutilized in the civilian workforce. This is exacerbated for the high-performing men and women of SOF who have trained and served with highly driven elite teams of men and women. A 2013 Survey of Special Operators found: --97% felt they were unable to translate their skills effectively. --91% felt that transition was more difficult than a deployment. --99% felt that there was no tailored transition program meeting their experience levels.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
The Honor Foundation Program - San Diego, CA
The Honor Foundation (THF) is a unique transition institute created exclusively for members of the U.S. Special Operations community.
The Honor Foundation Program - Virginia Beach, VA
The Honor Foundation (THF) is a unique transition institute created exclusively for members of the U.S. Special Operations community.
The Honor Foundation Program - Camp Lejeune, NC
The Honor Foundation (THF) is a unique transition institute created exclusively for members of the U.S. Special Operations community. This program serves MARSOC Marine Raiders.
The Honor Foundation Program - Virtual
The Honor Foundation (THF) is a unique transition institute created exclusively for members of the U.S. Special Operations community.
The Honor Foundation - Ft. Bragg, NC
The Honor Foundation program at Ft. Bragg supports the active-duty special operations community preparing to transition out of the military. We help the outstanding men and women of the Army, Airforce and Joint Special Operations who have selflessly served our country, as they seek their next purpose in the civilian sector.
The Honor Foundation - Professional Development Series
The Honor Foundation's Professional Development Series serves THF Alumni and Fellows as they explore their next mission in life and determine how their purpose can be utilized in a civilian career. THF's Professional Development series explores a variety of topics pertinent to transitioning military personnel, including diversity, equity, inclusion, exploration of specific industries, and health and wellness topics.
The Honor Foundation - Eglin AFB, FL
The Honor Foundation program supporting Eglin AFB serves the 7th Special Forces and Air Forces Special Operations Forces active-duty community preparing to transition out of the military. Transition is one of, if not the most difficult time in a service member's life. THF supports service members during this transition to help individuals find purpose and fulfillment post-military service.
The Honor Foundation - Tampa, FL
The Honor Foundation (THF) Tampa program supports the active duty members of the SOCOM and SOCCENT - Special Operations Forces community - as they prepare to transition out of the military. Transition is one of, if not the most difficult time in a service member's life. THF supports service members during this transition to help individuals find purpose and fulfillment post-military service.
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Our results
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Number of students enrolled
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Population(s) Served
Military personnel
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total Alumni
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Honor Foundation (THF) prepares the U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) community to successfully transition to the civilian workplace, leveraging their leadership abilities and other learned skills from their SOF experiences.
THF’s mission is to take on the responsibility of filling the gap in military transition services and provide a high-value comprehensive transition program for members of the U.S. Special Operations Forces who have honorably served their country.
THF’s vision is to impact every transitioning service member from the U.S. Special Operations enterprise and be a catalyst for overhauling and innovating the entire Department of Defense (DOD) transition program. Just as SOF is the vanguard for testing and development for the conventional force, our goal is to provide the SOF population with a successful comprehensive training program.
Program Services Description:
The Honor Foundation program fills a critical gap in transition services for the most elite warriors in the U.S., those who have served honorably as the vanguard for our nation’s military. Despite being the absolute highest performing veterans transitioning out of military service, many have struggled through underemployment, unemployment, and unhappiness.
Over the length of the program, Fellows consider their strengths, priorities, and "why," they benefit from tailored and comprehensive executive education, 1:1 coaching, mentoring, and access to an exclusive professional network of nearly 5,000 executives across seven major industries of business.
Our sessions operate in 4 phases:
Phase 1: Fellows take an introspective look, working with professional coaches and mentors.
Phase 2: Fellows are taught to translate their professional work history for impact in the civilian sector.
Phase 3: Fellows target specific career interests, and experience different organizations and cultures first-hand.
Phase 4: Fellows become Alumni and our team continues to serve them as they may still be Active Duty post-graduation, transitioning from another job, or wanting to engage with other Fellows going through the program to create a community.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Every aspect of The Honor Foundation executive education program is been inspired by the way Special Operators work in the field. We seek out experts in personal and professional development fields to teach aspects of the transition program, similarly as SOF trains with the best experts while serving on active duty. Our curriculum focuses on 28 key transitional readiness themes isolated through extensive research and feedback. It reflects the precise knowledge and experience a Special Operator needs to navigate any transition throughout his or her career.
Fellows are challenged to prepare for military transition just as they would prepare for their next mission. THF explains that transition is a "team sport" and we guide them on how to build their transition team, and introduce them to potential members of the team who can support them beyond the 3-month program. We also give them tools and the training to deploy an effective plan, market themselves and conduct a successful and thorough job search. Lastly, and arguably most importantly we guide them on how to tell their personal story, build a network and offer access to individuals who have agreed to have meetings with fellows as they explore potential careers post-military service.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
At THF, we focus on increasing Transition Readiness. We effectively accomplish this through the phases of our executive education program. This includes a structured mix of additive and experiential learning, business simulations, and other professional enrichment methodologies.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Honor Foundation is a designated 501(c)3 non-profit organization. In our short 7.5 years, we have four three physical campuses in San Diego, CA; Virginia Beach, VA; Wilmington, NC; and Ft. Bragg, NC. THF also established a virtual campus in 2019 to service the U.S. Special Operations Forces community stationed anywhere around the globe. As demand for the program grows at an exponential rate, THF plans to double the size of our virtual offering and looks to bring the program to other Special Operations headquarters in the United States.
THF has built a world-class transition program with 1:1 professional coaching for each Fellow and access to a network of 400+ executives who serve as mentors and advisors for our transitioning population.
We are proud to have served 1300 Special Operations families through our full 3-month transition program, and we have served over 700 hundred more service members through content-rich seminars. After graduating from our program, 96% of THF Alumni report they are "fulfilled" 90 days after leaving service. We define fulfillment as the participant achieving their personal objective in one of the following categories: employment, continuing education, or sabbatical.
We serve The Honor Foundation Alumni with honor, for life. This includes the development of a new program for continued professional development.
The Honor Foundation is changing lives by offering clear guidance for service members to find their purpose outside of the military, reversing the narrative of negative outcomes for transitioning veterans and elevating our elite military to be prepared to serve at their full capacity in the private sector, for the mutual benefit of all.
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THE HONOR FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 08/02/2023
Harry Leonhardt
Scott Adams
Colliers
Larry Solomon
The Capital Group
Michael Nagata
CACI
David Janke
Blackswan Partners
Dave Alberga
Justin Connolly
Disney/ESPN
Marc Brown
Bridgepoint Education
Matt Bigge
Crosslink Capital
Jon Skinner
William Blair
John Burnham
Accenture
Heidi Fearon-Barker
Justin Nahama
Fisher Broyles
Frank Muller
Lyla Kohistany
Consultant
Richard Wells
Insight Partners
Scott Smith
TIGRE Global Solutions Inc.
Board leadership practices
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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? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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