We create impact by
Our mission
People who step up to help themselves and others often act even though they’re inexperienced, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. We provide services to help them succeed.
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Our motivation
We don’t want someone’s first crisis to be the Big One. We design immersive learning experiences that let people practice helping themselves and the people around them in a crisis. Then we teach community organizations to spread learning in their communities.
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Your support
All of our work is grounded in proven research, systematic experimentation, and continual evaluation. We work with researchers to exchange ideas and methods across disciplines. If no one has the answers we need, or we need a dose of reality, we do our own research.
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We create impact by
Supporting spontaneous leaders
We believe that even those who act can use help.
People who step up to help themselves and others often act even though they’re inexperienced, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. We provide services to help them succeed.
LEARN MORE about our Leader support program →
Training micro-communities
We believe that acting starts with practicing.
We don’t want someone’s first crisis to be the Big One. We design immersive learning experiences that let people practice helping themselves and the people around them in a crisis. Then we teach community organizations to spread learning in their communities.
LEARN MORE about our Training program →
Driving research
We don’t believe in guessing.
All of our work is grounded in proven research, systematic experimentation, and continual evaluation. We work with researchers to exchange ideas and methods across disciplines. If no one has the answers we need, or we need a dose of reality, we do our own research.
LEARN MORE about our Research program →
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Curiosity #8: Don’t Drink the Water, A Modern Horror Story
In October 2017, the Tubbs wildfire raged through the city of Santa Rosa CA, destroying more than 3000 homes and other structures. A month later,...
Curiosity #7: Wildfire and The Melting Snow
Pop quiz! Let’s test your intuition about melting ice. Which melts faster? A block of ice that is: 1 foot square 1 inch square Which melts faster? A...
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Volunteer
We welcome individuals who want to bring their talents to our mission. Even if we don’t know that we need them!
Get in touch if you want to help make the world more socially resilient.
Partner
If your organizational mission overlaps ours, we’d like to talk about partnership possibilities. We can achieve more by sharing knowledge and efforts.
Please get in touch if you think a partnership might benefit your organization.
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We can’t help others without sponsors and supporters helping us. Your financial, moral, and practical support will enable us to keep going.
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