Bring compassion to life | Charter for Compassion

Compassionate Communities Initiative

What difference can compassion make? What is a Compassionate Community? What are the steps?

Join the Growing Movement

We believe a compassionate world is a peaceful world. We believe a compassionate world is possible when every man, woman and child treats others as they would wish to be treated - with dignity, equity and respect. We believe all human beings are born with the capacity for compassion, and it must be cultivated for human beings to survive and thrive.

Partner with the Charter for Compassion

Participate in the emergence of a global movement. Collaborate, connect, communicate. Share your ideas, stories, resources. Learn from others and share your lessons learned.

Read the Charter for Compassion

In 2008, noted historian Karen Armstrong won the TED Prize. Her response: “I wish that you would help with the creation, launch and propagation of a Charter for Compassion, based on the fundamental principles of universal justice and respect.”

13 Nobel Peace Laureates Are Leading This Audaciously Ambitious Campaign

Join the Charter for Compassion team in working with one of our new strategic partners: One Billion Acts of Peace. Find out more about their campaign and how you can create your act of compassion and peace.

The 3rd International Symposium on Healthcare Communication

Communicating for Compassionate Healthcare: Mobilizing Values to Practice

Compassionate Communities

In cities and communities around the globe, those involved in Compassion initiatives have worked on community service, anti-bullying, homelessness, healthcare, restorative justice and education efforts.

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We believe that a compassionate world is a peaceful world.

We believe that a compassionate world is possible when every man, woman and child treats others as they wish to be treated--with dignity, equity and respect.

We believe that all human beings are born with the capacity for compassion, and that it must be cultivated for human beings to survive and thrive.

Join to make compassion a clear, luminous and dynamic force in our polarized world. Embrace the compassion revolution.

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Vision

A world where everyone is committed to living by the principle of compassion.

Mission

We support a global movement that brings the Charter for Compassion to life. As a network of networks, we connect organizers and partners from around the world. We provide educational resources, organizing tools, and avenues of communication for sharing lessons, stories, and inspiration. We serve as the umbrella for the Charter for Compassion, supporting conferences, events, collaborations, conversations, and initiatives to create and connect compassionate communities and institutions across the globe.