Organizations and Businesses that Promote Compassion Development
Last Updated:
June, 2008
Send us a link to an organization whose mission statement includes research on and /or promoting the development of compassion. - -> ->
The above link is a great and now is quite user friendly
Much of the material on the above site has a psychotherapy orientation
The above site contains links to a broad range of subjects.  The ties between compassion and social change could begin to be explored using the information on this site. Much of the material is for an academic audience.  More investication will be needed to select compassion related information from the vast amount of material contained within the links supplied on this site.
Organizations and Businesses Directly 
Teaching Others Compassion Practice
Last Updated:
Jan , 2008

Great material to help organize a volunteer group of compassionate people to help care for someone who is seriously sick

Visit their blog site which is very user friendly -> ->
Information from a dedicated group of scholars who strive to create a new vision of organizations as sites for the development and expression of compassion.  Papers can also be found at the following link:
There are a number of articles on this site that are thought provoking, but also easy for the beginning reader to digest.  It is based on work by K.C. Blair whose background and orientation is described on the site. It is a "nonprofit organization, organized for the purpose of conducting scientifc research and disseminating scientific findings" with a focus that appears to be on compassion.
Building a culture of compassion through linking communities of caring people

Link sent in by Kristi

Author: W. David Hoisington, Ph. D.
Stories of people who built programs to help those in need.  Also support is offered to those seeking to do the same.