Welcome to The Raines Foundation
Step inside. Explore ideas, connect with humanity
and help imagine a better future.
Explore our departments
Each department is a place to connect,
learn and explore something meaningful.
Across the foundation
The latest ideas, discoveries and stories from our departments.
Exploration
A new satellite view reveals fires across southern New Guinea—and invites a closer look at the island’s varied habitats and the people who care for them.
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Technology
The new finance platform targets early-stage U.S. tech startups, with AI workflows and explicit usage limits.
Read on Vision Building
Philanthropy / Healthy Environment
October 21 negotiations examined how forest guidance should support biodiversity goals; key wording remained unresolved.
Read on Humanitarian Explorer
Philanthropy / Education Access
A four-day DIGITAfrica school paired 5G experiments with digital-service projects, highlighting the resources learners need beyond a classroom seat.
Read on Humanitarian Explorer
Philanthropy / Food and Nutrition
New reports of children killed underline the danger surrounding a hunger response that depends on safe access as well as funding.
Read on Humanitarian Explorer
Philanthropy / Health and Wellness
A new UN framework links health records with heat exposure to help countries identify risks and prepare services.
Read on Humanitarian ExplorerOur purpose
We believe a better future begins with the connections we create — with ourselves, with one another and with the world around us.
We bring people together through education, philanthropy, exploration and practical tools to build a wiser, more compassionate and peaceful world.
Meet the foundationMore ways to explore
Updates and perspectives from across the foundation.
Read the latest storiesConversations that make space for new ways of thinking.
Coming soonLearning experiences to deepen curiosity and understanding.
Coming soonOne mission. Two funds.
Project Fund
Our model directs 100% of public Project Fund gifts to approved partner project delivery in five areas of human well-being. Foundation salaries and operating costs are funded separately.
Explore the Project Fund ↗Operations Fund
Help fund our team, technology, partner review, reporting and fundraising. Founding Partners provide the operating support that makes the 100% model possible.
Explore the Operations Fund ↗Our purpose in action
A family of initiatives. A shared commitment to learning, compassion and peaceful connection.
Philanthropy
A philanthropic social network connecting people around the essentials of human well-being and support for charitable partner projects.
Visit The Human Family
Exploration · Philosophy
A social platform vision connecting people globally through walking for peace, reflection and shared discovery.
Visit Peacewalking
Technology
Entrepreneurship education, mentorship, community and practical digital skills for people working to build sustainable livelihoods and strengthen local communities.
Visit Vision Building
Technology · Philanthropy
Practical digital tools, learning and website support that help charities communicate their missions and serve their communities.
Visit Charity Spaces
Technology · Philanthropy
Local news platforms built on community social networks to connect neighbors and strengthen towns and cities.
Explore Local Social News
Philosophy
A platform for philosophical discussion through meditation, mindfulness, prayer and respectful inquiry.
Visit Contemplation Center
Exploration · Philanthropy
A magazine and podcast exploring humanitarian issues and the individuals working altruistically to improve human wellbeing.
Visit Humanitarian ExplorerA shared future needs all of us
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