Happy holidays to our family and friends who have been key supporters of the TramutoPorter Foundation vision. As Jeff and I reflect on the last year, we thank you for your continued support, love, and compassion toward those in need. Through our travels and projects in the last year, we have met so many people who share in our hope that the challenges facing the world today can be successfully addressed if we start from a place of compassion, kindness, and understanding of the uniqueness that each person offers.

To that end, allow us to share with you the organizations supported by the TramutoPorter Foundation and Health eVillages during the last year.

The Ghislieri College – Pavia, Italy
Compassionate Leadership Award Grant
Encouraging college students to understand compassion and kindness

Robert F Kennedy Italia
Speak Truth to Power Anti-Bullying Program
Educating students/teachers against bullying

Maine Boys to Men
Compassionate Leadership Award
Committed to ending male violence and self-harm while advancing gender equality

Congressional Management Foundation
Compassionate Leadership Award
Educating staff members of our elected officials to understand the impact of compassion

The Northern Lighthouse
Compassionate Leadership Award Grant
Providing mental health services and homeless youth services to communities in Northern Maine

The JDRF Illinois Foundation
Compassionate Leadership Award Grant
Working to find a cure for diabetes

Association Un Grancio Al Parkinson
Compassionate Leadership Award
Supporting individuals living with Parkinson Disease by training them to exercise via boxing which helps to improve their coordination

Robert F Kennedy Human Rights
Support of the workplace Dignity Program
Educating companies on how to create a more compassionate workplace

Red Cross – Florence, Italy
Compassionate Leadership Program
Holiday baskets delivered to 60 homeless people throughout Florence on December 15th)

Robert F Kennedy Human Rights
Support of the workplace Dignity Program
Educating companies on how to create a more compassionate workplace

African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation (ACAEDF)
Education grant for 5 High School Students in Nigeria

Maui Relief Fund
Compassionate Leadership Award
Directly supported two families and an organization in response to the fires in Lahaina

Ogunquit Playhouse and Maine Center for Grieving Children Grant
Using the Arts to help children and volunteers find compassion for themselves

Regis College – Boston, MA
Compassionate Leadership Award
Student scholarship for compassionate leadership

St. Joseph’s College – Boston, MA
Compassionate Leadership Award
Student scholarship for compassionate leadership

Boston University School of Public Health
Compassionate Leadership Award
Student scholarship for compassionate leadership

Cyber Ohana Project
Compassionate Leadership Award
Supporting veterans transition from military to civilian work

Florence Children Education Program
Compassionate Leadership Award
Tutoring immigrant children helping them with their homework

Wells Maine High School
4 Year Scholarship Award
Student scholarship for compassionate leadership

Bangor Maine High School
4 Year Scholarship Award
Student scholarship for compassionate leadership

Compassionate Leadership Summit
Compassionate Leadership Award
Providing a safe forum for leaders to learn how to practice compassionate leadership

As we have often shared with others, it makes no difference how much you give – it makes no difference how much you do – what makes the difference is you gave something, and you did something.

To date, The TramutoPorter Foundation has supported nearly 140 organizations in some capacity and more than 100 students have benefited from our scholarship program.

As some of you may know, Jeff and I are proud to contribute our own funds towards these important efforts. In fact, 93% of all direct (non-gala) contributions are directly from Jeff and myself – with the remaining 7% from Board Members, family, and friends. Whether you joined us on this journey from the very beginning, like several of our Board members following the events of September 11th, or more recently, we are truly thankful for everyone’s support and friendship.

In closing, we have embarked down a path of making a significant contribution and investment in the Compassionate Leadership movement.

We believe that strengthening the compassionate leadership movement is the best way to scale our efforts for a kinder and gentler world. It is virtually impossible for us to calculate the total number of expendable hours we’ve spent presenting on this topic to Colleges/Universities, not for profit organizations, and many other institutions across the globe. These institutions are starving for more knowledge, information, and training on how to lead with compassion.

As we shared at the beginning, we are grateful to the many people we have met in the last year and even more inspired by their commitment to help drive forward a world whereby we take the time to “listen to understand” rather than “reacting” to the stories of others. They see a world of hope – not a world of despair and looking into their eyes – they give us the fuel and inspiration to wake up each day and continue our mission to do good.

Thank you and have a very Blessed Holiday!
~ Jeff and Donato