Animus Association Foundation Competitors

Massachusetts’ first and only public academic health sciences center is made up of three graduate schools and two business units, Commonwealth Medicine and MassBiologics. Perennially ranked among the top medical schools for primary care education by U.S. News & World Report, UMass Chan Medical School is also an international leader in biomedical research, with $399 million in NIH funding in FY 2020. UMass Chan Medical School educates physicians, scientists and advanced practice nurses to heal, discover, teach and care with compassion. Our researchers are making discoveries daily in the fight against diseases such as ALS, Tay-Sachs, COVID-19, cancer and diabetes. UMass Medical School strives to advance the health and well-being of the people of the commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research and health care delivery with clinical partner UMass Memorial Health. Commonwealth Medicine provides a wide range of care management and consulting services to government agencies, nonprofits and health care organizations, improving health care for people in need while also maximizing revenue for clients and performing cutting edge research that impacts health policy. MassBiologics, the only nonprofit, FDA-licensed manufacturer of vaccines and biologics in the United States, improves public health through applied research, development and production of biologic products, including vaccines, plasma derivatives and monoclonal antibodies.

We help people to peacefully and effectively resolve conflicts in personal, organizational, and political settings. As a nonprofit organization with projects around the world, we were founded by international peacemaker, Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., author of the best selling book, "Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life." Certified Trainers are not employees of CNVC but independent professionals who sign an annual agreement. They help to sustain the global impact of the CNVC through the work they do, the donations they make to the CNVC, and the support and accountability they maintain for each other at the highest standards established by Marshall Rosenberg.

IMS is one of the Western world's oldest and most-respected meditation retreat centers. We are dedicated to providing a spiritual refuge for all who seek freedom of mind and heart. Our experienced teachers offer guidance in Buddhist meditations known as vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness). While the context is the Buddha’s teachings, these practices are universal. They help to develop awareness and compassion in ourselves, giving rise to greater peace and happiness in the world. Our two adjacent retreat facilities – the Retreat Center and the Forest Refuge – are set on some 240 secluded wooded acres in the quiet countryside of central Massachusetts. The Retreat Center has a range of silent meditation courses available, varying in length from a weekend to three months. The Forest Refuge offers experienced meditators the opportunity to explore a more independent and less structured form of retreat life.