As sweeping measures to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic were undertaken across the United States, schools were closed, activities and events were cancelled, and distance learning and virtual programming were presented as new alternatives. Challenges with these sudden new ways of life affected everyone, but especially the lives of working families and their …
Once again, Hartford Seminary hosted a week-long summer course titled, “The Spirituality and Practices of Asian Religions.” The course was designed to introduce the religious life and spirituality practiced in East Asian countries, in particular, China, South Korea and Japan this year. It has been very special for Shinnyo-en Foundation to support this course for …
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With warm welcoming remarks from Dr. Uriah Kim, Academic Dean of Hartford Seminary, a week-long summer course titled “Spirituality and Practices of Asian Religions” began on June 13 for the second time this summer. This course was made possible by the collegial collaboration between Dr. Michiaki Okuyama of Nanzan University and Dr. Uriah Kim who …
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As 2015 comes to a close, the Foundation would like to extend our warmest wishes to our grantees, partners in service and the Shinnyo-en community. We are thankful to all those who share our mission for peace through service. We finished off the year hosting four Family Service Events, gathering Shinnyo-en practitioners to make donations …
In the fall of 2014, a seed was planted to develop a new summer course at Hartford Seminary, one of the Foundation’s grantees. After hearing from Hartford’s leaders and their desire to bring more dialogue on Dharmic religions to the campus, the Foundation worked closely with Hartford and Professor Michiaki Okuyama of Nanzan University to …
Happy New Year! We hope 2015 has gotten off to a great start for all of our friends and partners. Shinnyo-en Foundation is delighted to share this highlight video of the past year, which celebrates 20 years of our philanthropic work. We look back at programs and connections made through the Foundation that are creating …
The Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Rev. Jay Gibson as our new Vice President. As we welcome Jay, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to our outgoing Vice President, Rev. Ben Takagi, for his dedication to the Foundation over the last three and a half years. Ben will remain in the Bay Area …
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Don’t worry, we won’t be going too far! After 20 years of being in the heart of San Francisco, our office will be moving just 12 miles south to San Bruno. As we pack up and set up our new home, the Foundation office will be closed from Friday, September 26th through Wednesday, October 1st. …
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The Shinjo Ito Distinguished Chair in Japanese Studies at UC Berkeley was established in 2009 with an endowment from the Shinnyo-en Order that was matched by the Hewlett Foundation. It is named after the founder of the Shinnyo-en Order, which teaches that all people carry the seed of enlightenment within them and that by acting …
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Happy New Year to all of our friends and partners! Shinnyo-en Foundation is pleased to announce the completion of our 2013 Highlights video. The Foundation’s three focus areas which include our grants and programs, Shinnyo-en Youth Association programs, and Shinnyo-en Temple support are featured in the video in addition to the ways in which these …
