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Newsletter for Affiliates August 2025
Newsletter for Affiliates August 2025
Dear Affiliates
This is a copy of my newsletter sent by email to each of you. Please let me know if you didn't receive it. It may have gone into your spam.
The IVET Foundation is so very proud of you and fellow affiliates, who are setting such a great example to society by being outstanding values role models in your vocation and life.
You are showing that it is possible to live your life from what affiliate Richard Schwartz calls Self-energy (the authentic you) and make what affiliate Mark Williamson refers to as authentic connections with others.
Affiliate Paul Barnett invites us to take our newfound consciousness to create a new enlightenment, playing an active role in IVET, which he describes as a participatory learning community.
Affiliate Ann Marie Mealey highlights the incredible mission of remarkable people in her podcast, Beyond the Dark Clouds, which highlights people who are living their values. She has suggested that affiliates come together in a Conference – a mixture of in-person and virtual. Would you support a conference?
Patron and Affiliate Andrei Stupu sees IVET’s, Values-based Education (VbE) as heralding a new era in Education as it puts the spotlight on the formation of character. He has just been awarded his doctorate. Congratulations Andrei.
You can listen to the wisdom of these and other insightful affiliates here: https://www.ivetfoundation.com/videocasts
Many affiliates are actively connecting with each other and sharing their practical ideas about how to make positive changes that have impact on our wellbeing, quality of life and the care of the natural world. Many are doing this through LinkedIn. The Foundation creates posts about its work and that of affiliates on this platform. If you are not a member of LinkedIn, may I encourage you to consider joining.
Besides supporting affiliates, the Foundation continues to celebrate the global success of its education initiative, Values-based Education (VbE). If you want to know more then visit https://www.valuesbasededucation.com .
Bridget Knight, CEO of Values-based Education, has asked me if you and other affiliates would volunteer to mentor school leaders, supporting and encouraging them as they work to be values-based (ethical) leaders. Please let me know if you are willing to give a little of your time for this worthwhile initiative.
The Foundation would appreciate your thoughts on how we can attract sponsorship and donations, which will leverage our impact. Also, your thoughts on how we can increase our influence in the world at a time when the world is crying out for ethical leadership. Please write to me with your ideas.
Warmest wishes
Neil
Founder of the IVET Foundation
Dr Richard Schwartz
Dr Richard Schwartz
Neil was in conversation with the inspirational Affiliate Dr Richard Schwarz, the Founder of the Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Ethical Leadership in Switzerland
Ethical Leadership in Switzerland
In July, Jane and I were honoured to represent IVET at the Swiss Hospitality School in Leysin Switzerland. Jane and I were delighted to talk with staff about Ethical leadership and the need to take the inner journey.
What a great group of people - made us feel that there is hope for the world
Doug Everhart
Doug Everhart
Doug is one of our new inspirational Affiliates. Read about him on our Directory of Affiliates.
Congratulations to Dr Andrei Stupu
Congratulations to Dr Andrei Stupu
IVET is so proud of Affiliate and Patron Andrei Stupu for being awarded his Doctorate. Andrei is considered to be a leading scholar in the area of ethical and moral intelligence. He became a Doctor (PhD) in Educational Sciences with a cotutelle in Philosophy. His thesis, "Ethical-Moral Intelligence: Conceptual Model, Definition, Components, and Educational Applications", developed in cotutelle between the doctoral schools "Education. Reflection. Development" at Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) and the Doctoral School of Philosophy at the University of Bucharest, complemented by a Fulbright Researcher fellowship at Harvard University.
Other News
Other News
The Foundation would like to offer school leaders mentorship from our inspirational Affiliates. Please let me know if you would volunteer your help to support ethical leadership in schools.
News just in: Congratulations to Simon Hass on receiving his doctorate (D.Phil) from Oxford University.
Please keep in touch with me and other Affiliates and let's together be a major force for, as Affiliate Paul Barnett said in his Videocast, a new Enlightenment. Individually we are making a difference but together we can help this planet to flourish.
Neil Hawkes
Trustees: Neil Hawkes, Bridget Knight, Nigel Cohen, Jane Hawkes and Sue Jones
Patrons: Sir John Jones, Professors: Mick Waters, Ruth Crick, Bart McGettrict, Mark Chater and Doctors: Gladson Chickwa, Andrei Stupu and Tessa Willy
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