What ProSocial World does

ProSocial World is a U.S.-based non-profit organization headquartered in Wimberley, Texas, with 19 employees, that develops and disseminates a science-based framework for helping groups become more cooperative, adaptable, and resilient. Its core methodology, the ProSocial Process Framework, integrates three previously uncombined scientific disciplines—evolutionary science, contextual behavioral science, and Elinor Ostrom's Nobel prize-winning work on community development and the commons—operationalized through eight Core Design Principles, the ROE-M framework, and the PRISM natural language assessment tool that produces 6-12 month group predictive profiles. The organization serves a distributed base of community groups, individual facilitators, academic researchers, and government agencies across more than 35 countries, training over 1,000 facilitators to date and engaging more than 1,000 event attendees in 2025.

The product portfolio spans a peer-reviewed academic journal (This View of Life), an online magazine, a podcast, edited special publications, paid facilitator training courses, and a global community platform supported by a separate courses domain. The PRISM assessment tool synthesizes ROE-M, Functional Self-Discrimination, and Behavioural Systems Analysis into a forecast of a group's psychological flexibility, governance health, and systemic resilience. Distribution is content-led and multilingual, with English and Spanish-language sites, an active event calendar, and partnerships with the John Templeton Foundation and Templeton World Charity Foundation as core funders.

The business model is a hybrid of foundation grants (John Templeton Foundation underwrites the website; Templeton World Charity Foundation funds the Latin America project), individual donations (the organization solicits donations and holds a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency), and recurring course fees for paid learning offerings on courses.prosocial.world. Go-to-market is community-led rather than commercial sales: thought leadership, scientific publications, facilitator training, and in-country partnerships (e.g., CollabSoul in Brazil) drive adoption. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and revenue figures are not reported.

Name

ProSocial World

Legal name

ProSocial World

Website

https://prosocial.world

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ProSocial World is a U.S. non-profit that integrates evolutionary science, behavioral science, and Elinor Ostrom's commons research into a cooperation framework, serving community groups, facilitators, researchers, and government agencies across 35 countries through training, publications, courses, and the PRISM assessment tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperation Science and Community Development Education

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), Intergovernmental Education Cooperation & Bilateral/Multilateral Programs (EDADALAA)

Keywords

• Cooperation science research
• Community development methodology
• Facilitator training courses
• Evolutionary behavioral science
• Group governance frameworks

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a non-profit organization, ProSocial World relies on donations from individuals and grants from foundations. They hold a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency indicating financial accountability. The website explicitly solicits donations to support training, global impact, research, and free resources.
2. Course Fees: The organization offers paid courses through courses.prosocial.world including 'Leading ProSocial course' (April 2026), 'Experiencing ProSocial Spirituality course' (Feb 2026), and masterclasses. These provide learning opportunities for individuals and groups seeking to implement the ProSocial framework.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

ProSocial World operates a science-based cooperation framework that helps groups become more cooperative, adaptable, and resilient by integrating evolutionary science, contextual behavioral science, and Elinor Ostrom's commons scholarship. It delivers this framework through an academic journal (This View of Life), magazine articles, podcasts, special publications, facilitator training courses, a global community platform, and the PRISM natural-language assessment tool for group diagnostics. Its work spans three pillars: Community, Courses, and Research.

Product overview

ProSocial World operates as a multi-platform educational and research organization offering a suite of interconnected resources. The core offering consists of the ProSocial Process Framework—an integrated methodology combining evolutionary science, contextual behavioral science, and Elinor Ostrom's work on commons management. This framework is supported by the This View of Life academic Journal (peer-reviewed publications on evolutionary science applications), the This View of Life Magazine (broader accessible articles), and the ProSocial Podcast (expert conversations on cooperation and culture). Additional offerings include Special Publications (edited essay collections on specialized topics like cultural evolution and decolonizing science), the ROE-M Framework with PRISM assessment tool (a natural language analysis system producing predictive group profiles), ProSocial Courses (facilitator training and educational programs), and the ProSocial Community (global network of practitioners). The organization functions as a nonprofit with courses hosted on a separate domain (courses.prosocial.world).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• This View of Life Journal Interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to exploring the application of evolutionary science across all aspects of human life, featuring articles by leading researchers.
• This View of Life Magazine Online magazine featuring articles exploring topics at the intersection of evolutionary science, economics, culture, and societal change.
• ProSocial Podcast Podcast featuring conversations with experts on topics including economics, culture, cooperation, evolution, and complex systems.
• Special Publications Series of edited collections of essays exploring the intersection of evolution and human society, including topics like cultural evolution, decolonizing science, ecological economics, and worldbuilding.
• ROE-M Framework with PRISM Natural language analysis tool synthesizing ROE-M, Functional Self-Discrimination, and Behavioural Systems Analysis approaches to produce a Prosocial Predictive Profile forecasting a group's psychological flexibility, governance health, and systemic resilience over 6-12 months.
• ProSocial Courses Paid learning opportunities including the Leading ProSocial course, Experiencing ProSocial Spirituality course, and masterclasses, designed to enable individuals and groups to collaborate, co-create, and tackle issues together.
• ProSocial Process Framework Integrated methodology combining evolutionary science, contextual behavioral science, and Elinor Ostrom's Nobel prize-winning work on community development and the commons to enable continuous social improvement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 facilitators trained to date from 35 countries
• +3 more outcomes

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CollabSoulcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn-country representatives for ProSocial World Latin America project in Brazil. Played a crucial role in customizing the ProSocial approach to suit specific contextual needs for change, combining bottom-up and top-down approaches.
• Human EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the Science of the Noosphere masterclass, uniting diverse participants to explore the concept of the noosphere - a collective sphere of human knowledge, culture, and potential.

Scale indicators4 records

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Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prosocial-world

Compliance2 records

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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