Source Of Synergy

What Source Of Synergy does

The Source of Synergy Foundation is a 501c3 not-for-profit educational organization (EIN 26-1592942), founded in 2006 by Diane Marie Williams and incorporated on August 7, 2007, headquartered at 697 3rd Avenue, #117, New York, NY 10017. The foundation's core proposition is that 'synergy' is a fundamental property of reality, drawing on Buckminster Fuller's framing, and it operationalizes this through community convening, consciousness-based methodologies (the 'Source Effect,' Multi-Dimensional Exploration), and structured group frameworks (Synergy Circles, Collaboratories). Its flagship initiative, the Evolutionary Leaders Circle launched in late 2006, has grown to over 300 active members including figures from science, spirituality, business, and social movements, and is supported by a parallel network of 20+ topic-focused Synergy Circles and a 60-organization Evolutionary Partners Network. Additional programming includes annual Evolutionary Leaders Retreats, the anthology 'Our Moment of Choice' (2020), the Team Hope refugee initiative, Global Oneness Day advocacy at the UN, Synergistic Educational Journeys, a Health and Wellness Initiative, and Synergy Spaces virtual convenings on Zoom. The foundation has institutional ties to the United Nations through the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns, and has received awards including the 2020 Gold Nautilus Award, 2021 New York Book Festival award, UN Spirit of the United Nations Award, and Golden Rule Award.

The organization generates revenue exclusively through tax-deductible donations, with no commercial pricing model or paid registration for its core programs; Synergy Circles, retreats, and educational journeys are donation-supported. Distribution occurs through the sourceofsynergyfoundation.org website, newsletters (The Edge, Synergy Circles Newsletter), social channels (Facebook, YouTube, X, Instagram), in-person retreats and events, and partner organization networks spanning multiple countries. The customer base is bifurcated between a small core of 300+ active community members and a broader long tail of tens of thousands engaged via public-facing initiatives like the 50,000-signature Call to Conscious Evolution.

From a technology standpoint, the foundation does not operate software products, APIs, or proprietary technical platforms. Its 'technology' is a set of consciousness-based practices and facilitation methodologies, with operational support provided by standard digital tools (Zoom, email, social media, web). The Iris Cocreative partnership handles website development. There are no disclosed AI/ML systems, data assets, or developer-facing infrastructure. The business model is pure donation-funded nonprofit operations, with leadership comprising a founder/president, executive director, board chair, treasurer, and a network of board members, advisors, and program coordinators.

Name

Source Of Synergy

Legal name

Source of Synergy Foundation

Website

https://sourceofsynergyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Source of Synergy Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit founded in 2006 that convenes a 300+ member Evolutionary Leaders Circle and operates Synergy Circles, retreats, and educational programs on consciousness and collaborative leadership, funded by tax-deductible donations and distributed through a 60-organization partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Educational and Community Programs

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Nonprofit educational programs
• Consciousness community building
• Collaborative thought leadership
• Transformative retreat programs
• Synergy thought networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Sierra Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax-Deductible Donations: The foundation is a 501c3 not-for-profit educational organization that accepts tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations. EIN: 26-1592942. Donations support all activities including retreats, Synergy Circles, educational programs, and the Evolutionary Leaders Circle.
2. Donation-based Fundraising: The organization generates revenue through donation appeals, particularly for specific initiatives like the Team Hope refugee support campaign and general operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Source of Synergy Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit educational organization that convenes and supports a global community of thought leaders through programs centered on the principle of synergy and conscious evolution. Its core offerings include the Evolutionary Leaders Circle (a 300+ member community of global visionaries), Synergy Circles and Collaboratories (20+ topic-based groups), annual retreats and educational journeys, and publications such as The Edge newsletter and the anthology 'Our Moment of Choice.' The foundation operates entirely through donations and community-led engagement rather than selling priced products or services.

Product overview

The Source of Synergy Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization (founded in 2006 by Diane Williams) that offers a portfolio of programs and initiatives centered on synergy, consciousness, and collaborative leadership rather than a traditional technology product. The core offerings include the Evolutionary Leaders Circle (a 300+ member community of global thought leaders), Synergy Circles and Collaboratories (20+ topic-focused groups), and annual Retreats and Advances. Communication products include The Edge newsletter and educational videos. The organization has published the book 'Our Moment of Choice' and hosts the Synergy Superstar Awards. Additional programs include Journeys to sacred sites, Health and Wellness initiatives, Salons/Roundtables, Synergy Spaces, Multi-Dimensional Exploration, Global Oneness Day advocacy, and the Evolutionary Partners Network. The portfolio operates through in-person gatherings, online platforms (Zoom spaces, newsletters), and social media rather than software products or APIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Evolutionary Leaders: A community of global thought leaders from diverse fields who come together in synergy to inspire and support new models of leadership and visionary action where collaboration thrives, partnerships emerge, and creative solutions take flight.

Products and services

• Evolutionary Leaders Circle A community of global thought leaders from diverse fields (science, spirituality, business, social movements) who collaborate to inspire and support new models of leadership and visionary action. Open to qualified visionary leaders; serves as a membership-style community of practice with 300+ active members.
• Synergy Circles and Collaboratories Groups of like-minded individuals who organize around common interests to increase synergy and impact, serving as incubators for personal and systemic transformation. Active in Colorado, New York, Santa Barbara, Santa Fe, France, Findhorn Foundation, Oakland, and Washington DC.
• Evolutionary Leaders Retreats and Advances Annual gatherings where leaders, visionaries, and innovators from various fields come together to synergize, build community connections, and form cooperative partnerships. Held annually since 2006 at locations including Santa Barbara, Sedona, New York, Malibu, and international sites.
• Educational Journeys Synergistic Educational Journeys that activate highest capacities, expand synergistic engagement, and connect participants with the transformative energies of the world's sacred power places. Focused on personal, collective, and global healing.
• Health and Wellness Initiative Program that brings together individuals and organizations worldwide to promote collective health, wellness, autonomy, truth, transparency, and integration of new scientific discoveries in health through speaker series, conferences, gatherings, social media outreach, Synergy Spaces, and Synergy Circles.
• Multi-Dimensional Exploration Experiential initiative for communion with many dimensions of existence and consciousness, inviting participants into direct relationship with subtle realms, intelligences, and deeper fields of awareness to catalyze new realities for personal, collective, planetary, and cosmic well-being.
• Salons, Lounges, Evolutionary Roundtables and Synergy Fusion Fests Events that invite participants to elevate connections to new levels of meaningful engagement and collective impact, including collaboration with the Institute of Noetic Sciences for various gatherings.
• Synergy Spaces Dynamic Zoom-based virtual spaces uniting global dreamers, doers, and game-changers to share ideas, foster partnerships, and inspire each other in collaborative environments.
• Global Oneness Day Advocacy initiative in collaboration with Humanity's Team and the Global Oneness Day Working Group of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns at the United Nations, seeking UN General Assembly designation of Global Oneness Day as a commemorated day on the UN calendar.
• The Edge Newsletter Monthly newsletter of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle that connects a global network of visionaries dedicated to conscious evolution and social transformation, sharing leading-edge ideas, insights, and events.
• Our Moment of Choice (Anthology) Published anthology from the Source of Synergy Foundation featuring forty-three members of the Evolutionary Leaders Circle, focused on evolutionary visions and hope for the future. Winner of multiple book awards.
• Synergy Superstar Awards Annual awards given to extraordinary individuals who source the power of synergy to expand human consciousness, increase connection with totality, and utilize their gifts in service to evolutionary awakening.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 300 active members in the Evolutionary Leaders Circle
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Evolutionary Leaders CirclecoreOthersThe flagship initiative of the foundation, a community of global thought leaders from diverse fields who come together in synergy to inspire and support new models of leadership and visionary action. Over 300 active members including prominent figures from science, spirituality, business, and social movements.
• Humanity's TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating with Humanity's Team and the Global Oneness Day Working group of NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns (NY) to get Global Oneness Day designated by the UN General Assembly as a special commemorated day on the United Nations calendar.
• NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns (CSVGC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA committee of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO). The foundation collaborates on initiatives including Global Oneness Day and represents at UN forums.
• Findhorn Foundation / Findhorn FellowsStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered to convene experiential Synergy Circles at the Findhorn Eco-Village Community in Scotland. Twenty-seven people gathered in October 2018 for a transformative Synergy Circle on co-creating with the intelligence of nature.
• One Humanity InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Nina Meyerhof (SOSF Board Member), the institute is creating a City of Hope adjacent to Auschwitz Museum. SOSF members participated in Team Hope refugee support efforts in Poland.
• Academy for Future Science (AFFS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn international NGO with the United Nations. Desiree Hurtak serves as co-founder and the foundation maintains collaborative relationship.
• United NationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe foundation has maintained active engagement with UN civil society for over two decades. Diane Williams initiated the formation of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns at the UN in New York in 2004 and served as Co-Chair at the UN in Geneva.
• Chopra FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeepak Chopra co-convened the 2009 Evolutionary Leaders retreat alongside the foundation and Association for Global New Thought.
• Association for Global New ThoughtmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the foundation and Chopra Foundation to convene the 2009 Evolutionary Leaders retreat in Malibu, California.
• Global Partner Organizations (60+)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtensive network including: A Better World, Academy for Future Science, Age Nation, Authentic, Bridges in Orgs, Children of the Earth, Choosing Earth Project, Cities of Peace, Community of Mystic Heart, Conscious Business, Contemplative Life, Create Global Healing, Dr. Julie, Earthwise Center, Everyday Knowings, Flourish Project, Four Worlds International, Garden of Light, Global Coherence Pulse, Global Peace Tribe, Good of the Whole, Great Transition Stories, Holomovement, Hubcast Media, Humanity's Team, Integral City Foundation, Integral Light Institute, Interestelar Community Foundation, Interspiritual Dialogue, Interspiritual Multiplex, Iris Cocreative, Island of Coherence, Light Net, Light on Light, Living Cities, Living Earth Stewardheir Ship, Love To, New Stories, One Humanity Institute, One Planet Peace Forum, One World, Pathways to Peace, Planet Project, Pro Social World, Purpose Earth, Rainbow Circle, Rim Institute, Sacred Stories, Samasati Sanctuary, Scientific & Medical Network, Self care to Earth care, Source of Synergy Foundation, Spiritual Life TV Channel, The Great Turning, The Hague Center, The Heart of a Healer, The Hygeia Foundation, The Interspiritual Network, The Karmic Warrior, The Oracle Institute, The Peace Pentagon, The Star House, The We Campaign, Touching the Stillness, Ubiquity U, Unity Earth, White Dove Method, WholeWorld View, Wise Planet, Wishing Well, Women's International League for Peace.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Chopra Foundation: Wellness and consciousness foundation founded by Deepak Chopra, who co-convened the 2009 Evolutionary Leaders retreat with SOSF; comparable mission around consciousness, well-being, and global transformation with significantly larger scale.
• Humanity's Team: Global consciousness and oneness movement explicitly collaborating with SOSF on the Global Oneness Day UN campaign; both organizations share awareness-based mission, similar donor base, and overlapping founder/leadership networks.
• Findhorn Foundation: Spiritual community and educational foundation in Scotland that has hosted SOSF Synergy Circles; operates similar retreat-based programming, consciousness education, and eco-village community model with comparable international thought-leader convening.
• Academy for Future Science (AFFS): International NGO with UN consultative status co-founded by SOSF board member Desiree Hurtak; shares consciousness-and-science framing, UN engagement, and educational outreach model targeting global thought leaders.
• Children of the Earth: Founded in 1990 by SOSF board member Nina Meyerhof; shares UN civil society engagement, interfaith consciousness orientation, and youth-focused peace-building programming model.
• Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS): Consciousness research and education nonprofit explicitly collaborating with SOSF on Salons and Roundtables; operates similar consciousness-based programming, educational events, and thought-leader convening with longer institutional history.
• Association for Global New Thought (AGNT): Co-convener of the 2009 Evolutionary Leaders retreat; operates similar interfaith, consciousness-focused programming and thought-leader convening with comparable UN civil society engagement.
• One Humanity Institute: Co-founded by SOSF board member Nina Meyerhof; operates the House of Hope refugee initiative in Poland with which SOSF's Team Hope campaign directly collaborated; comparable consciousness-and-humanitarian mission profile.
• Unity Earth: Listed SOSF partner organization in the Evolutionary Partners Network; operates comparable consciousness-and-oneness programming, interfaith convening, and global collaboration initiatives.

Broad incumbents

• World Peace Prayer Society: Long-established international peace and prayer organization with which SOSF's Deborah Moldow has served as UN Representative for 20+ years; broader scope and longer history but comparable UN-access-driven model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

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