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The 2025 Compassion Report
The 2025 Compassion Report, released by The Muhammad Ali Center, emphasizes the critical need for compassion in America, especially in light of rising polarization and division within communities. The report commemorates Muhammad Ali’s legacy as a champion of compassion, urging individuals to actively participate in fostering kindness and understanding, emphasizing…
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The Magic of Common Humanity
In November 2022, during CCARE’s Cultivating a Compassionate Heart course, I first encountered the term Common Humanity. I had always sensed its power and importance but couldn’t articulate it—until that moment. It was life changing. The phrase itself had a natural resonance—its tone, flow, and imagery caught my attention. I…
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A Compassion Network Blossoms at the European Commission
Have you ever considered the possibility of creating, within your organization, a network of colleagues who share a curiosity and interest in compassion? Add to this already audacious idea the possibility that a network like this could act spontaneously, grow organically, and catalyze compassionate initiatives and projects up and down…
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CCARE design course at Misk Schools in Saudi Arabia
James Ehrlich, Director of Compassionate Sustainability at Stanford CCARE, developed an innovative program with his colleague Alexandra Albinus and the ReGen U design team where middle and high school students at the world-renowned Misk Schools were introduced to the concept of Design Empathy. Starting last June and continuing until November…
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Compassion-Based Practices for Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Resource Guide for Helping Professionals
With deep appreciation, I wish to express my gratitude to Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) for its unwavering commitment to cultivating a more compassionate world and for the profound impact it has had on the lives of countless individuals, myself included. My training with…




