The Uplift Academy is a project of [Visions of a Better World Foundation | http://www.vbwf.org] a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization Tax id number 04-3244808 83 Silver Hill Road, Sudbury, MA. 01776 (978) 440-9344 [Tom Munnecke | mailto:munnecke@gmail.com] is the Founder and Executive Director Uplift Academy was formerly called [GivingSpace | http://www.givingspace.org]. The activities of GivingSpace have been incorporated into the [Philanthropy | http://upliftacademy.org/philanthropy] interest area of the Academy. Some of the folks who have contributed to the thoughts behind the Uplift Academy are: Aldo de Moor, Allan Saxon, Amer Araim, Ami Sun , Amy Sanger, Andrius Kulikauskas, Anne Marie Bellavance, Antonio Rodriguez, Arnon Kohavi, Bea Mah Holland, Bernard Lietaer, Bliss Browne, Bob Frankston, Bonnie DeVarco, Brian Johnson, Bruce Baumrucker, Bruce Seeley, Carolyn Koenig, Chellie Kew, Charles Maclean, Chris Cook, Chris Dent, Chris Eyre, Christy Chinn, Clare Hedin, Clark Quinn, Cliff Figallo, Daniella Pontes, David Brin, David Cooperrider, David Ellerman, David Isenberg, David Morrison, David P. Reed, David Sevier, Dennis Whittle, Deva Marie Beck, Diana Searce, Diane Bock, Dianne Tillman, Deborah Elizabeth Finn, Darlene Charneco, Doc Searls, Dorai Thodla, Doug Engelbart, Douglass Carmichael, Drake Zimmerman, Duane Elgin, Ed Wondoloski, Ed Yoon, Emil Sotirov, Eric Smith, Eric Harris-Braun, Erin Pond, Eugene Eric Kim, Gary Alexander, Gary Gunderson, Gavin White , Gayatri Naraine, George Donnelly, Ginger Richardson, Guatam Patil, Harold Koenig, Heather Wood Ion, Henri Poole, Howard Liu, Inne ten Have, Isabel Walcott, Jack Park, James Hubbell, Jan Hauser, Jane LaPointe, Janet Reinick, Jean LeVaux, Jean Russell, Jeff Kwaterski, Jeffrey Ashe, Jennifer Kirk, Jerry Michalski, Jim Fournier, Joan Condon, John Cocoran, John Graham, Jon Haidt, Jon Larson, Joy Tang, Juan Valesco, Judy Kader, Kaliya Young, Karen Wesolski, Keith Devlin, Ken Hamilton, Kerry Macnamara, Kyle Eischen, Larry Harvey, Lars Hasselblad-Torres, Lenore Cowen, Lenore Ealy, Lisa Casganozzi, Liza Behrendt, Mac Odell, Marcia Odell, Margaret Chambers, Mari Kuraishi, Marian Goodell, Mark Roest, Mark S. Miller, Mark Watson, Matt Hamilton, Mei Lin Fung, Mercy Wambui, Michael Gelobter, Michael Litz, Michael Mitchell, Michael Strong, Mildred Robbins Leet, Murray Gell-Mann, Nancy Glock-Grueneich, Nancy Tomich, Naava Frank, Nic Fulton, Nipun Mehta, Owen Davis, Pat Jordan, Paul Andrews, Paul Chaffee, Paul Rankin, Paul Swider, Paul Thompson, Paulo Bizzari, Pierre Omidyar, Ralf Muehlen, Richard Miles, Richard P. Gabriel, Richard Stallman, Rita Cleary, Rob Miller, Robert Kolodner, Robert Stephenson, Roberta Baskin, Roger Sailant, Ron Lichty, Rudy Ruggles, Rupert Douglas-Bate, Russ Hall, Ruth Mota, Saadia Sabah, Sam Bowles, Sam Hunting, Sandy Shaw, Sanjay Bhargava, Sanjay Verma, Sarah Newhall, Scott Bossinger, Sergio Lub, Shawn Murphy, Siegfried Woldhek, Steven Foster, Stuart Gannes, Stuart Kauffman, Suresh Subramanian, Suzanne Dulle, Thomas George, Thomas Tighe, Tom Munnecke, Tony Christopher, Tony Hoeber, Toshio Yamagishi, Tracey Wilen, Uli Heine, Usha Jha, Valdis Krebs, Victor Grey, Vinod Parmeshwar