Nantucket Project Academy Inc

TO ACCELERATE THE DISTRIBUTION AND IMPACT OF IDEAS THAT ADDRESS CHALLENGING PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME WITH A FOCUS ON HUMANITY, ALWAYS.

AT TNP ACADEMY, WE CELEBRATE NEIGHBORHOODS EVERYWHERE BY SUPPORTING LOCAL TALENT, TELLING THEIR STORIES, AND SHARING THE MEANING AND WONDER OF HUMAN CONNECTION.IN RESPONSE TO THE SOCIAL ISOLATION CRISIS GRIPPING THE UNITED STATES, WE BRING THE FOCUS BACK TO EVERYDAY AMERICANS WHO, THROUGH THEIR COMMUNITY WORK, ARE REBUILDING THE NATION FROM THE GROUND UP.WE ARE DEDICATED NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCHERS, FIRST IDENTIFYING THE INHERENT VALUES PRESENT IN THRIVING COMMUNITIES AND THEN CREATING HUBS WHERE THOSE VALUES CAN BE PRACTICED, DISCUSSED AND AMPLIFIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF US.OUR PROGRAMSTHE KEEPERS OF THE COMMONS - INVITES AND SPONSORS NEIGHBORHOODS FROM ACROSS AMERICA TO ATTEND THE NANTUCKET PROJECT AS FELLOWS AND PARTICIPATE IN ADDITIONAL TNP ACADEMY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE 12 MONTHS THAT FOLLOW.TNP ISLANDER PASS - ALLOWS YEAR ROUND NANTUCKET RESIDENTS TO ATTEND SELECT SESSIONS OF THE TNP FLAGSHIP EVENT EACH SEPTEMBER FREE OF CHARGE WITH SUPPORT FROM ACADEMY CHAMPIONS. ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE ISLANDER PASS.TNP WINTER - IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT TAKES PLACE DURING NANTUCKET'S WINTER SEASON. THE EVENT, MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO GENEROUS SUPPORTERS OF TNP ACADEMY, INVITES WORLD CLASS SPEAKERS TO THE ISLAND TO CONNECT AND WORKSHOP WITH ISLANDERS ABOUT LOCAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE COMMUNITY.TNP JUNIORS - INVITES AND SPONSORS SELECT NANTUCKET HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS TO ATTEND THE FLAGSHIP TNP EVENT AS FELLOWS. TNP JUNIORS ARE HEAVILY ENCOURAGED TO SHARE THEIR TNP EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH ESSAYS, ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS AFTER THE FACT.LOVE FELLOWS - WITH SUPPORT FROM THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION, INVITES 40 HAND PICKED VISIONARIES FROM ACROSS INDUSTRIES TO THE TNP FLAGSHIP EVENT, WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO DISCUSS THEIR WORK, PERSPECTIVES AND IDEAS WITH EACH OTHER IN A WORKSHOP SETTING, AND INFORMALLY WITH ALL ATTENDEES DURING THE 4 DAY EVENT.THE ROADSHOWS - WITH SUPPORT FROM THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION, THE ACADEMY WILL CO-HOST 6-8 EVENTS PER YEAR IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THESE ROADSHOWS WILL STIMULATE A BROAD CONVERSATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF VIRTUE AMONGST ITS IMMEDIATE AUDIENCE AND TRIGGER TESTIMONIALS FROM EXPERTS AND INFLUENCERS AS WELL AS ARTICLES IN HIGH-IMPACT PUBLICATIONS. WE HAVE FOUND THAT OUR ROADSHOW EVENTS ARE CATALYSTS FOR THE CONTENT BEING SHARED (BY SPEAKER OR ON FILM) AT FUTURE EVENTS, SUCH AS CONFERENCES, FILM FESTIVALS AND FUNDRAISERS. TNP ACADEMY FILMS - WITH SUPPORT FROM THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION, THE ACADEMY PRODUCES THREE FILMS A YEAR INSPIRED BY THE DIALOGUES AND THEMES OF OUR EVENTS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.