We take promising, well-researched ideas from theory to reality in our communities.
What is A Great Life?
The Gambrell Foundation believes that we must all have the courage to try new things. We support and create communities that are a meaningful source of what people need to live a life filled with purpose and meaning.
So many of us dream of a world where every person has the freedom to build the life they desire — a life where we aren’t just surviving each day with only enough to get by, but where each of us can truly live a great life. However, far too many of us feel like something is missing in our lives or that we don’t have much to look forward to.
Our work thrives on the core principle that we all must have the courage to try new things if we want to transform our lives and the lives of our neighbors in our communities. In trying new, promising and well-researched ideas, we also must embrace failures as gifts of learning.
We take expeditions to learn directly from communities around the globe that have government policies and cultural practices that support the well-being of those who live there. We explore concepts like how hobbies can transform our lives and foster deeper relationships with our neighbors, or how the physical spaces we live in can shape how we interact with the world around us.
Our approach to cultivating a great life is grounded in cross-pollinating ideas with our grantee partners that support a strong sense of purpose, a daily dose of awe, and a belief that you are better off because of your community, not despite it.
We dare to think we can all live greatly and design communities as springboards, not barriers.
Creativity and rigor require excellent company, there’s just no two ways about it. Our recent gathering in Charlotte was combustible, glorious fuel for the fire I have to think about, design, and make ways for people to live great lives. Even in the most dynamic places, folks tend to confine our imagination of a great […]
We are in the midst of a profound crisis in men’s mental health — and it is one many of us are too uncomfortable to acknowledge. Men account for nearly three out of four “deaths of despair” in the United States — suicides, drug overdoses, and alcohol-related fatalities. That is not a statistic that can […]
Discernment: finding where your talents best meet the needs of the world. In my young(er) years, I spent a lot of time exploring this, even discerning the priesthood. Maybe I would have been an ok priest, but I remember the moment when I fully knew that God had given me the divine talent of design […]
Creativity and rigor require excellent company, there’s just no two ways about it. Our recent gathering in Charlotte was combustible, glorious fuel for the fire I have to think about, design, and make ways for people to live great lives. Even in the most dynamic places, folks tend to confine our imagination of a great […]
We are in the midst of a profound crisis in men’s mental health — and it is one many of us are too uncomfortable to acknowledge. Men account for nearly three out of four “deaths of despair” in the United States — suicides, drug overdoses, and alcohol-related fatalities. That is not a statistic that can […]
Discernment: finding where your talents best meet the needs of the world. In my young(er) years, I spent a lot of time exploring this, even discerning the priesthood. Maybe I would have been an ok priest, but I remember the moment when I fully knew that God had given me the divine talent of design […]
