The EVOLVE Sustainability Framework™ is for changemakers and organizations of all sizes to get started and go farther with environmental and social impact initiatives. Featuring the Compassion-Centered Stakeholder Approach™. Join the next cohort or inquire about private group trainings.

We are living through a transformational time when humanity is evolving from hierarchical structures of power over to collaborative cultures of empowerment. To meet this moment, we need to unlearn the ways of the past and develop new ways of relating with ourselves and one another. 

Access the Celebrations, Appreciations & Frustrations eBook and interactive journal by Evolution University's founder, Joni Roberts. Featuring a simple, yet powerful practice for bringing MORE connection and authenticity to our relationships. 

Compassion is a mindset and a skillset proven to be essential for creating better relationships and a better world. This course shares insights on how to cultivate greater capacity for compassion and empathy for people and the planet while increasing your ability to connect as leaders, collaborators, and changemakers.

Landing page for Joni's books and journals available at Amazon US, UK, and worldwide. 

Meet Author and Founder of Evolution University Joni Roberts at events in person and online. Joni shares insights from her books and online courses for compassion and empathy while weaving in the themes of social and environmental sustainability, the UN SDGs, and the EVOLVE Sustainability Framework. 

International Conference on Sustainable Development
September 18, 2023

For universities to rapidly advance the integration of sustainability into higher education, new frameworks are needed to increase the speed of adaptation. The EVOLVE Sustainability Framework and supporting strategy tools offer a process that is highly relatable and actionable, serving university leadership and operations as well as supporting academic curriculum. For many universities, education for social and environmental sustainability exists in certain courses and degree programs, yet to achieve the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals, sustainability needs to be embedded into the university’s purpose, vision, and culture, and across all degree programs.

Open Educational Resources Conference, Kean University
April 13, 2023

ViewJoni's presentation where she discusses how the UN SDGs provide a way to build bridges between university programs with shared curricula, learning outcomes, and innovative collaborations. This presentation shows how learning can be transformed and universities can lead with education for sustainability, including options to contribute to and integrate open educational resources.

The aim for this workshop hosted by Unite 2030 and led by Joni Roberts of Evolution University is to help you master the 3 Pillars of Knowledge: 1. Express compassion and empathy, 2. Connect feelings to human needs and drivers of behaviors, 3. Build better relationships by leading, 4. Explore multiple ways to connect with people and the planet. This is what we will be talking about on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 at 10 AM EST!
Slides are available in the Resource Hub.

Recording available for Joni's presentation at Kean University's Open Educational Resources Conference 2022 where she discusses the SDGs as the world’s blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all, and how OER can fill the gap in higher education curriculum. Her session includes: evaluating the current state, imagining a new way, innovating with OER, and implementing the changes.

Pledge 1%'s Women Who Lead series celebrates female leaders who are paving the way for the next generation. While our featured leaders come from a variety of backgrounds and industries, they are united in their efforts to promote equality for all women in the workplace. We’ve asked them to share a bit about their journey to success, as well as lessons they’ve learned along the way.

After attending Global Goals Week virtually since 2020, it was amazing to be there in person for 2023. New York City was buzzing all week with well over 400 events supporting the United Nations Global Goals Week, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), and NYC Climate Week. This year was the largest gathering yet...

The Dalai Lama shares that the purpose of life is to strive for happiness and that happiness gives us a sense of satisfaction. This leads to questions like what is happiness, and if I am not happy, what does that say about my life? I think the key word here is strive. Another one to add is authentic, after all not every situation calls for happiness. If you've taken the MOREcompassion course, you've explored the teachings of... 

Spring is here and it’s the season for new beginnings. It’s my favorite time of the year. I love everything that spring represents— new blooms and bright colors after a long winter recess. Spring gives us a chance to recreate what we want in our lives, and in our world. From last spring to this one, our global community has gone through unprecedented change and disruption...

5 Key Lessons from 2020: As we near the end of December and the darkest days of the year, light begins to emerge again reminding us that even in the toughest of times, there is hope for a brighter tomorrow. All of us are experiencing the effects of 2020, the ups and the downs in what became a year that profoundly changed the world.