Education
We educate younger generations about the war. We do not approach this in ways WE think are best. We teach based on how students are actually learning and what tools THEY themselves are utilizing today to explore history, whether that be via strong visual storytelling in films that capture their attention and imagination or utilizing new storytelling technology such as Virtual Reality (VR).
Social Media
We push out much of this content via Social Media channels, as well as via traditional national and international television networks. We film all these documentaries, narrated by some of the biggest names in television, music, sports, and the movies, in the locations where they actually played out in the war. Often bringing back a veteran or survivor with us to where their own individual WWII story began and ended. Our studio is in Europe, the Pacific, and the Far East.
Distribution
We hope these award-winning films, which rank in the top 5 of most requested programs nationally by PBS and Public Television affiliates, will motivate not just students, but everyone to learn more about this critical time period in world history. The lessons of which still strongly resonate today. We make all these resources available for free to anyone who wants to explore World War II’s impact on the lives of those who lived through it.
Our Non-Profit Mission Statement:
Educating current and future generations about World War II, its lasting impact, and lessons through the latest technology. We provide education through more than 45 documentaries that air on national and global television. Our films are narrated by well-known celebrities and delivered via social media, a global app, virtual reality films, and educational overseas travel for college students. The World War II Foundation’s International Museum of World War II is called “The most comprehensive World War II collection on display anywhere in the country” and was recently featured in National Geographic as one of the top-ten WWII museums in the world people should visit.
Expanding Our Reach
Among the Foundation’s other initiatives is the building of an overseas monument recognizing American leadership on D-Day and the World War II Foundation’s International Museum of World War II in Rhode Island, where over 7,000 artifacts, 700 books, and a movie theatre help tell the story of World War II to thousands of students each year.
In 2019, the World War II Foundation also established the Senator Bob Dole World War II Leadership Award, which is now given annually to a World War II veteran who returned from the war and devoted their life to public service and educating current and future generations about World War II.