The Morse family founded the Survival in Freedom Foundation (SURFREE) in 1970 in response to the threats of nuclear proliferation and to foster the various forms of freedom in the world. During the course of its operations, SURFREE abetted more than one hundred organizations for broadened approaches in dealing with the various matters of population, economic and social justice development, and peace.

In 2005, after 35 years helping those trying to make the world a better place, SUFREE sadly closed its doors.

SURFREE was one of the founding forces in the birth and development of Integrative Strategies Forum. Bringing together a range of activists, funders, researchers and others to explore the possibilities of an organization specifically committed to fostering sustainability, justice and life quality, SURFREE asked Alisa Gravitz, Executive Director of Co-op America , to help build and nuture this new organization. In 1999, SURFREE encouraged ISF to obtain its own 501(c)3 status.

2005

Letter to editor: Roots of war and peace (January 25, 2005) Word
"Reactive Proactive Philanthropy and Budgets" (April 5, 2005) Word
"Eudaemonia: Sustainability & the Pursuit of Happiness" (May 2005)  -  Word
"Connecting the dots." (May 16, 2005) Word

2004

"Philanthropy revisited" (October 27, 2004) Word
"Security and terrorism" (October 2004) Word
"The new technological age: Networking fo facilitate democracy" (October 2004) Word

2003

"The Long March" (February 6, 2003) Word

2002

"Raison d'etre: A working paper" (October 19, 2002) Word

"The evolution of norms," Paul Ehrlich and Simon Levin, June 14, 2005 Word
Excerpts from report on SCP meeting, Costa Rica, September 2005 Word
"A model of Enlightenment," from Encyclopedia of Philosophy.  Word
"Twilight for the enlightenment?" Donald Kennedy, Science, April 2005 Word

Celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary November 8, 2005, the Morses continue to actively engage and share their insights on the major issues and challenges of the new millennium.

Libby Bowen Morse graduated from Oberlin College, Phi Beta Kappa and obtained her MA in experimental psychology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where she also taught psychology.

Pioneer John Morse served as the United States Agency for International Development's first world Population Officer, working in assignments to Chile, Peru, Brazil, Laos and Paraguay. His career in business and government consisted of "creative innovations in various occupations" with AT&T, US Rubber, Pentagon Ordinance, Public Health VD, as well as six years as Assistant Professor of statistics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Mr. Morse received his BA from Oberlin College and MA from Collumbia University in statistics.

Granddaughter Jessica E Morse, MD, MPH, is currently completing her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco. After finishing her training, she hopes to pursue her interests in reproductive health in underserved communities, both domestically and internationally. Her master's work, a policy analysis of cervical cancer prevention in third world countries, stemmed from experiences in developing a service-education program in rural Honduras for medical students from the University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill . Her work and volunteer experience in women’s health in the US and Central America include clinical, political, philanthropic and educational positions.

Her fiancé, Jason Davis, MS, has a master’s degree in environmental management from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Geography Department at the University of California , Santa Barbara. This year he is completing additional coursework in the Demography Department at the University of California , Berkeley to augment his research. His main area of interest is international migration between the US and biodiversity hotspots in Central America and how these movements of people and resources effect fertility and consumption patterns. Although his current research is centered on Guatemala and immigration-driven population changes, he plans to expand this work to encompass a broader environmental perspective.