--- id: "https://www.chngmkr.org/shorefast-foundation-fogo-island-inn#entity" name: "Shorefast Foundation / Fogo Island Inn" type: Organization url: "https://www.chngmkr.org/shorefast-foundation-fogo-island-inn" location: "Fogo island, Canada" city: "Fogo island" country: "Canada" coordinates: [49.7259, -54.1705] recommended_by: ["Florian Guillaume"] collections: ["Co-Being", "Climate Action", "Arts & Culture"] website: "https://shorefast.org/" image: "https://www.chngmkr.org/photo/og/chngmkr-shorefast-foundation-fogo-island-inn-5db601.jpg" sameAs: ["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55137478", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorefast"] languages: ["en", "fr", "it", "es", "zh"] date_added: "May 2026" --- # Shorefast Foundation / Fogo Island Inn Fogo island, Canada ## Why Florian Guillaume recommends Shorefast Foundation / Fogo Island Inn > “Zita Cobb came home. She turned hospitality into a way of keeping her island alive.” > > Florian Guillaume, founder of CHNGMKR, May 2026 ## About Shorefast Foundation / Fogo Island Inn Zita Cobb grew up on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, a cod-fishing community devastated by the 1992 moratorium. She made a fortune in tech, then returned to build the Fogo Island Inn (rooms from $3,000/night) using traditional construction skills, with all profits flowing to the Shorefast Foundation. The model: radical hospitality as economic resilience. 100% of Inn profits fund community programs: artist residencies, skills transmission, education. Pioneered the concept of 'Business on Behalf of Place'. A proof that luxury tourism and genuine community benefit can be the same act. ## About this card - Recommended by: [Florian Guillaume](https://www.chngmkr.org/correspondents/florian-guillaume.md) - Collections: [Co-Being](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/co-being.md), [Climate Action](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/climate-action.md), [Arts & Culture](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/arts-culture.md) - Website: https://shorefast.org/ - Page: https://www.chngmkr.org/shorefast-foundation-fogo-island-inn - Français: https://www.chngmkr.org/fr/shorefast-foundation-fogo-island-inn - Italiano: https://www.chngmkr.org/it/shorefast-foundation-fogo-island-inn - Español: https://www.chngmkr.org/es/shorefast-foundation-fogo-island-inn - 中文: https://www.chngmkr.org/zh/shorefast-foundation-fogo-island-inn ## Français > “Zita Cobb est rentrée chez elle. Elle a fait de l'hospitalité un moyen de garder son île vivante.” Zita Cobb a grandi sur l'île de Fogo, à Terre-Neuve, une communauté de pêcheurs de morue dévastée par le moratoire de 1992. Elle a fait fortune dans la tech, puis est revenue construire le Fogo Island Inn (chambres à partir de 3 000 dollars la nuit) avec les savoir-faire traditionnels de construction, tous les bénéfices allant à la Shorefast Foundation. Le modèle : l'hospitalité radicale comme résilience économique. 100 % des bénéfices de l'auberge financent des programmes communautaires : résidences d'artistes, transmission des savoir-faire, éducation. Pionnière du concept de « Business on Behalf of Place », l'entreprise au service d'un lieu. La preuve que tourisme de luxe et bénéfice réel pour la communauté peuvent être un seul et même geste. ## Italiano > “Zita Cobb è tornata a casa. Ha fatto dell'ospitalità un modo per tenere viva la sua isola.” Zita Cobb è cresciuta sull'isola di Fogo, a Terranova, una comunità di pescatori di merluzzo devastata dalla moratoria del 1992. Ha fatto fortuna nella tecnologia, poi è tornata per costruire il Fogo Island Inn (camere a partire da 3.000 dollari a notte) con le tecniche costruttive tradizionali, con tutti i profitti destinati alla Shorefast Foundation. Il modello: l'ospitalità radicale come resilienza economica. Il 100% dei profitti dell'albergo finanzia programmi comunitari: residenze d'artista, trasmissione dei saperi, istruzione. Pioniera del concetto di «Business on Behalf of Place», l'impresa al servizio di un luogo. La prova che turismo di lusso e beneficio reale per la comunità possono essere lo stesso gesto. ## Español > “Zita Cobb volvió a casa. Hizo de la hospitalidad una manera de mantener viva su isla.” Zita Cobb creció en la isla de Fogo, Terranova, una comunidad de pescadores de bacalao devastada por la moratoria de 1992. Hizo fortuna en la tecnología y luego volvió para construir el Fogo Island Inn (habitaciones desde 3.000 dólares la noche) con las técnicas de construcción tradicionales, con todos los beneficios destinados a la Shorefast Foundation. El modelo: la hospitalidad radical como resiliencia económica. El 100 % de los beneficios del hotel financia programas comunitarios: residencias de artistas, transmisión de oficios, educación. Pionera del concepto de «Business on Behalf of Place», la empresa al servicio de un lugar. La prueba de que el turismo de lujo y el beneficio real para la comunidad pueden ser un mismo acto. ## 中文 > “Zita Cobb 回了家。她把待客变成了让她的岛活下去的一种方式。” Zita Cobb 在纽芬兰的福戈岛长大，那是一个被1992年禁渔令摧毁的鳕鱼捕捞社区。她在科技行业积累财富，然后回到家乡，用传统建造技艺建起 Fogo Island Inn（房价每晚3000美元起），全部利润归 Shorefast 基金会。模式：以激进的待客之道实现经济韧性。旅馆100%的利润用于社区项目：艺术家驻留、技艺传承、教育。开创了“为地方而经营”（Business on Behalf of Place）的理念。这证明奢华旅游与真正的社区福祉可以是同一件事。