The Next Generation Initiative
personal development for the leaders of tomorrow
The Next Generation Initiative equips students in urban middle and high schools with the tools to cultivate and practice inner governance.
We believe the leaders and founders this moment demands won't be developed through professional skills training alone, but will require personal development as well.
It Starts Within
Our Mission:
The Next Generation Initiative equips students in urban middle and high schools with the tools to cultivate inner governance, the ability to govern themselves.
This initiative offers a framework for gaining mental clarity, developing their emotional intelligence, and deepening their moral courage.
The ambition is to create a sturdy interior foundation to build on as they grow into leaders and entrepreneurs our collective future deserves.
THE GAP WE'RE CLOSING:
Three crises are converging on young people at once, and they are rarely named together: a literacy crisis, an emotional wellbeing crisis, and an accelerating employment crisis as artificial intelligence reshapes the entry-level economy young people are meant to grow into.
Build It Boldly's curriculum on leadership, inner governance, and courage already reaches executives, entrepreneurs, and university audiences. The Next Generation Initiative brings that same work to the students and community groups who need it most and can access it least: urban middle and high schools, and the community organizations in their neighborhoods.
WHAT STUDENTS EXPERIENCE:
- Workshops: Live facilitation workshops adapted from Build It Boldly's design curriculum
- Books: Classroom sets of The Leader's Workbook and/or Build It Boldly, for reflection that continues after the session ends.
- Practice: First-person writing, reflection, and structured reading are built into every session as the core mechanism for identity work, not supplemental activities.
Students don't just hear Dr. McGlonn, they leave with tools that support a continued practice.
FUNDING:
The Next Generation Initiative operates with the support of our fiscal sponsor, The Sustainable Business Network, allowing us to accept tax-deductible gifts and grants on Build It Boldly's behalf so that schools receive invaluable programming at no cost at all to them.
Every dollar invested here is an investment into the next generation of leaders at a time when the development of their internal foundation matters most.
Interested in supporting this work?
Your donation to The Next Generation Initiative will directly support our efforts to drive positive change, empower the leaders of tomorrow, and ensure the emotional growth of students in our region. Donate today!
