In Her Own Words: Erin Lewellen learned about the power of ‘we’
The pandemic cut off a myriad of programs designed to help youths around the world. Erin Lewellen, CEO, Global Citizen Year, found herself having to find out her team could continue to reach out to young people — and how to keep her employees together. View Article on BizJournals.com “I am the CEO for […]
It’s not impostor syndrome if it really looks like this
Erin Lewellen, the CEO of Global Citizen Year, maintains that this label is a way of shaming, and perpetuates the very type of oppressive leadership we need to change. View Article on FastCompany.com On my first day as CEO of Global Citizen Year, I looked in the mirror and did not see a […]
Chobani’s secret to scale: Tap into community
In this Masters of Scale episode — featuring a cameo by Abby Falik — host Reid Hoffman explores the power of community in an interview Chobani Founder & CEO, Hamdi Ulukaya. Your local community can be the power behind an epic scale story — because smart community investment always maximizes returns. Listen to the […]
Launching the Next Generation of Global Leaders with Abby Falik
Abby joins host Mike Palmer to talk about what led her to found the organization and what it’s been like leading it through these challenging times. She describes Global Citizen Year’s mission to create a new generation of global leaders who learn through travel experiences after high school and before college. It’s all about using […]
The mysterious MacKenzie Scott: How the secretive billionaire quietly worked to give away $12 billion in just 2 years
Since divorcing Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott has set her sights on changing the world. She’s not your typical billionaire philanthropist. Scott has moved fast, given big, and shunned the spotlight. Learn more about MacKenzie Scott’s philanthropy and her $12M investment in Global Citizen Year. Read the Full Article
With A $12 Million Investment From MacKenzie Scott, Global Citizen Year Is Shaping The Next Generation Of Leaders
The benefits of a gap year between high school and whatever comes next has been equally encouraged and criticized over the past century. Global Citizen Year seeks to formalize the curriculum in that gap year using the power of a global immersion to inspire curiosity, conviction, and courage among the next generation. The organization’s […]
Leadership in Action: Q&A with Laurene Powell Jobs
This interview has been condensed for clarity and is shared here in transcript form as taken from a live event conversation hosted by Global Citizen Year. Abby Falik [AF]: I have really been looking forward to this conversation, Laurene. I don’t know whether you’ll remember, but we first met when I was a freshman at […]
Global Citizen Year named #1 place to work in the U.S.
OAKLAND, CA: Global Citizen Year, the nonprofit organization launching a generation of leaders with the perspectives and skills to solve humanity’s most urgent challenges, has been ranked #1 in Outside Magazine’s list of the best places to work. The list, which is updated annually, spotlights the top 50 companies and organizations which, in 2021, “attracted […]
We can’t just go “back” to school; we must reinvent it
Across the country, high schools and colleges are working mightily to safely open their doors and get “back to normal.” But shame on us if we aspire only to “normal.” In-person, remote, or hybrid—at its core, our education system deserves a failing grade. Long before the pandemic, our schools were precariously out of […]
These 2 Pandemic-Era Models Aren’t Going Away
I’m Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at The Chronicle covering innovation in and around academe. Here’s what I’m thinking about this week. How 2 efforts that emerged during the pandemic are changing with the times. Of the many things upended by Covid-19, certainly work-based learning and study abroad were disrupted. Two projects I wrote about in […]