November 2023

Trigger Warning: Video contains reference to gun violence and suicidal ideation.
Iysha’s teacher recognized her value. It lifted her up in her lowest moments, and inspired her to recognize value in others. “That was the thing that changed my life. Someone seeing me.” Now the principal at Doolittle Elementary, she’s committed to seeing her students. Dedicated to creating spaces for children to thrive, Iysha realized a lack of resources for developing leadership in children. So when GLS Next-Gen built a leadership curriculum specifically for her school, it changed everything.

The kids at Doolittle, proud that leadership materials are meant just for them, are more than up for the task. One student, once institutionalized for his behavior, became the fiercest advocate for change in his entire classroom. And out of all the school’s activities, children are most excited to join the leadership cohort.

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In 2018, someone saw something in Bo, inviting him to attend a Global Leadership Summit hosted in Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City, MO. After learning from the world’s best leaders, Bo saw something in himself—his capacity to lead others long after the Summit experience ended. Watch Bo’s video!

In June of this year, Bo went home to his family. He sees something more for other prison residents around the globe. Your gift can enable a new program in prisons that unpacks leadership content year-round, fostering new leaders with healthy futures.

Pastor Rick and GLN Thailand – International Ministry
Rick felt like a nobody until he felt like a local pastor’s message was aimed directly at him. Inspired to become a pastor himself, and to lead others into the same hope he now feels, Rick sees the Summit as a way to equip himself for the task.

Even more, he sees leadership training as the key to a better community. His church in Chiang Mai is small, but is now packed with leaders. One said the GLS helps people better see themselves, so they can better improve themselves.

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Pete Och started I Have a Bean 15 years ago to help the incarcerated re-enter society, after he watched his brother-in-law struggle to find work. Now Pete has employed over 60 incarcerated people teaching them to roast coffee beans. I Have a Bean exists to help people understand the incarcerated and the value they have. Listen to see how Pete took a painful experience in his own family to impact the prison community and beyond.