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The School for Moral Ambition

The School for Moral Ambition asks people with talent and options to spend their careers on the problems that matter most.

Imagine if that talent were pointed at the problems that matter most. That is the idea behind The School for Moral Ambition, founded by Rutger Bregman to help ambitious people take on the world’s most pressing challenges.

A GOOD LIFE IS REACHING THE END OF IT KNOWING YOUR WORK MATTERED.

Conventional success, Bregman argues, is leaving our most capable people feeling empty and unfulfilled. The fix is to reframe ambition from personal gain to collective benefit. The problem was never a shortage of talent. It was a shortage of direction.

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Moral Ambition

Bregman challenges talented people to stop chasing status and start solving real problems with their careers. It’s part inspiration, part practical guide for turning good intentions into real impact. A must read.

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Humankind

Bregman makes the case that most people are fundamentally good. He argues that believing this isn’t naive, it’s the key to building better systems and a kinder society.

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The School takes the best and brightest from the corporate world and redirects them toward the causes others overlook, from factory farming to Big Tobacco to unfair tax systems. With support from The Gambrell Foundation, 22 exceptional fellows left their jobs to devote themselves fully to impact. It reflects a belief we share: a good life means reaching the end of it knowing the work you did mattered.

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