Put your ideals to work
You have a neat resume and a great job. You're what people commonly call 'successful.' And yet, something gnaws at you. Does your work really make a difference? Are you using your talents for a good cause? Or has the world not really become a better place when you've checked off your to-do lists?
If these are questions you struggle with, then The School for Moral Ambition is the place for you. As a foundation we want to help you explore a different path, one where your career and the precious time you invest in it contribute to a much better world.
If these are questions you struggle with, then The School for Moral Ambition is the place for you. As a foundation we want to help you explore a different path, one where your career and the precious time you invest in it contribute to a much better world.
The mission of our foundation is clear.
âWe want to help as many people as possible take the step towards a job with a positive impact.
Last year, we kicked off in Europe, with our headquarters in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Now, we have the ambition to ignite a global movement. We aim to help as many people as possible take the step towards a career with a positive impact.
The School for Moral Ambition emerged from a desire not only to talk about a better world but also to take action towards one.
Our founders are writer Rutger Bregman, designer Harald Dunnink, former banker Julia van Boven, former consultant Jan-Willem van Puttenâ and entrepreneur Ruben Timmerman.
Our growing team now consists of about fifteen people. In the past months we have worked hard at setting up the Moral Ambtion Circles program, in order to ensure moral ambition is an ideal everyone can aspire to. At the same time, we launched our first Moral Ambition Fellowships in September of 2024.
Our founders are writer Rutger Bregman, designer Harald Dunnink, former banker Julia van Boven, former consultant Jan-Willem van Puttenâ and entrepreneur Ruben Timmerman.
Our growing team now consists of about fifteen people. In the past months we have worked hard at setting up the Moral Ambtion Circles program, in order to ensure moral ambition is an ideal everyone can aspire to. At the same time, we launched our first Moral Ambition Fellowships in September of 2024.
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Our seven principles
The School for Moral Ambition is grounded in seven principles. These describe the way we want to improve the world and guide all our decisions.
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OUT IN THE U.S. ON MAY 6
In Moral Ambition, internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman reveals how our conventional definitions of success are harming us and the planet.
Discover how we can shift the focus from personal gain to societal benefit. In the process, we will join a growing movement of pioneers who are already living out this ethos. Buy the book: all royalties go to the foundation.
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