We envision a world where all students, regardless of race, socioeconomic status, or zip code, develop the entrepreneurial skills and connections needed to achieve economic power and freedom. To achieve this vision BUILD.org, a national nonprofit organization, is leading the charge to ensure Entrepreneurship is taught to every student in every school in America. The Gen E Pledge is an opportunity for parents, educators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, cultural influencers, and young people who share this vision, to pledge their support.

Too many are being left behind in our winner-take-all economy, creating growing racial inequality, larger wealth gaps, and less opportunity for upward mobility. Meanwhile millions of students graduate from high school each year with a diploma from a 19th century education system, unequipped with the skills and mindset they need to succeed in a fast-changing 21st century workforce. Entrepreneurship Education Can Change This!

With a focus on racial equity, BUILD is committed to creating a world where students of color from under-resourced communities all across America are learning to think and act like entrepreneurs – with self-agency, voice, ownership, resilience, creativity, financial literacy, social capital, and 21st Century skills. Let’s use entrepreneurship education to inspire our youth to design a life of dignity, power and purpose!