WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
“If America is going to continue to thrive in the 21st century, we must strengthen our sense of community. In Everyone Leads, Schmitz lays out the challenges for those of us who have a passion to make a difference and, more importantly, the strategies to spark lasting change from the grassroots up. His unique perspective and experience make this a must-read for community activists.”
—Geoffrey Canada
president/CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone
“This moment in history demands that we stop waiting on others—especially others living in Washington, D.C. —to solve the problems and right the wrongs of our times. Now, more than ever, we must mine the most underutilized resource available to us: We the People. Everyone Leads shows us how.”
—Arianna Huffington
president and executive editor, Huffington Post Media Group
“Social change has always come from the leadership of the many, not the few. Everyone Leads shows us how we can all step up and contribute to social change.”
—Tavis Smiley
author, broadcaster, philanthropist
“Every nonprofit can learn from Public Allies’ example that the leadership we need to solve problems exists within our communities. Everyone Leads is a guide to inclusion, collaboration, and community building that will inspire readers to see leadership and opportunity in places we don’t usually look.”
—Sterling Speirn
CEO, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
“Schmitz has produced the roadmap we need for this ‘all hands on deck’ moment when we need a new spirit of collaborative leadership and action to face the problems of our day. Reading this book, it is no surprise that Michelle Obama learned from Public Allies how to build leaders and build communities.”
—Harris Wofford
former United States Senator and CEO of The Corporation for National and Community Service under President Bill Clinton
“In Everyone Leads, Paul Schmitz provides leaders and organizations innovative ideas about how to make a greater difference in their communities as he has done with Public Allies.”
—Sonal Shah
former Director, White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation under President Barack Obama
“Grounded in our core American values and informed by current technological and social trends, Everyone Leads makes a powerful call for citizen leadership, with inspiring stories and practical steps we all can take on the issues we care about.”
—David Eisner
CEO, National Constitution Center and former CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service under President George W. Bush
“Everyone Leads challenges leaders and organizations to think in new ways about how we lead. It calls on us to see our effectiveness not just in the achievement of goals, but in the values we practice and the people we engage as we achieve them. Schmitz has issued a call to action well worth heeding. Bravo!”
—Dr. Cheryl Dorsey
CEO, Echoing Green
“We have long admired how Public Allies discovers one of our community’s most untapped assets: young people, especially those not often seen as potential leaders. We hope many more will join them in building these assets.”
—Jody Kretzmann and John McKnight
co-founders, The Asset-Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University
“Public Allies has proven again and again that young people have tremendous potential to lead when given the opportunity. This book will be an indispensable resource for campus programs and students who want to get involved in working for community change.”
—Liz Hollander
former CEO, Campus Compact and Senior Fellow at Tufts University
