Introducing mBOLDen Change
This isn't just a new name - it's a new chapter
After nearly two decades as My New Red Shoes, we’ve rebranded as mBOLDen Change to reflect how we’ve evolved to meet the urgency and complexity of this moment — and how we’ll keep adapting to the challenges ahead.
We resource what’s urgent, build what’s missing, and advocate — loudly and unapologetically — for systems change that makes equity not just something we hope for, but something we build together.
We’re not here to maintain the old way of doing things.
We’re here to mBOLDen change.
Introducing mBOLDen Change
This isn't just a new name - it's a new chapter
After nearly two decades as My New Red Shoes, we’ve rebranded as mBOLDen Change to reflect how we’ve evolved to meet the urgency and complexity of this moment — and how we’ll keep adapting to the challenges ahead.
We resource what’s urgent, build what’s missing, and advocate — loudly and unapologetically — for systems change that makes equity not just something we hope for, but something we build together.
We’re not here to maintain the old way of doing things.
We’re here to mBOLDen change.
East Palo Alto students participating in The.Circuit EPA’s Immersive Learning Project
When I think about “embolden change”, I think about standing with people and ideas when they are still new and unproven. It's about taking risks and saying yes when others hesitate. That’s exactly what Minh and mBOLDen Change did for us. Without them, The.Circuit would not exist.
Having a partner like mBOLDen Change is critical, especially for early-stage ideas. They don’t just offer funds. They offer partnership. They help sharpen strategy, connect dots, and work alongside you to get it off the ground.
- Michele Sharkey
Co-Founder, The.Circuit EPA
When I think about “embolden change”, I think about standing with people and ideas when they are still new and unproven. It's about taking risks and saying yes when others hesitate. That’s exactly what Minh and mBOLDen Change did for us. Without them, The.Circuit would not exist.
Having a partner like mBOLDen Change is critical, especially for early-stage ideas. They don’t just offer funds. They offer partnership. They help sharpen strategy, connect dots, and work alongside you to get it off the ground.
- Michele Sharkey
Co-Founder, The.Circuit EPA
East Palo Alto students participating in The.Circuit EPA’s Immersive Learning Project
How We Drive Change
We work across three interconnected areas to meet urgent needs, strengthen our social safety net, and shift the systems that shape people’s lives. Each strategy reinforces the others — because bold change takes both immediate action and long-term vision.
Meet the Moment
We work alongside marginalized communities to design and launch solutions that meet urgent needs while advancing dignity and agency.
Strategize. Support. Empower
We partner with values-aligned organizations to sharpen strategy, increase their impact, and bring community-driven ideas to life.
Build Power. Shift Systems
We advance community-led efforts to shift policies and narratives— helping build the collective power it takes to create systems rooted in equity and justice.
The Myths That Keep Us Stuck
From the lie of meritocracy to myths about poverty, fairness, and who can be trusted — we’re naming the narratives that block systemic equity and challenging them, one by one.
The Myths That Keep Us Stuck
From the lie of meritocracy to myths about poverty, fairness, and who can be trusted — we’re naming the narratives that block systemic equity and challenging them, one by one.