Next Gen Men

What a wonderful three days at the Health Summit and PHE National Conference in Vancouver #phevancity2026

📣 We’re hiring a Senior Marketing Manager at Next Gen Men!⁠ ⁠ This is a full-time, fully remote role (40 hrs/week, $75–85k) leading marketing across our Education & Training workshops, Youth Lab, and Voice Male magazine. ⁠ ⁠ You’ll own our digital presence, from strategy to execution – think content plans, social campaigns, and short-form video – and help shape how boys and men see themselves in a changing world.⁠ ⁠ You don’t need to be an expert in gender and masculinity – that’s our job to share. We’re looking for a professional marketer who is systems-oriented, conversion-focused, and measured by results, with strong social, video, and copywriting skills. Experience with Twitch, TikTok, Discord, or esports is a big plus.⁠ ⁠ If that sounds like you (or someone you know), applications are open until May 15, 2025.⁠ ⁠ Check out the full posting here and please share with your networks – especially folks in marketing who care about culture change. ⁠ ⁠ #RemoteWork #WorkFromHome #Hiring #JobOpportunity #MarketingManager #PositiveMasculinity

We're a 2026 Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund (RTYPF) grantee! 🚨⁠ ⁠ Young people deserve technology that works for them – not against them. That's why this recognition means so much: it's an investment in the work of making digital spaces – like our Discord server, Next Gen Men Alliance – safer, healthier, and more accountable for youth.⁠ ⁠ RTYPF's third cohort includes 24 youth- and intergenerationally-led organizations, sharing $1.9M in grants across tech accountability, youth mental health, responsible AI & climate solutions.⁠ ⁠ Congrats to our fellow grantees 🧡 @halfthestory @agentsofinfluencegame @ai_consensus @intimacyjustice @civicsunplugged @cybercollectiveorg @deciferstudio @designitforus @despierta.clt future_incubator @genzforchange @generationpatient @innoforeveryone @kystuvoiceteam @kinstonteens NClude Inc @nosonovember @oursubscription @reboot_hq Rooted Futures Lab trubel&co @youngpeoplesalliance @youth_for_privacy ⁠ ⁠ Learn more 👇 /fund3⁠ #YouthDevelopment #DigitalWellbeing #ResponsibleTech #RTYPF

Boys and young men are already online. The question is whether we show up with them. The risks are real – extremist content, financial sextortion, and influencers selling harmful ideas as "self-help." But online spaces don't have to work against young people. With the right design, they can be places where boys actually open up, connect, and grow. We've seen it happen. NGM Alliance, our Discord community, has generated over 900,000 messages over nearly six years. Here's what one member shared: "I came into the server high key homophobic… the NGM[A] server genuinely helped me with that." — Zane, 15 That kind of change doesn't happen by accident. It takes intentional design, clear moderation, and community structures young people actually trust. On April 16, we're hosting a hands-on workshop – Building Safe Online Communities for Youth – to share exactly how we do it, backed by five years of experience and our first-ever evaluation. You'll walk away with: ✅ Tools for structuring and managing pro-social online communities ✅ Moderation approaches that balance safety with trust ✅ A framework for responding when things go wrong ✅ Strategies for centering youth voice from day one ... and the confidence to start building online spaces where young men can actually thrive. 🗓 Thursday, April 16 ⏰ 10:00–11:30 AM PDT / 1:00–2:30 PM EDT 💻 On Zoom Register via our link in bio!

Only 2 weeks to go until our upcoming webinar! ⏰ First Panel – The Hidden Frontline: Caregiving, Masculinity, and Violence Prevention Caregiving and invisible labour are still disproportionately carried by women. These inequalities are deeply connected to gender norms that reinforce power imbalances and contribute to intimate partner violence. In this conversation, we’ll explore how centering care as a prevention strategy can reshape relationships, communities, and institutions. Meet Our Speakers 👀 🩵 Farrah Khan Farrah Khan is the founder and CEO of Possibility Seeds, a Canadian social purpose enterprise advancing gender equity through strategic systems change. Farrah brings a bold vision to designing transformative, accountable, and future-ready systems. 🩵 Tony Porter Tony Porter is an author, educator, and activist working to advance gender and racial justice and create a more equitable society. Porter is internationally recognized for his efforts to prevent violence against women while promoting a healthy, respectful manhood. 🩵 Yusra Qadir Yusra Qadir is the Chief Programs and Advocacy Officer at Mothers Matter Canada. She has over 15 years of senior-level experience of designing and implementing programs for gender equality, human rights, and socio-economic inclusion. 🩵 Jake Stika As Next Gen Men’s Co-founder & Executive Director, Jake is passionate about changing the way we see, act, and think about masculinity towards a future where boys and men experience less pain, and cause less harm. Register today to join the conversation – link in bio! #MothersMatterCanada #GenderEquality #ViolencePrevention #EngagingMen #HealthyMasculinity #CareEconomy #SocialChange #CommunityLeadership #SocialImpact

We’re excited to announce Dr. Michael Kaufman as the keynote speaker for Allies in Action: Engaging Men and Boys for Safer STEM Workplaces. Dr. Kaufman is a global leader in engaging men as allies for gender equality and the co founder of the White Ribbon Campaign, a movement that began in Canada and now reaches more than 90 countries. At this interactive workshop, participants will explore how gender based violence and exclusion show up in STEM and learn practical ways to challenge harmful behaviour, support safer workplaces, and build cultures of respect. The workshop focuses on engaging men and boys as allies, but anyone who wants to help create safer and more inclusive STEM environments is welcome to register and attend. L!nk in b!0

It’s not what’s in the image that makes it intimate. It’s whether she chose to share it. This is why image-based abuse is so widespread, and so widely misunderstood. When we define it too narrowly, we miss most of the harm. This International Women’s Day, we partnered with @nextgenmen , an organisation working with boys, men, educators and coaches to build cultures of accountability and respect, to ask men directly: what would you do if a friend showed you a private photo of someone without her consent? What does bystander intervention look like in a digital space? At Chayn, we create trauma-informed resources for survivors of gender-based violence, including technology-facilitated abuse. @nextgenmen works with young men to explore healthy masculinity, relationships, their role in challenging violence, and engaging the people who can interrupt harm before it spreads.

Can digital experiences help save the planet and support teen wellbeing? 🌍🤝 Jake Stika (@nextgenmen ) and Kathryn Youngblood (@debristracker ) say yes. Jake is building safe online communities where middle and high school boys find true community, while Kathryn is using mission-based gaming to empower teens to prevent plastic pollution. Don’t miss their presentations at our upcoming virtual showcase! 🚀 Save your spot! 📅 Feb 18, 2026 ⏰ 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET 🔗 Link in bio to join

"These cards opened conversations I didn't know how to start."⁠ ⁠ That's what we hear from HR leaders, principals, and teachers who use our talking tools.⁠ ⁠ Cards for Masculinity, Cards for Equity, and Boys Will Be aren't about adding more training sessions. They're about embedding real conversations into your everyday.⁠ ⁠ 🧡 Staff meetings that go deeper ⁠ 🧡 Professional development that sticks ⁠ 🧡 Classroom circles that build belonging ⁠ 🧡 Leadership retreats that create change⁠ ⁠ This is the perfect time to invest in culture change at exceptional value. ⁠ Get 10% off a single deck, or an EXTRA 10% off bulk orders until February 15th 2026.⁠ ⁠ Link in bio | Questions? DM us 🧡⁠ ⁠ #HealthyMasculinity #EquityWork #OrganizationalCulture #PsychologicalSafety #CultureChange #EducatorSupport #InclusiveWorkplace

Voice Male Magazine wants YOUR story for Spring 2026: Care⁠ How does care show up in boys' and men's lives?⁠ ⁠ We want writing that's: ⁠ ✨ Clear & passionate ⁠ ✨ Real & accessible⁠ ✨ From your lived experience⁠ ⁠ Submit: Articles • Essays • Poetry • Photo essays • Reviews • How-to guides⁠ ⁠ 750-2,000 words. No academic citations needed. Just authentic stories that inspire change.⁠ ⁠ Surprise us with what care means to you 📝 👆🏻Link in bio👆🏻⁠ ⁠ #VoiceMaleMagazine #Care #HealthyMasculinity #CallForSubmissions #WritingCommunity #MenAndCare #AuthenticStories

Ending gender-based violence must include engaging with men and boys. I joined MP @faresaalsoud to learn more about how @nextgenmen is doing this important work. // La lutte contre la violence fondée sur le sexe passe par l’engagement des hommes et des garçons. Je me suis joint au député Fares Al-Soud pour en savoir plus sur la façon dont Next Gen Men accomplit ce travail essentiel.

TL;DR: Demand for our work with boys is skyrocketing, but funding hasn't caught up. This Giving Tuesday help us support the next generation of men by becoming a Voice Male Member at the link in our bio.🧡 -- Something remarkable is happening. ✨ Schools are calling us. Community organizations are reaching out. Parents are asking where they can find our work. The demand for caring, compassionate, connected masculinities has never been higher. But here's the challenge: funders haven't caught up to what we already know – that working with boys and young men is essential to creating the world we want to live in. ⚠️ While demand for our programs grows, our funding remains stuck in old thinking. Here's what they're missing: boys are not becoming bad. Something bad is happening to them. And Next Gen Men is doing something about it that nobody else is. 💬 We're the only nonprofit building community for boys on Discord – meeting them where they already are, creating a space where they can connect as they become teenagers and then young men. 🎮 We're one of the first organizations to build a Roblox game (with our besties @equimundo_org ) to explore narratives of masculinity – because we know that's where boys are learning about the world. 📖 And we publish the best pro-feminist men's magazine in North America. Voice Male has been doing this work since 1983, and now it arrives twice a year showing readers exactly how masculinity is evolving in real time. No hot takes, no quick fixes. Just honest, thoughtful stories about the change that's already happening. We can't wait for traditional funders to catch up. The boys in our programs need support now. This Giving Tuesday, we're asking you to invest in the future we're already raising. When you become a Voice Male member, you're not just getting a magazine twice a year. You're supporting: ✅ Schools that bring our programs to thousands of young people ✅ Online spaces where boys can grow into thoughtful young men ✅ A new generation undefining masculinity for good This is the work. And it needs supporters like you. Join the movement. Support the work. 🚀👉 Thank you for believing in boys and young men. 🧡