The experience
We give youth the tools to know themselves, connect with others, and build a life they're excited to live.
Launching early 2027: the first Changing Humanity program
Keep goingThrough music, neuroscience, social-emotional learning, mentorship, and meaningful connection, we give youth the tools to understand themselves and the confidence to become who they want to be.
We come into a youth organization and create something deliberately joyful, bringing youth together through music, connection, discovery, and celebration.
Because learning lands differently when you want to be there.
We're not showing up because something is wrong. We're showing up because we believe in what's possible.
Youth come together to connect, discover, learn, and celebrate.
The organization receives the program, giving youth continued access to the tools, practices, and connection introduced that day.
The program continues alongside them through the formative years ahead.
The experience sparks something. Changing Humanity helps it grow.
In October 2025, our inaugural gala brought together a community that believed in what Changing Humanity could become.
The community came together.
Now the experience begins.
Changing Humanity Gala · October 17, 2025 · Balboa Bay Club
At our inaugural Changing Humanity gala, leaders in science, wellness, music, and performance came together in support of our mission.
Neuroscientist & Concert Pianist | MD Anderson
Former NBA Wellness & Performance Leader | International Speaker
Former KORN Guitarist | Founder, Rock to Recovery
Electric Violinist & DJ | TEDx Speaker & Performer
Sonic Branding & Sound Specialist
International Vocalist & Sound Healer
International Percussionist & Live Performer
DJ & House Music Producer
Inaugural Changing Humanity Gala · October 17, 2025
Different voices.One shared belief: the power of connection to change lives.
For me, it came in 2018, when I lost my mother to suicide.
In an instant, my world shifted. The sense of safety and predictability I had known was gone, and I was forced to confront the raw, unpredictable reality of life and grief.
It was earth-shatteringly painful. But it also transformed me.
I learned that life isn't about controlling outcomes. It's about learning to move through the unknown, finding meaning in it, and growing from it. That journey inward continues to shape the work I do today.
As a mother of three, I see how much more complex life has become for today's youth. Constant pressure, comparison, and digital noise can make it difficult to simply be still, understand what they're feeling, and know who they are.
I believe we can give them something different: the tools to understand themselves before life becomes overwhelming.
Music was one of the ways I found my footing. From learning violin as a child to using music to process grief, it taught me discipline, presence, emotional awareness, and the power of connection.
Those experiences became the foundation for Changing Humanity.
The name isn't about changing everyone. It's about igniting change from within.
This isn't about perfection or performance. It's about giving youth a stronger sense of themselves, from the inside out.
Because when we change what happens within us, it changes how we show up in the world, how we connect, lead, love, and inspire others.
And that's where real change begins.
One person.One connection.One life at a time.
Changing Humanity began with my story, but it was never meant to be just mine. It's an invitation to all of us to be part of something bigger: helping youth build the inner foundation to not just get through life, but to truly live it.
If you believe that every youth deserves that chance, I invite you to join us.
Jacqueline Ko Founder, Changing Humanity
A mother of three, with a background in marketing and a decade spent founding and leading a global LED company. Her story is in the founder’s note above.
Founder of The Good CFO, and former co-creator and executive producer of NBC’s World of Dance. Treasurer and board member at Games for Change and Compassion Prison Project. A father of two.
CEO and founder of Good Work Hub, an AI platform for micro-charities. Previously an operations leader at Cisco and a management consultant. Stanford graduate, and a two-time recipient of the White House Presidential Volunteer Service Award.
COO and co-founder of The C.A.R.E. Organization, Changing Humanity’s first nonprofit partner. Previously led global initiatives at JP Morgan Chase. Owner of Medroyal, a healthcare enterprise in Arizona.
Changing Humanity Corp is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Mental wellness isn't only about getting through the difficult moments. It's about knowing yourself, connecting with others, seeing what's possible, and being present for the life you're living.
Your life is worth celebrating. Every single day.
Mental wellness shouldn't begin when something goes wrong.
Imagine a generation that grows up understanding their minds, knowing themselves, connecting deeply with others, and having tools they can return to throughout their lives.
That is the future Changing Humanity is working to build.
We're preparing to launch Changing Humanity with our first youth community, beginning with a live experience filled with music, inspiration, connection, discovery, and celebration.
But the experience is only the beginning. From there, the program stays with the organization, giving youth continued access to the tools, practices, and support they can grow with in the years ahead.
One community will be first. Our vision is for many more to follow.
Every contribution helps us create experiences, provide ongoing tools and support, and bring Changing Humanity to more youth organizations.
This is bigger than funding a single day. It's helping give youth something they can carry with them for years.
You choose your amount on the next page, and you can make it a monthly gift there too.
Help youth understand their minds. So they can shape their lives.
Changing Humanity
This is just the beginning.