TRIIBE Changemaker Summit
TRIIBE Changemaker Summit | www.triibe.us
August 2, 2025 | 1:00–5:00 PM | Newlab, Brooklyn
Food & drinks provided | 350 attendees | Art Auction |
Imagine if you could hire someone with experience coordinating over 1,000 or even 10,000 volunteers. Now imagine they’re still in college.
TRIIBE’s three-year program equips our cohort of founders with the skills and support needed to continue their nonprofits post-grad. And if their path shifts, they carry with them what matters most: the ability to build, sustain, and lead with purpose.
Taking place from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, with food and drinks (cocktails sponsored by Barrelsmith and non-alcoholic beverages by Bear Maple Farms), this main event will feature a fireside chat and two dynamic panels, showcasing our four college nonprofit founders mixed with long-standing leaders sharing real-life lessons on balancing urgency with isolation and scale with purpose.
Schedule Of Events:
1:00 - 1:20 PM Welcome Refreshments
1:20 - 1:30 PM Opening Speech
1:30 - 1:45 PM Keynote Speaker
2:00 - 2:30 PM First Panel
2:45 - 3:15 PM Fireside Chat, 2 guests
3:30 - 4:00 PM Second Panel
4:00 - 5:00 PM Networking, Art Auction
Meet the Panelists:
Anne-Sophie Frédérick (HAITECH): Expanding Access To Education For Young Haitians Around The Globe Through Technology And Language Workshops. We’re grateful our grant is sending computers to Haiti, so students can learn computer science without living in a wealthy country or speaking English.
Esha Venkat (Nest4Us): Mobilizing 9,000 Volunteers Already To Tackle Issues Such As Hunger, Education, And Climate Justice Through Volunteering And Education. We’re grateful our grant is supplying walk-in fridges to expand healthy food access at a variety of food drives.
Maya Gowda (SEED): Advancing Climate Literacy And Justice Through Workshops, Curriculum Development, And Community Initiatives, reaching over 100 elementary schools. We’re grateful our grant is supplying books on sustainable solutions and curriculum for youth in both Spanish and English.
Olivia Zhang (Cancer Kids First): Supporting Young Cancer Patients And Their Families With A Team Of 46,000 Volunteers Through Donating Goods And Hosting Interactive Events. We’re grateful our grant is funding a partnership with St. Jude to deliver care packages to families in crisis.
Additional Panelists:
We are pleased to announce that Gregg Meyer, Steve Madden's Chief Strategy Officer and President of the Steve Madden Corporate Foundation, is confirmed to speak at the Summit. In addition, Steve Madden will serve as an official sponsor of the event, reinforcing the brand’s commitment to innovation, leadership, and collaboration. Steve Madden’s participation highlights the company's ongoing support for forward-thinking initiatives within the social impact landscape.
This isn’t a pitch competition. It’s a collective call to listen, to learn, and to contribute to the rising stars of a brighter tomorrow.
Whether you’re a funder, nonprofit leader, startup founder, educator, policy shaper, or simply someone who believes in young people with big visions, this space is for you.
Join us for a powerful summit of storytelling, connection, and clarity around what the next generation of nonprofit founders are doing. Real problems can’t be solved alone. It takes a TRIIBE. We can’t wait to welcome you.
Sponsored by: Steve Madden, The Altru Institute, Middlebury Founders, Bear Maple Farms, Barrelsmith, and more to come.