Town Hall: The State of Youth Activism

On the heels of a midterm election in which young people elected the first Gen Z member of Congress and mounted the second highest youth voter turnout in 30 years, we hosted our first-ever town hall. The candid conversation brought together DoSomething members, youth activists and social impact leaders to explore how young people are keeping their civic spark alive and how the philanthropy community can evolve to better support them in a time of unprecedented political and social unrest.
This town hall is part of our new strategic plan to center the voices of young people in all we do. Learn more at: www.dosomethin...
Youth Activist Roundtable:
Nico Toepfer, DoSomething Member & LGBTQ+ Activist
Synclaire Warren, DoSomething Member & Menstrual Equity Advocate
Samuel Rubin, Social impact filmmaker & Co-Founder, YEA! Impact
Moderated by:
Sophie Beren, CEO & Founder of The Conversationalist
Philanthropic Leader Roundtable:
Greg Weatherford, Youth Empowerment, The Allstate Foundation
Jacqueline Berry, 3Mgives Manager, Education Initiatives
Maheen Kaleem, VP of Programs and Operations, Grantmakers for Girls of Color
Moderated by:
DeNora Getachew, CEO of DoSomething.org