How Will You Be Social Change?

We believe that to solve the world’s toughest problems, we need to increase the number of problem-solvers in the world. To accomplish this, Be Social Change empowers passionate people to transform intention into action by providing the knowledge, skills, and community of support to create meaningful change.

We help people from all backgrounds and professions learn, explore, and discover how they can apply their talents to make the world a better place through:

  1. Social Entrepreneurship Education via The Makers Institute, our in-person and online learning platform that equips people with the entrepreneurial skills to create socially-conscious small businesses, scalable non-profits, and impact-driven careers
  2. Idea-Exchange and Sharing of Best Practices via cross-sector panel events, pitch sessions, and conferences
  3. Community-Building via monthly Meetups that bring together people from all backgrounds and professions for networking, idea-sharing, and collaboration
  4. Resource-Sharing Tools that share opportunities to create impact such as our weekly Social Good Events Guide and Job Board

Our vision is create a future where every entrepreneur a social entrepreneur, every business a socially-conscious business, and every career is an impact-driven career. Join us to make that future together.

Get involved with Be Social Change today and ignite your capacity to create meaningful impact!

 

Our Team:

Marcos Salazar

Co-Founder & Executive Director


“Replace ‘What If?’ with ‘Hell Yeah!’”
~ Catharina Bruns

Allie Mahler

Co-Founder & Director of External Affairs


“Let the beauty we love be what we do”
~ Rumi

Sarit Wishnevski

Community Manager


“Let’s fix what’s broken and break what needs fixing”
~ GOOD

Amanda Yogendran

Partnerships Manager


“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects is the secret of great creative people” ~ Leo Burnett

Advisors:

Brenton Gieser

Co-Founder & Board Chair


“The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.”
~ Thomas Paine

Catherine Adriano

Co-Founder


“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
~ Margaret Mead

Elizabeth Foggie

Co-Founder


“I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom”
– Simone de Beauvoir

Greg Barrett

Social Media


“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson