NEXUS - Advancing Innovative Philanthropy & Social Entrepreneurship #WeAreNEXUS
Global HQ in New York City
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What an unbelievable closing! Poet, teacher, & activist Mama SŌL energized and inspired us with her words. The incredible activists and leaders Sage Lenier and Tishiko King are futurists who give us hope that if we listen to the next-generation, we’re going to be ok. #WeAreNEXUS
Arfiya Eri showed us how if we use our talents and voices we can be the change we want to see and Zenia Tata closed down the Summit by inspiring us to do more and showing us that the future we want is in our hands! #WeAreNEXUS
What a way to close our Saturday morning plenary!! @selenagomez joined Elyse Cohen on stage to discuss the power of social connection. 1/2 #WeAreNEXUS
And how communities, like the one Selena has created with Rare Beauty and the Rare Impact Fund, are paving the way for self-acceptance, support, and healing when it comes to youth mental health. Learn more at rareimpactfund.org. 2/2 #WeAreNEXUS
Artist, producer and grammy nominated musician Kokayi Walker had the house rocking Saturday morning with his musical invocation!
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We were also lucky to have Itai Madamombe show us the future of how we can live in harmony on the oceans. #WeAreNEXUS
Dr. Jordan Shlain gave us a new way to think about how we approach our health. #WeAreNEXUS
The incredible Bossi shared her personal story and got us rocking to kick off Friday's closing plenary! John Mack implored us that if we are to build responsible AI we must put humanity back into humane technology. #WeAreNEXUS
Thank you to Jaha Dukureh for showing us we can’t give up on hope and to Dr. Victor Pineda for proving our strength is only limited by our mindset. #WeAreNEXUS
Another thank you to Zainab Salbi for investing in women to protect mother earth and to Ronit Zimmer and Raed Abu Leil for reminding us that peacebuilding in the Middle East is possible no matter the obstacles. #WeAreNEXUS
Thank you to our partners both old and new who participated in an amazing day of breakout sessions!
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Thrilled to have @DAIGlobal back again to speak about nature based solutions, climate capital and how new approaches to financing nature and protecting nature can be rewarding and profitable.
@apcoworldwide’s team moderated an important discussion on navigating elections, geopolitics, and polarization. Historian & author Rutger Bregman beautifully laid out the threats to democracy the world is facing and how philanthropists and activists can respond.
We were wondering how we could possibly top last night! What a morning!!! Halim Flowers kicked us off by showing the power of art. Roya Mahboob and Ayda Haydarpour showed us true resilience and perseverance while Rutger Bregman helped restore our faith in humanity. #WeAreNEXUS
Alexandra Cousteau talked about continuing her grandfather’s legacy before Greg Segal & Jennifer Erickson shed light on the organ donor crisis in the US and how they plan to solve it. #WeAreNEXUS
Gitanjali Rao renewed our belief in the role innovation plays in finding the answer to everyday problems. What a morning of inspiration, education and calls to action for our fellow people and our planet! #WeAreNEXUS
