Our Vision

We envision a world where everyone is part of inclusive communities in which people connect deeply and co-create positive action to serve the wellbeing of people and planet.

Our Mission

We're on a mission to provide safe, supportive, fun, and empowering spaces for changemakers. We foster profound and lasting connections, nurture wellbeing, and enable peer-learning and meaningful collaborations so that changemakers may create, sustain and scale positive change.

Our Activities

To fulfill our mission we currently run activities across three key pillars

Community

Through the ChangemakerXchange Community,  we reach and work directly with nearly 1,500 changemakers across 130 countries globally. New members join via our flagship summits, a unique experience of fostering connections, peer learning, and collaboration with social innovators from around the world. This initial engagement is followed by continuous, lifelong community engagement, capacity building and support for their work.

Facilitation

Through The Facilitators, we equip purpose- and impact-driven organisations, communities, and networks with the knowledge and skills to facilitate in ways that cultivate meaningful connections, peer learning, collaboration, and wellbeing. We offer a variety of offline and online facilitation services—available globally and tailored to our client's needs.

Ecosystem

Through The Possibilists, we work towards aligning the support ecosystem around a shared understanding of the needs and challenges of young changemakers. Our goal is to create the best possible conditions for young changemakers to thrive and to deepen or scale their impact.

Our people

Anne Quednau

Anne QuednauCore Team

Anne Quednau serves as the Finance & Operations Support at ChangemakerXchange. Following her graduation, she dedicated a year to volunteer service at the Social Innovation Academy (SINA) in Uganda. During this transformative experience, she immersed herself in a diverse range of responsibilities, spanning from branding and marketing to fundraising, life coaching, and facilitating. Currently, Anne is pursuing a degree in media and communications, driven by a profound desire to comprehend the intricacies of global communication.
Anne Quednau serves as the Finance & Operations Support at ChangemakerXchange. Following her graduation, she dedicated a year to volunteer service at the Social Innovation Academy (SINA) in Uganda. During this transformative experience, she immersed herself in a diverse range of responsibilities, spanning from branding and marketing to fundraising, life coaching, and facilitating. Currently, Anne is pursuing a degree in media and communications, driven by a profound desire to comprehend the intricacies of global communication.
Portrait Anouk Siegrist Changemakerxchange.org

Anouk SiegristCore Team

Anouk leads on Finances at ChangemakerXchange and co-leads on People & Culture (aka HR) with her colleague Nick. She has a background in political economics and (some) sociology, and has built hands-on experience in financial and legal matters from her work in the social impact space.
Anouk leads on Finances at ChangemakerXchange and co-leads on People & Culture (aka HR) with her colleague Nick. She has a background in political economics and (some) sociology, and has built hands-on experience in financial and legal matters from her work in the social impact space.
Ceren Kayrakçı

Ceren KayrakçıCore Team

Ceren Kayrakçı is the Project and Research Support at ChangemakerXchange. With over a decade of volunteering experience across various organisations, she has been dedicated to driving positive change and promoting environmental and social development. After earning her degree in Economics, Ceren is now pursuing a Master’s in Integrated Natural Resource Management at Humboldt University of Berlin.
Ceren Kayrakçı is the Project and Research Support at ChangemakerXchange. With over a decade of volunteering experience across various organisations, she has been dedicated to driving positive change and promoting environmental and social development. After earning her degree in Economics, Ceren is now pursuing a Master’s in Integrated Natural Resource Management at Humboldt University of Berlin.
Matthias Scheffelmeier

Matthias ScheffelmeierCore Team

Matthias Scheffelmeier is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of ChangemakerXchange. He also was, until recently and for more than 11 years, a Partner at Ashoka Germany, Co-Founder of Ashoka Turkey and a Member of Ashoka Europe's regional leadership team. Beyond that he's been contributing to the social impact eco-system in Germany and Europe as Founding Board Member of the Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland (SEND). Matthias also is a Member of the global board at MasterPeace. He lives in Berlin with his wife and son.
Matthias Scheffelmeier is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of ChangemakerXchange. He also was, until recently and for more than 11 years, a Partner at Ashoka Germany, Co-Founder of Ashoka Turkey and a Member of Ashoka Europe's regional leadership team. Beyond that he's been contributing to the social impact eco-system in Germany and Europe as Founding Board Member of the Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland (SEND). Matthias also is a Member of the global board at MasterPeace. He lives in Berlin with his wife and son.
Portrait Miriam Sweeney Changemakerxchange.org

Miriam SweeneyCore Team

Miriam is working on programmes and projects at CXC, working across a majority of our activities, connecting the dots and finding synergies. She has spent the past 3 years at a startup accelerator & hub in Ireland where she working as a community lead, managing mentoring & incubator programmes, as an impact lead working on ecosystem growth, economic development & diversity & inclusion. While she comes from a startup/commercial background, her passion has always been in impact & social innovation. She's one of the leaders of an activism campaign based in Ireland called Reclaim Our Spaces, working to halt the unbalanced urban development and showcase examples of successfully reclaimed community & cultural spaces.
Miriam is working on programmes and projects at CXC, working across a majority of our activities, connecting the dots and finding synergies. She has spent the past 3 years at a startup accelerator & hub in Ireland where she working as a community lead, managing mentoring & incubator programmes, as an impact lead working on ecosystem growth, economic development & diversity & inclusion. While she comes from a startup/commercial background, her passion has always been in impact & social innovation. She's one of the leaders of an activism campaign based in Ireland called Reclaim Our Spaces, working to halt the unbalanced urban development and showcase examples of successfully reclaimed community & cultural spaces.
Nick McGirl

Nick McGirlCore Team

Nick is the Co-founder and Co-Managing Director of ChangemakerXchange. His background straddles multiple countries and has been at the intersection of social innovation and education. Including; • Re-launching Ashoka in Turkey and building an alliance of organisations aiming to transform education in the country. • Launching Ashoka Europe's education initiative and building a continental network of 'Changemaker Schools'. • Working on one of the world's first social impact bonds programmes with young offenders in London for Catch 22. • Setting up new programmes and partnerships in Kenya and India while developing the first pilot of the International Citizen Service for the UK Department for International Development, a flagship programme to reimagine overseas volunteering.
Nick is the Co-founder and Co-Managing Director of ChangemakerXchange. His background straddles multiple countries and has been at the intersection of social innovation and education. Including; • Re-launching Ashoka in Turkey and building an alliance of organisations aiming to transform education in the country. • Launching Ashoka Europe's education initiative and building a continental network of 'Changemaker Schools'. • Working on one of the world's first social impact bonds programmes with young offenders in London for Catch 22. • Setting up new programmes and partnerships in Kenya and India while developing the first pilot of the International Citizen Service for the UK Department for International Development, a flagship programme to reimagine overseas volunteering.
Greta Rossi

Greta RossiFacilitation Consultant

Greta Rossi is a Core Team Member and Facilitation Lead at ChangemakerXchange. She is also the Co-Founder of Recipes for Wellbeing and the Lead Facilitator for the WISE Emerging Leaders Programme. Greta is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and a BMW Responsible Leader. In March 2023, she was also nominated Top 100 Women Leaders in Social Enterprise by the Euclid Network.
Greta Rossi is a Core Team Member and Facilitation Lead at ChangemakerXchange. She is also the Co-Founder of Recipes for Wellbeing and the Lead Facilitator for the WISE Emerging Leaders Programme. Greta is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) and a BMW Responsible Leader. In March 2023, she was also nominated Top 100 Women Leaders in Social Enterprise by the Euclid Network.
Mubarak Idris

Mubarak IdrisContent Creation & Storytelling Consultant

Mubarak Idris is a consultant for ChangemakerXchange in the area of Storytelling and Content Creation. He is a digital development advocate with over 5 years of experience using digital media as a tool to promote issues around population, health, and environment in Africa. Mubarak is also an inaugural fellow of the Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) programme, a professional leadership development training supported by IREX and the US Department of State.
Mubarak Idris is a consultant for ChangemakerXchange in the area of Storytelling and Content Creation. He is a digital development advocate with over 5 years of experience using digital media as a tool to promote issues around population, health, and environment in Africa. Mubarak is also an inaugural fellow of the Community Engagement Exchange (CEE) programme, a professional leadership development training supported by IREX and the US Department of State.
Portrait Nadya Saib Changemakerxchange.org

Nadya SaibCommunications and DEI Consultant

Nadya Saib serves as the Communications and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lead at ChangemakerXchange. Additionally, she co-founded Well-Being Journey (formerly Wangsa Jelita) in Indonesia, a social venture committed to promoting well-being through self-exploration methods grounded in the latest advancements in psychology and science. Nadya is also a passionate advocate for DEI, channeling her passion through Kolaborasi Keberagaman Inklusif—a research and consultancy center dedicated to championing these principles within global teams.
Nadya Saib serves as the Communications and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) lead at ChangemakerXchange. Additionally, she co-founded Well-Being Journey (formerly Wangsa Jelita) in Indonesia, a social venture committed to promoting well-being through self-exploration methods grounded in the latest advancements in psychology and science. Nadya is also a passionate advocate for DEI, channeling her passion through Kolaborasi Keberagaman Inklusif—a research and consultancy center dedicated to championing these principles within global teams.
Juan Francisco Baron

Juan Francisco BaronProject Consultant

Juan Francisco Baron is supporting our current Changemakers.AI programmes.He also was the Project Lead for Changemakers for Democracy between 2023 to 2025. He brings his facilitation and project management skills and a background in arts and culture to the programmes. Additionally, in 2023, he played a key role in hosting and facilitating the first Changemakers for the Planet Summit in the Latin America region. He has hosted, designed, and delivered events and projects centred on migrating, democratising, addressing climate change, combating biodiversity loss, fostering cultural exchange, and promoting creativity.
Juan Francisco Baron is supporting our current Changemakers.AI programmes.He also was the Project Lead for Changemakers for Democracy between 2023 to 2025. He brings his facilitation and project management skills and a background in arts and culture to the programmes. Additionally, in 2023, he played a key role in hosting and facilitating the first Changemakers for the Planet Summit in the Latin America region. He has hosted, designed, and delivered events and projects centred on migrating, democratising, addressing climate change, combating biodiversity loss, fostering cultural exchange, and promoting creativity.
Corina Angelescu

Corina AngelescuPartnership Lead for iac-Berlin and BAN

Corina Angelescu is a freelance facilitator, community weaver, and systems change apprentice, leading our partnership with iac-Berlin and the Bosch Alumni Network (BAN). At the heart of her work lies a desire to create spaces for deep connection and transformation, fostering a sense of belonging, trust, and reciprocity among humans and non-humans alike. She explores regenerative practices, with a particular focus on conscious economy, collective leadership, livelihoods, and intercultural learning journeys.
Corina Angelescu is a freelance facilitator, community weaver, and systems change apprentice, leading our partnership with iac-Berlin and the Bosch Alumni Network (BAN). At the heart of her work lies a desire to create spaces for deep connection and transformation, fostering a sense of belonging, trust, and reciprocity among humans and non-humans alike. She explores regenerative practices, with a particular focus on conscious economy, collective leadership, livelihoods, and intercultural learning journeys.
Heliana_Lubis

Heliana LubisGraphic Design Consultant

Heliana Lubis (Ina) is a motion designer. Art and design have always been her passion. She creates motion graphics in multidisciplinary design and technology companies (e.g., Sembilan Matahari) and develops communication designs for various organisations (e.g., Well-being Journey and ChangemakerXchange). She loves illustrating and has created many illustrations for organisations, including Recipes for Wellbeing. Above all, she enjoys her main job the most: raising her two super boys.
Heliana Lubis (Ina) is a motion designer. Art and design have always been her passion. She creates motion graphics in multidisciplinary design and technology companies (e.g., Sembilan Matahari) and develops communication designs for various organisations (e.g., Well-being Journey and ChangemakerXchange). She loves illustrating and has created many illustrations for organisations, including Recipes for Wellbeing. Above all, she enjoys her main job the most: raising her two super boys.
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