Keynote Speakers

Stacey Monk, CEO and Co-Founder of Epic Change and Tweetsgiving:

Stacey Monk is the CEO & co-founder of Epic Change, a startup nonprofit that amplifies the voices and impact of grassroots changemakers. The organization began its work in Arusha, Tanzania, where Stacey met Mama Lucy Kamptoni, a former chicken farmer who used her income to build a school in her village.  Epic Change has rallied thousands of people across the globe to invest nearly $200,000 in the school so far to build a locally-led primary school for over 400 children that is now completely self-sufficient and consistently ranks among the top 3 out of over 120 in its district.  The school’s founder, Mama Lucy, has already repaid over $15,000 of that investment, and funds have been recycled to invest in Nepali changemaker Subhash Ghimire who is currently building a school – to be open this summer – in the village where he was born and raised.

Creators of TweetsGiving/Epic Thanks, one of the first efforts that harnessed the power of Twitter to do good, and the Mother’s Day social media event To Mama With Love, Epic Change has been widely recognized for their innovative use of social media in creating social change, appearing in Forbes.com, The Huffington Post,CNN.com, VentureBeat, Mashable, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Ode Magazine and Twitterville, a book profiling successful business uses of Twitter by Silicon Valley journalist Shel Israel. Epic Change is also behind a classroom of seventh graders known as the TwitterKids of Tanzania who tweet & write tumblr blogs from their school in Arusha.  Prior to launching Epic Change, Stacey worked with Deloitte Consulting, Genentech, the Santa Clara Social Services Agency and her own successful change management firm, Funken Consulting. A graduate of Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University, Stacey began her career in performing arts management.

Robert Wolfe, Co-Founder Crowdrise:

Robert is the co-founder of Crowdrise, an online social fundraising platform that helps people raise money and volunteer for their favorite causes and having the most fun in the world while doing it. The Crowdrise community was named a “Top 25 Best Global Philanthropist” by Barron’s.

Robert (and his brother) started and built Moosejaw, the successful multi-channel retailer that combined humor, crowdsourcing, social commerce and creative marketing to create an intensely loyal customer base. As CEO and COO of Moosejaw, they were recognized by Ad Age in 2008 as Top 50 Marketers, and Moosejaw was recognized by Internet Retailer in 2007 and 2008 as a Top 100 Website.