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About this Event
Community building and forward-looking discussion on how today’s Black social change leaders and organizations must think and leverage power to shape the future and thrive.
Our featured speaker is Trista Harris, President at FutureGood—a consultancy that helps foundations, nonprofits, and visionary leaders predict and shape the future. Using futurism tools and best practices from the field, FutureGood partners to envision your ideal future, create a path to get there, and solve problems yet to be imagined.
5:00 - 6:20 pm • Food x Fellowship
6:30 - 8:00 pm • BPM 2024 Program
About Our Featured Speaker • TRISTA HARRIS
Trista Harris is a renowned philanthropic futurist who advocates for the use of futurism to address critical community challenges worldwide. Her groundbreaking work has been featured in Forbes, CNN, The New York Times, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and many social sector blogs. Trista is the President of FutureGood, a consultancy that helps visionaries create a better future. She has authored two books - "How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar" and "Future Good."
Trista has dedicated her entire career to the social sector, starting at the age of 15 as a summer parks assistant. Prior to her work at FutureGood, she served as President of the Minnesota Council on Foundations, a thriving grant-making community that awards over $1.5 billion annually. She was also the Executive Director of the Headwaters Foundation for Justice and a Program Officer at Minnesota Philanthropy Partners.
A strategic foresight expert certified by Oxford University, Trista holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and a Bachelor of Arts from Howard University. Trista is a board member of Tides, a philanthropic partner and nonprofit accelerator focused on creating a world of shared prosperity and social justice. She is also a corporate board member for Arts + Rec, a creative entertainment venue that showcases local creatives. Trista has served on the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee and the Governor's Council on Law Enforcement and Community Relations, which was established following the police shooting of Philando Castile.
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
― Abraham Lincoln
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wray Ward, 2317 Thrift Road, Charlotte, United States
USD 18.00