Welcome!
Founded by Klaus Schwab in 2011, the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community is a scalable solution for organizing and mobilizing the full potential of young people. Over the last decade, Global Shapers have contributed knowledge, resources and tools to help members and our hubs create change. Explore the pages below to learn more about our community and how we do our work.
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The Global Shapers Community’s mission is to develop youth leaders, accelerate youth action and amplify youth voices. Together, our activities ensure that young people play an influential role in shaping the future. Find out more about the impact driven by the community in our latest Impact Report.
Our Charter outlines the global standards that all members and hubs in our organization are responsible to uphold. It was created by Shapers for Shapers and includes best practices that have been identified by members since our community was created in 2011. By joining the Global Shapers Community, YOU agree to live up to its principles and values.
- Meet the Global Shapers Team: Get to know your Community Manager and more!
- Community Champions & Experts: Who are Community Champions & Experts and how can they support Shapers?
- Curatorship and Elections: What are the roles of Curators, Vice-Curators, and Impact Officers, and how are hub elections conducted?
- Hub Membership: What is the membership journey of Global Shapers?
- Forum Spaces (formerly TopLink): How can Shapers use Forum Spaces to connect, learn and showcase their hubs' impact?
- Membership Benefits: What are the opportunities available for Global Shapers?
- Newsletter and Liveshow Repository: What are the latest community updates?
- Forum Meetings and Logistics: How to apply to Forum events and manage visa and logistics?
- Alumni Engagement Toolkit: How do Alumni continue to engage in our community?
- Impact Strategy: What is the Global Shapers Community's Theory of Change?
- Hub Projects and Reporting: How to effectively plan, track, and report hub projects?
- Partnerships: How can hubs engage in partnerships and secure grant funding?
- Innovation Prize: How can hubs apply for funding and mentorship for projects?
- Hub Engagement: What are the best practices to maximize hub engagement?
- Communications and Branding: How can hubs promote their work and impack?
- SHAPEs and Retreats: How hubs host memorable SHAPEs and Retreat events?
- Start a Global Shapers Hub: What are the steps to open or reboost a hub?
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Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out to your Community Manager or send an email to globalshapers@weforum.org.
Our most sustainable and consistently top-performing hubs meet the following criteria:
- They have 25 or more members, as there is a clear statistical correlation between the number of members and the strength of projects per Hub.
- They conduct annual recruitments.
- They submit at least 1 new project to Toplink a year.
- They have not experienced any unresolved or escalated Hub conflicts, fostering a culture of belonging and care.
- They have established a strong brand in the city through successful partnerships and projects, SHAPE events, or retreats.
- They actively apply for community benefits such as Impact Prize and Climate Reality Trainings through Calls for Applications.
Meet the Global Shapers Team
The Global Shapers Community is a non-profit organization registered in Geneva, Switzerland and hosted at the World Economic Forum. Our headquarters is operated by a small team that works in synergy with the extended team of the World Economic Forum Foundations. To learn more about the roles and responsibilities of the Global Shapers Team, explore our Charter (Global Governance Section).
- Natalie Pierce, Head of the Global Shapers Community
- Albina Krasnodemska, Europe and Eurasia / Growth and Engagement
- Christa Odinga-Svanteson, Impact Communications
- Katie Hoeflinger, North America and Caribbean / Programming and Production
- Kenza M'Haimdat, Middle East and North Africa / Operations
- Miao Sun, Greater China and North Asia
- Micael Bermudez, Latin America / Global Processes
- Michelle Goyhman, Data & Analytics
- Murchana Roychoudhury, South Asia / Impact Communications
- Paniz Jamali, Asia Pacific / Operations
- Raissa Kanku, Africa / Community Experiences
- Sophia Simmons, Strategic Impact Initiatives