A guide to hosting a TRIIBE Talk in your community.
TRIIBE Talk format
A TRIIBE Talk is a moderated, intergenerational conversation featuring next-gen voices. TRIIBE Talks are designed to be adaptable. They can take place in universities, community spaces, offices, or public venues of any size, as long as the format remains intact.
TRIIBE Talk requirements
To maintain consistency and protect the integrity of the TRIIBE community, events using the name TRIIBE Talk, as well as the TRIIBE logo and visual materials, must be approved by the TRIIBE team and meet the following requirements:
- Each TRIIBE Talk follows the core format: at least two next-gen voices (preferrably nonprofit founders) and one moderator under the age of 30.
- TRIIBE Talks can focus on topics so long as they remain apolitical.
- All speakers, moderators, and organizers must complete the TRIIBE Talk participation alignment form prior to the event.
Event planning timeline
While every TRIIBE Talk is unique, most follow a preparation timeline of four to eight weeks.
4-8 weeks before:
Select the date, topic, and initial speakers. The venue does not need to be finalized before confirming speakers. Once speakers and venue are confirmed, submit your TRIIBE Talk proposal for approval. TRIIBE will create the official registration page and help promote the event.
3-4 weeks before:
Share the event with your community and networks. Aligned organizations may cohost the event with approval from TRIIBE.
1-2 weeks before:
Work with your moderator and speakers to finalize the flow of the conversation. Hosts may use the TRIIBE Talk preparation checklist to ensure event logistics are ready.
Event week:
Send reminders, ensure all speakers sign the TRIIBE Talk participation alignment form, prepare the space, and focus on creating a welcoming environment for meaningful discussion.
Speaker guidelines
TRIIBE Talks are designed to be practical, inspiring, and solutions-oriented conversations. Speakers should share real experiences, lessons learned, and ideas that move the discussion forward. At the end of each TRIIBE Talk, please take a group photo with all speakers present.
To keep the conversation dynamic, speakers should keep responses concise, build on one another's comments, and focus on stories, real-world examples, and clear calls to action.
TRIIBE Talk example schedule
| Time stamp | Segment | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 hours prior | Host arrival & final setup | Prepare the space and ensure microphones, seating, photography or videography, and any food or drink are ready. |
| 30 minutes prior | Speakers and early arrival | Speakers arrive, meet with one another, and get settled into the space |
| 0:00 - 0:10 | Welcome guests | Welcome guests as they arrive and allow time for attendees to settle in. |
| 0:10 - 0:15 | Host introduction | The host welcomes attendees and introduces the purpose of the TRIIBE Talk. |
| 0:15 - 0:50 | Moderated panel | Thirty-five minutes typically allows for two to three questions, with speakers responding for approximately three minutes each. |
| 0:50 - 1:00 | Audience Q&A | Audience members are invited to ask questions and engage directly with the speakers. |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Community building | Take a group photo with all speakers present and allow time for informal conversation. |
Additional note: If you're planning to host two TRIIBE Talks, allow for a 15 minute break after Q&A, then continue with the second 35+10 minute panel before community building.
Discussion questions
TRIIBE Talks are designed to spark thoughtful dialogue across generations. Moderators are encouraged to adapt these prompts while keeping the conversation focused on real experiences, practical solutions, and inspiration for future changemakers.
Moderators are encouraged to begin with questions that focus on a speaker's work or motivations rather than a formal introduction, allowing the conversation to move quickly into ideas and impact. Below are a few themes to consider when creating questions:
- The origin tension: What did you see that everyone else was looking at but not acting on?
- Hard truths: What is one thing about your field most people in this room may not want to hear?
- What actually worked: What is one decision that changed your trajectory, and what would you tell someone facing it now?
- The unpopular bet: What unrealistic idea today do you think will be mainstream in a decade?
- The trade: What did progress cost you, and was it worth it?
Branding and visual templates
To keep TRIIBE Talks visually consistent around the world, we've created a set of official TRIIBE Talk templates. Once your TRIIBE Talk is confirmed, the TRIIBE team will create the official event registration page, add your speakers and moderator to the graphic, and share the link with you to distribute to your community. Templates can also be used to invite speakers, partners, and attendees.
Participant alignment form
All speakers, moderators, and organizers participating in a TRIIBE Talk should complete the TRIIBE Talk Participation Alignment Form prior to the event.
By participating in a TRIIBE Talk event, the undersigned acknowledges that their participation is voluntary and does not constitute an employment relationship with TRIIBE. The undersigned also acknowledges that TRIIBE Talk events may be photographed, filmed, or recorded, and grants TRIIBE permission to use their image, voice, and likeness in photographs, video, or audio recordings for educational, promotional, and archival purposes.
Review & sign the alignment formPromoting your TRIIBE Talk
Once your TRIIBE Talk registration page is created, share the event link and graphics with your community, networks, and local partners. TRIIBE will do the same on our platforms. Inviting organizations aligned with the topic can help broaden the conversation and reach new audiences.
After your TRIIBE Talk
Immediately following the TRIIBE Talk, hosts are encouraged to allow time for informal discussion so attendees and speakers can continue the dialogue. Hosts should also share photos or recordings, including a group photo of the panelists, with TRIIBE.
Before leaving the venue, please help reset the space and ensure it is left as it was found. TRIIBE Talks rely on the generosity of community spaces, universities, and partners. Caring for the venue helps ensure these spaces can continue hosting future TRIIBE Talks.
Continuing the TRIIBE movement
We are the most interconnected generation in history. Ideas, stories, and solutions travel across borders faster than ever before. A single conversation may inspire a room. But when conversations happen across cities, campuses, communities, countries, and continents, they begin to shape a movement.
TRIIBE Talks create space for next-gen voices to share ideas before we are defined by labels or limited by background, whether by geography, race, religion, or circumstance.
If hosting a TRIIBE Talk is a spark, founding a TRIIBE Branch is the fuel. If your community is ready to support philentrepreneurs, TRIIBE is here to help you establish a branch and channel capital to next-gen nonprofit founders.
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