Giving Compass' Take:

• Global Citizen recaps some takeaways from its Movement Makers Summit, where activists around the world came together to discuss what needs to be done to catalyze change.

• From hiring refugees to HIV counseling, many of these leaders provided inspirational messages. How can we all help turn bold words into action?

• Here's what grassroots activism actually means in philanthropy.

What sparks a movement that changes the world?

This is the question that Global Citizen’s Movement Makers Summit, with our Presenting Sponsor Johnson & Johnson, sought to answer on Sept. 25 in New York City.

With over 30 global activists from across the arts, culture, political, social good, and behavioral science spheres in attendance, the answer was wide-ranging. For many, unified momentum and commitment is vital, while for others, one voice and enough passion to challenge the status quo is all that is needed.

Derrick Feldmann is a renowned author and adviser on the topics of creating social movements for good and the importance of nonprofit millennial engagement. At the Movement Makers Summit, Feldmann revealed the top issues among young Americans today are civil rights and racial discrimination, gun safety, immigration, and climate change.

We have to understand what others are saying about us We have to listen before we create. To be movement makers, we have to be with the people.

Read the full article about the Movement Makers Summit by Madeleine Keck at Global Citizen.