articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2009 changents.com type private headquarters durham new hampshire key people alex j hofmann deron triff website www.changents.com alexa rank 21 303 061 february 2014 update 1 type of site social enterprise advertising banner ads referral marketing registration not required launched june 2008 changents is a privately owned and operated interactive storytelling and social networking platform that was launched in june 2008 by alex hofmann and deron triff . the changents social network features multimedia profiles of individuals throughout the world called change agents who are working to create positive change in the areas of global warming corporate responsibility disaster relief education energy the environment health homelessness human rights hunger politics terrorism tolerance violence and war & conflict . these change agents share their on going personal stories through video photos blogs twitter and other interactive media . the changents community is made up of change agents and backers or supporters from around the world who associate with and help change agents on the site . backers are able to create personal profiles and interact with change agents and other backers via commenting action requests engagement support opportunities and a changents messaging feature . community members may nominate themselves or others as change agents . contents 1 history 2 corporate partners 2.1 timberland 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit changents was launched in june 2008 by social media entrepreneurs deron triff and alex hofmann . hofmann and triff created changents to connect those who are changing the world with those who help them . corporate partners edit timberland edit commencing in may 2009 changents launched a partnership with timberland . the highlight of this partnership is the timberland earthkeeper heroes 2009 program . timberland partnered with changents to develop the earthkeeper heroes program to enable environmental change agents to reach their full potential by providing a promotional consumer engagement engine to elevate these individuals onto the global environmental scene . the 2009 earthkeeper heroes are cate trotter mark shearer nick gardner nate bastien sami nerenberg andrea bakacs the big green bus and christopher swain . see also edit the timberland company alex j hofmann deron triff references edit changents.com site info . alexa internet . retrieved 2014 02 01 . external links edit changents timberland earthkeepers http mashable.com 2008 06 16 changents http blog.washingtonpost.com small business 2007 11 agents of social change.html http abcnews.go.com video playerindex id 4157445 http www.entrepreneur.com tradejournals article 181115208.html http www.foxbusiness.com story newmans ownr sponsors innovative vehicle change dartmouths big green bus http www.boston.com news local massachusetts articles 2009 04 19 taking a big swim with cause http ecolocalizer.com 2009 03 13 changents teams up with down2earth to promote grass roots action for a greener boston http www.treehugger.com files 2009 05 dirty for swain.php http www.treehugger.com files 2009 05 earthkeepers facebook game challenges players to get eco savvy.php http sustainablog.org 2009 05 26 new facebook app provides good green reason to screw around at work http earthfirst.com who s who in green christopher swain http earthfirst.com who s who in green cate trotter http inbrief.prweekblogs.com 2009 02 25 msl to launch social activism marketing specialty http www.boston.com news local massachusetts articles 2009 04 19 taking a big swim with cause http www.fastcompany.com blog christine arena case point timberland candor moves dial http www.businesswire.com portal site home permalink ndmviewid news view & newsid 20090819005870 & newslang en http www.pitchengine.com free release.php id 22050 retrieved 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