Getting Started

Learn how to use Changemakers.com to accelerate innovations for social change.






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Welcome to Changemakers

Grow My Idea

I'm ready to share my project and enlist support.

Start Growing

Help Ideas Grow

I'm ready to find and support solutions that make the world a better place.

Start Helping

Invest in Change

I'm ready to discover and grow great innovations.

Start Investing

Build a Project

A Project is the easy way to broadcast your ambition and success to would-be investors. Think of it as an online storefront for your new idea, innovation, or social venture. You can:

  • Use the growth tracker to establish and track milestones to keep your community of supporters in the loop
  • Upload photos, descriptions, and project updates
  • Find investment and keep in touch with funders
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Make a Connection

Connect with a worldwide community of leading innovators, investors, and citizens who can advocate for your project. You can:

  • Request the the talent, resources, and connections you need to grow your idea
  • Recruit volunteers, staff, and expert consultants
  • Offer your network or skills to projects that need your support

Access Funding

Receive funding for your project, connect with peers, gain global attention, and be part of a community of innovative practice. You can:

  • Keep your project and growth tracker up to date to make it visible to funders
  • Submit your project to competitions
  • Join a community and participate in challenges hosted by our partners
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Explore Inspiring Innovations

Discover a world of inspiring innovations. What are you most passionate about? Search a global community of innovators to:

  • Connect with others committed to change
  • Browse for information about issues that you feel passionate about
  • Get involved and share
Connect with Great People Find a Cause

Help a Project

Help innovators change the world. They need your energy and talent. Discover the projects that best match your interests, need support, and find out how you can help push a new idea to the next level.

Find Projects to Support

Launch a Collaborative Competition

Partner with Changemakers to craft an online competition that invites the world to solve a critical social issue. A competition is an opportunity to:

  • Raise awareness of your organization's mission and commitment to the global community
  • Find creative solutions from innovators worldwide, and build a network of activity around your area of interest
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Create a Community

A Community is your organization's hub for grant-making, idea generation, and fostering the growth of innovations. You can:

  • Identify your next cohort of grantees and view innovators who seek partnership
  • Communicate with grantees and partners about events, activities, and knowledge sharing
  • Track and incentivize the growth and scaling-up of innovations
Get Started

Gain Insights from Our Strategic Advisory Services

Changemakers Knowledge Team offers advisory services that help our partners identify innovative ways to create deep and meaningful impact in the world. Using our unique discovery process, we guide partners on a journey that leads to new ideas and strategies for growing global communities of social innovators.

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