So You Want to Change the World? – Make a Bigger Impact with Other Changemakers

“Seems like everyone is either an environmentalist, a revolutionary or a light worker. Seems like we’re right on track then!” These words led to a lively conversation when I posted them on facebook a while ago.

While this is not literally true, it’s enlightening to see that it needn’t be! For significant positive change to take place on this planet, a new course has to be chartered and a new way has to be embodied – not by all of us, not by 100% of humanity, but by a critical mass.

If you’re wanting to make a difference and change the world, if yo inspired to be part of this critical mass, I hope you’re not trying to do it alone!  Consider the strength in numbers and the power of the collective. Remember “where two or more” gather in the name of a certain ideal, the chances of change are dramatically increased.

I was so impressed recently when I discovered Ashoka Changemakers that I immediately joined, and started to explore the various components of this dynamic organisation.

Boost your efforts with Ashoka Changemakers

Changemakers is a global online community that supports everyone’s ability to be a changemaker by inspiring, mentoring, and collaborating with other members of the community at every level of changemaking. When you sign up, you get to debate big issues, float your ideas, refine them through online collaboration, find a mentor or be a mentor, connect with like minds, connect to the funding community,  plan events and get together to take action – online and in the ‘real world’.

If you’re looking to jump-start a Group discussion, you can do it on Changemakers Issues pages for big ideas from around the world.

Interesting facts about the movement.

• Ashoka is the global the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world.—more than 2,500 people working on solutions to the world’s most urgent social problems.
• In eight years, Changemakers competitions have directed more than US $600 million in funding to social innovators.
• There is an online community of more than 100,000 social innovators, and pioneering investors who, together, inspire, and propel innovative solutions to create genuine impact.
• This is a dynamic, fast-paced organization with offices in Washington, DC, USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; São Paulo, Brazil; and Calcutta, India.
• View a Timeline History of Changemakers here

It’s both refreshing and inspiring to find an organisation that creates opportunities for individuals, organizations, and corporations  to drive meaningful and measurable social change in the world.

So if you want to change the world, now you can take part in groundbreaking open-source competitions as a way to connect with peers, gain global attention, collectively drive new solutions, and even receive funding for your project! This community of problem solvers, disruptors, and innovators seems to have built a fast track for action to support and guide you in your noble goal.

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