University of Northampton Changemaker Certificate Ashoka social change social justice innovation entrepreneurship employability

1. Be a CHANGEMAKER
Introducing the
University of Northampton
Changemaker Certificate

2. • More than 300,000 students graduate each
year in the UK
• We want you to be more than just a ‘good’
graduate
• We want you to stand out from the crowd!
We stand out because we are CHANGEMAKERS!

4. Maybe you don’t realise it, but…..
You are already
Changing the World
Changemaker Manifesto
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I have a responsibility to make positive
changes in society
I have the power and resources
(tangible and intangible) to make a
difference
I take initiative to bring about
innovative change, local and systemic
I work with others to maximise
impact, working in groups and
networks
I know and live authentically according
to my values
I practice empathy; by entering, by a
willed use of the imagination, another
person's world without judgment

5. Have you spotted a social problem?
What
can
I do
about
it?

6. From poverty to pollution….
Some problems seem just too big to tackle
Be a CHANGEMAKER
What if it’s not just me?
What if there is a group of us, making changes?
What if there is a lot of us?
What if the whole UNIVERSITY was making changes?

7. You are not alone
Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Foundation gives job opportunities &
training to young people, raising their confidence to become
world class chefs

8. One Water send 100% of their profit to Africa to fund water projects

9. Closer to home
Mike Britton started
• Recycles household furniture which
prevents it going to waste
• Sells it cheaply to poor people in
Northampton
• Hires ex-offenders to give them a new start
in a job

10. Abigail Ehoff
Business Student
Created Homework Hub, to help her mum and brother work together on his homework

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Environmental Sustainability Changemakers
Student Switch Off +
Green House Award Scheme
Sustainable Business Ethics Social Enterprise
Loan Fund
• Student Sustainability Fund Grants
• Change ME campaign

12. CHANGEMAKER
CAMPUS VALUES
empathy +
initiative +
team work +
innovation +
transformation
= positive social change

13. NETpositive
• Explore social, environmental & financial issues
• Measure your starting point
• Develop an action plan
http://northampton.net-positive.org

14. Changemaker Certificate
7 Units, Bronze, Silver, Gold (UG) & Platinum (PG)
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Understanding social change, innovation & entrepreneurship,
Understanding me- my, empathy, my personal assets, skills and
resources and my innovation orientation
Understanding society, communities and social problems- through
voluntary action, scientific research, employment or experience
Solving problems- through innovation, ideation and decision-making
skills
Venture planning- either business, product planning, event
creation, performance or media campaigning to achieve mainstreaming
Starting and sustaining the venture- financing, governance and selling
the venture idea
Communicating the venture- marketing and media, personal and
organisational branding
Start anytime. Learn & act alongside your degree. Peer review. Increase employability

15. Starting to be a Changemaker
• Sign up to the Changemaker Resource Centre
www.northampton.ac.uk/changemaker
• Create your Net-Positive Student profile
• Register for the Changemaker Certificate