Chapters Change for Change is a national network of young adults (ages 18-35) who are raising funds to solve critical community challenges. By starting a Chapter and joining the Change for Change network, you can unite with a growing coalition of committed, engaged, and informed young adults who are working together to turn their small change into big changes! About Starting a Chapter You can join Change for Change by forming a leadership team with your peers and launching a Change for Change Chapter in your college, university, workplace, or community. Chapter leaders collect loose change and larger donations from friends, colleagues, and community members throughout the program year (July – June). Your Chapter then donates these funds to a local non-profit organization addressing an important community challenge. So which causes and organizations do your funds benefit? You decide! Change for Change provides your leadership team with the tools, resources, and guidance to help you identify a cause and select a non-profit beneficiary. Emphasis is placed on smaller, local, community-based non-profits who have solid financial practices, a strong leadership team, and a track record of addressing critical needs. As a result, together we're developing the next generation of informed, empowered, and experienced donors. Chapter Process As a Chapter Leader, you would: Establish a Leadership Team to launch and manage your Change for Change Chapter Set Chapter and community goals Learn about philanthropy and significant outcomes that can be achieved Evaluate and select non-profit organizations that are solving critical community challenges Plan fundraising events Mobilize peers to collect loose change and larger contributions Donate funds to selected non-profit beneficiaries Evaluate Chapter and community outcomes Benefits of Joining Our Network Chapters receive numerous tools from the national office, including: Program planning, implementation, and evaluation tools Charity guidelines to facilitate informed charity selection On the ground and online fundraising tools Facebook group for your Chapter Document templates (e.g. flyers, press release) Access to a proprietary online Portal Networking opportunities with other Chapter leaders Up to 40 hours of consultation annually Chapter Requirements We work with your prospective Leadership Team through Recruitment and Orientation stages to introduce you to the program and evaluate if you have the key requirements in place: Team: Recruit a leadership group of at least three committed members Fundraising Goal: Set an annual fundraising goal of at least $1,000 for first year Chapters, and more for returning Chapters Sponsor Organization & Advisor: Identify a sponsoring organization and advisor to provide guidance and resources School: Chapters could be a new group OR run as a program of an existing group such as a student government, fraternity/sorority, community service office, or class project team. Workplace: Analyst programs or service project teams make good Chapter sponsors. Community: Young adult groups, professional associations, and other young adult associations make good Chapters. After the Orientation stage of the program, the national office will make the final determination regarding the desirability and feasibility of a Chapter.  Accepted Chapters are invited to sign a Chapter Agreement Form and participate in subsequent stages of the program -- Planning/Training, Charity Selection, Implementation, and Evaluation. Applications from Prospective Chapters are accepted year-round on a rolling basis. Change for Change’s program year runs July – June. Donations made between July 2010 - June 2011 will constitute participation in the 2010 – 2011 program year. Current Case Studies Amherst College Community Challenge: Hunger Action: Partner with athletic teams to collect funds in dorms Impact: Purchase new freezer and essential kitchen supplies for Not Bread Alone, a community soup kitchen, who lost local funding during recession   Cornell University Community Challenge: High suicide rate Action: Partner with Public Service Center and Greek Life (30% of student body) to raise funds via Greek house collections and events Impact: Fund nighttime counselors to staff a Crisisline at Ithaca-based Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service with $2,000 grant; Raise awareness at Day of Demeter community service ceremony University of Arizona Community Challenge: Education Action: Hold loose change collections, golf tournament, benefit dinner Impact: Build connections with Mexican community; Raise $6,000 for Mexico Cultural & Education Center, funding summer programs and infrastructure improvements   Union College Community Challenge: Homelessness Action: Led by the College's Freshman class President, the leadership team raised funds and awareness via Penny Wars competition and ongoing collections Impact: Leadership and teamwork skills developed through coin counting activities; $1,400 donated to Schenectady-based Bethesda House     All Current/Past Chapters Amherst College Fordham Law School J.P. Morgan Credit Suisse University of Arizona NYU School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Michigan State University of Michigan - Dearborn Holy Cross Union College Princeton University Cornell University