Common Purpose CHANGEit awards

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The CHANGEit Awards is a collaboration between Common Purpose and Deutsche Bank. It has been designed to recognise the achievements and ambitions of young people who want to make a difference and speak out about issues that they care about

Young campaigners are being urged to come forward and take part and CHANGEit. The awards have nothing to do with academic achievement or exam grades, but everything to do with good citizenship and positive action.

Campaigns covering all topics are welcomed. Whether it is campaigning to raise awareness of binge drinking amongst young people or campaigning to raise money for a facility in the community the issue is immaterial. There are two categories of award: Innovation Awards and Performance Awards.

Awards of up to £750 will be given to young people, alone or in groups, who show innovation in new campaigns or can demonstrate the quality of what they have done in the past.

Innovation Awards
The Innovation Awards are for young people who want to make positive change happen, but need the funding and know-how to get started. The prizes will be awarded to young people:

  • Who have an idea or plan or have already started working on a project to produce change in their community, school or youth organisation.
  • Winners will receive a prize of £750 to directly benefit their campaign and also be offered a mentor to help them in their journey to achieving their campaign's goals.
  • Six runners-up will receive £250 for their campaign
  • Nine finalists will be chosen and invited to a training event in London on 27 February 2008.
  • The process will be a "dragon's den" style pitch. The judges will listen to each of the presentations and then choose three pitches to win the money.

Performance Awards
The Performance Awards are for young people who haven't been afraid to speak up and take action on the issues they care about. They will be awarded to young people:

  • Who have already produced change in their community, school or youth organisation and will be recognised for their campaigning achievements.
  • All nominations to the Performance Awards will receive a certificate of recognition and the three winners will receive £750 each. Six runners-up will be awarded £250.
  • You can either nominate yourself or someone else, and you can nominate as many people as you feel have made a difference.
Nominations can be made by, or on behalf of, any young person within the UK aged 11-18 (on 31 January 2008). Groups of young people can be entered but they will need to share the award. Young people who are already supporting organisations or causes are welcome to apply but some innovation must be demonstrated.

The scheme is open to nominations until 15 December 2007.

Further information is available at

CHANGEit Coordinator
Common Purpose
Discovery House
28-42 Banner Street
London
EC1Y 8QE

Website : www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/resources/changeit.aspx
E-mail : changeit@commonpurpose.org
Telephone : 020 7608 8148


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