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The IDEA Changemaker Fellows are exemplary Western students dedicated to taking action to make change in the world. More than an internship, the Changemaker Fellowship focuses on building community and support systems around people who are already deeply committed to solving some of society's most intractable problems. What could these students do with the support, community and resources they need to turn their ideas into impact? Turns out, it's beyond anything we imagined.
Click here to meet all the Changemaker Fellows
Click here for a short video of Juan Galvez, a current Changemaker Fellow working to connect communities, culture and music.
Click here to read an article about Gwen Larned, a current fellow working towards zero waste.
Fellows are selected based on their commitment to both the problem they are trying to solve and their commitment to the community of IDEA Changemaker Fellows. When we are able, the IDEA Institute pays the fellows for their time spent researching and addressing the complex issues related to their project. Many of these fellows balance multiple majors, minors and jobs at the same time. We've found that financial remuneration, above all else, allows the fellows the freedom to fully focus on the complexities at hand.
We need your help! The current fellows need financial support and sponsorships to complete their fellowship this quarter. We are also recruiting new fellows to begin in fall 2018.
Donation at this level sends a message that you believe this kind of work should continue to happen. Thank you for your support! Every dollar counts.
This level shows your support for the program and the students working hard to make a better world for all of us. Thank you!
This level of giving puts you on our priority list for Changemaker Fellow event invites.
Each contribution at this level supports a fellow for one week. Thank you for your support!
Each contribution a this level supports a fellow for one month. Thank you for supporting active minds, changing lives.
A contribution at or above this amount earns you lunch with an IDEA Changemaker fellow or the fellowship coordinator. Your gift will also be recognized with membership in WWU's President's Society.