A Day to Improve Education Across Borders
We created Change Days as online volunteering events to enable ChangeMakers to volunteer their skills and Social Enterprises to get the skills they need in a fun, meaningful and effective way in just a day.
The Quality Education Change Day was our third of 2021! It brought together 20 ChangeMakers with Marketing skills to support 4 of our Social Enterprise Members.
THE SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
Alex’s Adventure who teach young people about the lasting impact of substance misuse 🇮🇪
Lightning Maths who makes math fun through engaging board games 🇬🇧
Lybotics who are on a mission to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and innovators 🇱🇾
ZNotes who level accessibility to educational resources so students can lead their educational journey 🇬🇧
WHAT HAPPENED
Ahead of the day, the ChangeMakers were matched with a Social Enterprise based on the causes they care about and the skills the Social Enterprises needed.
On the day, they got to work! During the 5 hour session, the ChangeMakers worked in teams to support the Social Enterprises with what they needed, including developing market research, social media campaigns, marketing strategy and a whole lot more!
At the end of the day, the ChangeMakers and Social Enterprises presented their work together, including the steps they would take beyond the Change Day to grow the impact of the Social Enterprise.
WHAT CHANGEMAKERS THOUGHT
“I loved being part of this Change Day. I love being part a part of change. I love to support others and share my knowledge and experience whilst also gaining more skills and learning things I didn't know before! Very beneficial for all involved.”
- Aimee
“Taking part in the change day was a very rewarding, you get to meet people from all over the world and help where help is needed. I learned a few new things as well, hearing other peoples experience is always valuable.”
- Eline
“This surpassed my expectations in so many ways. What an amazing bunch of people and fabulous concept. Can't wait to get involved again!”
- Amelia
WHAT SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THOUGHT
“We are stronger together, and We Make Change makes this happen for us! The Change Day was a whirlwind of ideas and conversations, leaving us with a huge wealth of insights and work to continue doing what we do. Thank you team and all the volunteers who dedicated their Saturdays for this!”
- Zubair: Founder, ZNotes
“The change day was AMAZING! It just goes to show that you can make a big impact in just a few hours. Thank you so much it is an experience I will never forget!”
- Nicole: Founder, Alex’s Adventure
“The Change Day was amazing, it helped me see my enterprise from different perspectives and make progress in the areas where I needed it the most.”
- Roy: Founding Director, Lightning Maths
TAKE PART IN THE NEXT!
We’re going to be hosting at least one Change Day each month. Don’t want to miss it?
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Bring a Change Day to your company: Get in touch to discuss how we can create your very own Change Day for your company, so you can engage your employees by enabling them to use their skills to make change happen.
Don’t take it from us - take it from a ChangeMaker who experienced it:
“I had a brilliant time with my team working on how to increase the enterprise's reach, bouncing ideas around and helping a really great cause.” - Angharad
