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Teach teens how to work with local leaders and take effective political action to fix local problems.

Generation Citizen works to ensure that every student receives an effective civics education, providing them with the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in our democracy as active citizens. Generation Citizen’s action civics curriculum is the crux of our work and underpins both our Democracy Coach-led and teacher-led models. The curriculum is action-based, aligned to relevant standar...

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Generation Citizen works to ensure that every student receives an effective civics education, providing them with the knowledge and skill...

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There is no funding available for this idea, but these resources will still help to make your project happen!

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"GC has shown me that youth civic engagement is vital to our nation’s progress. My small group of twenty students is already working toward change in their school of over 700. Our youth want to impact the world, and it is up to us, as volunteers, ...

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Kathleen Kelleher
University of Massachusetts Boston Democracy Coach

How to start a project on ChangeX

  • 1

    Create your project page

    Click the green start button to register and set up your project page. It’s quick, free and easy.

  • 2

    Complete a 30 Day Challenge

    Complete simple steps in 30 days to get your project off the ground.

  • 3

    Activate your project

    Follow the 5 Step Guide and your action plan to bring the project to life.

  • 4

    Share impact

    Share impact by posting a summary and photos and completing a survey.

Great for

  • is passionate about youth voice and democratic participation
  • is entrepreneurial and ambitious
  • has some understanding of the political system

Generation Citizen project essentials

5 Step Guide

  • Learn more about Action Civics
  • Test out lesson plans
  • Take action in your community
  • Get an in-depth walk through the curriculum
  • Plan a successful Civics Day

Time

Suggested: Implementing the curriculum in your school will be done over the period of a semester and we'll help you design a program to fit into your weekly classroom schedule.

Resources

More information on how to get started and any resources shared by the Generation Citizen

1 Generation Citizen projects have already been started

Meet the Social Innovator

Welcome to Generation Citizen on ChangeX! We believe that all students have the right to a civics education that prepares them to participate in our democracy. Our curriculum is action-based, aligned to relevant standards, and academically rigorous. Find out here how you can get involved.

Scott Warren, Co-Founder of Generation Citizen

Our impact so far...

  • >10,000
    Students Engaged
  • 4
    Countries

1 Generation Citizen projects have already been started

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why a 30 day challenge?

    The 30 Day Challenge was developed by our Team based on our experience working with communities. We’ve learned that the first weeks are critical to build momentum and get off to a good start with any community project. Teams who complete these steps within the first month are much more likely to successfully complete their project!

    The Challenge is a series of simple steps that each applicant has to complete to get their project off the ground and unlock funding, if there is funding currently available for that idea in your region. Steps include watching a video and/or reading content, having a call with a ChangeX team member, forming a team so that you have support, having your first team meeting, sharing a team photo, and sharing a project action plan.

  • What can funding be used for?

    Once funding is received it can be used to cover direct set-up costs of the new community project. For example space rental, insurance fees, seeds and planting materials, tools, training fees; pretty much any materials you might need for a project that benefits your community.

    Funds cannot be used for the costs of work that has already been carried out, costs unrelated to the setup and maintenance of the new project, payments to group members for their work on the project. Funds can’t be used for the promotion of religious causes, non-charitable activities, sponsorship or fundraising events. Please read the terms and conditions for further details.

  • How do I know if there is funding available?

    On idea pages, if there is funding available for the idea in your region you will see “Funding available” and the region listed in the turquoise box. When you first login you will also see a green banner at the top of the screen saying “live funds near you” if there is funding available in your region. The ChangeX homepage will feature those live funds near you.

    A note on the waitlist: when all the funding has been allocated to applicants, new applicants will go on a waitlist. If some applicants that are in the fund don’t successfully complete the 30 Day Challenge their funding will be released and can be then allocated to those on the waitlist. To see if you are going on a waitlist check the main fund page, ideas fully allocated will have the note “Join the waitlist” instead of “Apply to start”.

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    By empowering local changemakers with proven ideas from social innovators and accessible funding from our partners, we aim to build healthier, more inclusive and sustainable communities. Our work is aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and together with our partners, we aim to impact 1 billion people globally by 2030.

    • Communities: Get the funding, resources and support you need to start impactful projects in your community.
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    • Funders: Fund the themes and regions they care most about, with measurable impact, and at global scale.

    We believe that by bringing the best social innovations and the world’s changemakers together in a shared community, we can accelerate the spread of innovations across the world and have a bigger impact. Together we aim to unleash the potential of changemakers by enabling collaboration, by sharing knowledge and resources, by connecting changemakers across different disciplines and innovations and by opening up access to the world’s best proven social innovations to everyone.

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