Welcome to the Changemaker Collaborative,
UNH's home for student education and engagement in sustainability.
We have many opportunities for you to gain meaningful, real-world experiences to hone your skills, be a force for positive change right here on campus (and beyond!) and get prepared for a future of changemaking. We offer hands-on programs and events for all students, no matter your major or your interests. Be part of a vibrant and sustainable community; our programs help you graduate with the courage, confidence and skills to create a world where people, planet and economies all thrive.
Learn how to engage in sustainability at UNH.
Watch the virtual UNH sustainability tour
The Changemaker Collaborative is a partnership of UNH’s Sustainability Institute,
the Peter T. Paul College of Business & Economics, and the Carsey School of Public Policy.
We’re a dedicated team of staff, faculty and students who are passionate about supporting your path to making a difference. Reach out to start a conversation
Learn more about our hands-on programs designed to help you build the skills to create impact in your field.
Students from all over campus, no matter their interests, passions or major, are making a difference right here at UNH and beyond! Meet a few and find out how you can make a difference too.
Upcoming Events: Inspire > Educate > Engage
Our events inspire students, faculty, staff, and community members by exposing them to new ideas and to professionals that are making an impact, in an effort to educate and inspire them to become changemakers. We provide opportunities for hands-on, high-impact, experiential learning opportunities to engage our community members in social innovation, the process of developing and deploying effective solutions to challenging and often systemic social and environmental issues in support of social progress. Join us!
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December2
NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge: Final Round Presentations
9:00am - 11:15am, Nine student finalist teams are moving on to the Final Round of the NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge! Join us to watch team pitch their ideas to a panel of distinguished judges. Plus, vote for your favorite team in the Audience Choice Awards!Join us immediately following the Social Venture Innovation Challenge Final Round presentations for the Keynote and awarding of the 2021 Social Innovator of the Year Award. Registration required.Brought to you by UNH’s Changemaker ...
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December2
Social Innovator of the Year Keynote, Social Venture Innovation Challenge Awards
12:30pm - 2:00pm, Keynote: Bridging the Resource Gap for Entrepreneurs to Transform America’s Most Inequitable SystemImmediately followed by the NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge AwardsFeaturing: Tulaine MontgomeryCo-CEO of New ProfitTulaine embodies the ideals of social innovation and effective systems change, especially relevant at this transformational moment in the world. She will discuss her work at New Profit to transform America’s most inequitable systems by identifying and suppor...
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December7
Community of Learning: Racial Equity, Info-Session for Faculty & Staff
3:00pm - 4:00pm, Join this info-session to learn about this program. Open to all UNH faculty and staff interested in building skill and will to engage others around sustainability and racial equity work on campus. In spring 2021, offered in partnership with the Office of Community, Equity, more than 70 UNH staff and faculty participated in this new peer-to-peer outreach program to deepen understanding of social justice in the context of our regional food systems. Learn how you can engage in s...
