Support & Join us in Building a Grassroots Movement for Change

Ways To Support

There are a number of ways to financially support our grassroots movement

Contribute Via Open Collective

Directly contribute to HCN via Open Collective, with full budget transparency across each of our collectives. It’s more than donations – become a member of a collective, buy exclusive products, and attend member-only events.

Changemaker Co. Store

Changemaker Co. is a digital marketplace supporting the Humanitarian Changemakers Network with slow, sustainable, and safe lifestyle products for our community to amplify their impact.

Donate Your Containers with Containers For Change

You can donate simply by recycling cans, bottles, and cartons through the Containers For Change program in Queensland (QLD) and other participating states.

How our Social Enterprise is Structured:

The Humanitarian Changemakers Network (HCN) uses a hybrid social enterprise mode.

HCN operates under Changemaker Collective PTY LTD, a private company that engages in trade to generate profits, primarily through our ‘platforms’ – School of Social Impact (education), Changing Times News (media), and Theory of Change AU (consulting). Our platforms directly support those working to create change at the grassroots level, with 50% of all profits from our platforms redistributed to fund the Humanitarian Changemakers Network.

HCN is a decentralised network of collectives (known as Impact Initiatives) that are communities of practice, bringing changemakers together under a common goal or interest. These collectives are autonomous, with complete financial transparency via Open Collective, and only use funds to cover impact work. Collectives are funded by the social enterprise, as well as through direct contributions. Any direct contributions made to a collective or the network will only be used to fund impact projects, not any operational costs which are solely covered by Changemaker Collective.