Changemaker Institute News

Applications are now open for the Changemaker Institute (CI), a semester-long program that supports graduate students and exceptional undergraduate students in building a business or program with social or environmental impact.  Apply by October 15, 2024.  Download the 2024-2025 CI Application…

Are you considering applying to the Changemaker Institute? See below for some FAQ’s about this program. What is the Changemaker Institute? The Changemaker Institute (CI) is a semester-long accelerator program that helps graduate students and select exceptional undergraduates develop businesses…

The Taylor team is proud to introduce an incredible group of mentors for the 2024 Changemaker Institute cohort. These mentors committed their time and expertise to support our budding social entrepreneurs develop and hone their ideas for social change. View the…

CI Fellows from 2023/2024 school year report high levels of satisfaction with the program, guest speakers, and workshop sessions, and strong areas of learning across multiple domains, including how to conduct user research, create a minimum viable product, seek funding…

Each year, a select group of undergraduate and graduate students in Taylor’s social venture accelerator, the Changemaker Institute, work tirelessly to propel their idea for social change into a viable and sustainable social enterprise. Participants in the 6-month program deepen…

William Bai, an alumnus of the Changemaker Institute and recipient of the Alvarez Spark Innovation Award, founded a non-profit organization called RoboRecovery in the Spring of 2021. The aim of RoboRecovery was to provide an after-school robotics program to students…

If you have an idea for a business or program with social or environmental impact, join our Instagram Live sessions on October 17th at 12 PM and/or October 23rd at 1 PM to learn more about this dynamic program, meet…

CI Fellows from 2022/2023 school year report high levels of satisfaction with the program, guest speakers, and workshop sessions, and strong areas of learning across multiple domains, including how to conduct user research, create a minimum viable product, seek funding…

Applications are now open for the Changemaker Institute, a semester-long program that supports graduate students and exceptional undergraduate students in building a business or program with social or environmental impact. Download the 2023/2024 CI Application (Due Nov 1) Instructions to…

Throughout the year the Taylor Team has been working collectively to foster greater social impact and empower changemakers on campus and in the New Orleans community. Check out our annual report. Taylor Impact Report by Tulane Taylor Center

Each year, a select group of undergraduate and graduate students in Taylor’s social venture accelerator, the Changemaker Institute, work tirelessly to propel their idea for social change into a viable and sustainable social enterprise. Participants in the 6-month program deepen…

Each year, a select group of graduate students in Taylor’s social venture accelerator, the Changemaker Institute, work tirelessly on Thursdays, in the evenings and on weekends to propel their idea for social change into a viable and sustainable social enterprise.…

This year's Changemaker Institute (CI) welcomed an incredible array of changemakers and entrepreneurs who offered their unique perspective on social entrepreneurship and skillsets needed to start and launch a business with impact. The structure of each workshop varied and speakers covered…

The Taylor team is proud to introduce an incredible group of mentors for the 2021 Changemaker Institute cohort. These mentors commited their time and expertise to support our budding social entrepreneurs develop and hone their ideas for social change. Click…

Each year, a select group of graduate students in Taylor’s social venture accelerator, the Changemaker Institute, work tirelessly on Mondays, in the evenings and on weekends to propel their idea for social change into a viable and sustainable social enterprise.…

By: Julia Lang and Cozette Boyake   The 2020 Taylor Center Changemaker Institute Curriculum is now available for free online for anyone interested in learning more about our work. The Changemaker Institute is a social venture accelerator for Tulane graduate students that deepens…

A core component of Taylor's social venture accelerator, the Changemaker Institute (CI)  is inviting key community leaders and social entrepreneurs in New Orleans to lead workshops to help students build out their ideas. These experts help guide the students as…

Each year, a select group of graduate students in Taylor’s social venture accelerator, the Changemaker Institute, work tirelessly in the evenings and on weekends to propel their idea for social change into a viable and sustainable social enterprise. Participants in the…

The Taylor team is proud to introduce an incredible group of mentors for the 2020 Changemaker Institute cohort. These mentors commit their time and expertise to support our budding social entrepreneurs develop and hone their ideas for social change. Mentors…

Photo by Gigsy. By Dustin Robertson. How can Tulane students create social impact through social ventures? Alaa Mohammad, a biostatician and epidemiologist, walks up to a microphone, raises her eyes and asks the crowd to imagine a world free of…

After six months of intense research and development, five Tulane student-led social ventures revealed business proposals at the Taylor Student Showcase held April 11. The ventures, from a mental health tech company to a scholarship readiness program, are the first…

Photo: Ryan Rivet. By: Mary Cross. The Changemaker Institute (CI), housed at the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, is creating a more streamlined experience for students by offering two new paths: the Changemaker Institute, which helps students focus…

Healthy Corner Store Collaborative grand opening event on Sept. 15, 2017. Photo courtesy Top Box Foods – New Orleans. Top Box Foods – New Orleans is co-coordinating a pilot project to increase access to healthy, affordable groceries in food insecure…

“There’s a lot of value in understanding how we go about creating change… I think it’s really important to remember that change can be something that is as little as moving a grain of sand.” Changemaker Institute alum, Anoop Jain…

An equipment-share lending library for STEM classroom supplies that provides teachers with resources to safely and effectively implement hands-on learning. An accessible, comprehensive, unbiased and free voter’s guide covering all local New Orleans elections A game product that promotes education…

Documentary artist and community media pioneer jesikah maria ross, who uses all lowercase, is visiting Tulane University this month, and again in April, as a Taylor Center Senior Fellow. Her February visit includes leading a Changemaker Institute workshop, class presentations,…