Overview

Change Order Fund is an initiative aimed at celebrating and promoting outstanding branding efforts within the non-profit, NGO, and broader social impact sectors.

Born from our Change Order program, the fund is dedicated to acknowledging creative studios and designers who contribute their skills towards meaningful change, providing financial benefits directly to the organizations they serve. It stands as a testament to the power of design in driving social good, encouraging a more inclusive and supportive design community.

Project Categories

The initiative focuses on branding projects that have launched in the last year and significantly contributed to the client’s mission. The fund will focus on, but not limited to, projects with:

• Non-profit organizations
• NGOs
• Charitable organizations
• Social impact and social change organizations

Funding

$2,000 will be contributed to the top five client organizations associated with each selected submission. The designer or design team responsible for the work, in addition to the associated organization, will receive a letter-pressed certificate of achievement.

Entry Process

• Eligibility: Open to all creative teams, offices, and freelance designers who have worked with eligible organizations within the past year. Whether your project was completed pro bono or not does not change eligibility.
• Submission: Participants are required to submit a detailed case study of their project, outlining the challenge, design solution, and the impact it had on the organization's mission. Case studies should be submitted as a PDF. Submissions should be no larger than 25 MB and utilize low resolution images — high resolution images will be requested if selected. Please submit your entry at [email protected] with the subject line “Change Order Fund Submission 2024”.
• No Entry Fee: In keeping with the spirit of inclusivity, there is no fee to enter the awards.

Selection Criteria

Projects will be evaluated based on:

• Impact: The measurable effect on the organization's goals.
• Creativity: Innovative use of design to communicate the organization's mission.
• Execution: Quality and coherence of the branding solution across different mediums.