2025 BE BOLD GIRLS
CHANGEMAKER CHALLENGE REGISTRATION
Welcome to the 2025 Be Bold Girls Changemaker Challenge.
This registration must be submitted by an Adult Team Lead on behalf of their student members on the team. 
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If you are a middle or high school student looking to register for this competition please request your parent, legal guardian, educator or club sponsor over age 18 to register you or your team on your behalf. Registration deadline is February 16, 2025.
We require a minimum of one student and a maximum of 6 students for each team.  All teams must have at least one team member available to present in-person in Redmond, WA or virtually on Changemaker Challenge Pitch Day, March 9, 2025.
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By submitting this form, you provide consent on behalf of all your team members to the Be Bold Girls Team to use your team's submission content for communication and promotion purposes. 
timeline
16
/ February
Changemaker Challenge Team Registration Deadline
3
/ March
Changemaker Challenge Pitch Submission Deadline
Submit presentation materials to hello@beboldgirls.org
9
/ march
Changemaker Challenge Pitch Day
challenge overview
You will be required to present your Changemaker Challenge pitch with your team in-person on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington, or virtually on March 9, 2023.
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Your team must be registered on beboldgirls.org by your adult leader (parent, guardian, educator, club sponsor) no later than midnight PST on February 16th.
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Each team will be composed of at least one member and no more than 6 members to qualify. All team members must be 7th to 12th graders.
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Each team will be required to design and present a solution addressing an issue impacting young women and girls.
The team will research their target audience and then propose a solution design to bring to market/community/school that will address a problem impacting young women and girls. They must explain why, based on the research, they believe this solution has potential and describe the impact they expect it to have.
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All The presented solutions will be evaluated by a panel of professional experts. The design proposed should either be a new solution or improve on an existing solution.
presentation guidelines
All participating teams will be required to prepare a pitch presentation consisting of 5 minutes to pitch your idea plus 5 minutes to answer questions and receive feedback from the panel. Teams may use any format they wish e.g. video, PowerPoint, demonstration, or other format. Teams are required to submit all pitch materials to hello@beboldgirls.org by 11:59PM Pacific Time on March 3, 2025.
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Each team will be invited to present their solution on Changemaker Challenge Pitch Day, March 9, 2025.
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All presentations must include:
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A description and name of the solution
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A problem statement and short description of the scale of the problem the solution is designed to solve
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Share the approach and key findings of the research conducted by the team to support their proposal
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How easily it could be implemented
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Expected impact of the solution on target audience
Presentation Evaluation & Awards
A panel of professional experts will evaluate each teams solution design presentation on Changemaker Pitch Day: March 9th, 2025 using the rubric criteria below.
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All participants will be awarded a Changemaker Challenge Certificate and digital badge. There will also be special awards recognizing best in class on the day.
Design Solution Evaluation Criteria
Criterion Low (1 point) Medium (2 points) High (3 points) 
PROBLEM UNDERSTANDING
How did you demonstrate a thorough understanding of the problem? How well-defined is the problem statement?
Beginning: (1) Problem statement has basic understanding of the issue and needs additional clarity
Developing: (2) Problem statement is clear and understandable
Accomplished: (3) Problem statement demonstrates depth of understanding of the problem, clearly defined and easy to understand
DETAILED RESEARCH
In what ways does this explanation demonstrate a deep understanding of the topic? How much of your research is present in your explanation? Is this explanation clear and easy to follow? Does this explanation accurately reflect the magnitude of the need?
Beginning: (1) Needs additional research, more developed logical approach, and supportive findings
Developing: (2) The information on the target issue is sufficient but not deep. Some research is present.
Accomplished: (3) Detailed insights and data are clearly presented/stated. Significan
ORIGINALITY
& INNOVATION
Is your submission unique? What distinguishes it from other entries? What stands out? How does this idea push the boundaries of traditional thinking?
Beginning: (1) Idea needs additional innovative thinking and originality
Developing: (2) Some innovative thinking but may lack originality i.e., overlap with existing solutions
Accomplished: (3) The idea expresses strong innovative thinking - either a new solution or strong improvement to existing solution
IMPACT
How will the proposed solution be able to help solve that issue? Is the solution sustainable and long lasting? The proposed solution contributes meaningfully to the problem statement?
Beginning: (1) Solution needs a clear impact or benefit to the problem statement
Developing: (2) There are impact and benefits that support the solution of the chosen issue
Accomplished: (3) Appeal, impact, and benefits demonstrate a significant positive impact on the target audience/ issue
OVERALL PRESENTATION
How well does the presenter demonstrate a thorough understanding of the topic? How clear and engaging is the presentation? Are visual aids and materials used effectively to support the presentation? How well does the presenter use evidence and examples to support their solution?
Beginning: (1) Presentation needs clarity, additional understanding of the issue and a clear description of the solution, visual aids are basic
Developing: (2) Presentation is somewhat clear and engaging, with an understanding of the topic and effective description of the solution, visual aids are good
Accomplished: (3) Presentation is engaging and clear with a strong description of the issue and through explanation of the solution, visual aids contribute significant value to the presentation