Our
PROGRAMS
Where Dream Chasers become Change Makers
DCCM cultivates and connects purpose-driven student-founders and innovators who create solutions that advance people, planet and shared prosperity. Our programs are designed to help advance us toward a world where entrepreneurship is a pathway to human flourishing, collective wellbeing and systemic change.
Every program is grounded in our three pillars: Entry (addressing systemic access gaps), Agency (helping young people build resilience and self-understanding, and Continuum (welcoming students into a lifetime network of Dream Chasers and Change Makers).
Impact Venture Challenge
DCCM and Wilfrid Laurier University's Laurier Changemakers were proud to host our inaugural ‘Impact Venture Challenge’. This accelerator-style program attracted students across all disciplines, and from first-years to fourth-year veterans. Students entered with a problem they cared deeply about and left with a credible, evidence-informed venture model aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The program culminated with a live Presentation Competition!
Black Innovation Summit
Youth Entrepreneurship Award
DCCM proudly partnered with DMZ, Toronto Metropolitan University, at the Black Innovation Summit to select five incredible young entrepreneurs to receive the Youth Entrepreneurship Award
Black Students' Social Impact Pitch Competition
We've partnered with the Black Founders Network at the University of Toronto to host the Black Students' Social Impact Pitch Competition. We brought Toronto's best to the Black Innovation Zone at StartupFest 2025 in Montreal giving purpose-driven student entrepreneurs the platform they needed to share their vision and win the support to bring it to life.
Founders pitched and our winner was chosen!
We partnered with the Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre at Saint Mary's University to host the Social Impact Student Pitch Competition. This event provided a platform for students to pitch bold solutions to societal challenges. The partnership combined DCCM's commitment to nurturing future Change Makers with the Centre's mission to support students and businesses in their entrepreneurial pursuits.
Social Impact Student Pitch Competition
National Social Impact Student Pitch Competition
We teamed up with the Black Founders Network at the University of Toronto to launch an incredible pitch competition for black student entrepreneurs. Seven outstanding finalists were invited to Collision Black Innovation Zone to pitch their social venture.
Black Students' Social Impact Pitch Competition
