2023 Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme (Up to $200,000)

The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is a two-month, cost-covered training program that gives a small cohort of talented people from all over the world everything they need to launch a field-leading charity:

The necessary training.
Co-founder matching.
A well-connected and collaborative community.
An evidence-based and cost-effective intervention idea.
Seed funding to get started.

The necessary training.
Co-founder matching.
A well-connected and collaborative community.
An evidence-based and cost-effective intervention idea.
Seed funding to get started.

Benefits

During the Program
- They provide:
  - Stipends to cover your living costs during the Incubation Program (e.g., rent, wifi, food, childcare). The stipends are around £2,000 per month, based on participants’ needs and adjusted accordingly.
  - Travel and board costs for the 2 weeks in-person in London.
After the Program
- If for any reason you will not be able to start a charity they provide:
  - Career mentorship (the track record for connecting non-founder participants to research grants, related jobs, and other pathways to impact is near 100%).
  - Two-month stipends to provide a safety net during the period of looking for alternative opportunities.
  - Continued access to the CE community via the Slack network.

Support after the Program

If you are officially incubated by Charity Entrepreneurship you’ll get:
- A seed grant of up to $200,000.
- Operation and HR support to set up your organization quickly (for example, you’ll start with a US charitable fiscal sponsorship, allowing you to accept tax-deductible donations).
- Monthly mentorship meetings with the CE team.
- Access to a broad network of mentors and advisors.
- Coaching from external topic experts (e.g., on co-founder relations or M&E).
- Weekly ‘getting started’ sessions for the first 4 weeks.
- Regular emails with further videos and resources that are relevant to you later in your charity journey (e.g., on hiring, or charity registration).
- Monthly alumni call to share and receive knowledge from CE’s other incubated charities.
- Slack group of over 100 charity founders and effective charity employees.
- Support in WIX website design.
- Weekly London socials and annual gatherings.
- Knowledge and template base from our network of incubated charities.

Requirements

In short: everyone who is interested in this career path!
Nonprofit entrepreneurship is an unconventional career step that is not on most people’s radars. However, for those for whom it is a good fit, starting a charity could be the most impactful, fulfilling path they might ever take.