Deadline: March 12, 2023
Nonprofit entrepreneurship is also a highly neglected career opportunity that, fueled by a more analytical, effective-altruist mindset, can lead to cost-effective, evidence-based outcomes that are approximately equivalent to donating ~$200,000 to effective charities per year. It provides a chance to build a portfolio of useful skills and great career capital, and to have high job satisfaction while retaining substantial individual impact.
The Incubation Program lasts 8 weeks, followed by a 2 week seed-funding process.
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The 8 week program runs online, with 2 weeks in person in CE’s London office
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During the 2 week seed-funding process you make final improvements to your proposal that is submitted to CE seed network who will make final decision on your grant
Full-time commitment is required during the program (i.e., 8+ hours per weekday)
If you’re accepted, you will provided with some background reading and host weekly video calls beginning ~ 6 weeks before kickoff. That way, you can learn the theory at your own pace and start to meet your fellow budding founders.
Our training is divided into two stages:
Part 1 (5 weeks): Matching with a co-founder and a charity idea.
You will work in pairs with other participants on projects that teach you important skills for starting a charity, and allow you to test out your compatibility with potential co-founders and charity ideas.
Part 2 (3 weeks): Working with your co-founder to build your charity proposal
You will craft and submit a real proposal for funding and get ready to launch. We don’t just teach you about starting a charity, we make sure you have the tools and confidence to actually do it.
The Board of Directors and network of funders evaluate the teams and their project proposals. They then award seed funding to launch successful projects, with grants up to $200,000. In recent years almost all projects have been funded.
BENEFITS
DURING THE PROGRAM
We provide:
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Stipends to cover your living costs during the Incubation Program (e.g., rent, wifi, food, childcare). The stipends are around $2,000 per month and are based on participants’ needs and adjusted accordingly.
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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 we provide:
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Career mentorship (our track record for connecting non-founder participants to research grants, related jobs, and other pathways to impact is near 100%).
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Two-month stipends to provide a safety net during the period of looking for alternative opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria
- CE accepts candidates of all ages from a wide range of backgrounds.
- Experience is helpful but not necessary. They train people with over a decade of expertise alongside those with little to no work experience or formal
- 50% of their most successful founders from previous years didn’t even think they should apply. Don’t doubt your potential.
- Nobody comes onto the program qualified to start a charity. That’s what the course is for!
- The base traits that make a good charity entrepreneur include grit, intelligence, resourcefulness, a focus on outcomes, and commitment to making a real difference.
- For most people, the highest-impact time to start a charity is right now.
For more information and application.