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Fellowship & Leadership Programs
Fellowship & Leadership Programs
6 impact funders on Causeartist list fellowship & leadership programs among their investment themes. This focus archive helps founders and LPs find aligned capital, compare mandates, and identify co-investors in fellowship & leadership programs.
100x Impact Accelerator
Accelerator
100x Impact Accelerator is a venture accelerator that backs impact ventures capable of improving hundreds of millions of lives through systemic change. They provide catalytic capital, world-class expertise, and access to a community of mentors, advisors, and funders, all focused on deep systems-change support. Their ventures deliver impact across education, climate, healthcare, and other global challenges. 100x Impact operates with the mission to scale social innovations that can achieve systemic change, recognizing that while the world has many social innovations, very few scale effectively. They are powered by LSE (London School of Economics) and leverage evidence-based research, expert guidance, and global convening reach. Their approach combines funding with LSE's academic rigor and venture insights shared across the ecosystem to drive impact at scale. The organization has established itself as a significant player in the impact investing ecosystem by backing 35 ventures that have collectively impacted 144 million lives across 45 countries. They have demonstrated their effectiveness by helping ventures secure substantially more capital after completing their program, with participants raising 15 times more funding. Their focus on creating 'impact unicorns' and sharing proven insights globally positions them as a catalyst for scaling impactful solutions worldwide.
Community Development
Impact Finance
Social Enterprise
United Kingdom
Acumen
Foundation, Impact Fund, Fellowship, Accelerator
Acumen is a venture philanthropy organization that invests in visionary entrepreneurs building transformational companies from seed to scale. They focus on funding bold entrepreneurs who are creating inclusive solutions across sectors like sustainable agriculture, quality education, renewable energy, healthy communities, dignified jobs, and gender equality. Their mission is to break the cycle of poverty through patient capital investments in high-innovation, high-impact enterprises. They operate by deploying philanthropic capital to shape markets and support entrepreneurs who are addressing the world's toughest poverty-related challenges, investing where traditional funders won't. Acumen Ventures has established itself as a significant force in the impact investing ecosystem since 2001, with an A to Z directory of portfolio companies spanning over two decades. They matter because they've reinvented the rules of return, prioritizing impact alongside financial sustainability and helping to demonstrate that venture philanthropy can drive meaningful systemic change in underserved communities globally.
Community Development
Education
Environment & Conservation
New York, United States
Echoing Green
Fellowship
Echoing Green is a leading incubator for social impact startups that discovers emerging social entrepreneurs and invests deeply in the growth of their ideas and leadership. They work at the intersection of social justice and social innovation, connecting their expertise and global networks to emerging leaders creating long-lasting social change. Their mission centers on supporting bold ideas and extraordinary leaders through an intensive 18-month fellowship program that provides seed funding and leadership development. They have designed a world-class global search process that elevates better indicators of potential beyond just business plans, prioritizing diversity of experience and perspective while offering a learning experience for all applicants. For over 35 years, Echoing Green has been on the front lines of solving the world's biggest problems by building a broad, dynamic ecosystem to support transformational leaders. Their impact in the social entrepreneurship ecosystem is significant, having supported notable success stories like Teach For America's Wendy Kopp and Last Mile Health's Raj Panjabi, demonstrating their ability to identify and nurture ideas that become international game-changers.
Community Development
Social Enterprise
United States
Fast Forward
Accelerator
Fast Forward is a nonprofit accelerator focused on supporting tech nonprofits building scalable technology solutions for social and environmental impact. Since 2014, the organization has helped mission-driven founders grow technology platforms addressing challenges across education, healthcare, climate, economic opportunity, civic engagement, and digital inclusion. Through accelerator programs, funding, mentorship, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem support, Fast Forward empowers nonprofits using technology and AI to improve lives at scale.
AI & Technology
Clean Energy
Environment & Conservation
California, United States
Global Good Fund
Fellowship
The Global Good Fund is a nonprofit social enterprise that identifies high-potential social impact leaders and accelerates their success through executive mentorship, professional leadership coaching, and capital. They focus on entrepreneurs tackling five key social issues: economic mobility, education, environment, financial inclusion, and health. Built by social entrepreneurs for social entrepreneurs, the organization operates through multiple channels including nonprofit programs, consulting services, and an impact fund, with proceeds from their consultancy and fund donated back to support more programs. Their proprietary development methods are designed to grow leaders who can achieve greater social impact. The Global Good Fund serves as a social impact accelerator that believes growing leaders is the most effective strategy for solving complex social problems and achieving global good. Their impact ecosystem creates a sustainable model where successful entrepreneurs can pay it forward, creating a ripple effect of sustainable community impact across their global network of change-makers.
Community Development
Education
Social Enterprise
United States
Halcyon
Accelerator
Halcyon is a leading impact accelerator that has been empowering early-stage social entrepreneurs since 2014. Founded by Dr. Sachiko Kuno and Kate Goodall, the organization takes its name from the historic Halcyon House in Georgetown, Washington, DC, reflecting its founding mission to provide a haven where bold founders tackling the world's most pressing problems can find support, optimism, and belief. Since its inception, Halcyon has supported over 650 entrepreneurs from more than 50 countries, helping them scale their sustainable, world-changing solutions through a bold, founder-first accelerator model. Halcyon's programs provide early-stage social entrepreneurs with critical resources including space, community, and access to networks. Their comprehensive support includes tailored business training for product-market fit, capital strategy, and leadership development, along with additional resources to help founders scale their ventures. Through Halcyon Fund I & II, the HVP Angels, and partnerships with their ecosystem, they educate and invest in impact-driven founders. The organization's far-reaching impact is made possible through the generous support of donors, supporters, partners, and a passionate global team dedicated to accelerating the impact-driven future of business.
Climate Tech
Community Development
Social Enterprise
District of Columbia, United States
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