Program overview

Application to the Charity Entrepreneurship’s 2021 Incubation Program is now open. It is a two-month funded online program that trains participants on how to incubate or create a charity and more broadly operate a big effective organization. Top mentors and experts with charity establishment experience will teach this course. Therefore, if you are motivated and have the vision to create a high-impact charity, do take this course!

Program details

Organizer: Charity Entrepreneurship (CE) 

Application deadlines and program outline

First round: 15 January 2021

Second round: March 2021

Pre-program (May 2021)

• Self-study of the Charity Entrepreneurship Handbook
• Weekly 1-hour virtual meetup  – discuss the content, ask queries, and familiarize with potential co-founders
• Test on pre-program content in early June

Program: 28 June to 27 August 2021 (virtual participation, offline meetups if the situation permits)

Post-program

• Weekly mentorship calls
• Access to the CE network
• Office space in London at discount rates
• Social events

Duration: 2 months

Notification of result: Feb 2021 (for the first round) and April 2021 for the  second round

Location: Online (depending on Covid-19 situation some may travel to London too)

Benefits

By participating in this program you will learn substantial knowledge about starting a charity and will receive extensive mentorship from the mentors motivating you to create a charity.

If you decide to start a new charity, you will receive the following benefits.

• Learn the fundamental principles of managing high-impact organizations, including:
• Cost-effectiveness analysis
• Measurement and evaluation
• Fundraising
• Strategic decision-making

You will also earn more relevant skills such as: 

• Financial planning, charity registration, establishing a board
• Hiring, firing, how to handle conflict, basics of self-care
• Communications: providing feedback, pitching ideas, public speaking, and more.

You’ll practice these skills in practical partner projects. All information will also be presented in a handbook with ready-made templates.

Also, you will avail the following benefits:

• 200,000 Euro in donations to impactful charities
• Pursuing a career that is highly encouraged and supported by the host’s partner charity support schemes
• Be able to direct resources toward a more cost-effective intervention
• Improve your capacity and gain entrepreneurial experience directly from the CE’s mentors

Eligibility criteria

• Applicants from any age group can apply to the program from any part of the world.
• Those who plan or wish to launch a high-impact charity are given priority in the selection process.
• Experience is useful but not compulsory.
• It trains people with PhDs and people with over a decade of experience together with those who have little to no work experience or formal education.

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How to apply?

Application for the program consists of five stages. In the first stage, you submit an application form and CV and will move to the next stages (test tasks and interviews) only if you qualify.

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For more thorough information on the program, how it works, application steps and FAQs, it is advisable for you to visit the Charity Entrepreneurship (CE).