Deadline: 17 November 2015
Open to: people aged above 18 years from all around the world
Fellowship: stipend of USD 80,000, health insurance, professional and leadership development
Open to: people aged above 18 years from all around the world
Fellowship: stipend of USD 80,000, health insurance, professional and leadership development
Description
Echoing
Green’s Fellowship Programs will offer more than $4.6 million in
seed-stage funding and support this year to emerging leaders working to
bring about positive social change. They believe investing in and
supporting the right people relative to the right ideas and ability to execute,
rather than specific business plans, results in a lifetime of leadership.
Echoing Green has invested over $40 million in seed-stage funding and strategic
assistance in nearly 700 world-class leaders driving positive social change
around the globe. Echoing Green Fellows include the founders of Teach For
America, City Year, College Summit, Citizen Schools, One Acre Fund, and SKS
Microfinance.
About the fellowships:
The Global Fellowship is their twenty-seven-year-old
program for smart leaders who are deeply connected to the needs and potential
solutions that may work best for their communities. Any emerging social
entrepreneur from any part of the world working to disrupt the status quo may apply;
The Black Male Achievement (BMA) Fellowship is the
first fellowship in the world for social entrepreneurs dedicated to improving
the life outcomes of black men and boys in the United States. The Fellowship
was founded and is supported in partnership with the Open Society Foundations since 2012. BMA Fellows
generate new ideas and best practices in the areas of education, family, and
work, such as initiatives related to fatherhood, mentoring, college preparatory
programs, community-building, career and economic opportunities,
communications, and philanthropic leadership;
The Climate Fellowship, built in partnership with The ZOOM
Foundation, is specifically targeted for next-generation social entrepreneurs
committed to working on innovations in mitigation and adaptation to climate
change. The threat of global climate change is one of the greatest
humanitarian and economic challenges of our time. Our interest is in
considering the full spectrum of responses to the climate crisis – from
innovative technology in Silicon Valley to community organizing in the
developing world.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for an Echoing Green Fellowship, the
applicant must be:
Over 18 years old;
Fluent in English;
Able to commit a full 35 hour work week to their
organization.
In order to be eligible for an Echoing Green Fellowship, the
organization must be:
The original idea of the applicant(s);
In its start-up phase, usually within the first two years of
operation;
Independent and autonomous;
An organization can be either a non-profit, a for-profit, or
hybrid;
An organization does not only have to be run by one
individual. Partnerships can apply for a Fellowship;
Organizations still in the idea phase are eligible.
The following types of organizations are not eligible to
apply:
Students, scholarships, or research projects;
Lobbying or faith-based organizations;
Existing organizations which have grown past their start-up
phase.
Fellowship
During their first two years, Fellows receive up to USD
90,000, participate in leadership development gatherings, and will access the
powerful network of Echoing Green Fellows, partners, and friends. Echoing
Green’s 2015 Barclays Brain Trust Series, sponsored in part by Barclays, is a
program of roundtable and mentorship opportunities for Fellows with leading
professionals working in marketing, fundraising, business development, and
technology. They continue to support their Fellow community long after their
initial funding period with ongoing programs and opportunities at critical
inflection points in their organizations or careers.
The Fellowships are awarded annually to individuals or
partners who receive:
A stipend of USD 80,000 for individuals (or USD
90,000 for two-person partnerships) paid in four equal installments over two
years;
A health insurance stipend;
A yearly professional development stipend;
Leadership development and networking gatherings;
Access to technical support and pro bono partnerships to
help grow their organization and a dedicated Echoing Green portfolio manager;
A community of like-minded social entrepreneurs, public
service leaders, and industry leaders including the Echoing Green network of
more than 600 Fellows working in over sixty countries all over the world.
Application
In order to apply you should:
Read the application guide;
Complete the online
application.
Deadline for applying is 17 November 2015.
For more information please visit the
official website.
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