Applications for the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program are now Open!
Register for upcoming webinars & read about the top charity ideas.
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Our charities are supported by many of the leading funders of non-profit work:
We help ambitious individuals like you to improve the world at scale by founding your own research-backed nonprofit. In 6 years, we've launched 50 charities. Together, they're now serving 35 million people and 1 billion animals.
Looking for an opportunity to have a real impact? Apply to our program and use your career to change the world for the better.
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HOW WE WORK
1. We find you a high-impact charity idea.
Our research team invests more than 5,000 hours every year to find cost-effective, evidence-based solutions to large-scale problems with enormous potential for impact.
2. You attend a 2-month intensive training.
Over 2-months, you work full-time on developing relevant skills in real-world partner projects. Training is online and in-person in London and all costs are covered.
3. We match you to a talented co-founder.
We seek out ambitiously altruistic, results-driven, and scientifically minded individuals like you, ready to launch an extraordinarily impactful charity.
4. You get funding through our network.
At the end of the program, you’ll get to pitch to our seed funding network, where ~85% of participants secure $100K–$200K in funding.
5. We continue to support & mentor you.
We provide ongoing operational support, training, mentoring, and a worldwide network of advisors, peers, and partner organizations.
OUR TRACK RECORD
Our research so far has led to identifying 50+ highly effective charity ideas in 6 cause areas:
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Animal Welfare
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Health and Development Policy
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Mental Health and Happiness
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Family Planning
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Policymaking
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Health Security
To date, we have launched 50 new charities…
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…and secured them over $3.6 million in grants!
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Apply today to our incubation program
Twice a year, we recruit for a new cohort of promising entrepreneurs to found new charities working on critical problems across the world and implementing scalable, cost-effective solutions. Applications are currently open until March 24th.
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Our founders have come from every continent, range in age from twenty to their mid-fifties, and join us from a host of differing work histories - from doctors and university students to consultants, teachers, and development workers. All are united by a drive to make the world a better place, and a commitment to doing this in a measurable, evidence-based way.
Interested in applying?
Read about our latest recommendations for interventions you could launch through a new organisation.
Learn more about the program - when it is, how it works, and what it's like to participate.
Explore the work of the more than 40 organisations we've launched since 2019 and get inspired.
TESTIMONIALS
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Varsha Venugopal​
Co-founder, Suvita
The CE Incubation Programme gave me evidence-backed ideas, value-aligned mentors, and seed funding to launch Suvita. The estimated 886 lives we’ve saved in 5 years owe part of their gratitude to CE.
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Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla
Co-founder, Shrimp Welfare Project
Thanks to CE's incubation program, I turned my passion for animal welfare into action with the Shrimp Welfare Project. Their support helped us launch and grow, creating dedicated advocacy for billions of overlooked animals.
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Laura Sofia Castro
Co-founder, ACTRA
The CE program connected me with ambitiously altruistic people leading incredible projects, turning founding a charity from a distant dream into a real possibility. Without it, I don't think I'd never have taken the leap!
Haven King-Nobles
Co-founder,
Fish Welfare Initiative
CE is literally the reason that millions of farmed fish will have better lives and that I am not currently living in my parents' basement. Would highly recommend to anyone trying to do the most good.
The Charity Entrepreneurship handbook
How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit is available now on Amazon!
We distilled our experience, advice, and expertise into this full-length guide on how to start your own organization from scratch. You can learn how the practical know-how of lean start-ups can be combined with effective and altruistic thinking, and take the first step in your journey toward making a difference.
“Clear, thoughtful, engaging. Excellent advice for nonprofit entrepreneurs.”
- Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University, author of Animal Liberation and The Life You Can Save.