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Echoing Green Fellowship 2021 for emerging Social Entrepreneurs

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: April 20, 2021

Social innovators are more than just their business plan. We’re looking for visionary leaders who are committed to upending structural oppression and creating change in their communities so that all people can thrive. We strongly encourage change-makers who identify as Black, Indigenous, and people of color to apply. Below are some criteria we use to evaluate your application.

  • Leadership Skills: You have the ability to drive ideas forward, build support for your vision, and lead an organization toward its goals.
  • Purpose Alignment: You can demonstrate a deep conviction and passion for the issue you are committed to addressing. You can also illustrate your dedication to solving the problem will not waiver even if your organization’s form shifts over time.
  • Relationship to and Expertise on the Issue: Social innovators who are closest to their communities possess the ideas and authenticity to affect the greatest change — your proximity is one of your most significant assets. You can showcase an understanding of root causes and your relationship with the community impacted by the issue you are addressing.
Applicant Eligibility
  • You must be over 18 years old, fluent in English, and able to commit full-time to your organization. If you are currently a full-time student or employee, you must agree to make your organization your full-time engagement if awarded a Fellowship.
  • You must be the primary decision-maker and have ultimate authority over the growth and strategic vision of your organization.
  • You do not need to be based in the United States or be an American citizen. Echoing Green does not sponsor American work permits for any foreign nationals.
  • You are welcome to reapply in future cycles if you do not receive a fellowship.
Organization Eligibility
  • The organization must be the original idea of the applicant, in its start-up phase, and independent and autonomous.
  • An organization can be structured as a nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid.
  • An organization does not only have to be run by one individual, but only a single applicant is eligible to apply for an Echoing Green fellowship starting in 2021.
  • Organizations still in the idea phase are eligible. You do not need to establish 501(c)(3) status or register your organization before you apply.
  • The organization must be independent and autonomous. It cannot be under the management of another organization. If you have a fiscal sponsor that provides support but does not control organization decisions, you are eligible.
  • No members of an organization’s founding team and no individuals in a leadership position at the organization can already have been awarded an Echoing Green Fellowship.
  • Tuition or scholarship funding, or research projects; lobbying or faith-based organizations; and existing organizations that have grown past their start-up phase are not eligible to apply.

APPLICATION RESOURCES

Materials to help you prepare

Download these guides to help you through your application.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Echoing Green Global Fellowship 2021

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Echoing Green Global Fellowship 2020 for emerging Social Entrepreneurs

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: October 16, 2019 at 2:00 (14:00) ET.

Echoing Green Fellows are the innovators, instigators, pioneers, and rebels that reject the status quo and drive positive social change all over the world. While their work, their geographies, and even their approaches may be as varied as the problems they are working to solve, their common passion and commitment form the base of this robust, active community of leaders.

Application Eligibility

  • You must be over 18 years old, fluent in English, and able to commit a full 40-hour work week to your organization. The organization must be the original idea of the applicant(s), in its start-up phase (usually within the first two years of operation), and independent and autonomous.
  • If you are currently a full-time student or employee, you must agree to make your organization your full-time engagement if awarded a Fellowship.
  • You do not need to be based in the US or be an American citizen. The only limitation on work location is that if your project is based in the United States, then you must have American work authorization (i.e., citizenship, permanent residence status, or a work visa). Echoing Green does not sponsor American work permits for any foreign nationals.
  • You are welcome to reapply each year.

  • Purpose & Passion: We want to understand why you care deeply about this issue and your community.
  • Resilience: Demonstrate how you foresee challenges, and avoid or bounce back from them.
  • Leadership: Can you lead this organization toward its goals? What unique skills and experiences will help you succeed?
  • Ability to Attract Resources: Show us that you can attract money, people and other resources to your cause.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

  • Innovation: What about your approach is different from things that have been tried in the past?
  • Importance: Explain to us the problem you want to solve and why it matters now on a global, regional, or local scale.
  • Potential for Impact: We want to know if your project will directly impact many lives, or create systemic changes.
  • A Good Business Model: You do not have to have solved all the details of how your organization will run, but show us that you are considering this thoughtfully and realistically.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Echoing Green Global Fellowship 2020

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Echoing Green Global Fellowship 2016 for Emerging Social Entrepreneurs ( $USD 80,000 Stipend )

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: November 17, 2015

The Global Fellowship is Echoing Greens‘ 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.

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
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

Worth:

The Fellowships are awarded annually to individuals or partners who receive:

  • A stipend of $80,000 for individuals (or $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.

Selection Criteria:

Applicant Criteria

  • Purpose / Passion
  • Resilience
  • Leadership
  • Ability to Attract Resources

Organization Criteria

  • Innovation
  • Importance
  • Potential for Big, Bold Impact
  • A Good Business Model

Innovation is an important element of the Echoing Green Fellowship. What does Echoing Green mean by innovation?

  • An innovative idea is novel, it’s often untried, and it challenges the assumptions made by previous organizations working in the field.
  • Innovative ideas can build upon or make improvements to an existing model, or they can create their own unique solutions which have never been tried before.
  • Organizations utilizing a pre-existing model would benefit from elements of innovation. For example, bringing a traditional model to new locations, communities, or organizations which they have not been historically related to.
  • Innovative ideas bring about dramatic change, not just incremental change. Tell us how your approach will lead to increased change over other models or ideas.

Key Dates

  • Application Opens: Monday, October 5, 2015
  • Application Closes: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. (14:00) ET
  • Finalist Interviews in New York City: May 2016*
  • 2016 Fellows announced: June 2016*

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Echoing Green Global Fellowship

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2014 Echoing Green Global Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs.

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi

Deadline: January 6, 2014.

The  Echoing Green Global Fellowship is for smart young 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 Echoing Green Fellowship is a two-year Fellowship program that provides more than $2 million in seed funding to a diverse group of the world’s most promising social entrepreneurs.

Those selected receive funding to help launch new organizations; access to Echoing Green’s robust network; leadership development opportunities; and one-to-one support and counseling.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Applicants must have sufficient English fluency to participate in interviews and Echoing Green events.
  • Organization must be the original idea of the applicant.
  • Organization must be in a start-up phase.
  • Organization must be independent and autonomous.
  • Applicants must make a full-time commitment (minimum 35 hours per week) to the organization’s development for the duration of the two-year fellowship
  • Partnerships (organizations co-founded and led by two individuals) may apply. Both partners must meet all eligibility requirements and make a full-time commitment of no fewer than thirty-five hours per week to the development of the organization.
  • Applicants can be citizens of any nationality and their organizations can be based in any country
  • Applicants must commit to attending Echoing Green’s training conferences if selected as Fellows. All new Fellows attend a conference in summer the year they are selected, as well as a winter conference for two years. Echoing Green covers all expenses related to these events and will announce the dates a few months prior to each conference.
  • Note: Organizations may be for-profit or nonprofit.

Worth

The 2014 Global Fellowship will be awarded to individuals or partners representing up to twenty-two organizations who will receive:

  • A stipend of $80,000 for individuals (or $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 and public service leaders, including the Echoing Green network of nearly 600 Fellows at Large working all over the world.

For More Information:

Apply Now for the Echoing Green Global Fellowship for Social Entrepreneurs

Visit the Official Webpage of the Echoing Green Global Fellowship

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