Deadline: January 16, 2022.

Prepare to start an effective charity with our two-month online program. It’s a full-time, cost-covered, intensive training designed by founders for founders. Their instructors will guide you through the most important decisions and help you with the best charity and co-founder match. 

Explore the critical components of evidence-based charities. Learn prioritization, impact analysis, cost-effectiveness, gathering support, management, and fundraising in real-world partner projects. Gain clarity, build your confidence, and network.

ELIGIBILITY

1. They accept candidates of all ages from a wide range of backgrounds.
2. Experience is helpful but not necessary.
3. They train people with over a decade of expertise alongside those with little to no work experience or formal education.

FACTS

1. 50% of our most successful founders from previous years didn’t even think they should apply. Don’t doubt your potential.
2. Nobody comes onto the program qualified to start a charity. That’s what the course is for!
3. The base traits that make a good charity entrepreneur include grit, intelligence, resourcefulness, a focus on outcomes, and commitment to making a real difference.
4. For most people, the highest-impact time to start a charity is right now.

BENEFITS

1. Get access to CE’s 400-page Handbook on starting a charity and over 100 video lectures prepared by experienced founders. Master the fundamental principles of managing high-impact organizations, including: cost effectiveness analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Fundraising and Operations and Strategic Decision-making.
2. Work 8 hours a day developing relevant skills in real-world partner projects

• Is your charity cost-effective? Prepare a Cost-effectiveness Analysis (CEA)
• Where do you operate? Draft a Geographic Assessment Framework
• How do you begin implementation? Outline a One-year Plan
• What is your impact? Prepare a Monitoring & Evaluation Plan
• How much funding do you need? Draft a Budget
• How do you best fundraise? Prioritize potential funders
• How do you work with your co-founder? Come up with a Founders’ Agreement to facilitate your collaboration
• And many more

3. Receive extensive group and individual feedback, ready-made templates (e.g., sample budgets, one-year plans), and one-on-one discussions about your progress.

4. Learn from the best

5. Graduate from the program with:

• A co-founder
• A high-quality charity idea and plan for implementation 
• A robust funding proposal
• A seed grant (not guaranteed for everyone, but on average, at least 50% of co-founder pairings receive funding).

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