Episode Details

“Charity Entrepreneurship Program Applications are Open & New Charity Ideas” by Ambitious Impact

Published 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Description

We’re excited to announce that we’ve opened applications for the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program for the following cohorts:

September 2026 Cohort: September 14th - November 4th, 2026
February 2027 Cohort: February - April, 2027 (exact dates TBD)

This post summarises the four new charity ideas recommended by our research team for the September 2026 round.

Apply here

Applications close on March 22nd, and successful candidates will receive offers by June 8th. For the full application timeline and program details, visit our website.

How to Apply

Why should you apply to the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program?

If you’re an ambitious, impact-driven individual looking to start a high-impact nonprofit, the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program can empower and accelerate your journey.

Since 2018, we have incubated over 50 non-profits, many of which are field-leading and benchmark-setting across different cause areas and are supported by actors like GiveWell, Founders Pledge, Mulago, Open Philanthropy, and Animal Charity Evaluators. We disbursed $3.6M in seed grants, and many of our incubated organizations are estimated to be as much as 20 to 60 times more cost-effective than top GiveWell charities. These charities have reached more than 75 million humans and have the potential to improve the lives [...]

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Outline:

(01:10) Why should you apply to the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program?

(02:20) Introducing our newest recommended ideas

(04:00) Reducing diet-related disease through taxes on sugary drinks

(04:56) Improving access to pain relief for people in palliative care in LMICs

(05:58) Treating depression with guided digital self-help programs

(06:58) Expanding access to contraception through mobile clinics

(07:59) Apply to our program to help launch these organizations

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First published:
February 9th, 2026

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/WRvWwAituettBohqD/charity-entrepreneurship-program-applications-are-open-and