INCUBATION PROGRAM
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ABOUT THE INCUBATION PROGRAM
Our two-month, fully cost-covered online course will take you from a basic familiarity with starting charities to being fully prepared to create and operate an effective organization. Management, fundraising, impact analysis – everything you need to know will be taught by mentors who have experience establishing multiple EA charities.
WHY YOU SHOULD START A NEW CHARITY
$215,000 to charitiesAchieve an impact equivalent to about $215K/year in donations to effective charities |
HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDPursue a career that is highly encouraged by GiveWell and supported by the Open Philanthropy Project |
BETTER INTERVENTIONSMove resources toward more cost-effective, evidence-based interventions |
Capacity buildingIncrease your future impact by gaining entrepreneurial experience directly from EA mentors |
Read more on why founding charities is high impact>>
How It Works
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2. Incubation ProgramWe choose participants who, in our view, have the greatest potential to start new, effective charities from our list. We then provide them with two months of intensive training.
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What We Offer
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FUNDING, LEGAL SUPPORT,
AND OFFICE SPACE Our seed funding will give you a strong start. New organizations will receive seed grants of up to $100,000 per co-founding team. We’ll handle initial legal hurdles so that you have time to focus on what matters.
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A POWERFUL NETWORK
Tap into Effective Altruism’s powerful, worldwide network of mentors, funders, and skilled workers. We’ll feature you in our networking events and connect you to the right people.
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ONGOING MENTORSHIP AND ASSISTANCE
You’ll be trained directly by our team for two months. Stipends will be provided to those in need. After you graduate, we continue to provide weekly one-on-one mentorship for up to 12 months after the charity’s founding.
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AT THE PROGRAM
Master fundamental principles of managing high-impact organizations, including:
MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATIONStrategic
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Basic
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Task
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Organizational prioritizationForming a
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Learn more relevant skills such as:
- Hiring and firing
- How to deal with conflict
- Communication (written, in-person, persuasion, providing feedback)
- Public relations and transparency
- Public speaking, pitching ideas
- Basics of self-care
FINISH THE PROGRAM WITH
CO-FOUNDERWe’ll help you find a perfect match to work with based on partner-projects and multiple evaluations. |
PLAN & BUDGETYou’ll prepare a budget and a strategic plan to kickstart your charity right after the program. |
BRANDINGYou’ll create a simple website and logo and record a high-quality video -- all you need to promote your organization. |
IN THE CLASSROOM
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The Incubation Program resembles a full university course load in terms of hours and workload.
You can expect:
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ce Guest Speakers Included
Peter Singer
The Life You Can Save 
Hannah-Polly Williams
International Rescue Committee |
Nikita Patel
Fortify Health 
Roy Head
Development Media International |
Rob Mather
Against Malaria Foundation 
Peter Hurford
Rethink Priorities |
Bruce Friedrich
Good Food Institute 
Hannah Wheatly
Acumen |
Adina Rom
Policy Analytics 
Daniel Kestenholz
Centre on Long-Term Risk |
David Coman-Hidy
The Humane League 
Aaron Hamlin
The Center for Election Science |
Application Process
If you are dedicated to doing good, willing to follow the data, and have a strong interest in having a significant impact on the world — apply to the program. Doctorates, college dropouts, established professionals with children, and recent graduates have all founded charities through our program. The base traits that make a good charity entrepreneur include grit, intelligence, resourcefulness, the ability to self-motivate, and risk tolerance. We accept candidates of all ages, from a wide range of backgrounds.
The application process comprises five stages:
The application process comprises five stages:
WRITTEN APPLICATION (30 minutes) |
TEST TASK 1 (2-3 hours) |
INTERVIEW 1 (30 minutes) |
INTERVIEW 2 (1 hour) |
TEST TASK 2 (3-5 hours) |
You will fill out an application form and submit a resume. We will only be able to contact you if you qualify for the second round - Test Task 1. |
You will be given two short test projects to be done in two to three hours and delivered in five days. |
On the Interview 1, you will be asked general and situational questions relevant for founding charities. |
This is a longer and deeper interview. Questions focus on dealing with evidence, cause selection, and historical EA background. |
This is the final round of the application process. You will submit a test project within five days, as well as references who can speak to your work ability. |
Successful applicants will be informed whether they have been selected one to two weeks after the last round. We expect to accept between ten and twenty attendees in 2020. We will only contact applicants who are moving forward to the second stage of the recruitment process. If we have not contacted you within two weeks after the applications deadline, unfortunately you have not been accepted to the program.
Applications to the CE 2020 Incubation Program are closed.
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FAQIf you have any unanswered questions about the incubation program, check out our extensive Frequently Asked Questions section.
If you cannot find the answers to your questions on our website, you can contact us -> |
Are You a Good Fit?
We encourage you to apply even if you are unsure whether you are a good fit. Since we only accept applicants who have a strong chance, with training, to start a high-impact charity, going through the application process will be the best indicator of possible fit.
If you have any doubts, we will be happy to answer your questions during the first interview round. We also recommend checking out these talks on charity entrepreneurship:
If you have any doubts, we will be happy to answer your questions during the first interview round. We also recommend checking out these talks on charity entrepreneurship:
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Useful articles
A focus on co-founder pairing and usable outputs for your charity —these are the two tenets CE 2020 Incubation Program for high-impact NGOs is built on.
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Is now the right time and am I experienced enough? These are two major questions for many potential charity entrepreneurs. Here’s our take.
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We’re often asked what you can do to increase your odds of being accepted into the CE Incubation Program. Here are the three most common things people can do.
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The advantages of starting your effective non-profit go beyond impact. As a founder, you will grow in various ways.
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Many charities are founded on a whim or impulse, but the best charities are founded after considerable careful and deliberate thought.
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By founding a new charity, you can positively affect your and your team’s future ability to do good, as well as influence the charitable movement you support.
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