Charity Founder - Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program

Looking for a meaningful job in the charity space that makes a real difference to people’s lives across the world?

You could be a perfect fit for our remote, fully-funded, 2-month Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program, giving you the training, funding, and mentorship you need to launch your own organisation dedicated to making the world a better place. Applications are open until March 24th – for more information, attend one of our online information sessions.

To apply, please fill out the initial application through the link provided. Please note that we do not accept applications submitted via any other methods/platforms.

About Charity Entrepreneurship

Our research team spends more than 5,000 hours a year identifying new solutions to tackling global inequalities – from improving education quality and job opportunities for people living in poverty to reducing environmental pollution and rates of newborn mortality. We then find people like you with a drive to make the world a better place and the talent to build new organisations producing a sea change in our ability to help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. Think startups, but solely focused on making the world a better place.

Since 2018, we’ve launched almost 50 new organisations through this program, providing new founders like you with more than £3 million in seed funding. These organisations are doing incredible work across the world, saving and improving thousands of lives every single year. GiveWell (effectively the Oscars of charity work) has recommended our charities as some of the very best in the world – improving lives more effectively than thousands of other, better-known charities.

To take one example, the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) was founded through our program in 2021 by Lucia Coulter and Jack Rafferty – a former doctor and former consultant – with just £50,000 in funding. LEEP now operates in more than 20 countries, partnering with governments from Malawi to Pakistan. Their work is projected to save 46 million children from lead paint exposure over the coming decades.

While lead has been recognised and regulated as a dangerous substance in many wealthy countries for decades, it’s sadly far too common in many developing nations. As such, it’s one of the biggest causes of lower learning in school and reduced lifetime earnings, cementing cycles of poverty before many have even reached adolescence.

Applying for Our Program

Through partner projects, video lectures, and discussion groups, our program will teach you everything you need to know to launch a field-leading charity. You’ll learn while creating the building blocks for your own charity, from a review of the evidence base to drawing up a plan for your first year and an initial operating budget.

Program Details

Program Dates: August 11 – October 3, 2025 (February – March, 2026)

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025

APPLY NOW please note that we only accept applications through the link provided.

What We Offer

• 2-month full-time online training with 2 weeks in-person in London (transport and accommodation costs covered)
• Zero fees, with a stipend of £1,900 per month during (and potentially up to 2 months after) the program
• Matching you to a talented cofounder to lead your organisation with
• An average of £100,000 in seed funding for each organisation we launch
• Initial operations support and ongoing mentorship
• Co-working space in our London office
• A community of previous founders, mentors, and potential donors to help you succeed

We encourage anyone with a drive to direct their work to producing real, positive change to apply. There are no mandatory skills or experience – we’ve had founders from every continent, from twenty to mid-fifties, and from almost every type of prior job you can think of. Some of the world’s most successful for-profit founders had no prior experience. Our experience training charity founders suggests the same applies to the non-profit world.

CHARITY IDEAS for August 2025 Cohort:

• Livelihood-Focused Nonprofit Evaluator
• Differentiated Learning for Foundational Education
• Kangaroo Care for Low-Birth-Weight Babies
• Advocacy for Used Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Regulation
• Using Communication to Improve Learning Outcomes

Want to learn more? Read about them here & Register for the Q&A Webinar with our Research Director!

Applications to our program are open until March 24th.

Not sure if you’re the right fit? The best way to find out is to submit our initial application form.

We’re also hosting a series of online information sessions – about the program, our research, and what it’s like to found your own organisation – that we encourage you to attend to learn more in the run-up to the application deadline.

Useful Links:

• Learn more about our program here
• Read about the recommended charity ideas here
• Learn more about the application process here

WHO SHOULD APPLY

Nonprofit entrepreneurship is a unique and impactful career path, and we’re looking for ambitious, altruistic individuals who are ready to tackle it. While this path isn’t for everyone, it could be the most fulfilling and high-impact choice for those who are a great fit.

We value candidates who:

• Aspire to lead: You should have the potential to be an effective organizational leader, able to create structure and clarity in the face of uncertainty.
• Think evidence-first: You’re willing to adapt your approach based on evidence and focus on impactful priorities, like global health or animal welfare.
• Strive for excellence: You have a track record of pursuing and achieving outstanding results, aiming to build something exceptional rather than just good.
• Dream big: You’re ambitious about creating large-scale impact and are dedicated to maximizing the good you can do in the world.
• Stay flexible: You’re open to exploring diverse ideas and solutions and are comfortable working in varied contexts, including low- and middle-income countries.

Do you think this might be you? Complete our 30-minute initial application form and take the first step toward making an extraordinary impact.

HOW TO PREPARE

• No specific preparation is required to apply to the Incubation Program, but it can certainly help. Many applicants find it valuable to spend some time learning about high-impact nonprofit careers—not only to boost their chances of success but also to clarify if this path is right for them.
• We recommend starting with our handbook, How to Launch a High-Impact Nonprofit, the most comprehensive resource for aspiring nonprofit entrepreneurs.
• For more guidance, check out our Applicants Resources, which includes curated materials to help you better understand the field and prepare for the application process.
• Investing time in preparation can make your application experience more rewarding and help you take your first steps toward founding a high-impact nonprofit.

To apply, please fill out the initial application through the link provided. Note that we do NOT accept applications submitted via any other methods/platforms.

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