Resources
Ashoka is a global organization whose mission is to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world by identifying and investing in social entrepreneurs.
AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps is an organization that provides opportunities for young Jews to deepen their commitments to Jewish life and social change through a year of work in low-income communities in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Chicago.
Coro is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational institute whose mission is to strengthen communities by preparing individuals, through leadership programs around the country, for effective leadership in the public affairs arena.
Equal Justice Works organizes, trains and supports public service-minded law students and is the national leader in creating summer and postgraduate public interest jobs.
The Humanity In Action Foundation sponsors an integrated set of educational programs for university students and postgraduates in America, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, France, and Poland, in order to strengthen the commitment of American and European university students to democratic values and to foster their knowledge of resistance to intolerance.
International Partnership for Service Learning and Leadership
International Partnership for Service Learning and Leadership is a worldwide association of universities, colleges, and non-governmental organizations, which offers programs that unite academic study for credit and volunteer service, giving students a fully integrated study abroad experience.
New Profit is a national venture philanthropy fund designed to provide financial and strategic support in order for social entrepreneurs to scale their work.
The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and trains student leaders from public high schools to form multicultural teams called “Posses.” These teams are then prepared for enrollment at top-tier universities nationwide to pursue their academics and to help promote cross-cultural communication on campus.
Princeton Project 55 uses the networks of college alumni as a resource available for the public good, through its Public Interest Program, Civic Values Initiative, and Social Venture Fund.
Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program
The Public Policy and International Affairs Program is a national program that prepares young adults from groups that are underrepresented in leadership positions in government, nonprofits, international organizations and other institutional settings, for an advanced degree and ultimately for careers and influential roles serving the public good.
StartingBloc is a New York City-based organization that provides a variety of programs and services to socially conscious undergraduate students and young professionals in order to equip them with the training, experience, and networks necessary to drive social, economic, and environmental innovation.
Strongheart Fellowship Program
The Strongheart Fellowship Program is a social-entrepreneurship residency program designed to develop exceptional young people from extremely challenging circumstances around the globe into innovative problem-solvers and leaders that can affect significant social change.
UnLtd, based in England, supports social entrepreneurs by providing a complete package of funding and support and by helping these individuals begin and run projects that deliver social benefit.
The Watson Fellowship Program offers college graduates of unusual promise a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel outside the United States in order to enhance their capacities and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community.
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (Be Bold Partner)
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is one of the world's largest private foundations with grants awarded in the United States, southern Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and focused on the four areas of health, food systems and rural development, youth and education, and philanthropy and volunteerism.
Young People For is an intergenerational and diverse network of student leaders, activists and young elected officials dedicated to building youth progressive power in America.
Youth Venture empowers young people between the ages of twelve and twenty to create civic-minded organizations by providing them with access to a variety of resources including up to $1,000 in seed capital needed to launch their organizations.
