Global Good Fund Fellowship

The Global Good Fund is accepting applications from social entrepreneurs for the 2016 Fellowship Program cohort.

Eligibility Criteria

• Demonstrated leadership and growth potential;
• The candidate must be at a critical point for his/her leadership or for the future of the enterprise;
• Candidate is committed to social impact and is driving significant change in the his/her industry;
• The enterprise that the candidate leads is at least one year old;
• The enterprise must have at least one full-time employee in addition to the candidate;
• Candidate is committed full‐time to running his/her enterprise;
• Candidate is coachable and humble, meaning that he/she is eagerly embraces honest critique and feedback and has a desire to learn;
• Ability to dedicate 15 months to The Global Good Fund Fellowship while remaining in his/her workplace;
• Candidate must be willing to drive the Fellowship process and take ownership of his/her leadership development;
• Candidate shows commitment to giving back; he/she actively mentors and invests in team members or other individuals;
• The enterprise exhibits growth potential, meaning scale or depth of outreach;
• The enterprise is moving toward a model of financial sustainability whereby 50% or more of the budget is covered through revenue generation. If this level has not been achieved, this goal must be a top priority for the candidate and his/her enterprise;
• Under 40 years of age (if 40 or older, explain rationale for Fellowship).

Application Process

1. Part 1: Complete a 15 minutes preliminary questionnaire section to check eligibility for the fellowship by 15 June 2015.
2. Part 2 – By 15 June 2015, you should also submit an informal video recording (maximum 3 minutes) answering the following

• Your motivation to set-up your enterprise
• Brief explanation of what your enterprise does
• Explanation on why you and your enterprise are unique and can address this specific problem area more effectively than anyone else.
2. Part 3 – Selected candidates will be invited to complete part 3, the written section, and submit resume by 1 July 2015.
3. Part 4 – Selected candidates from Part 3 will be notified of advancing to part 4 by 1 September 2015. This will consists of a 2 hour virtual site visit with the Global Good Fund team, meeting the core team members of the enterprise and community members. These visits will occur between September – October 2015. Finalist Candidates will also participate in the selection process whereby they will rate and score one another.

Finalist Candidates will be notified about selection as a Global Good Fund Fellow by 1 December 2015.

For further details and application please visit the Global Good Fund Fellowship page.