Accelerators & Incubators

Tag: Accelerators & Incubators

The Social Impact Investment Mirage

It’s time for funders to get real about what social entrepreneurs need to succeed.

Tech Inclusion for Excluded Communities

Bringing high-tech operations into the geographical heart of excluded communities jump-starts mass participation, galvanizing economic advancement for their members while challenging accepted norms of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Public Interest Tech Has a Pipeline Problem

By Lyel Resner & Wilneida Negrón 4

Tech companies that prioritize the public interest are essential for a more just future, but they need investments at their earliest stages to thrive.

Business

How to Make the Most Out of Business Accelerator Programs for Development

By Matthew Guttentag & Abigayle Davidson 1

Research on 23,000 ventures reveals factors that donors, managers, and entrepreneurs should consider as they choose to support, run, or use accelerators, the increasingly popular training programs that help businesses succeed.

Scaling

To Impact Millions, the Social Sector Needs to Scale Scaling Up

By Greg Coussa 10

Without bringing more rigor and resources to scaling impact efforts, the do-good industry will never make the exponential leaps needed to bring social innovations to millions of people.

The Promise of Incentive Prizes

By Jeff Ubois & Thomas Kalil 1

Jeff Ubois interviews Thomas Kalil of Schmidt Futures (a philanthropic initiative founded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt) about how calls to solve big problems through competitions can, when done right, galvanize innovation.

Seeking Both Problems and Solutions

By Jeff Ubois 1

The MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change team learned a lot from the first round of grants that will boost collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the next round.