Cordes Fellowship

Program Status: Active (last announced for 2018)

Geographic Scope: Global

Focus Areas:

• Social entrepreneurship
• Nonprofit leadership
• Alleviating global poverty and injustice
• Sustainable solutions to poverty and injustice

Target Participants:

• High-impact, innovative social entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurial for-profit and nonprofit executives
• Individuals with demonstrated commitment to alleviating global poverty and injustice

What the Fellowship Provides:

• Opportunity to participate as full delegates in the Opportunity Collaboration
• Five-day retreat (un-conference style: no PowerPoints, plenaries or presentations)
• Community of 400+ global leaders building sustainable solutions
• Access to social entrepreneurs, innovative nonprofit executives, grant-makers, impact investors, corporate and academic field-leaders, and aligned media
• Unique networking and collaboration opportunity to solve common challenges and spark new opportunities

Selection Criteria:

• High-impact and innovative leadership
• Entrepreneurial approach (for-profit and nonprofit executives welcomed)
• Demonstrated commitment to alleviating global poverty and injustice
• Diversity prioritized: wide representation of countries, ethnicities, genders, sectors
• Financial need is a primary consideration

Event Location: Cancún, Mexico (as of 2018 program)

How to Apply

1. Follow the application link provided by the Cordes Foundation
2. Submit your completed application
3. Include information demonstrating:
   • High-impact, innovative leadership
   • Entrepreneurial approach
   • Commitment to alleviating global poverty and injustice
   • Relevant experience in social entrepreneurship or nonprofit leadership

Questions

For application questions, email: fellowship@opportunitycollaboration.net