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Cordes Fellowship

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Overview

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)

    Contact: fellowship@opportunitycollaboration.net

    How to Apply

    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

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