Echoing Green

Echoing Green describes itself as a social impact accelerator that invests in social entrepreneurs and their bold ideas for change, working at the intersection of social justice and social innovation. It states that it identifies tomorrow's transformational leaders through Fellowships and other leadership initiatives, providing seed-funding and leadership development to a new class of Fellows every year and welcoming them into a lifelong community of leaders. Its mission is to find and invest in social entrepreneurs early to accelerate their journey from bold idea to lasting impact, and it reports an intensive 18-month fellowship program.

Echoing Green states that it has 30+ years of experience and describes itself as the leading incubator for social impact startups. It says that for 35 years it has been on the front lines of solving the world's biggest problems, raising up transformational leaders, and that for nearly 40 years it has worked to create conditions for these leaders to thrive. It reports that 901 leaders have kickstarted ideas with its help, across 86+ countries, with $54M total invested in Fellows, and that 80% of Fellows remain in the social sector. It cites examples including Raj Panjabi, who as a 24-year-old medical student returned to Liberia to co-found Last Mile Health and expanded to serve the world's most remote communities, and Wendy Kopp, who came to Echoing Green with her college thesis, the idea for Teach For America.

A social impact accelerator and incubator for social impact startups, working at the intersection of social justice and social innovation.

1. 1Echoing Green: Funding Social Entrepreneurship & Innovationechoinggreen.org
2. 2About Us - Echoing Greenechoinggreen.org
3. 3Mission - Echoing Greenechoinggreen.org
4. 4Board of Directors - Echoing Greenechoinggreen.org
5. 5Echoing Greenwikidata.org