High Impact Professionals (HIP) is launching a brand new Entrepreneurship Track inside our Impact Accelerator Program (IAP). It’s built specifically for experienced professionals who are considering starting their own high-impact organization, whether that means founding a high-impact non-profit or for-profit organization, or starting a Founding to Give company.

Applications for the next IAP round are now open until Sunday, June 7. To apply for the Entrepreneurship Track, simply select the Entrepreneurship option within the main IAP application.

Why We're Launching The Entrepreneurship Track

We’ve now run eight rounds of the IAP, and one pattern has stood out: some of the biggest impact came from participants starting their own organizations. 

To date, IAP alumni have:

• Founded 16 new charities, 9 independently and 7 after subsequently going through incubators, including Ambitious Impact’s Charity Entrepreneurship & Founding to Give, Sheldon Labs, and more. This includes:
  • 8 direct impact non-profit organizations
  • 3 direct impact for-profit organizations
  • 7 Founding to Give organizations
• An additional three have been accepted into Charity Entrepreneurship scheduled to start later this year
• Organizations cover a wide variety of cause areas: AI Safety, Global Health, Animal Welfare, Alternative Proteins, and Meta/Comms

It’s clear that entrepreneurship is a core path to impact for many IAP participants. Given our unique combination of an impact-focused community of experienced professionals, tailored feedback and guidance, peer support, and history of helping to launch new organizations, we believe we’re well positioned to support more aspiring high-impact entrepreneurs. The IAP Entrepreneurship Track therefore felt like the logical next step.

Program Overview

The IAP Entrepreneurship Track includes everything inside the core Impact Accelerator Program. Plus, exclusively for Entrepreneurship Track participants:

• A community of fellow aspiring founders, facilitated by someone with experience in the high-impact entrepreneurial space
• Tailored support and guidance to explore the different types of high-impact entrepreneurship, determine which path fits you best,  explore potential topics, and build your founder action plan
• A curated network of incubators, advisors, communities, and other resources to help your organization succeed

Whether you’re a successful entrepreneur already who’s interested in pivoting towards founding a high-impact organization, or someone who’s been quietly considering entrepreneurship for a while, we encourage you to apply.

How Does This Differ From Other Entrepreneurial Programs?

The IAP: Entrepreneurship Track acts as a compliment to many other high-impact entrepreneurship programs. In fact, many IAP alumni have subsequently gone on to complete other entrepreneurial programs and incubators, including Charity Entrepreneurship, Catalyze Impact, and more. We're looking forward to supporting even more people entering these great programs.

Who Should Apply to the Entrepreneurship Track

The IAP Entrepreneurship Track is designed for experienced professionals who are seriously considering starting their own high-impact organization. That includes:

• Successful founders looking to use their expertise to tackle the world's most pressing problems
• Consultants, operators, leaders, and domain experts who’ve built others' organizations and are ready to build their own
• Aspiring founders with a high-impact problem they want to solve, exploring whether to take the leap
• Anyone interested in building high-impact non-profits or for-profits, or starting a Founding to Give company

As with the core IAP, you’ll get the most value from the program if you:

• Are a mid-career or senior professional
• Are not currently working at a high-impact organization
• Have contemplated how you can do the most good and think entrepreneurship might be a great way to do so  

You don’t need to have your idea fully formed or a co-founder lined up. If you're seriously exploring entrepreneurship as a path to impact, this track is for you.

Note that these are guidelines rather than hard requirements. If you feel you would benefit from the program but aren’t sure you fit the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Important Dates

• Applications open: Now until Sunday, June 7
• Program duration: 6 weeks (July 13 to August 23)
• Informational webinars:
  • Thursday, 28 May, 7-8am UTC. Register here: https://luma.com/l61aqjxj
  • Thursday, 28 May, 4-5pm UTC. Register here: https://luma.com/nicg95oy

Know Someone Who Should Apply?

Do you know of successful entrepreneurs who might now be interested in high-impact entrepreneurship or someone who has been quietly considering starting a high-impact organization? If they could benefit from the structure, community, and resources of the IAP Entrepreneurship Track, please share this post with them. The application window is short, and we would love to see them apply.

Questions?

If you have any questions or comments, please see the FAQ section of the IAP page and feel free to reach out to us in the comments or via our website.

We're excited to meet the next wave of high-impact founders!