Alumni Opportunity

Founders of Unreasonable Institute Explain Ideal Fellow

November 18th, 2009 | Filed under Alumni Opportunity,Outcomes,Summit Information

The Co-Founders of our new pipeline partner the Unreasonable Institute, Daniel Epstein and Teju Ravilochan, discuss how their fellows are selected.  In this video interview Daniel and Teju share the background story on why they started The Unreasonable Institute to provide training and mentorship for young social entrepreneurs. Learn about The Unreasonable Institute’s Fellows Program, who they are looking for, how to apply, and more. Applications opened November 15th and run until December 15. Twenty five high-impact young social entrepreneurs will ...

GES Announces New Pipeline Partnership with Unreasonable Institute

October 31st, 2009 | Filed under Alumni Opportunity,Portfolio

Intensive training, effective collaboration, and expert guidance... sounds a bit like GES's model for "creating a community of the next generation of global change leaders."  Now expand that to a 10-week summer institute where 25 young social entrepreneurs undergo rigorous and practical training including personal & entrepreneurial skill development, intensive collaboration & work-shopping, and involved guidance from mentors.  Their model: attract social entrepreneurs, unite and incubate them, finance their endeavors.  Another perk of the institute is that they provide website ...