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 be selected from around the world to join in an intensive 10-week training program taught by seasoned social entrepreneurs.

Thanks to Katrina from envisionGood.tv for sending us this video!

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 design & development, premier research access, and free legal consultations. Each Unreasonable Fellow will graduate the Institute with a viable business plan that is purposeful, sustainable, scalable, and replicable.   At the end of the ten weeks, they will connect our 25 Fellows with the start-up capital and global network of support needed to give their ventures wings.

So what does all this mean for you?  Well… the outcomes team is pleased to announce our official pipeline partnership with the organization behind this social entrepreneur incubator, The Unreasonable Institute.  Imagine being part of the GES experience for 10 weeks!  I can’t imagine what will come out of the institute and how greatly this will benefit the 25 social entrepreneurs selected to attend.  As they describe on their website, “Pipeline Partners help us to attract and enable the worlds’ boldest and most brilliant young social entrepreneurs. In partnership with these organizations we are working to give their most unreasonable entrepreneurs the opportunity to apply for the Institute. Furthermore, many organizations below are dedicated to giving Unreasonable Fellows valuable opportunities post the Institute.”

More exciting outcomes to come!  Stay tuned!