Host Organizations

The fellows are highly-accomplished young professionals, appreciative of the opportunity to share knowledge and information and to learn from American entrepreneurs and innovative non-profit organizations. Learn more about becoming a Hosting Organization.

Recent fellowship placements in Washington, DC include:

opens in a new window
anant-squarelogo-1522647349065

Anant helps manage, build and improve online business platforms. Their services include DataStax & Cassandra, Sitecore, Kickstart, and Virtual CIO.

opens in a new window
Ashoka-logo

Ashoka promotes positive social change and supports the people and ideas that they believe have the best chance of helping the most pressing social issues. They have 40 years of experience and have the largest global network of social entrepreneurs.

opens in a new window
Read more about Black Girls Ventures Foundation

Black Girl Ventures is focused on creating a culturally converging ecosystem, and providing STEM education and entrepreneurship for Black and Brown women who are founders, funders, and veterans. They provide funding, coaching, crowdfunding, and community for revenue-generating businesses (under $1 Million).

opens in a new window
Read more about C5 Accelerate

C5 Accelerate hosts advancement programs in the Spring and Fall to prepare businesses. They match startups with contracts, R&D funding, and  USG business development and focus on business development and mentorship. Founders have a chance to incubate their business with tailored support from the team at C5A.
opens in a new window
Calvert-Impact-Capital-logo

Calvert Impact Capital works with investors to move capital into communities. They work with organizations in areas like climate change, education, microfinance, affordable housing, and gender equity. 
opens in a new window
Congressional-Hunger-Center-Logo-e1586878242143

The Congressional Hunger Center wants to continue working towards a world without hunger and poverty. Their mission is to help develop, inspire, and connect leaders, and advocate public policies that create a food secure world. 

opens in a new window
Read more about Creative Associates

Creative Associates International helps support people around the world who want to create a positive change. Creative has four programs to help, Education, Communities in Transition, Economic Growth, & an Creative Development Lab.

opens in a new window
DPR-logo

The DC Department of Parks and Recreation helps plan, build, and maintain recreational facilities in D.C. including athletic fields, community centers, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, and tennis courts. It also manages recreational sports leagues for youth and adults. 
opens in a new window
DSLBD

Department of Small & Local Business Development helps to support the development, economic growth, and retention of D.C. businesses. 
opens in a new window
Education for Employment (EFE)

Education for Employment provides training for youths and helps connect them to jobs across the Middle East and North Africa. Through their network, they match youths to businesses that need qualified employees.

opens in a new window
Fifth-Tribe-logo

Fifth Tribe helps serve businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits through design, technology, and marketing. They have over 50+ clients that they have helped launch brands and products. Their services include product development, building interactive experiences, and digital marketing.
opens in a new window
Folklife-center

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage promotes a greater understanding of cultural heritage across the United States through their work. 
opens in a new window
Hera-Hub-logo

Hera Hub is a certified benefit corporation working towards helping and supporting entrepreneurial women. It’s a coworking space where women can create and collaborate in a professional and productive environment. Since expanding in 2016 to all over the U.S. and Europe, Hera Hub will achieve its goal of supporting over 20,000 women by the end of 2020.
opens in a new window
Hungry-logo-2

HUNGRY provides office and event catering food with exclusive access to the top chefs. They created this company to make food taste good and be healthy for those who work in offices. For every two meals purchased, one meal is donated.

opens in a new window
International Downtown Association

The International Downtown Association helps professionals in urban places shape and create city centers, and help bridge the gap between the public and private sectors. They have over 2,500 place management organizations and employ 100,000 people throughout the U.S.A.

opens in a new window
IFES-logo

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems provides support to citizens’ right to participate in free and fair elections. They work to advance good governance and democratic rights by giving technical assistance and encouraging under-represented people to participate. 
opens in a new window
innovazing-logo

Innovazing helps entrepreneurs design and execute innovative strategies. 
opens in a new window
Read about Leadership Greater Washington

Leadership Greater Washington gathers people to create a leadership organization to take on DC’s problems. 
opens in a new window
learn-serve-logo

Learn Serve International provides entrepreneurial and leadership skills to help middle and high school students be successful in school and in their future careers.
opens in a new window
LifeCents-logo

Life Cents educates & inspires people to improve their wellness and financial health. They provide knowledge to people to help them create new habits, gain confidence, & make smarter decisions.

opens in a new window
March-of-Dimes-logo

March of Dimes fights and advocates for the health of moms and babies. For over 80 years, they have provided research to find solutions, empowered families and gave knowledge and tools to have healthier pregnancies.

opens in a new window
Read more about Mine the Gap

Mine the Gap helps to bridge the gender gap. They provide their expertise and resources to help create an individualized plan to support a gender-inclusive workplace.
opens in a new window
Now-secure-logo

NowSecure is a mobile security app, helping the world’s largest organizations and security teams. 
opens in a new window
Read more about National Public Radio

National Public Radio (NPR) is a nonprofit media organization connecting to millions of Americans every day through radio, video, and in-person news. 
opens in a new window
Open Arms Housing Inc.

Open Arms Housing, Inc was created in 1997 when a group of social service providers realized the lack of housing programs for women affected by mental health and homelessness in D.C. They provide permanent homes and help support the women in need.

opens in a new window
download

Pilleve provides discounted costs of opioid abuse and addiction for insurance companies, providers, and loved ones. Patients are able to update and control their pill intake through Pilleve. 
opens in a new window
Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) is a global investment firm providing capital growth and business assistance. They invest in more than 30 countries around the world and have an international network of 19 offices around Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

Small Enterprise Assistance Funds (SEAF) is a global investment firm providing capital growth and business assistance. 
opens in a new window
Read more about stage six

Stage Six uses franchising to expand social enterprises to markets around the world. They have a portfolio of companies in areas of health, education, water, sanitation, food security, and clean energy.

opens in a new window
Street Entrepreneurs

Street Entrepreneurs provides help to entrepreneurs through business education, mentorship, and start-up capital. 
opens in a new window
Teach-Now-Graduate-Horizontal-web-medium

Teach-now is a Graduate school and offers online programs for teacher certification and a Masters of Education degrees. 
opens in a new window
TESOL-Association-logo

Tesol International Association helps people around the world learn and practice the English language for other language speakers, with the help of educators, researchers, administrators, and students. They have more than 12,000 connections in 156 countries around the world.

opens in a new window
Twenty-Tables-logo

TwentyTables provides affordable and easy meals through a mobile restaurant platform that enables customers to schedule and order dine-in or take-out as little as $6. For every twenty meals ordered, they donate five meals.

opens in a new window
Unstuck-Labs

Unstuck Labs is a start-up agency that provides help and support to entrepreneurs in their early stages of their new companies. They offer a 12-week program, Startup Studio, where they help you create and work start to finish with your startup.

opens in a new window
Village-Capital-logo

Village Capital provides startup companies & entrepreneurs connections to experienced professionals, institutions, & capital where they can learn how to be successful. 
opens in a new window
WPP-logo

Washington Parks and People transform public lands and waters for the better of the communities through partnerships, discovery, and workforce development. They provide mass land reclamation, native reforestation, watershed restoration, public health and fitness programming, urban agriculture, and green job training.
opens in a new window
rdaxmaun4qjeewnyk6z1

Wework Labs provides thoughtfully designed spaces to inspire entrepreneurs to collaborate and create new ideas and foster connections between entrepreneurs and mentors. They have a global mentorship over 1,300 professionals to give advice to members.