The Global Good Fund identifies high-potential leaders and accelerates their success through a year-long, virtual Fellowship focused on leadership development. It supports global social entrepreneurs with proven methods, such as executive mentorship, leadership coaching, and access to capital, to accelerate their growth and impact. Moreover, it believes investing in leadership development is the best tool for enterprise growth and achieving global good.

Following a rigorous 3-stage process, selected Global Good Fund Fellows to embark on a structured 12-month journey of experiential learning, leadership development coaching, and executive mentoring that leverages proprietary leadership development tools and methods honed since 2013. At its core is The Global Good Fund 360 MIRROR – the first evidence-based leadership assessment created specifically for social entrepreneurs. Further, its proven leadership development tools and services are also available to individuals, social enterprise organizations, NPO’s and impact-driven corporations.

What will the Global Good Fund Fellows receive?

360° Assessment

We administer the 360 MIRROR leadership assessment tool ​designed specifically for social entrepreneurs to ​ derive​ feedback from their board, staff, peers, and stakeholders as well as the Fellow.

Leadership Development Plan

The results of the 360 MIRROR are used by each Fellow with his/her Leadership Development Coach (​LDC). The LDC serves as an executive coach.

Executive Mentoring

Each Fellow is paired up with 1 dedicated professional leadership coach and 1 dedicated c-suite executive who serves as a mentor. Over the 12 months, Fellowship period Fellows receive intensive 1:1 coaching and mentorship sessions via phone/Skype/WhatsApp.

Annual Summit

Fellows participate in an annual Global Good Fund Summit each spring. This 4-day event provides a platform for networking between Fellows, LDCs, ​Coaches, Alumni, and The Global Good Fund staff.

Targeted Funds

Each Fellow receives a leadership development grant of up to $10,000.

Peer and Subject Matter Expert Network

Fellows are part of a global cohort of social entrepreneurs. The Global Good Fund facilitates regular interaction among the Fellows.

Who is eligible for the Global Good Fund Fellowship?

• The enterprise that the candidate leads is at least one-year-old;
• The enterprise must have at least one full-time employee in addition to the candidate;
• The candidate is under 40 years of age (if 40 or older, explain the rationale for joining fellowship);
• However, the candidate should not be currently receiving formal coaching/mentoring support;
• Moreover, the candidate has to be in a position where s/he has decision making power.

How to apply for the Global Good Fund Fellowship?

Eligible candidates may apply for the Global Good Fund Fellowship 2020 by registering online for the program. Moreover, the selection process occurs in three steps.

Step 1: Registration/Preliminary Questions

Eligible candidates will require to register for the program and answer the preliminary questions for further assessment. Candidates must complete the registration process before the deadline.

Step 2: Comprehensive Application

For further assessment, the candidates will require to complete the application in two phases.

Part A is a short video recording that addresses the following topics:

• Your motivation to set-up your enterprise;
• The mission and objectives of your enterprise;
• The reasons why you and your enterprise are unique and address a specific problem more effectively than other enterprises.

Part B of the application consists of a written section that assesses leadership, the enterprise, and social impact.

Moreover, the applicants must submit these assessments in the given time frame. The candidates will be assessed on the basis of these criteria and advance to the third step of selection.

Step 3: Interview

Candidates who advance to step 3 will require to sit in an interview along with an attendee. The interview will last for an hour.

Deadline

The registration period for the Global Good Fund Fellowship is June 30, 2019. Applicants must register and complete Step 1 for the fellowship program by the above deadline. For Step 2, the applicants must submit the comprehensive application before August 9, 2019. While the interview will occur throughout October 2019.