Funding offered for leaders from Kilkenny who have scalable solutions to social problems

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) have just launched the Changing Ireland Accelerator and are looking for leaders and changemakers from Kilkenny who have scalable solutions to social problems impacting underrepresented and/or marginalised communities and people across the island of Ireland.  

The Changing Ireland Accelerator, supported by Google.org, aims to deliver accelerated social change by supporting social entrepreneurs with a proven solution to a social problem.

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The programme runs for 12 months from June 2023. The Changing Ireland Accelerator includes tailored supports and consultancy from some of Ireland’s leading business minds, in addition to direct funding of €60,000 which will be granted to each of the four successful applicants. This funding will be distributed by programme partner INCO.  

The €500,000 donation from Google.org is part of a European-wide commitment to supporting Social Entrepreneurs, through a €20 million Social Innovation Fund, going towards underserved social innovators across Europe. 

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland will host an information session for potential applicants on Thursday, 2nd March at 12:00 – 13:00.

The event will outline the supports available through the Changing Ireland Accelerator, whilst SEI staff and alumni will be on hand to answer questions about the application process. Registration for this information session for free via Eventbrite.

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Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is a not-for-profit organisation committed to the vision of accelerated social change through the power of people.  

The full application guide and more details on how to apply are available on the SEI website.