Programs

  • Seed Lab Pre-Accelerator Program

    SEED LAB PRE-ACCELERATOR, LAUNCHED IN 2018, IS AN 8-MONTH PROGRAM (OCTOBER - MAY) DESIGNED TO HELP STARTUP AND EARLY-STAGE ENTREPRENEURS BUILD VIABLE MISSION-DRIVEN VENTURES FROM IDEATION TO PILOTING AND SCALING. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY UCR-EXTENSION AS A 9-PROFESSIONAL CREDIT SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE. IT CONSISTS OF COHORT WORKSHOPS AND MONTHLY ONE-ON-ONE COACHING AND MENTORSHIP SESSIONS. PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO APPLICANTS REPRESENTING HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, OVER 47 FELLOWS GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM, EACH YEAR UP TO 12 NEW FELLOWS JOINING THE PROGRAM.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $170.6K

  • Caravanserai Project Dream Fund

    BUSINESS READINESS TRAINING AND GRANT MAKING ARE INTERCONNECTED AND PROVIDE MISSION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURS BOTH TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND FUNDING. STARTING 2022 TO 2024, CARAVANSERAI PROJECT WILL WORK WITH OVER 200 BENEFICIARIES IN THE IE AND PROVIDE A TOTAL OF OVER $1.5M IN MICRO-GRANTS. IN 2022, CARAVANSERAI PROJECT OFFERS ALMOST $500,000 IN UP TO $10,000 MICRO-GRANTS AS PART OF THE DREAM FUND PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE TO OVER 60 STARTUP ENTREPRENEURS IN CALIFORNIA WHO SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED THE BUSINESS READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM OR SEED LAB PRE-ACCELERATOR.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $649.4K

  • Breakthrough Masterclasses

    BREAKTHROUGH MASTERCLASSES AND STRATEGIC NETWORKING AND PLANNING CIRCLES ARE SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS FOR LEADERSHIP OF ADVANCED MISSION-DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS. COHORTS OF UP TO 10 PARTICIPANTS ARE PART OF CURATED CONVERSATIONS, TRAINING, AND EXCHANGES OF IDEAS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8K