Incubators and Accelerators

The Unitarian Universalist Religious Innovators Network is a great community to belong to for those launching an entrepreneurial idea, but it’s far from the only one. For those who want access to interfaith expertise we encourage you to explore joining organizations like those listed below.

Glean Incubator

Glean Network is a growing community of faith-rooted leaders who find themselves at the crossroads of tradition and innovation. This organization seeks to reimagine the role of faith in an ever-changing world that yearns for meaning, belonging, and justice.

Their “Shift” program provides online introduction to religious entrepreneurship and Design Thinking. Their “Start” program, offered in partnership with Columbia Business School, offers an opportunity for teams to intensively develop their religious community or social enterprise.

Do Good X accelerator

DO GOOD X is an 8-week accelerator designed for early-stage social entrepreneurs passionate about developing ventures that do good in the world: making a positive impact on people, their communities, and the environment.

They provide underrepresented social entrepreneurs with a community of peers and mentors, an interactive process to clarify the focus and purpose of their business, and access to resources and technical assistance to advance their business.

They are driven by faith-rooted values that fight against the rapid growth of inequality and social inequity in communities around the world. And DO GOOD X supports leaders who are faithfully pursuing entrepreneurship to transform systems for the good of all people.

Open ideo accelerators

Over the years, the OpenIDEO community has engaged hundreds of thousands of people in over 200 countries and territories, generating nearly 19,000 ideas for good. Start with their idea accelerator ‘Challenges’ that connect people worldwide with tools, support, and each other to build real solutions for today's toughest problems. If your idea is further along, check out their ‘Alliances’ community accelerators that help people who are committed to a shared purpose find support, build partnerships, and use design to advance solutions.

Centerform accelerator

Centerform’s early stage, social innovation accelerator will give you the emotional, spiritual, practical, and creative support you need to put feet on your idea for a better world. They provide the opportunity to test your ideas, discover your customers, learn from mentors, industry experts, and investors, and develop the connections and the skills necessary to take your idea to the next level.