Social Entrepreneurship
Incubate Partnerships are one way we seek to accompany and resource social entrepreneurs in launching their organizations, anywhere from the start-up phase to nonprofits that have been operating for some years (1-10 years). We seek to connect social entrepreneurs with peers through cohort groups or innovative conversations.
Empower Hope Center, Louisville, KY
Rev. Syvoskia Bray Pope
Empower Hope Center seeks to empower families, change lives, and bring transformation in the community. Our vision is to offer a diverse range of programs in social services, that are designed to empower individuals and strengthen families in our family success plan.
Creative Spaces Cultural Arts Center, Cleveland Heights, OH
Rev. Jason Bricker-Thompson
CSCA’s mission is to cultivate lifelong creativity and advocate for broad and diverse community engagement in quality arts programming for youth by providing a safe, accessible place to nonprofit organizations and artists.
2024 SENT Cohort Member
Operation Bookbag, Ft. Worth, TX
Rev. Anthony Chapman
Operation Bookbag (OBB) offers youth tools to address mental health and wellness and life skills to become positive, productive adults. The organization does this through leadership workshops, a rigorous curriculum, and professional guidance.
2022 SENT Cohort Member
Operation Bookbag, Ft. Worth, TX
LeMetra Curry-Chapman
Operation Bookbag (OBB) offers youth tools to address mental health and wellness and life skills to become positive, productive adults. The organization does this through leadership workshops, a rigorous curriculum, and professional guidance.
2022 SENT Cohort Member
A Servant's Heart, Ann Arbor, MI
Jo Ella Coles
A Servant’s Heart is a faith-based organization working to bring people together not to just talk about our biggest problems — but to solve them. We support efforts to identify the resources that are needed to strengthen the health and well-being of a community or neighborhood.
2022 SENT Cohort Member
Harmony Grows, Uniontown, OH
Kristy Doering
Harmony Grows seeks to reduce food insecurity through small-scale, sustainable agriculture. By creating and engaging in an alternative food system centered around local production, they seek to empower their community while protecting and nurturing their place on the land.
2022 SENT Cohort member
Theater T.A.L., Norwalk, CA
Rev. Young Lan Kim
Theater T.A.L. is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering multiracial and multigenerational understanding through the performing arts. Through educational programs and creative opportunities, they aim to build vibrant, harmonious, and inclusive communities enriched by the performing arts.
2024 SENT Cohort Member
Camp Sunflower, Wichita, KS
Finn Lanning
Camp Sunflower aims to create places of safety for youth of all sexual orientations and gender identities. They engage LGBTQ+ youth in: leadership development; identifying a personal sense of safety; developing self-awareness; making life-long connections with others; and learning new coping and advocacy skills.
Global Arts & Theology Experience, Austin, TX
Rev. Yolanda Norton
The Global Art and Theology Experience develops practical and experiential curriculum centered on womanist thought and theology and constructs creative mechanisms for dissemination. They host the Beyoncé Mass—a space that encourages a practice of Christian faith that sees and acknowledges people where they are and for who they are.
2021 SENT Cohort Member
Rooted in Dignity, Flossmoor, IL
Darthula Young
Rooted in Dignity is a non-profit organization committed to infusing the journey of end-of-life planning and care with compassion and understanding. Recognizing the intricacies of life’s delicate tapestry, they emphasize the significance of approaching this chapter with unwavering compassion and support.
2024 SENT Cohort Member