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As human populations and the consumer economy continue to grow, the natural resources that sustain us are becoming more fragile and finite. The only antidote is to create new systems that benefit people and the planet long term.
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The Ripple Center Fellowship is 100% scholarship based. Donations directly support the Fellows on their journey to become conscientious leaders and build a social/environmental impact enterprise. A donation to The Ripple Center is an investment in OUR future. Your support is appreciated!
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Diandra Marizet is a founding member and the Executive Director of Intersectional Environmentalist, a climate justice collective radically imagining a more equitable and diverse future of environmentalism. Diandra conversed with and gave advice to The Ripple Fellows about lessons she has learned setting up an organization through the lens of social and environmental justice. To find out more about the INCREDIBLE work that IE is doing, go to: www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com
If you believe the world needs more conscientious entrepreneurs, check out the work we are doing at www.theripplecenter.org
The Ripple Fellows had the chance to speak with Mary & Zach Ben, Founders of Bidii Baby Foods, LLC - an agricultural cooperative registered on the Navajo Nation created out of concern for the low accessibility of healthy traditional foods for young children across the reservation. "Bidii" in Navajo translates to continuously eating or snacking. Permaculture and traditional Navajo growing techniques are utilized when planting, cultivating, and harvesting produce.
See last year’s Ripple on the Road interview with Mary and Zach: https://youtu.be/GaESzSUNjqA
The Ripple Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides full scholarships to Gen Zers who want to build social impact enterprises and create a more equitable and sustainable future for us all. Your opportunity to support the Fellows is at www.theripplecenter.org
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A special thank you to Geoscape Solar for being one of our sponsors. Michael Boches, CEO of Geoscape Solar, spent some time answering questions from our Fellows about what it’s like to startup and maintain a business over time. As Chief Executive Officer, Boches is responsible for Geoscape Solar’s finance, administration, system design and operational strategy.
Are you looking to empower young adults to become conscientious capitalists? Contact us on ways you can sponsor our Fellows on their journey. https://www.theripplecenter.org/contact
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This is a fully-funded opportunity to make a social or environmental impact while also starting a profitable business or organization. Applications for our 2023-2024 Fellowship are open! The Ripple Center Fellowship provides curriculum, industry leaders, mentors and potential investors for Gen Zers who want to build social impact enterprises and create a more equitable and sustainable future for us all. And it is all fully-funded for Fellows. Spread the word! To find out more, go to www.theripplecenter.org
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Wil Schroter (affectionately known as the “Pitch Deck Doctor”), Founder and CEO of Startups.com, answered specific questions and offered lots of advice to The Ripple Center Fellows, as they prepare their materials for live pitches to investors and the Ripple community at large. Startups has built a platform that helps founders at every stage of growth with their business.
PROBLEM:
40 million Gen Zers plan on starting an impact enterprise, but guidance, customers, and capital are unavailable to them.
SOLUTION:
The Ripple Center Fellowship provides curriculum, business planning, industry leaders, mentors and potential investors for a select cohort of Gen Zers to launch a social impact enterprise, where protecting people and the planet and making a profit are equally important.
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WE’RE COMING HOME TO NEW JERSEY…
The Ripple Center is a thriving ecosystem that has created a network of entrepreneurs, experts, professionals, mentors, and organizations who share the common goal of creating a thriving economy that accounts for people and the planet. Beginning in August of 2022, we implemented two consecutive national pilot Fellowships in alignment with our mission of empowering young adults, from mostly emerging communities, to succeed as social entrepreneurs and conscientious organizational leaders.
These pilots have demonstrated our success in implementing a strong fellowship program at the national level. A core learning of the Ripple Center, however, is that there is an opportunity to deepen impact and create a more powerful “rippling effect” by zeroing in at a more local level. We have therefore made the strategic decision to concentrate in New Jersey for the next few years. By narrowing our geographic focus with the same quality and intentionality of our existing program, we envision an even stronger impact for our Fellows and for the communities they serve.
The selection criteria for the Fellowship will therefore shift and now include a geographic requirement. Applicants must be 18-24 year olds who will be living, working, or going to school in the state of New Jersey during the duration of the Fellowship (9/7/24 - 4/6/25). The application deadline has been extended until April 7, 2024 and the program will begin September 7, 2024.
The Ripple Center identifies and nurtures entrepreneurs who have a vision for a better future and provides the resources, education, mentorship, and a network in which they can thrive in a competitive marketplace. We want to be the compassionate first step into the entrepreneurial landscape for those who have little access and resources. We are excited to embark on this next phase in the great state of New Jersey.
For more information, check out our updated Fellowship FAQs at: https://www.therippl
The journey of a startup entrepreneur or organizational leader is full of opportunities and challenges. James Wilson, CEO & Co-Founder of reUser, had an incredibly interactive session with our Fellows about product development and what it’s like to start up an environmentally focused business. reUser provides software to help dining services and their clients save on takeout packaging expenses and reduce their environmental impact.
As one Fellow put it after the session, “Hearing Jame’s areas of growth and challenges helps me better understand how to reach my target audience best.”
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The Ripple Center is an entrepreneurship community, where Gen Z changemakers can come together to explore and implement change.
The Ripple Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides full scholarships to Gen Zers who want to build social impact enterprises and create a more equitable and sustainable future for us all.
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