We provide education, community, and mentorship to help grow your venture.

At SIIP, we recognize that founders of socially impactful organizations face a unique set of challenges: finding a sustainable business model for their organization, obtaining grant funding, attempting to start an organization despite a lack of traditional business background, and more.

With that in mind, we created an incubator program that directly addresses these needs. We help founders reach their next important milestone, whether that means becoming financially sustainable, increasing impact, or navigating the social-emotional aspect of being an entrepreneur. We’ve curated a list of content specialists, mentors, and weekly learning modules that we believe every non-profit and social-enterprise founder needs to take their venture to the next level.

You will learn how to:

Scale

• Hone in on your mission, vision, and values

• Better understand your customers and beneficiaries

• Come up with a set of goals for the next 6 months

Communicate

• Solidify your organization’s brand

• Access time with freelancers for services such as web-design and marketing.

What we offer

Who should apply?

We typically look for applicants that match these three criteria. Applications for Cohort 3 will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Socially Impactful

Is your organization a purpose-driven venture centered around solving a pressing community problem?

Seed Level

Does your organization have some legs? You don’t need to be a full-fledged business, but your business should be more than an idea on paper.

Hawaiʻi-Based

Do you plan on and scaling your
organization in Hawai'i in the long-
term?

Still not sure if you should apply?

Check out some of our previous participants.