Subak Accelerator Programme (European Cohort)
Overview
What they offer
Benefits for participants will include:
- Up to £10,000 non-equity grant funding
- Expert mentoring
- 1-to-1s with Subak team
- Unique four pillar curriculum building core skills in business, tech, data and impact.
- Access to Subak’s network of senior leaders in tech, data, climate and policy
- Hot desk space in Subak's London office*
- Benefits package including credits and discounts for tech and data software
- Invitations to Subak events
- Lifelong membership to Subak's community andexclusive Slack workspace
*UK onlyIt is expected that up to eight organisations will be supported in the Europe cohort.
Notes:
The Accelerator is a fully funded programme and there is no cost to participate.
The UK and Europe cohort will have an in-person kickoff at Subak’s London HQ at the start of the programme. The cost of meals and training will be covered, but participants will need to arrange their own accommodation and transport.
The programme is hybrid and spans 3 months. They invite up to two leaders from your organisation to attend the kick-off event at their London HQ in person, and participate in the remainder of the programme virtually. They expect the weekly time commitment to be around 3 to 5 hours.
The Programme
Their programme is bespoke and informed by the needs and stage of where your organisation is in its journey.
At the start of the Accelerator, your organisation will undergo a bespoke diagnostic assessment and they will guide you to set relevant milestones around their four key pillars of business, data, tech and impact. Each week will consist of 3 hours of interactive workshops, 1 hour of peer working sessions and 1:1 office hours with the Subak team, mentors and advisors.
The topics covered include marketing, branding PR, finance, legal, people operations, leadership, policy, fundraising, data, tech and impact.
At the end of the Accelerator, you should have the fundamentals to:
- Execute a fundraising plan
- Create a marketing and comms strategy
- Manage a team and board
- Manage data effectively
Funding
The funding provided is unrestricted, core grant funding.
Grant payments are phased as follows:
- £3,000 on commencement of the programme
- £3,500 following the mid-point review
- £3,000 following the end-point review
Criteria to receive each tranche of funding is:
- Engagement: At least 70% attendance at programme sessions
- Data ready to be mapped in the Data Catalogue
- Execution against KPIs
- Financial solvency
Who Can Apply
Not-for-profit organisations from across the UK can apply.
Subak’s definition for being a not-for-profit includes private organisations that are either charities or private companies limited by guarantee without share capital.
This can include social enterprises/CIC’s, charities, and Ltd companies limited by guarantee without share capital, as well as other incorporations where being a ‘not-for-profit’ is explicitly defined in the articles of incorporation.