Wednesday, June 26, 2013
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Applications are now open for the 2013-2014 Social Venture Accelerator. Interested in applying? Join us to learn how you can scale your social and financial impact in just 10 months.
Propeller incubates great ideas with measurable impact in areas such as healthy food access, criminal justice, the environment, and more. This year, we have brought over 1 million healthy meals to 8,000 public school children in New Orleans. Photo by Rush Jagoe
Co-working Desks ($150/mo) and Permanent Desks ($250/mo) are available at the Propeller Incubator, a creative co-working office for socially-minded businesses at 4035 Washington Avenue.
VEGGI Farmers Cooperative
Khai Nguyen & Daniel Nguyen
VEGGI incubates new farmers and teaches sustainable urban agriculture to former Vietnamese fishermen in New Orleans East who lost their livelihoods after the 2010 BP oil spill. 16 Farmers have been incubated in their Co-op. Photo by Rush Jagoe.
Louisiana Lost Lands Environmental Tours
Lindsay Pick & Marie Gould
Lost Lands leads small-group kayak tours to educate locals and tourists on the importance of the Louisiana wetlands and the alarming rate at which they are being lost. Photo by Rush Jagoe.
Propeller is dedicated to supporting social entrepreneurship in New Orleans. Our mission is to incubate the most innovative community-based solutions to fill the biggest social and environmental gaps in our community. Our 10-month Social Venture Accelerator helps early-stage ventures – for-profits, nonprofits and hybrids – become operational, reach financial sustainability and meet social-impact targets. We are now accepting applications for the 2013-2014 Social Venture Accelerator!
“Propeller has been an integral part of so many of our successes and we couldn’t have done it without them. We’ve been growing at such an amazing rate and it just doesn’t stop! It’s incredible to look back and think about where we were when we joined Propeller and how far we’ve come.”
Dana Keren, Co-Founder, Birthmark Doula Collective
June 10, 2013
On May 23rd, we celebrated social innovation at the Propeller 2013 Gala with over 350 attendees! This event marked the graduation of the 2012-2013 Social Venture Accelerator Fellows. For those who want to stay involved with Propeller, here’s how!
May 3, 2013
Here at Propeller we emphasize a double bottom-line—that is, social impact and financial sustainability. Whether you are looking for small-scale or large-scale financing options, here are a few creative suggestions to finance your nonprofit or social venture when you’re just starting out.
April 11, 2013
Propeller’s largest annual event and fundraiser is fast approaching—the 2013 Propeller Gala takes place May 23rd. We hope you can join us to celebrate the graduation and successes of our 2012-2013 Accelerator Fellows.
