Accelerate Your Social Impact

Make the leap from traction to scale with an accelerator program built for social enterprise leaders like you

Apply now for our June 2026 cohort

Grow with Miller Center

We equip leaders with knowledge, networks, and confidence to accelerate your social enterprise’s mission.

This six-month program is designed for leaders ready to scale with intention. Through mentor-guided modules, you’ll develop a clear long-range impact strategy, a practical business plan, and a funding pitch grounded in the realities of your enterprise.

How We Work

We focus on social enterprises tackling poverty through women’s economic power and/or climate resilience. With proven curricula and accompanied by our outstanding executive mentors and leadership coaches, together we’ll uncover and address gaps and opportunities in your business, and develop an action plan so you can achieve your vision for organizational growth.

Join the Accelerator

Our world-class accelerator is designed for leaders ready to scale. Six months of mentor-guided, customized curricula help you create your long-range impact strategy, business plan, and funding pitch. Apply now for our next cohort beginning in June 2026. This is a virtual program and there is no cost to participants. For more information, see our FAQs below.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • A senior leader (e.g. CEO, Executive Director, Managing Director)
  • Fluent in English or Spanish
  • Has consistent and reliable access to internet connectivity
  • Proficient in Excel
  • Has the availability to participate in the 6-month program requiring:
    • Weekly 1-hour calls with mentors
    • Commitment to work a few hours per week on plan to become more investable
  • Committed to creating positive benefits for people living in poverty, addressing one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Intentional about supporting women’s economic power, climate resilience, or the intersection of both. Miller Center looks at four dimensions of women’s economic power — women as leaders, employees, value chain participants, and/or customers. Climate resilience focuses on addressing the intersection between the climate crisis and people living in poverty who are most impacted, specifically in the areas of safe water and sanitation, renewable energy, and regenerative agriculture.
  • Committed to scale its solution far beyond current operations
  • Operational for at least a year and delivering products/services to customers
  • Has at least $50,000 USD (or local currency equivalent) in annual earned income and is not entirely dependent on contributions or grants
  • Working financial model forecasting cash flow, balance sheet, income statement
  • Minimum 3 full-time staff (or equivalent)
  • Minimum 3-month cash runway

Take our quick 2-minute quiz to assess your candidacy.

Our screening process is rigorous—ensuring you’re among peers making real shifts in the world.

Our next accelerator kicks off in June 2026.

  • Early Application Deadline: February 27
  • Early Decision Notification: March 31
  • Regular Application Deadline: April 27
  • Cohort Selected: All applicants will be notified by May 29, 2026

Applications submitted after April 27, 2026 will be considered for the next accelerator.

  • Work closely with two of our 500+ executive mentors, comprising diverse start-up founders, serial entrepreneurs, and senior executives who have honed their expertise in companies such as Apple, Google, Intel, Paypal, Cisco and others
  • Leverage dedicated mentoring: 180 hours of executive mentoring that is focused, immersive, and customized to your unique business needs

“Participating in the Miller Center Accelerator is the best thing that has happened to us as we started as a company. It’s something that lives with you forever.”

Angela Odero
Angela Odero
Director and Cofounder, Rio Fish, Kenya