2025-2026 Mentorship Opportunities
Starting December
We are recruiting mentors to serve as mock investor panelists for the current MCA29 cohort. The 90-minute panels (only one session per enterprise) will take place over zoom December 1-4 at either 7:30-9:00 AM, 9:15-10:45 AM, or 7:00-8:30 PM. The panel will simulate a meeting with an impact investor with the entrepreneurs giving their pitch and panelists diving into deeper due diligence. During the session, panelists will role-play as impact investors by asking clarifying questions, challenging the entrepreneur’s assumptions and testing their knowledge of their business.
Dates:
- December 1 – 4
Time Commitment:
- 90-minute panel session per social enterprise, plus 1-3 hours prep time
Program Manager:
- Veronica Montoya
Starting January
We are recruiting Mentors for the next Miller Center Accelerator (MCA30) running January 6 – June 25. This program is designed for high-potential social enterprises with proven traction working on women’s economic power, climate resilience, or the intersection of both. This accelerator combines mentorship with structured curriculum to help social entrepreneurs address gaps in their impact model, business model, and growth strategies, and ultimately move them along the path toward growth, significant scale, and investment. Mentors hold weekly one-hour calls with the social entrepreneurs for the duration of the program to help them build sustainable and scalable businesses by providing their insights and feedback.
Dates:
- January 6 – June 25
Time Commitment:
- Weekly one-hour calls with the entrepreneur plus 1-3 hours prep time
Program Manager:
- Gwen Lyman
Starting February
We are recruiting Mentors for the next Innovation Works/Miller Center Accelerator running February – August 2026. The cohort will be made up of Baltimore-based social enterprises that represent a range of industries—from retail to healthcare—that are tackling a variety of issues from trauma recovery to youth development to food access. Each Miller Center mentor will be paired with a Baltimore-based Innovation Works mentor for the cohort duration.
Dates:
- February – August 2026
Time Commitment:
- Weekly one-hour calls with the entrepreneur plus 1-3 hours prep time
Program Manager:
- Sharon Bunyard (Miller Center) / Kelsey Jones (Innovation Works)
Programs In Progress
- Miller Center Impact Model Intensive (IMI02)
- Miller Center Accelerator (MCA29)
- Ask Me Anything Mentoring
- Pitch Practice Mentoring
Please note:
Once the entrepreneurs for each program or panel session have been selected, the Mentor Network Team will reach out to mentors who have registered their interest through our form or through the Miller Center’s community website. Accelerator mentors will receive a summary of the participants in the cohort and are encouraged to indicate any preferences, interests, and limitations. Panelists mentors will receive an email confirming their participation and an invitation to attend a panelist training Webinar. Generally, you can expect to hear from our team about two weeks before the start of any given program.
Email Lynne or Sharon with any questions at mc-mentors@scu.edu