Fast Forward Accelerator 2027 for Tech Nonprofits – YOA

Deadline: September 7, 2026

Are you a tech nonprofit founder on a mission to vary the world? Applications are open for the Fast Forward Accelerator 2027. They are right here to vary your trajectory. Since 2014, Fast Forward has helped 100+ tech nonprofits scale by their Accelerator, so that they know what works. Through the Accelerator, they’ll join you with the capital, community, and group you might want to scale your influence — each throughout this system and past.

You’re navigating a singular path as a tech nonprofit founder. From determining fundraising to creating your first rent, it’s simple to really feel such as you’re going it alone. But you’re not. The Accelerator is right here to assist.

Over three months, you’ll good your fundraising pitch, construct a powerhouse group, and develop your influence. You’ll obtain $25K+ in unrestricted funding and professional mentorship from leaders in tech and social influence. The finest part? You’ll be a part of a group of founders who’ve been there, achieved that, and are able to assist you alongside the way in which.

Benefits

Fast Forward’s Accelerator focuses on the distinctive wants of tech nonprofits:

• Capital: They aid you navigate the distinct fundraising panorama for tech nonprofits. And they give you $25K+ seed capital to get your tech nonprofit off the bottom.
• Content: The curriculum hits each the tech and nonprofit aspect of issues. On the nonprofit finish, contributors will find out about issues like board growth, influence measurement, and volunteer administration. On the tech aspect, they go deep on subjects like product, GTM, and methods for scaling.
• Cohort: Tech nonprofit founders face distinctive challenges. The Accelerator provides a group of friends who perceive these challenges, each inside every cohort and throughout their bigger portfolio.

Eligibility

Open to early-stage tech and AI-powered nonprofits. But early stage means various things throughout geographies and situation areas, so Fast Forward takes a holistic strategy to analysis. They have two laborious necessities:

• You are pursuing a nonprofit enterprise mannequin to fund your work.
• You have at the very least a minimal viable product (MVP) constructed.

Past that, in addition they take a look at:

• Leadership: Visionary leaders who can navigate each the tech and nonprofit worlds.
• Tech Talent: Mission-driven tech expertise in management roles or strong plans to carry tech steerage on board.
• Impact Potential: The scale and depth of the group’s potential influence.
• Scalability: Software-based options with excessive progress potential.
• Lived Experience: They consider leaders who’ve personally skilled an issue are finest geared up to handle it.
• Alignment: Organizations the place they know Fast Forward’s expertise and experience could make a difference.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Fast Forward Accelerator.