TL;DR: We’re adding three more ideas to the list of interventions we’re looking to launch in the upcoming September 2026 cohort of the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program (CEIP). To give you more time to explore these, we’ve extended the application deadline to March 29, 2026 23:59 GMT.

Every round of our incubation program, there are charity ideas that don’t get picked by program participants. This doesn’t necessarily reflect a lack of interest in them. Instead, charities don’t get incubated for a range of reasons. 

For example, certain problem areas—such as hypertension, which largely affects older adults in middle-income countries—are relatively invisible, which may reduce their salience to program participants. Equally, ideas often go unselected for practical reasons. For example, participants may not be a strong logistical fit, or their ideal cofounder match may be better suited to a different idea. On top of that, group dynamics within each cohort naturally shape which ideas become more or less popular.

As our most recent cohort is finishing up with founder and intervention pairing, we can now share that we are rolling over several promising interventions that were recommended but not incubated in previous cohorts. 

For the September 2026 round, we are recommending the following research-backed interventions across global health, wellbeing, and family planning (see full reports here):

• Reducing diet-related disease through taxes on sugary drinks
• Improving access to pain relief for people in palliative care in LMICs
• Treating depression with guided digital self-help programs
• Expanding access to contraception through mobile clinics

In addition to the above, we are also adding the following ideas:

• Advocacy for salt intake reduction
• Strengthening air quality monitoring and advocacy in LMICs
• Mass communication for education

Mass Communication for Education

In specific contexts, highlighting the importance of education and providing relevant information can improve learning and attendance outcomes. This intervention has mostly been deployed in study or pilot settings, but few organizations implement it at scale. A new non-profit focused on cost-effectiveness could pilot and rapidly scale messaging-based interventions to improve education outcomes. We recommend an organisation leveraging SMS or mobile messaging solutions to improve education outcomes and choices. 

More details and full report available here

Reducing Excess Salt in Food to Prevent Heart Disease

High salt consumption is a major driver of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. Policies that set sodium limits and push reformulation have successfully shifted salt intake and produced significant health benefits in several countries.We recommend a new nonprofit advocating for and supporting these policies in expectation that reduced salt food products could cost-effectively improve the health of millions

More details and full report available here

Reducing Air Pollution Through Improved Data and Policy

Ambient air pollution is a leading risk factor for poor health and mortality, responsible for nearly five million premature deaths each year. Relative to its severity, air pollution remains a neglected topic in many places, especially low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This neglect is partly due to a lack of high-quality, transparent, local data on the severity and sources of air pollution. While there are a growing number of local air quality monitoring initiatives, these are often undertrained and under-supported, limiting their effectiveness and chance of success. We recommend launching a new non-profit to strengthen the global infrastructure of air quality monitoring and advocacy by providing services such as technical training, research support, and monitoring & evaluation.

More details and full report available here

Preventing Child Deaths With Simple Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Tools

A new organization will deliver a novel package of highly targeted water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions to reduce the prevalence of diarrhoeal disease and associated mortality in high-burden regions. The team will identify hospitalized patients with diarrhoeal illness and provide their households with low-cost WASH supplies, education, and phone-based follow-up. We believe this targeted approach will be particularly effective because household contacts of a recent case are at significantly higher risk of contracting diarrhoeal illness, and recent hospitalisation is likely to increase household members' motivation to adopt WASH practices.

More details and full report available here

There may be additional ideas presented to those who join us in September. This depends on the decisions our current cohort of founders make and whether recommended ideas continue to seem promising!

Key details

• Program dates (September 2026 cohort): September 14 – November 2
• Format: Hybrid (remote, plus two in-person weeks in London)
• Application deadline: March 29, 2026

Curious about nonprofit entrepreneurship? Listen back to this year's webinar series recordings where our staff members answered your live questions 

Apply by March 29

If you are interested in founding a high-impact organization—or in seriously exploring whether you might be a good fit—we encourage you to apply:

Complete the initial application form here (30-45 min)

Unfamiliar with our program? The Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program is a free 2-month training program that helps you bring an evidence-based idea for a new charity, a talented co-founder to build a new organization with, and up to $200,000 in seed funding. We have successfully incubated over 50 charities, reaching 75+ million people and 1+ billion animals. Learn more about our track record and what it’s like to be on the program.