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92NY’s Center for Children and Family provides an exceptional array of programs designed to support children at every stage of their development.
This virtual program runs from September 2025 through January 2026, with a week of in-person programming in January 2026 in New York City.
Applications open:
April 8, 2025
Applications close (extended deadline):
June 8, 2025
Fuel Your Nonprofit’s Growth:
Funding, Strategy & the Tools to Get There
UpTide is an accelerator that gives community-building nonprofits the tools they need to reach the next level of impact.
UpTide will serve a cohort of five nonprofit leaders (Executive Directors / Presidents / CEOs) from diverse, community-building organizations looking to significantly scale the impact of their programs.
To serve nonprofits nationwide, this program will be conducted in a hybrid format, with all sessions in 2025 held virtually. An in-person program conclusion will be held in New York City in January 2026.
BENEFITS
WHO THIS IS FOR
UpTide participants must be 18 years of age or older and be in a full-time role as the Executive Director / President / CEO of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in the U.S.
Selection criteria for organizations
Nonprofit status: Must be a U.S.-based nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status in good standing.
Mission and Program: UpTide is dedicated to combating the "Crisis of Community"— the growing disconnection and disaffiliation at the root of many societal challenges. Your organization should address the Crisis of Community through your mission and programming.
Program Impact: Your organization directly serves at least 500 people or a meaningful proportion of your community. You must have implemented at least one proven intervention with at least one year of positive impact data that demonstrates that you are achieving the desired outcome.
Scalability: You have a replicable model that is making a meaningful impact on the community it serves and is ready to scale.
Time commitment
Applicants must be confident that they can attend all sessions. To receive the $5,000 unrestricted grant, you must attend all virtual sessions, NYC Week, and Showcase Day.
All flights, hotels, and most meals during NYC week will be paid for by UpTide.
UpTide draws on the expertise of 92NY, the Belfer Center, SEED SPOT, and our deep network of collaborators to help nonprofits from across the US reach new levels of impact.
92NY is a world-class cultural and community center where people all over the world connect through culture, arts, entertainment, and conversation. For over 150 years, 92NY has created impactful programming that builds and sustains communities.
As a proudly Jewish organization, 92NY enthusiastically welcomes and reaches out to people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds while embracing Jewish values like learning and self-improvement, the importance of family, the joy of life, and giving back to our wonderfully diverse and growing community, both locally and around the world.
Since its founding in 2012, the Belfer Center has launched 20 initiatives that have collectively reached 100+ million people. The Belfer Center is best known for creating GivingTuesday, the Social Good Summit, and Share Our America. Additionally, UpTide builds off the Belfer Center’s decade of experience building impactful fellowship programs, including Women inPower, the Jewish Innovation Fellowship, NYC Venture Fellows, NYC Fashion Fellows, and the Ford Motor Company International Fellowship.
SEED SPOT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs to build businesses that improve lives or make a positive impact on the world. SEED SPOT is well-known in the impact accelerator space for uplifting entrepreneurs from all backgrounds who want to enact positive change through their business ventures. SEED SPOT has served over 4,000 entrepreneurs over the past decade, who have collectively created almost 10,000 jobs through their social enterprises.
Connect with Miranda Williamson, Director of Recruitment, to discuss this accelerator’s fit for your organization!
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