# Applications open for Spring Impact’s Scale Accelerator programme

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/11/02/applications-open-for-spring-impacts-scale-accelerator-programme/
- Published: 2021-11-02T08:56:00+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Recruitment opens today (2 November) for Spring Impact’s Scale Accelerator: Leaders
of Scale programme.**

[Scale Accelerator](https://www.springimpact.org/scale-accelerator-2/) is [Spring Impact](https://www.springimpact.org/)’
s flagship programme for UK-based charities and social enterprises, supported by
[The National Lottery Community Fund](https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/).

A six-month intensive training programme, it supports social leaders in building
the necessary skills, knowledge, and mindsets to grow the reach and impact of their
organisations.

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Funding from National Lottery Community Fund means some subsidised places are available
for the programme – with this the last opportunity to access them. Since 2015, over
47 UK charities and social leaders addressing key societal issues have participated
in the programme, which has helped many increase their reach and impact, expand 
their solution to several locations, and gain funding for their next phase of growth.

Participants will be guided by Spring Impact’s team of consultants through four 
key modules. By the end of the programme, leaders will leave with a clear, actionable
plan for scaling sustainably, frameworks and tools to build the capacity of their
wider team, and the knowledge and confidence to drive their organisation’s journey
to scale.

The programme will take place between March and August 2022 and will prioritise 
applications from UK-based charities and social enterprises from the following types
of organisations:

 * Organisations addressing an issue worsened by Covid-19
 * Organisations based across Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
 * Organisations led by leaders with lived experience
 * Organisations supporting BAME groups and/or with BAME leadership

Participants will receive practical training and guidance to assess the financial
implications of their scale model, define clear objectives and develop a cohesive
scale strategy that ensures impact and long-term sustainability.

Mohamed Osman, UK Director at Spring Impact said:

> “Charities and social enterprises across the UK provide indispensable support 
> to many diverse communities across the country. The opportunity to develop their
> abilities, plans, and capacity necessary to scale up is essential to ensuring 
> social leaders can bring their organisations’ vital work to more people, and ultimately
> change even more lives.
>  
> “We’re thrilled to open applications for another cohort of ambitious leaders who
> are keen to harness the power of their solutions and look forward to helping them
> turn their ambitions into reality.”

The deadline for applications is 17 January 2022.

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