The GAP Intensive program is for individuals or organizations that have a deep commitment to alleviating poverty and are impassioned about bringing positive change in India and globally. You want to increase the impact of your initiative’s strengthen your personal and organization’s capabilities and become part of a larger network of mentors, investors, corporates and like-minded social entrepreneurs.

We have certain minimum eligibility criteria for the applicant Changemakers:

1.  You must be the head/founder of an NGO or Social Enterprise
2.  Your NGO/Social Enterprise has been operational for at least 2 years (we are not an accelerator program for early-stage concepts)
3. You must have registrations like 12A, 80G, FCRA or registration under Section 8 Company Act
4. You have at least 1 year of financial statements and budgets
5.  You are willing to commit time, energy and resources over the duration of the program, and are willing to engage enthusiastically with mentors, business leaders, investors and other partners during the Intensive journey
6. You have support within the organization to work on the GAP Intensive with you, especially during the days when you are attending the Foundation Workshop or other sessions.
7. Willingness to upgrade and improve the organizational strategy and plan through the GAP Intensive
8. Ability to deploy tools to measure the impact of the initiative
9. Willingness for personal leadership development to optimize the capabilities of the team, partners and connections and being open to change
10. Willingness to attend the GAP Annual Event, planned for 1 – 3 Feb 2019 at the Gandhi Ashram, Ahmedabad to meet your Corporate Change Leader

Of the 14 months the first 2 months of the GAP Intensive has been designed as a transformative process and works at:

1. Understanding of concepts such as budgeting, financial planning and management, organization structure and development, impact assessment etc.
2. Impactful mentoring from business mentors – these are experienced business leaders who bring their deep experience and knowledge to guide you through eight weeks of personalized mentoring
3. The Foundation course has been designed as a learning program – you will be applying the concepts and tools to your organization to identify areas that need to be strengthened
4. Great clarity in communicating your organization’s objectives, internally and externally
5. A personal transformation of your life, powerful relationships at work and home, clarity about life and intentions for the future
6. The Purpose of your Life and how it aligns with your current world