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Social Enterprise
Build an earned-income model rooted in your mission and the strengths of your community.
Buen Vivir Capital Institute
The Abundance Fellowship
There is no shortage of extraordinary leaders doing extraordinary work. What is often missing is the financial architecture to sustain it. The Abundance Fellowship exists to change that. It is a philanthropy-funded program for impact leaders building what their community needs--and provides the roadmap for financial sovereignty and revenue diversification to fund their work sustainably.
Built to supplement philanthropy sustainably.
Strategy built for your context.
From clarity to design, implementation, and activation.
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About the Fellowship
Building financial resilience for extraordinary work.
Over six months, a carefully selected cohort of impact leaders from Latin America, the United States, and Africa builds the revenue strategy their organization needs to endure, adapt, and thrive on its own terms.
This is not about moving away from philanthropy. It is about building greater financial resilience and creating a stronger foundation for long-term sustainability.
Every fellow leaves with a concrete, actionable revenue strategy designed around their organization's context, strengths, and goals.
Choose Your Focus
Pathways to stronger revenue resilience.
Fellows focus on the strategy that best fits their organization's mission, strengths, and opportunities.
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Individual Giving
Launch or strengthen a donor program that diversifies your funder base and builds lasting relationships.
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Earned Income
Develop fee-for-service, licensing, or other revenue streams that strengthen long-term sustainability.
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Community Investment
Build a lending or investment fund that channels capital directly back into the community you serve.
From Strategy to Activation
The Six-Month Arc
From intake to launch — every phase is intentional.
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Clarity
Assess and commitAssess your revenue landscape. Understand what is possible. Commit to your strategy and what it will take to build it.
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Design
Build your modelDevelop the business case, audience, offer, and infrastructure needed to make your strategy real.
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Build
Move to actionMove from plan to action through first conversations, early signals, and real-time guidance.
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Activate
Prepare to launchPresent and refine your strategy through a focused activation session designed to prepare your next steps.
The Fellowship Experience
What fellows receive
A guided experience designed to move from strategy to practical implementation.
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Expert-Led Learning
Six months with Alicia DeLia and a curated faculty of experienced field practitioners.
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A Structured Journey
A clear progression from strategy and design to implementation and activation.
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A Deployable Revenue Plan
A concrete strategy tailored to your organization's context, strengths, and priorities.
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Cohort & Visibility
Build alongside aligned leaders and connect with the broader Buen Vivir Capital Institute ecosystem.
Program at a Glance
Built for depth, connection, and action.
Duration
Six Months
Cohort
8–12 Fellows
Languages
English & Spanish
Geography
Latin America · U.S. · Africa
Pilot
2027
The Abundance Fellowship
Interested in learning more?
Connect with Buen Vivir Capital Institute to learn more about the Fellowship, the inaugural cohort, and opportunities to engage.