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Introducing our newest charity recommendations—from mobile contraceptive clinics to digital mental health care

Introducing our newest recommended ideas We are excited to share four new charity ideas recommended for the September 2026 cohort of the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program. Over the second half of 2025, we evaluated a range of interventions aimed at improving health and wellbeing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This round focused in particular on two broad areas: improving access to essential health services where delivery systems remain weak, and addre

Crystal Lam

1 day ago4 min read

Charity Entrepreneurship Program Applications are Open & New Charity Ideas

We’re excited to announce that we’ve opened applications for the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program for the following cohorts: September 2026 Cohort: September 14th - November 4th, 2026 February 2027 Cohort: February - April, 2027 (exact dates TBD) This post summarises the four new charity ideas recommended by our research team for the September 2026 round . Apply here Applications close on March 22nd , and successful candidates will receive offers by June 8th . For

Ambitious Impact

Feb 95 min read

Announcing the New Leadership Team

Here's a special message from our new CEO, Samantha Kagel : Hi everyone, Samantha here, In this next chapter at Ambitious Impact (AIM), I’m excited to share more about our growing leadership team. One of my first priorities after stepping into the CEO role was to build a strong executive team to carry out our ambitions. I’m thrilled to now announce two key additions to our C-team: Jacintha Baas (Chief Growth Officer) and Aidan Alexander (Chief Operating Officer), who I’m

Crystal Lam

Jan 273 min read

Announcing four new charities!

We are thrilled to introduce four new charities from our latest Charity Entrepreneurship incubation round! Collectively, they have secured $696,000 in seed funding to kickstart their ventures. Read on to learn more about these newly incubated organisations and how you can support their impact journeys! Short Summaries First Embrace Over 2 million babies die every year. That’s 4 babies every minute. 80% of these are low-birth-weight (LBW) newborns. We can change this. Kangaroo

Crystal Lam

Dec 11, 202510 min read

Announcing the new AIM CEO!

We, the AIM Board and outgoing CEO Joey Savoie, are delighted to announce that Samantha Kagel has been selected as AIM's new CEO, effective December 1, 2025. Over the last few months, we have been engaged in a highly important activity: finding AIM’s next CEO. This was not an easy position to fill, as we sought someone who could lead the organization to high growth and impact while retaining the core elements that have made AIM unique. We were committed to conducting a thor

Crystal Lam

Dec 1, 20252 min read

We are hiring!

Research Manager and Recruitment Manager positions available. Our bottleneck to launching more impactful nonprofits isn't funding – it's finding the right people and ideas. We're seeking a Recruitment Manager to attract the next generation of exceptional founders and two Research Managers to identify the interventions they'll implement. With everything else in place to double our impact, these roles are the missing pieces that will help us launch 20+ organizations improving

Crystal Lam

Sep 25, 20252 min read

Want to start a Philanthropic Organization? Announcing AIM’s New Charity Entrepreneurship Round

TL;DR: Each year, AIM incubates new nonprofits in global health and farmed animal welfare. In 2026, we’ll also run a special edition...

Crystal Lam

Sep 10, 20253 min read

Introducing our newest charity recommendations—From Reducing Brick Kiln Emissions to Securing Scale-up Funding for Alternative Proteins

Introducing our newest recommended ideas We are excited to recommend six new impactful charities for the February 2026 Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program cohort. During the first half of 2025, the AIM research team examined (i) climate interventions with co-benefits for human health or animal welfare and (ii) classic global health and development ideas that support humans' living longer and more fulfilling lives. Our recommendations span different sectors and approac

Crystal Lam

Aug 20, 20254 min read