Cordes Foundation

Since 2010, the Cordes Fellowship program has provided annual scholarships for 50 of the world's most promising emerging social entrepreneurs to participate as full Delegates in the Opportunity Collaboration (OC), an annually gathering in Cancun, Mexico of 400+ global leaders building sustainable solutions to poverty. The OC bring together social entrepreneurs, innovative nonprofit executives, grant-makers, impact investors, corporate and academic field-leaders, and aligned media working around the world to solve common challenges and spark new opportunities. The purpose of the Cordes Fellowship program is to open doors, minds and networks for emerging social entrepreneurs and nonprofit executives; enrich the Opportunity Collaboration with new, emerging leaders; and infuse the collaborative discussions with a diversity of perspectives.