Subak: Climate Impact Accelerator for non-profits
A one year programme to supercharge small climate data not-for-profit organisations (up to 10 employees). Up to £110k per organisation across three phases, plus other support.
Eligibility criteria
In order to be considered for the Subak Accelerator, your organisation must:
- Be an early stage organisation (equivalent to pre-seed/seed stage company)
- operate as a not for profit
- be incorporated and headquartered in Europe (organisations based outside of Europe should apply to Subak Australia)
- have 2 or more full time staff members (typically 2-10)
- have at least one full time staff member who is a data specialist
- have at least 3 months of financial runway from start of programme
- have the intention and data available to make at least one dataset open via Subak’s Data Cooperative by the end of the 3 month Accelerate phase.
- Be able to commit fully to the programme engagement (see FAQs for more details).
Please only apply if you meet these criteria.
Subak also offer a £10k grant for individuals with an idea for an innovative, data-driven climate project. As a Fellow, you’ll also receive selected access to Subak support and learning resources. Click here for details of individual grants.
What Subak are looking for
A core mission to tackle climate change
We are looking for ambitious nonprofit organisations that focus on creating scalable and measurable climate impact.
A scalable approach
We want to see the potential for your model or operations to scale across new geographies or sectors.
A data-centred theory of change
We are looking for organisations with data underpinning their theory of change, and which are committed to building open data assets as a core output of their work.
An ethos of collaboration and data-sharing
We believe that organisations fighting climate change should work together to create a coherent base of data, tools, and practice that allow us all to fight more effectively.
The programme for successful applicants
The programme is divided into three programme phases – Accelerate (3 months), Grow (9 months), and Cooperate (optional bespoke).
Companies would engage with the Accelerate and Grow phases as part of a 1-year long engagement (based on progression through phases), with the optional Cooperate phase offered based on engagement with a collaborative data project (conducted with another Subak Fellow, Member or 3rd Party Partner).
Across all phases of the programme you will receive the following:
- Access to our network of tech, data and climate advisors
- Benefits package including licences, credits and discounts for tech and data software
- Support from our data and tech team to develop your data and technology, and map one or more dataset(s) in the Data Catalogue
- Invitations to Subak events, and access to Community network including Slack community
- In addition to the above, in line with the phase (accelerate, grow or cooperate) of the programme you will receive the following:
Accelerate is 3 months long, and you’ll receive:
- £20k non-equity grant funding
- Hot desk space in our Westminster office (min. 10 days usage/month per team available)
- 1:1 support from our data & tech team as you prepare your data to be mapped in the Data Catalogue
- Workshops, trainings, roundtable discussions covering business fundamentals, tech, and data
- Regular mentoring sessions with dedicated expert(s)
Grow is 9 months long, and you’ll receive:
- £50k non-equity grant funding
- Hot desk space in our Westminster office (min. 10 days usage/month per team available)
- 1:1 support from our data & tech team as you prepare your data to be mapped in the Data Catalogue
The Cooperate phase is our ongoing alumni and collaboration programme, and you’ll receive:
- Up to £40k non-equity grant funding (based on engagement with a collaborative data project)
- Guidance to define and develop a collaborative data project
- Continued access and support to make use of the Data Cooperative