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Who Says You Can't Change the World?

At The Rockefeller Foundation, we believe you can make the world better with big bets. That's why we're building a community that brings together emerging leaders with bold solutions for today's challenges and empowering them to turn those ideas into reality.

Join us.

If you’re passionate about solving the world’s toughest problems — like combating climate change, creating economic opportunity, or transforming systems for a more sustainable future — and eager to be part of a dynamic community of emerging leaders working on bold solutions, we’re building a community for you.

  • Be part of a community making transformative change
  • Get access to exclusive resources and support to develop your big bet
  • Accelerate progress on global challenges and shape a better future

Joining the Big Bets Community is free. As a member, you will receive a newsletter at the end of each month with exclusive resources and opportunities, including updates about future Big Bets Fellowship application cycles.

Applications for the current Africa and United States fellowship cohorts are now closed. By joining the community, you’ll be the first to hear when future opportunities open.

Each month, we also spotlight a member of our community in our newsletter. Take a look at our December member spotlight below and check out all the spotlights on our YouTube page.

Community Member Spotlight

Anil Pradhan

Meet Anil, a social entrepreneur and engineer advancing equitable education through Tinker On Wheels.

His Big Bet: Mobile, shareable makerspaces that transform open spaces in villages and small towns into hands-on hubs for science, technology, engineering, and math — taught in local languages and grounded in solving the real-world problems students encounter every day.

Join the Big Bets Community if:

  • You are an optimist. You don't get consumed by today's cynicism.

  • You think bigger. You focus on what it takes to boldly solve problems.

  • You find fresh, innovative solutions, even ones that are risky.

  • You recruit and retain committed partners, however unlikely they may be.

  • You fiercely learn and persist.

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