“Who should found high-impact NGOs in the Global South?” by Verónica Suárez M.

Reflections from an Incubation Program in Latin America This is the second in a series of posts about a nonprofit incubation program we’re running in Spanish-speaking Latin America, funded by Open Philanthropy. The goal is to support the creation of new, evidence-based organizations that implement cost-effective interventions adapted to local contexts. You can find the first post here. We have finished selecting the first cohort of founders. In this post we will introduce the framework used to select them, along with some learnings that can be useful for other people founding or considering founding an effective nonprofit or joining an incubation program. But first, a quick update: we have decided to rebrand our program name, as the previous one had an important similarity to another impact-focused incubator, Catalyze Impact. Our new program name is: Theory of Change Makers. TL;DR We launched the Theory of Change Makers program [...] ---Outline:(00:11) Reflections from an Incubation Program in Latin America(01:15) TL;DR(04:27) Complete post:(04:31) Summary data(06:18) Logistics of the selection process(08:46) Main learnings in the selection process(10:14) Things we saw a lot in the application process and why an EA lens is highly beneficial from an incubation perspective(13:54) What was non-negotiable?(15:27) Some things that aren't as obvious as they might seem(16:51) The hardest part of the selection process(19:34) ✨ Personal Commitment Letter ✨--- First published: September 2nd, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/9nzhoRCDvgatg4EED/who-should-found-high-impact-ngos-in-the-global-south --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.