What The Resolution Project does

The Resolution Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York that identifies, funds, and mentors young social entrepreneurs (primarily ages 15-30) through a fellowship-based ecosystem. Its core offerings are the Resolution Fellowship (lifelong support including seed funding up to $3,000, professional mentorship, emergency funds, and community access), the Social Venture Challenge (SVC) competition held at conferences such as Harvard National Model United Nations, WorldMUN, Enactus events, Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program and Rise, and the Accelerating Impact Challenge for scaling ventures. Internationally, it operates Stichting Resolution NL in Haarlem, Netherlands.

The organization's go-to-market motion is event-driven and community-led: Fellows are sourced through competitive SVCs at major academic and student entrepreneurship conferences and then retained through lifelong membership in a global changemaker network. In 2023, Resolution completed an integration with Enactus Global, committing over $2 million to sustain Enactus's 50-year legacy and creating a combined platform that engages 50,000+ young social entrepreneurs annually across nearly 100 countries.

The Resolution Project is funded through individual donations (including a monthly Resolution Advocates program), corporate sponsorships (Ford Philanthropy, KPMG, ThaiBev, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Rakkaew Foundation, MSI Charitable Trust, among others), and annual fundraising events such as the Young Leaders Now Award Dinner, which raised a record $300,000 in November 2025. As a non-profit, it provides all fellowship services at no cost to recipients. The organization reports 719+ Fellows across 85+ countries, with named alumni ventures including Project HEAL (eating-disorder treatment), Water Access Rwanda (clean water), The Jackfruit Company (agricultural value chain), and Meesho (valued at $600 million).

Name

The Resolution Project

Legal name

Resolution Project, Inc.

Website

https://resolutionproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Resolution Project is a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2007 that funds, mentors, and provides lifelong support to young social entrepreneurs worldwide through its Resolution Fellowship, Social Venture Challenges, and the Accelerating Impact Challenge, integrated with Enactus Global since 2023.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Social Entrepreneurship Programs

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Foundation/NGO & Philanthropic Scholarships (EDAIAOAH)

Keywords

• Youth social entrepreneurship
• Nonprofit fellowship programs
• Social venture challenges
• Youth leadership development
• Social impact mentorship

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute to support Resolution's fellowship programs and operations. Monthly giving program called 'Resolution Advocates' provides recurring support.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate partners and foundations sponsor events, fellowships, and specific programs. Major sponsors include Ford Philanthropy, KPMG, ThaiBev, and others.
3. Fundraising Events: Annual events such as the Young Leaders Now Award Dinner generate significant donations. The 2025 event raised over $300,000.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Resolution Project identifies, funds, and mentors young social entrepreneurs (ages 15-30) through competitive Social Venture Challenges held at major academic conferences, awarding Resolution Fellowships that provide seed funding (up to $3,000+), lifelong professional mentorship, peer community access, and scaling support via the Accelerating Impact Challenge. Operating as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization delivers its programs at no cost to Fellows and sustains operations through donations, corporate sponsorships, and foundation grants.

Product overview

The Resolution Project is a global non-profit organization (not a technology product company) that operates a fellowship-based social entrepreneurship support ecosystem. The core offerings consist of the Resolution Fellowship providing lifelong support to young social entrepreneurs, the Social Venture Challenge (SVC) competition identifying and funding exceptional ventures, and the Accelerating Impact Challenge accelerator for scaling ventures. Additionally, the Resolution Advocate Program offers a monthly giving option for donor engagement. These programs collectively identify, fund, and mentor young leaders to launch social impact ventures across education, healthcare, human rights, water resources, and sustainability sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Resolution Fellowship: Lifelong support for young social entrepreneurs, providing seed funding, mentorship, and ongoing support to launch their ventures.
• Social Venture Challenge (SVC)
• Accelerating Impact Challenge

Products and services

• Resolution Fellowship Lifelong support program for young social entrepreneurs (ages 15-30), providing seed funding (up to $3,000+), professional mentorship, community access, and ongoing resources to implement social impact ventures.
• Social Venture Challenge (SVC) Competitive program held at major academic conferences (Harvard National MUN, WorldMUN, Enactus events) that identifies exceptional young social entrepreneurs with innovative community projects and provides a pathway to Resolution Fellowships.
• Accelerating Impact Challenge

Quantifiable outcome

• 719+ Fellows supported across 85+ countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Kaizen FoundationmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2026Resolution Project partnered with Kaizen Foundation to expand youth-led social innovation globally, announced February 2026.
• Rise ProgrammajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Rise SVC was created through collaboration between Resolution Project and the Rise program, which supports promising young people with scholarships, mentorship, networking, career development resources, and potential funding. The inaugural 2025 Rise SVC recognized winners from Zimbabwe, Myanmar, UK, Netherlands, and USA.
• AIC (Asia Institute)minorOthers · 1 January 2025Listed as partner/sponsor on Resolution Project website.
• Delta Delta Delta (DEL)minorOthers · 1 January 2025Listed as partner/sponsor on Resolution Project website.
• RISEmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Global program supporting promising young people with opportunities to work together to serve others over their lifetimes.
• EnactuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The world's largest student entrepreneurship network; integrated with Resolution Project in 2023. Resolution Project committed over $2 million to ensure continuation of Enactus' 50-year legacy.
• Enactus GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Resolution Project and Enactus Global completed an integration process in 2023, creating one of the largest global organizations focused on youth social entrepreneurship. Resolution committed over $2 million to Enactus Global to ensure continuation of its 50-year legacy. Combined impact engages 50,000+ young social entrepreneurs annually across nearly 100 countries.
• Mastercard FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Collaboration through the Social Venture Challenge identifies Mastercard Foundation Scholars who want to make a difference in their communities. Since 2016, has empowered 285 Scholars to launch impactful ventures across Africa, awarding $773,700 in seed funding to 150 ventures with 968,346 reported direct beneficiaries.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Enactus (pre-integration legacy): Enactus, now integrated with Resolution since 2023, was historically the world's largest student entrepreneurship network operating across nearly 100 countries. It remains a benchmark for the educational-institution distribution channel Resolution now leverages.
• Rise (a global program by Schmidt Futures and Rhodes Trust): Rise is a global program that identifies and supports exceptional young people with scholarships, mentorship, and funding opportunities. Resolution and Rise co-created the Rise SVC in 2025, making them both competitors and partners for the same talent pool.
• Ashoka: Ashoka is the leading global network of leading social entrepreneurs, directly comparable to Resolution in identifying and supporting changemakers, though Ashoka focuses on all ages whereas Resolution targets youth aged 15–30.
• Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation: DRK selects early-stage social entrepreneurs and provides multi-year funding and operational support, comparable to Resolution's Social Venture Challenge and Accelerating Impact Challenge offerings.
• Echoing Green: Echoing Green provides fellowships and seed funding to emerging social entrepreneurs, sharing Resolution's fellowship-plus-seed-funding model and donor-supported operating structure.
• DoSomething.org: DoSomething.org mobilizes millions of young people to take social action through campaigns and grants, sharing Resolution's youth-activation and grant-distribution model, though it skews younger and operates at much larger volunteer scale.
• YouthActionNet: YouthActionNet, an initiative of the International Youth Foundation, supports young social entrepreneurs globally through fellowships and peer networks—overlapping directly with Resolution's youth leadership development mission.

Others

• Ford Foundation: Ford Foundation is a major philanthropic partner of Resolution Project (via Ford Philanthropy). As one of the largest US foundations, it represents both a current sponsor and a strategic upstream ally in the youth social-entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship: The Schwab Foundation operates a global network of social entrepreneurs integrated with the World Economic Forum, comparable to Resolution's global network approach but with a more enterprise-focused mandate and broader demographic.
• Skoll Foundation: Skoll Foundation supports social entrepreneurs at scale through the Skoll Award and broader ecosystem investments, overlapping with Resolution's social-entrepreneurship mandate but operating at much higher capital deployment levels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/resolutionproject

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investments1 record

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