Swarthmore CIL Resources

Resources for Students to Discover New Opportunities In Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership

The Center for Innovation and Leadership (CIL) provides opportunities for the Swarthmore community to develop the skills to lead, innovate and create value. Through experiential learning, engaging programs, internships, mentorship, and funding, we offer the tools for students to improve the world around them- by starting a new venture or leading in their community. Collaborating with Swarthmore’s cutting-edge faculty, committed staff, and engaged alumni, the CIL offers the opportunity for Swatties to dream big and apply knowledge for positive impact.

Entrepreneurship Resources

1 Million Cups

Network

Meeting

Entrepreneurship Resources

1 Million Cups

Afore Capital FIR Program

Backstage Capital

Comcast RISE

Dakota Live!

Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship

EO Philadephia

Global Entrepreneaurship Week

Global Student Entrepreneur Awards

GoZigZag

Kanu

Kauffman FastTrac

LIFT Labs Accelerator

Lirareome

Minority Christian Women Entreprenuers Network

OpenVC

PACT (Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies)

RaiseIQ

Ramp Investor Database

Science Center Programs

Small Business Expo

Stacking the Bricks

Startup Leaders

Startup Science

Teaching Entrepreneurship

Techstar's Entrepreneurs Toolkit

TiE Women

True Ventures Fellowship

Unintended Consequences

VC Lab

VentureWell Ascend

VentureWell Aspire

VentureWell Dorm Room Fund

VentureWell Lab MATCH Prize

Venturewell E-Team Program: Pioneer and Propel

Y Combinator Startup School

Business Resources

Anita's (Grace Hopper) Resume Database

Harvard Case Study

Social Innovation Resources

Acumen Academy

Acument Academy

Fowler Social Innovation Challenge

Philly New Technology Meetup

Venture Well

eFest

Innovation Resources

1Philadelphia

Amplify Philly

VentureWell DEBUT

Getting Started Resources

101 Fellowship

ACE Next Gen

SaaS Academy

Top Entrepreneur in Philadelphia

University City Science Center

Verizon Small Business Digital Ready

Sustainability Resources

4 Impactful Sustainable Business Practices That Can Make a Difference

A Guide to Sustainable Packaging Solutions

AI-Powered Innovative Packaging Solutions

American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN)

Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

B Lab Standards

Bibliometric analysis - Contribution of sustainable entrepreneurship toward sustainable development goals

Corporate Social Responsibility

Disrupt Your Industry With Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Eikon

Engineering for One Planet

Gale in Context: Environmental Studies

Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS)

GreenFILE

Greenly's Guide to Sustainable Entrepreneurship

Guide for Students on Artificial Intelligence

Impact Academy

Impact Business Model Canvas (IBMC)

Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network

Knowledge at Wharton Podcast

Network for Business Sustainability