Center for Innovation and Leadership at Swarthmore College

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

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.

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The 1Philadephia initiative brings together various stakeholders in Philadephia. They aim at making Philadephia the capital of equitable technology and innovation. The three main areas of impact are community cultivation, talent developement, and access and upskilling. They host various entreprenurial events and help each other learn and ameliorate their entrepreneurial skills. Also, they have the Early Validation Academy, an initiative that aims…

Featured Profiles

1Philadelphia

Startup Science

Entrepreneurship Resources

1 Million Cups

Afore Capital FIR Program

Backstage Capital

Comcast RISE

Dakota Live!

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

Innovation Resources

1Philadelphia

Acumen Academy

Acument Academy

Amplify Philly

Fowler Social Innovation Challenge

Philly New Technology Meetup

Venture Well

VentureWell DEBUT

eFest

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