Community Accelerator

In our discussions with community leaders over the last few years, we’ve learned that many of them are looking for support and guidance in how to grow their communities’ impact. We want to take a holistic approach to supporting these communities. So in addition to building the tools and educational resources that they need, we’re also building programmatic ways to provide training, support and funding to enable great communities to make an even greater positive impact in the world.

This program is open to communities that have a presence in Facebook Groups with leaders who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the following countries: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, United States, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan, United Arab Emirate & India. Communities must have existed for over one year and must have a minimum size of 5,000 members.

The program will be conducted in Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico & Argentina), German (Germany, Switzerland & Austria), Arabic (Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan & United Arab Emirates) and English for all the other markets.

Participants of the FCLP Program, 2020 and 2021 Community Accelerator are not eligible to apply. Participants in other Facebook programs are welcome to apply as long as they meet the program requirements.

These are the countries and languages that our team is best able to provide support to communities. We aim to provide support to more communities around the globe through future programs.

The selection committee will look for communities who would benefit most from the unique programming offered and have the capacity to engage fully in the program. This includes:

• Vibrant Community: A community using Facebook Groups that has existed for over one year and has a highly engaged member base starting and participating in meaningful conversations.
• Purpose: The community and its leadership team has a clear purpose and vision.
• Capacity: A team that has the capacity to create initiatives that activate and benefit their members.
• Leadership: The leader(s) of the community have leadership experience, including managing teams, projects and volunteers.
• Sustainability: The community is interested in having or already has a business model to cover their costs, even if it isn’t recurring revenue.
• Commitment: A team that is committed to engage fully in each stage of the program.

Facebook will work with GlobalGiving to fund participants’ project plans. Selected participants will each receive up to $40,000 (USD) for their participation in the program and to fund their community initiatives during the four-month program.

Participants of the the FCLP Program, 2020 and 2021 Community Accelerator are not eligible to apply. Participants in other Facebook programs are welcome to apply as long as they meet the program requirements.

All applications are due by September 10, 2022 and selected communities will be notified mid-September. The program will begin in October 2022.

This program is only open to communities with leaders who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the following countries: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, United States, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan, United Arab Emirates & India.

No but we encourage you to apply here if you meet the requirements and are interested in the program.

Please expect your team to spend anywhere between 10-15 hours per week throughout the program.

Our priority is the health and safety of our program participants, partners and employees. We take the evolving public health risks related to COVID-19 very seriously as we’re planning out the structure of the Community Accelerator's programming and education.