Nov 14 - 16, 2024
chat for Impact Summit ‘22
Congratulations to the winners!
Gustav Praekelt,
co-founder, Turn.io
"Based on the success of the Chat for Impact programme launched in 2021, we’re excited to expand this year to support a further 100 organisation with 8 Bootcamps of which twenty will each receive $25,000 in financial support to scale their service for social change.
We’re looking forward to seeing this year’s cohort develop and scale their breakthrough solutions to change lives."
Accelerator benefits
Selected organizations in the program will have access to:
Up to $25,000 funding
Ongoing mentorship and $25,000 funding to scale WhatsApp service.
Community
Will be invited to attend a Chat for Impact Bootcamp
Onboarding
Onboarded to the WhatsApp Business Platform
Resources
Receive resources and a collection of social impact case studies
Mentorship
Will be selected by a judging panel to join the Accelerator Program.
Accelerator
The 6-week virtual program launches in October and provides mentorship and support to social impact organizations that want to build and scale a WhatsApp chat service.
Selection criteria
20 organisations will receive US$ 25,000 in prizes to launch a live chat service on the WhatsApp Business Platform.
Mentorship from WhatsApp and social innovation experts.
Learning from world-class organizations about how they successfully built their chat services.
“SameSame was a cherished but dusty idea in an old deck until the WhatsApp Chat for Impact Accelerator came along. Thanks to the support from the team at Turn.io our ragtag, but determined team managed to turn an idea into a working prototype in a matter of weeks and, a few months later, a functional organization.”
Jonathan McKay
Co Founder Same-Same
Summit
This 3-day virtual event showcases and celebrates organizations globally using WhatsApp to achieve impact.
Selection criteria
Inspirational Keynote
Panel discussions by key industry experts
Strategic and hands-on sessions
Free access to Summit content
Invitation to participate in a Chat for Impact community of practice
Who should apply?
To qualify for the Accelerator Program, organizations must submit a social impact use case through the application process and have attended a Chat for Impact Bootcamp session in 2021 or 2022 to begin the WhatsApp Business API process.
Programme mentors
Launch new message flows in minutes by downloading from a community library designed for impact
Simon de Haan
Co-Founder CTO at Turn.io
Technical and Product Specialist.
Lieze Langford
Head of Accelerators, Turn.io
Accelerator Programme lead and Go to market expert.
Pippa Yeats
Chief Strategy Officer, Turn.io
Behavioural change, service design and gender expert.
Simon de Haan
Co-Founder CTO at Turn.io
Technical and Product Specialist.
Lieze Langford
Head of Accelerators, Turn.io
Accelerator Programme lead and Go to market expert.
Pippa Yeats
Chief Strategy Officer, Turn.io
Behavioural change, service design and gender expert.
Ben Supple,
head of Civic Engagement Whatsapp at Meta
“We’re thrilled to continue Chat for Impact, in partnership with Praekelt and Turn.io, to support and advance the work of social impact organizations across the globe.
The Accelerator is an exciting opportunity to dig in with a select number of organizations to scale the reach and impact of their WhatsApp service. We look forward to seeing what these organizations create and the impact they are able to achieve.”
We look forward to scaling the impact of change together – for those who need it most.
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Questions
Who should apply?
What are we committing to?
What if I need more support?
When do applications close?
Do we need to use Turn.io as a BSP?
Who in our team should attend?
What are the attendance requirements?
Why was our application not successful?
Do we need to have it all figured out yet?
What is a Business Service Provider (BSP)?
Do you give feedback on application results?
Can more than two team members attend?
Do we need to be tech savvy to be considered?
We are already a Turn.io client, can we apply?
Will another Chat for Impact Summit be hosted?
Does our program need to be at a specific scale?
Do we need to be operating in specific countries?
What type of messaging is allowed on the WhatsApp Business API?
We were unsuccessful, can we still get started on WhatsApp?
We were part of last year’s Accelerator cohort , can we apply?
What are the key factors that will be considered for selection?
Do we need to be using WhatsAPP or have a messaging service / bot already?
Is it compulsory to sign-up for a WhatsApp Business API account after the Accelerator?
What is the WhatsApp Business API and why select it as the means for communication?
Can we apply if we are using or planning to use the WhatsApp Business App (not the API)?