Echoing Green hosted its annual All Fellows Convening in Accra, Ghana from October 21-24. The event gathered more than 180 Fellows as both a celebration of their global accomplishments, and a reunion to share insights and inspiration for future innovation and collaboration.
Echoing Green has a strong track record of bringing social innovators together for urgent and robust conversations about the state of the social impact sector and the importance of community, collective impact, and the health and wellbeing of social innovators. Prior convenings were held in hubs of social innovation such as Mumbai, San Francisco, and Medellin, Colombia.
“As a Fellow myself, I know firsthand that the Convening is a rare and momentous opportunity for Fellows to gather in person and connect across geographies and generations. In Echoing Green’s current Fellowship application cycle, 54% of the applications received were from the African continent, so I’m especially thrilled to have gathered so many innovators in Accra — Echoing Green’s first time hosting in West Africa,” said Cheryl Dorsey, president of Echoing Green.
This year’s Convening theme focused on creating a global townsquare of social innovation — a community of leaders and changemakers working for their communities. The weeklong gathering featured Fellow-led programming that covered several themes, including capital-building, career advancement for founders, scaling strategies and funding opportunities, and leadership development.
