Idea readiness: To benefit from the accelerator, organizations should have an early-stage idea that they are ready to test or refine or a scalable solution with some track record of impact. The table below shows the "readiness" of an idea-solution. Organizations with ideas between a readiness level of
2-5 are best positioned to partake in the accelerator.
Organization type: The accelerator is open to both OFN members and nonmembers. Nonmembers may be community lenders, financial intermediaries, think tanks, or other organization types. Both for-profit and nonprofit organizations may apply.