Worldshapers:
Accelerating Social Change

Worldshapers is a nonprofit that partners with new and established thought leaders working on important global issues. We support high-impact writers and advocates by helping them develop their ideas, inspire their audiences, and advance social change.

Writing Incubation Program

Our core offering is the Writing Incubation Program, a support program for writers with blogs, newsletters, and the like. We guide participants through the processes of researching, writing, publishing, and promoting their platforms to the right audience. Participants publish on a steady cadence throughout the program and beyond, in writing, audio, or video, with coaching on audience, craft, and promotion. We help our participants find opportunities that best align with their ideas and target audiences.

Free Participation: As a nonprofit, we offer our program at no cost to participants. In return, we expect participants to keep to the agreed program cadence and publishing schedule.

Open Applications: We welcome applications from anyone with experience in writing and working within our focus areas, with no formal prerequisites. If you are passionate about creating change, we encourage you to send us an expression of interest.

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Our Focus Areas

We are currently interested in supporting projects in these areas. Your project may be a fit for more than one of them. (Updated as of Sept 2026)

Animal Protection
We are interested in ideas that seek to improve the welfare and rights of sentient non-human animals, especially the billions subjected to factory farming every year.
Effective Altruism
We are interested in projects and ideas that aim to expand the public circle of morality and that offer solutions for doing good better.
Food Systems Change
We are interested in ideas for accelerating the global shift to sustainable, climate-positive, plant-based systems of food production.
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Who should apply?

While there are no formal prerequisites, ideal candidates often share the following characteristics.

Commitment

You can dedicate significant time (for example, 10h/week) during the 3-month bootcamp and continue showing up over 1–3 years as you execute your thought leadership strategy.

Communication Skills

You have demonstrated experience as a thought leader and are willing to be coached.

Theory of Change

You have a clear plan for how your ideas can effect change, such as influencing stakeholders or advocating for policy adoption.

Credibility

You are—or can become—credible to address your target audience, such as having relevant professional or academic experience.

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