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The Pipeline Fund Fellowship (PFF) or [http://www.pipelinefellowship.com Pipeline Fellowship] is an angel investing bootcamp for women philanthropists with a goal of increasing diversity in the U.S. angel investing community and creating capital for women social entrepreneurs. The program includes three components: [http://www.pipelinefellowship.com/about/workshopspeakers/ education], [http://www.pipelinefellowship.com/about/mentors/ mentoring], and [http://www.pipelinefellowship.com/pitch-summit/ practice]. The Pipeline Fellowship aims to diversify the investor pool and connect women social entrepreneurs with investors who understand them.

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= Purpose =

As Founding COO, Lauren was part of the initial launch of the Pipeline Fellowship and assisted in building the program’s foundation since its first angel investing bootcamp in April 2011. During her tenure, the Pipeline Fellowship trained over seventy women—who committed more than US$350K in investment—and expanded to multiple cities across the United States. Lauren helped establish the Pipeline Fellowship as a leader in training women to become angel investors, as well as creating capital for women-led for-profit social ventures. Prior to the Pipeline Fellowship, she worked in the nonprofit and public sectors in economic development, environmental issues, and women’s empowerment. Lauren received her BA from Washington University in St. Louis and her MPA from Indiana University’s School for Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). She is also a proud School for International Training (SIT) alumna. You can catch up with Lauren on Twitter (@laurenabele) and at about.me/laurenabele.

= Program Overview =