Call for Social Impact Innovators

Pitch to Partner with Children’s Specialized Hospital

Do you have a mission-aligned innovation that’s ready to scale?

The Center for Discovery, Innovation, and Development (CDID) at Children’s Specialized Hospital (CSH) invites established social enterprises to apply to our 2025 Pitch Competition for a chance to gain strategic investment, health expertise, and visibility in the rehabilitative innovation space.

Key Dates

  • Applications Due: October 13, 2025
  • Finalist Pitches: Early to Mid-November 2025
  • Investment Decisions: December 2025

Who Should Apply?

We’re seeking mission-aligned social enterprises— for-profit or nonprofit—with:

  • A validated product, service, or model focused on rehabilitative health, well-being, or accessibility. Can be for all ages and abilities.
  • A scalable business or funding model
  • An ability to deliver measurable financial and social return
  • A need for investment, expert support, or market access

What You’ll Submit

To apply, you must submit both:

1. Pitch Deck (PDF, max 20 slides)

  • Problem & Solution
    • What are you solving, and how? What makes your solution unique or timely?
  • Market Opportunity
    • Target audience, market size, and potential growth.
    • Include data or citations supporting your claims.
    • Indicate whether you are online or planning digital expansion.
  • Competitive Landscape
    • Who else is doing this? What’s your competitive edge?
  • Business & Revenue Model
    • How do you make or plan to make money?
    • Is your model scalable?
  • Traction & Validation
    • Customer base, user feedback, partnerships, or growth milestones.
  • Team Composition
    • Key members, roles, relevant expertise.
  • Next Steps
    • What would you do first if selected by CDID?
  • Risk Assessment
    • Key risks and your mitigation strategies.
  • Financial Projections (1–3 Years)
    • Revenue, expenses, break-even timeline.
  • Your Ask of CDID
    • Funding request (amount and use of funds), non-financial support (e.g., expertise, focus groups), and expected return (financial and mission-aligned)

2. Pitch Video (5–8 minutes) – optional but strongly suggested

  • Introduce your organization and solution
  • Highlight key points from your application
  • Include the funding ask and why this moment matters
  • Optional: product demos, testimonials, pilot footage

Investment Preferences

  • We will prioritize established organizations with operational history and real-world feedback
  • We are seeking partners with the capacity to return our investment (and more) within 2–3 years or sooner
  • CDID is a single-member LLC, and our revenue is reinvested in the care of children and young adults at Children’s Specialized Hospital
  • While funding requests of all sizes will be considered, most successful financial investments typically range between $50,000 and $100,000

*Please note, CDID is not obligated to make any investments or awards in connection with this 2025 Pitch Competition and may consider additional criteria in addition to those set forth above. It reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, seek additional information, waive requirements, or eliminate candidates from further consideration. CDID has the discretion to determine which respondents are qualified and may amend this call or request more information at any time.

Submission Information

Let’s advance rehabilitative health and social innovation—together. Apply now and be part of our next wave of impact.