Social-E Course

This course is designed to act as a primer to social entrepreneurship as an academic field as well as a career. The structure of the class is to provide a generous amount of information on the background of the field as well as to provide a set of tools and training to jumpstart your own social venture. The first half will generally be dedicated to the background, and the second half to the tools and information you need for practical applications of this information.

Week 1 – Introduction

Week 2 – Definitions

Week 3 – Brainstorming Needs & Vision

Week 4 – Mission, Vision, & Theory of Change

Week 5 – Metrics & Social Return on Investment

Week 6 – Organization Structures & Revenue Models

Week 7 – Marketing

Week 8 – Organization Building

Week 9 – What makes a Social Entrepreneur?

Week 10 – Reality Check