Unit 1: Introduction to social entrepreneurship: The journey ahead
- Profile of social entrepreneurs
- Create your own profile of a social entrepreneur
- Grounding in social entrepreneurship
- Typology of ventures
- Definitional disputes
- Initial questions on social entrepreneurship
Unit 2: Creating social change: The social value proposition and identifying a social business opportunity
- Seizing social business opportunities
- Legal structure
- Social entrepreneurship profiles
- Community asset mapping
- Profile of a social entrepreneur: Albina Ruiz, Ciudad Saludable
- Social value proposition
- Triple bottom line
Unit 3: Understanding poverty: The Sustainable Development Goals
- The critical need to alleviate poverty
- Ecosystem approach
- The role of cooperatives in addressing poverty
- Profile of a social organization: Grameen Bank
Unit 4: Human-Centered Design: Partnering with the targeted community to address social problems
- Profile of a social organisation: IDEO
- The role of mind mapping in creating solutions
- Empowerment model: Partnering with targeted community
Unit 5: Developing a theory of change: Starting with the social impact
- Theory of change explained
- Understanding the theory of change more deeply
- Brief introduction to systems thinking
- Profile of a social organization: Global Social Benefit Incubator
Unit 6: Envisioning an innovative society: The role of social innovation
- Social Innovations: A critical element to scaling social impact
- Disruptive innovations
- Profile of a social entrepreneur: Dr. Venkataswamy, Aravind Eye Institute, India
Unit 7: The business model: Creating a social business model
- The role of the business model in starting a social venture
- Equitable distribution of value
- The role of the business model: The business model canvas
- Social business model framework
- Profile of a social entrepreneur: Husk Power Systems
- Business model canvas exercise
- Business model execution failure
Unit 8: Funding social ventures: Strategies for success
- Sustainable funding sources: Earned income
- Profile of a social entrepreneur: Furniture Resource Centre
- Traditional funding sources
- Social investment funding sources
- Investing in a social venture
- Relationship building with donors and investors
Unit 9: The driving force behind social entrepreneurship: Measurement and scaling social impact
- Building the foundation
- Profile of a social entrepreneur: KickStart
- Scalability through expansion
- Measurement tools
Unit 10: The future: Reflection and shared experiences
- Path to social entrepreneurship
- Thoughts for changemakers
- ‘Be the Change’ reflection paper
We strongly recommend that you try to find a little time each week to engage in the online conversations (at times that are convenient to you) as the forums are an integral, and very rewarding, part of the course and the online learning experience.