Creating Change through Social Entrepreneurship

Yale develops a social venture through a sequence of investigation and design stages. Listening and solution development precede outcomes, finances and funding, with organization and expansion later in the course. The scope connects social purpose with the practical work of sustaining an initiative.

What you will learn

• Investigate a social problem with the people it affects.
• Define outcomes for a proposed solution.
• Connect financial viability and organization with a social mission.

Who this suits

Beginners interested in building or evaluating a social initiative.

Before you enroll

The provider does not specify prerequisites. Involve affected people in defining the problem and distinguish measurable outcomes from activity counts or intentions.

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Put it into practice

Design a fictional community initiative and define one intended outcome. Explain how you would learn whether the initiative helped and what evidence could show an unintended effect.

Source and review

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