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About the Course

This course offers an introduction to social impact strategy and social entrepreneurship, including key concepts, an overview of the field, and tools to get started as a changemaker. Students will learn how to innovate and design new ideas and new organizational forms to implement those ideas. Students who take this course will be better prepared to launch social impact organizations of their own invention. By moving through four stages, Define, Design, Pilot, and Scale, students will turn their passion for changing the world into concrete plans for launching a nonprofit or for-profit venture designed to achieve a social goal. This course will allow students to systematically think through problems; develop and test an innovative solution; assess risk, competition, and performance; and spread impact in a way that is financially sustainable. Students who complete the course become eligible to apply for an in-person educational experience, called the Global Social Impact House. GSIH is a seven-day residential program that provides fellows with the tools, community and training they need to advance their ventures. Workshops are customized to the needs of fellows and explore advanced concepts in business models, design thinking and leadership. The program is also designed to help fellows build meaningful, global connections while living together in an inspirational host location. For more information on the Global Social Impact House, please visit: https://csis.upenn.edu/residential-program/gsih/...

Top reviews

SG

Jul 14, 2020

Nice course for all budding entrepreneurs in the social sector. Good case studies, logic models and business models presented in the course. Thoroughly enjoyed the learning,

MH

Aug 31, 2020

Great course, questionable scoring model on quizzes. Can get 12 out of 13 questions correct yet still score a 54%. Too much emphasis on one question rather than broad understanding of concepts.

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By Bryan W

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May 16, 2020

Great takeaways. Great flow and feel to the presentations. Really enjoyed taking this course.

By Guilherme F

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Nov 23, 2016

Great introductory course for those who want to understand the social entrepreneurship world.

By Nancy C

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Sep 14, 2021

Very useful tools. Also like the short clips of each class which makes it easier to learn

By Ronald T

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Aug 30, 2020

I particularly appreciated the alternate Theories of Change and the 5 Roads to Scaling.

By Achsania H

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Dec 3, 2019

very useful course, learn a lot of tool how to make a social entreprise in this course

By Priyanka M

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Apr 1, 2019

Informative, practical and actionable - just what I needed at this phase in my journey.

By Jabulani B N M

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Feb 19, 2023

love it and would go over the training videos over and over, it was just the beginning

By Will M

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Aug 5, 2017

This is an excellent class that provides the student with some highly valuable tools.

By Sanjiv T

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Jul 23, 2021

Learn innovation and direction towards becoming entrepreneurs in social development

By Jennifer g e

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Jun 1, 2020

it was really helpful, the task were very aqurate and i enjoyed every moment of it.

By Anne D

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Jan 1, 2020

Loved it. I launched a nonprofit https://sawasawausa.com

This course was so helpful.

By Jing S

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Feb 1, 2019

This course is really helpful for anyone who consider themsevels as entrepreneurs.

By David H

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Dec 24, 2016

I really enjoyed this course, and learned a tremendous amount, thank you very much!

By Garance A

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Apr 21, 2020

Très instructif et surtout, indispensable pour tout entrepreneur social naissant !

By Aprajita M

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Aug 5, 2017

This is wonderful course, it has given me real insights of social impact strategy.

By Veselina K

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Jan 16, 2021

Nice introductory course - touched on a number of different tools and strategies.

By Umesh K

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Nov 16, 2017

great course , very informative and a benchmark course for social entrepreneurs ,

By David P

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Jan 25, 2025

Very helpful tools and concepts. Looking forward to applying these soon. Cheers!

By Luisana Z D

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May 18, 2020

Amazing information! I learned a lot about how to structure my social enterprise

By Pankaj K

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Dec 21, 2020

Awesome, this is much needed as the language and flow is suitable for learners.

By Calvince O

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Mar 5, 2025

Great content, I like the practical examples given at the end of every module.

By Annie B

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Jan 22, 2021

Great course! Love the professor and the case studies were really interesting!

By griffin o

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Apr 23, 2020

Very engaging and contains extensive knowledge of the topic, highly recommend!

By William P S

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Oct 9, 2018

Great course very informative and i'm better prepared as a social entrepreneur