[bioundgrd] Fwd: 15.963: Social Entrepreneurship in the Fall

[Janice Chang]

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>15.963 Social Entrepreneurship
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>H1 - Fall 2007
>Tues/Thur 10-11:30am
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>
>Andrew Wolk, Sloan Senior Lecturer and one of the country's leading 
>experts in this fast growing field will be teaching for the Fourth 
>year Social Entrepreneurship.
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>Objective:
>l       This course is very 'real world' oriented.  Students develop 
>the skills and competencies in creating, assessing, implementing and 
>measuring the success of for profit and nonprofit social 
>innovations.  At the end of the class students are expected to know 
>exactly what they will do to further execute an idea they have 
>explored during the course.
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>Topics Include
>l       What is Social Entrepreneurship
>l       Choosing between for profit and nonprofit structure
>l       Developing a  Social Entrepreneur Business Plan
>l       Scaling Social Innovations
>l       Understanding the Social Sector Capital Marketplace (financing)
>l       Measuring Social & Economic Impact
>l       Forming Public / Private Partnerships
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>Course Format & Key Deliverable
>l       Lectures based on readings and projects
>l       In class exercises - (i.e. elevator pitch)
>l       Live Case studies with Social Entrepreneurs
>l       Primary Deliverable: Feasibility study (for profit or 
>nonprofit welcome) based on in-class idea and limited number of 
>outside projects.
>l       Encouraged for deliverable to be submitted to MIT Social 
>Impact 50k, Ideas Competition, Echoing Green, Ashoka, Investors 
>Circle, or other initiatives supporting social entrepreneurs
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>For Sloan students who want to:
>l       Start an organization whose primary focus is social impact 
>(education, health care, economic development, international 
>development/bottom of the pyramid), environment, the arts, etc)
>l       Learn and utilize skill sets upon  graduation to volunteer 
>with organizations involved with social change during their career 
>(don't leave your business hat at the door)
>l       Learn how to integrate course work into their private sector career  
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>Space is limited!
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>To learn more about the course or syllabus, email 
><mailto:awolk at mit.edu>awolk at mit.edu
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