Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators Course Syllabus
Full curriculum breakdown — modules, lessons, estimated time, and outcomes.
Overview (80-120 words) describing structure and time commitment.
Module 1: Introduction to Social Innovation & Define
Estimated time: 2 hours
- Characteristics of social entrepreneurs
- Value-driven leadership
- Empathy mapping for social innovation
- Early-stage innovation reflection
Module 2: Design
Estimated time: 2 hours
- Design thinking for social impact
- Building logic models
- Developing a theory of change
- Using mind-maps to create an innovation blueprint
Module 3: Pilot and Scale
Estimated time: 2 hours
- Implementing balanced scorecards
- Measuring Social Return on Investment (SROI)
- Testing impact hypotheses
- Planning for scaling social innovations
Module 4: Business Models and Sector Choice
Estimated time: 2 hours
- Comparing NGO and for-profit structures
- Exploring hybrid organizational models
- Sustainable financing strategies
- Evaluating operational fit for social ventures
Module 5: Final Project
Estimated time: 3 hours
- Develop a comprehensive social impact strategy
- Present a logic model and theory of change
- Submit a venture model analysis with stakeholder alignment
Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites
- Interest in social innovation or entrepreneurship
- Basic understanding of business concepts helpful
What You'll Be Able to Do After
- Apply design thinking to social challenges
- Create logic models and theories of change
- Measure and articulate social impact using SROI and scorecards
- Choose appropriate organizational and business models for impact ventures
- Prototype and plan scalable, mission-aligned innovations