This course is offered as part of the noncredit Certificate in Public Management offered by the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs.

Course Overview:

This course will help illustrate social entrepreneurship in a broad sense and understand how it differs from entrepreneurship as understood in the private sector, social innovation. Students will learn about identifying social needs and recognizing social opportunities, ethics and other considerations around social entrepreneurship, strategic planning, measuring social impact, and scaling up social entrepreneurship. 

Learning Outcomes:

Students will:

• Develop an understanding of the nature and purpose of various social entrepreneurship approaches
• Identify, interpret and examine real world examples of social entrepreneurship
• Develop, Create, Analyze & Translate decision tools, analysis & communications skills to inform & influence social entrepreneurship approaches and day-to-day management.

Career Readiness Skills:

• Leadership,
• Communication,
• Professionalism,
• Critical Thinking,
• Teamwork,
• Equity and Inclusion, and
• Technology 

Topics:

The course has 2 parts: 

Part I. What is & isn’t Social Entrepreneurship?  

Part II. Skill Development for Social Entrepreneurship

Module Topics:

What Is and Isn't Social Entrepreneurship?

Ethics & Other Considerations around SE Innovation

Identifying Social Needs

Designing and Modeling Social Entrepreneurship

Strategic Planning for Social Entrepreneurship

Funding Social Ventures

Measuring Social Impact

Scaling Up Social Entrepreneurship

Instructor:

Dr. Angela Hull, Associate Teaching Professor, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs at University of Missouri

Length:

8-weeks

Department: 

Truman School of Government and Public Affairs

Credit:

Continuing Education

Audience:

Adult Learners/Individuals in the Nonprofit and Public Sector

Accommodations

University of Missouri Extension complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability and need accommodations in connection with participation in an educational program or you need materials in an alternate format, please notify your instructor as soon as possible so that necessary arrangements can be made.

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