1103 | Play the Long Game: Future-Proofing Your Social Business - Social Entrepreneurship Course

What are the big picture principles that will guide your journey in social entrepreneurship? This lesson goes beyond specific steps, offering essential do's and don'ts to ensure you stay grounded, impactful, and adaptable throughout your career.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the importance of handing off responsibilities and sharing knowledge for long-term impact.• Recognize that your role in social entrepreneurship will evolve over time, from direct service to framework change.• Learn to differentiate between substance and hype, avoiding "bubble" mentalities in the social entrepreneurship field.• Embrace humility by admitting failings, seeking collaboration, and continuously questioning assumptions.• Build upon existing knowledge and challenge conventional wisdom to collectively advance the field of social justice.📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezbi0aRJeVnt99ynTVZG1PL 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices