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902 | Recruiting Your Founding Team: Culture, Roles and Ownership - Social Entrepreneurship Course

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In this lesson, we delve into the crucial process of building your founding team, understanding organizational culture, and defining essential roles for your social entrepreneurship venture. Learn how to select the right people who share your values and possess diverse skills for long-term success.🎯 Learning Objectives• Identify the key considerations for selecting a founding team and executive members.• Understand how organizational culture is formed and its significance for your venture.• Learn about common executive roles (CEO, COO, CPO, CMO, CFO) and their responsibilities.• Recognize the importance of skill diversity and dedication when building your team.• Discuss the necessity of having clear ownership conversations among founders.📚 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

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