Module 11 | Sally Abi Khalil on Policy and Advocacy - Social Entrepreneurship Interview

How can social entrepreneurs truly expand their impact beyond their individual ventures? In this lesson, Sally Abi Khalil shares invaluable insights from her work, emphasizing the critical role of policy and advocacy in creating systemic social change. She discusses navigating legal frameworks, building critical mass through collaboration, and the importance of long-term commitment, patience, and idealism in the journey of social transformation.\n\n🎯 Learning Objectives\n• Differentiate between organizational growth and expanding social impact.\n• Explore how social entrepreneurs can leverage their work for policy and advocacy.\n• Understand the significance of collective action and building critical mass in social change.\n• Recognize the value of patience, idealism, and broad communication in the pursuit of transformative impact.📚 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. #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices