Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing
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Program Code: GVOL0763U
Course Information
Next start date
Weekly on Mondays
Enrollment closes
Saturdays
Course frequency
Every week
Duration
8 weeks
Time Commitment
15 Hours
Format
Online
Optional Extra
GVI Program Abroad
Price
€345
€120 scholarships available. Book by 31 January*
Flexible Payment
Options Available
Introduction
How can you turn a strategy for making an impact into real, positive change? You need to be able to understand how social development practices have evolved and how recent innovations can be utilised.
This online course is designed for anyone looking to get into the nitty-gritty of contributing to real-world impact projects. Our Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing course, which is offered in partnership with the University of Richmond and UNC Charlotte, will show you how to evaluate which approaches are demonstrating positive results and impact.
You’ll be introduced to concepts such as behavioural science, systems innovation, human-centred design, impact investing and social entrepreneurship.
This online course is designed for anyone looking to get into the nitty-gritty of contributing to real-world impact projects. Our Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing course, which is offered in partnership with the University of Richmond and UNC Charlotte, will show you how to evaluate which approaches are demonstrating positive results and impact.
You’ll be introduced to concepts such as behavioural science, systems innovation, human-centred design, impact investing and social entrepreneurship.
Skills you’ll acquire
After completing this course you’ll be able to:
- evaluate different approaches and tools used in social entrepreneurship
- apply appropriate reasoning and tools to decision making processes
- discuss the four phases of human-centred design (HCD)
- understand some of the challenges involved in social development and how to overcome them
- evaluate impact investing opportunities to decide which to pursue.
Is this course for you?
This online course, and our Impact Measurement course, is designed for anyone looking to get into the nitty-gritty of contributing to real-world impact projects. This specific course is for those who would like to learn more about impact business models, best practices and impact investing. This includes everyone from high school, college or graduate students who’d like to learn how to actively promote or fundraise for a cause they care about to corporate professionals who’ve been tasked with managing a project aligned to environmental or social objectives.
Course Curriculum
Start the course by learning about a creative approach to problem-solving that can be applied to challenges across industries and sectors. You will learn about the key mindsets and four phases of human-centred design (HCD). And you’ll gain access to a comprehensive practical toolkit for diving deeper into HCD.
Find out about behavioural science and how alternative data can be used to predict behaviour. You will learn about the ethics of influence and choice architecture, and get to grips with behavioural design methodology.
Discover the fundamentals of social entrepreneurship as you study first-hand stories and advice from entrepreneurs who are developing solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. You’ll learn about different types of business models that create impact, and access practical resources to get you started on your own entrepreneurship journey.
Next, you’ll learn about the exciting and rapidly growing industry of impact investing. You’ll get to grips with the landscape and core characteristics of impact investing, and hear from global investors on how they are generating social or environmental impact as well as financial returns.
Finally, you’ll explore the wider systems in which sustainable development challenges exist. You’ll grasp basic systems dynamics to see how efforts on the ground could contribute to a wider, systems-level theory of change.
You’ll wrap up the learning of the above concepts by discussing all these theories in the context of real-life case studies, helping you to ground your understanding in the practical realities of fieldwork.
Find out about behavioural science and how alternative data can be used to predict behaviour. You will learn about the ethics of influence and choice architecture, and get to grips with behavioural design methodology.
Discover the fundamentals of social entrepreneurship as you study first-hand stories and advice from entrepreneurs who are developing solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. You’ll learn about different types of business models that create impact, and access practical resources to get you started on your own entrepreneurship journey.
Next, you’ll learn about the exciting and rapidly growing industry of impact investing. You’ll get to grips with the landscape and core characteristics of impact investing, and hear from global investors on how they are generating social or environmental impact as well as financial returns.
Finally, you’ll explore the wider systems in which sustainable development challenges exist. You’ll grasp basic systems dynamics to see how efforts on the ground could contribute to a wider, systems-level theory of change.
You’ll wrap up the learning of the above concepts by discussing all these theories in the context of real-life case studies, helping you to ground your understanding in the practical realities of fieldwork.
Orientation to our online learning platform
Module 1: Human-Centred Design
Module 2: Behavioural Science
Module 3: Social Entrepreneurship
Module 4: Impact Investing
Module 5: Systems Innovation
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
This course includes material related to these Goals
Earn a certificate
Want to show colleges, universities and employers that you’ve got the knowledge and skills covered in this course? Once you’ve successfully completed any of our courses, we’ll send you a digital certificate of completion at no additional cost. The certificate will feature the official name of the course, your name, the date and a signature from your course instructor. Add the certificate to your college application, your graduate school application, your job application or your LinkedIn page.
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