GLOBAL SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ( GSE )

COURSE OVERVIEW

One simple idea can lead to sustainable jobs, innovative technologies, and lasting institutions. Learn how to launch your own social venture in this social entrepreneurship course.

This course will teach you how to apply the principles of entrepreneurship to create solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. You will learn how to design a solution, create a mission-driven organization, and select the best structure for your venture: nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid. You will also get advice from successful social entrepreneurs who will Mentor you

• Chapter 1: Designing Your Venture
  Identify the problem you want to solve

• Chapter 2: Mission, Values, and Vision
  Create mission, vision, and values statements that will guide your venture’s decisions
• Chapter 3: Achieving Your Venture’s Goals
  Decide how your venture will achieve its goals
• Chapter 4: Structuring Your Venture
  Choose the best legal structure for your venture
• Chapter 5: Growing Your Venture & Measuring Its Impact
  Measure your venture’s financial health and social impact

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE?

This social entrepreneurship course was designed specifically for those thinking of starting a social venture (either for-profit or nonprofit) or who are in the early stages of getting their venture started. If you are working at an existing social venture you may still find this course useful, however. No previous experience or coursework is required.

CERTIFICATION

Learners are eligible to receive a Professional Certification and a Graduate Membership Certification from the Institute after successfully fulfilling the Assessment and Examination requirement.

In addition, the institute also prepares you for international examinations, and you are entitled to six (6) months post-training mentorship from international/ national highly influenced mentors around the globe.

To earn a Professional Certificate for this course, you need to earn more than 50% of possible points on Assignments and Examinations to obtain a passing grade. Assessments are worth 15% of your total score, while assignments and Examinations are worth 85%.