Social Entrepreneurship
The Social Entrepreneurship program introduces the learners to the basic concepts of social entrepreneurship and to the different ways it is practiced in different countries with a focus on the models in Uganda and East Africa.
Participants are expected to draw a concept plan for a possible social entrepreneurship initiative of their own after the course.
Programme details
Unit 1: Introduction to social entrepreneurship: The journey ahead
- Profile of social entrepreneurs
- Create your own profile of a social entrepreneur
- Grounding in social entrepreneurship
- Typology of ventures
- Definitional disputes
- Initial questions on social entrepreneurship
Unit 2: Creating social change: The social value proposition and identifying a social business opportunity
- Seizing social business opportunities
- Legal structure
- Social entrepreneurship profiles
- Community asset mapping
- Profile of a social entrepreneur
- Social value proposition
- Triple bottom line
Unit 3: Understanding poverty: The Social Development Goals
- The critical need to alleviate poverty
- Ecosystem approach
- The role of cooperatives in addressing poverty
- Profile of a social organization:
Unit 4: Human-Centered Design: Partnering with the targeted community to address social problems
- Profile of a social organization
- The role of mind mapping in creating solutions
- Empowerment model: Partnering with targeted community
Unit 5: Developing a theory of change: Starting with the social impact
- Theory of change explained
- Understanding the theory of change more deeply
- A brief introduction to systems thinking
- Profile of a social organization:
Unit 6: Envisioning an innovative society: The role of social innovation
- Social Innovations: A critical element to scaling social impact
- Disruptive innovations
- Profile of a social entrepreneur
Unit 7: The business model: Creating a social business model
- The role of the business model in starting a social venture
- Equitable distribution of value
- The role of the business model: The business model canvas
- A social business model framework
- Profile of a social entrepreneur:
- Business model canvas exercise
- Business model execution failure
Unit 8: Funding social ventures: Strategies for success
- Sustainable funding sources: Earned income
- Profile of a social entrepreneur:
- Traditional funding sources
- Social investment funding sources
- Investing in a social venture
- Relationship building with donors and investors
Unit 9: The driving force behind social entrepreneurship: Measurement and scaling social impact
- Building the foundation
- Profile of a social entrepreneur:
- Scalability through expansion
- Impact measurement tools
Unit 10: The future: Reflection and shared experiences
- Path to social entrepreneurship
- Thoughts for change-makers
- ‘Be the Change’ reflection paper