Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators

  • 4.8
Approx. 8 hours to complete

Course Summary

This course explores the concept of social impact and how organizations can create positive change in society. It covers topics such as social entrepreneurship, impact measurement, and sustainable business models.

Key Learning Points

  • Learn about the different ways that organizations can create social impact
  • Understand the importance of impact measurement and evaluation
  • Explore sustainable business models and social entrepreneurship

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

    • USA: $70,000 - $100,000
    • India: ₹6,00,000 - ₹10,00,000
    • Spain: €30,000 - €50,000
    • USA: $70,000 - $100,000
    • India: ₹6,00,000 - ₹10,00,000
    • Spain: €30,000 - €50,000

    • USA: $50,000 - $80,000
    • India: ₹4,00,000 - ₹8,00,000
    • Spain: €20,000 - €40,000
    • USA: $70,000 - $100,000
    • India: ₹6,00,000 - ₹10,00,000
    • Spain: €30,000 - €50,000

    • USA: $50,000 - $80,000
    • India: ₹4,00,000 - ₹8,00,000
    • Spain: €20,000 - €40,000

    • USA: $60,000 - $90,000
    • India: ₹5,00,000 - ₹9,00,000
    • Spain: €25,000 - €45,000

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Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the concept of social impact and how it can be created
  • Develop skills in impact measurement and evaluation
  • Explore sustainable business models and social entrepreneurship

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • Basic knowledge of business concepts and practices
  • Interest in social impact and creating positive change

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online
  • Self-paced
  • Video Lectures
  • Assignments
  • Quizzes

Similar Courses

  • Social Innovation
  • Impact Investing
  • Corporate Social Responsibility

Related Education Paths


Notable People in This Field

  • Bill Gates
  • Melinda Gates
  • Muhammad Yunus

Related Books

Description

This course offers an introduction to social impact strategy and social entrepreneurship, including key concepts, an overview of the field, and tools to get started as a changemaker. Students will learn how to innovate and design new ideas and new organizational forms to implement those ideas. Students who take this course will be better prepared to launch social impact

Outline

  • Introduction
  • 0.1. What to Expect in this Course
  • 1.1 Introduction to Social Innovation
  • 1.2 Traditional approaches to public problem solving
  • 1.3 A social entrepreneur's approach to problem solving
  • 1.4 Introduction to the social enterprise and the social enterprise spectrum
  • 1.5 The Importance of the business model
  • 1.6 Traits of social enterprise across the spectrum
  • 1.7. Meet Carlos and Coco
  • 1.8. Anatomy of a Social Entrepreneur
  • Recommended Readings for Week 1. Introduction
  • Week 1 Quiz: Introduction to Social Innovation, Enterprise, and Entrepreneurship
  • Define and Design
  • 2.1 How Do We Find Innovations? Introduction to the Design Process
  • 2.2 Why is Design Thinking Important for Social Innovation?
  • 2.3 How to Design Part 1: Spark Useful Insights by Listening with Empathy
  • 2.4 How to Design Part 2: Identify the Most Powerful Insights and Potential Solutions by Building a Mind Map
  • 2.5 How to Design Part 3: Prototyping
  • 2.6 Embracing Creativity and Innovation
  • 2.7 Articulating your Roadmap to Impact: The Logic Model
  • 2.8 The Logic Model: Critical Elements
  • 2.9 The Logic Model: How to Use It
  • 2.10 Three Examples of Logic Models
  • 2.11 Tips for Building a Strong Logic Model
  • 2.12. Carlos and Coco Define and Design (Part 1: Listening with Empathy, Empathy Maps, and Mind Maps)
  • 2.13. Carlos and Coco Define and Design (Part 2. Prototyping and Logic Models)
  • Recommended Readings for Week 2: Define and Design
  • Week 2 Quiz: Finding Innovations and the Road to Impact
  • Pilot and Scale
  • 3.1 Two Approaches to Measuring Performance: Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Ratings
  • 3.2 A Third Approach to Measuring Performance: The Balanced Scorecard
  • 3.3 Examples of Balanced Scorecards
  • 3.4 How to Develop a Balanced Scorecard - Overview
  • 3.5 How to Develop a Balanced Scorecard - Detail
  • 3.6 What is Scale?
  • 3.7 The Importance of Scale in the Social Sector
  • 3.8 Five Approaches to Scale - Overview
  • 3.9 Five Approaches to Scale - Details and Implications
  • 3.10 Approaching Scale Critically
  • 3.11. Carlos and Coco Pilot and Scale (Scorecard, Marketing Matrix, and Customer Segmentation)
  • Recommended Readings for Week 3. Pilot and Scale
  • Week 3 Quiz: Performance Measurement and Scale
  • Sector Selection and Business Models
  • 4.1 Why you Need a Business Model
  • 4.2 Features of the Business Model
  • 4.3 Business Models along the Business Model Spectrum
  • 4.4 Choosing a Model - Introduction
  • 4.5 Choosing a Model - How to Choose
  • 4.6 Drilling Down on Assessment 2: Competitive Positioning
  • 4.7 Competitive Positioning: Market Characteristics and Differentiation
  • 4.8 An Example of Competitive Positioning: Blue Avocado
  • 4.9 An Example of Competitive Positioning: Jolkona
  • 4.10 Key Criteria of Competitive Positioning Assessment
  • 4.11 Choosing a Model - Pathways Lead to Many Organizational Forms that Can Result
  • 4.12 Balancing Mission and Profit
  • 4.13.Carlos and Coco Choose a Business Model
  • 4.14 The bottom line
  • 4.15. Key Questions all Social Innovators Must Ask
  • Recommended Readings for Week 4. Sector Selection and Business Models
  • Week 4 Quiz: Sector Selection and Business Models

Summary of User Reviews

Read reviews of Coursera's Social Impact course to learn how it can help you make a difference in the world. Many users praised the course's comprehensive content, which covers everything from poverty to climate change. Overall, users found the course to be engaging and inspiring.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Comprehensive content that covers a wide range of social issues

Pros from User Reviews

  • Engaging and inspiring course material
  • Comprehensive coverage of social issues
  • Interactive and collaborative learning experience
  • Flexible schedule allows for self-paced learning
  • Great resource for those interested in social impact and advocacy

Cons from User Reviews

  • Some users found the course material to be too basic
  • Limited interaction with instructors
  • Course assignments can be time-consuming
  • Not all content is applicable to every user's interests or career goals
  • Certificate of completion is not recognized by all employers
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Peter Frumkin
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