UPenn - Business Strategies for Social Impact
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Business Strategies for Social Impact at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Business Strategies for Social Impact at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 4 of 4 in the Business Strategies for A Better World Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Approx. 11 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
Business Strategies for Social Impact at Coursera Course details
- When is it good business practice to invest for social good? What are the most innovative and effective business strategies for developing positive social impact around the world? Designed by renowned Wharton professors Katherine Klein and Chris Geczy to help individuals, organizations, and investors bring about societal change, this course introduces the fundamentals of impact investing, and developing a business strategy that drives social impact. You?ll learn how to become a leader who cultivates purpose and inspires change, measure societal impact through evidence-based models, and invest in ventures effectively and meaningfully. By the end of this course, you?ll have a deep understanding of the realities of leading an organization with purpose, and be able to build successful strategies that bring impactful change to the world.
Business Strategies for Social Impact at Coursera Curriculum
Module 1: Purpose-Driven Leadership
Introduction
The Role of Business is Changing
Cultivate Your Purpose
(Optional) Interview with Derek Handley
(Optional) Interview with Kyle Zimmer: Part 1
Test Your Assumptions
Find the Win-Win
(Optional) Interview with Chad Dickerson: Part 1
(Optional) Interview with Bobby Turner
(Optional) Interview with Kyle Zimmer: Part 2
Bring it Home
(Optional) Interview with Chad Dickerson: Part 2
(Optional) Interview with Kat Taylor
(Optional) Interview with Jostein Solheim
(Optional) Interview with Kyle Zimmer: Part 3
Evaluate, Revise, and Renew
Module Wrap-Up
Reading - Cultivate Your Purpose Worksheet
Reading - Test Your Assumptions Worksheet
Reading: Logic Model Worksheet
Module 1 - Lecture Slides
Module 1 Quiz
Module 2: How Business Drives Social Impact
Introduction: How Business Drives Social Impact
Driving Impact - How, Why, and What
Practices: Employment with Nick Ashburn
Practices: Operations and Supply with Nick Ashburn
Practices: Investment with Nick Ashburn
Products and Services with Nick Ashburn
Philanthropy with Nick Ashburn
Impact and Profit
Conclusion
(Optional) Interview with Bart Houlahan
(Optional) Interview with Lisa Hall
Module 2 - Lecture Slides
Module 2 Quiz
Module 3: Impact Measurement
Introduction to Impact Measurement
What is the Impact of X?
Standards of Evidence
Logic Model Level 1
Logic Model Level 2
Logic Model Level 3
Logic Model Level 4
Logic Model Level 5
Logic Model Level Q
Conclusion
Module 3 - Lecture Slides
Module 3 Quiz
Module 4: Impact Investing
Introduction to Impact Investing
Global Trends
Classic Impact Investing
Great Expectations
The Community
What Can Government Do?
Shareholder Activism
Is There an (Expected) Cost to Social Investing?
Module 4 - Lecture Slides
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Module 4 Quiz
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