Social Innovation Practicum

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Students will learn and apply the steps that social entrepreneurs work through to operationalize social innovations and create social change: identifying a problem to address, developing a strategy to address the social need, fundraising, growing the organization, tracking results and maximizing impact. Students will develop a Theory of Change, Logic Model and Social Venture Plan for self-selected problem OR engage in a semester-long exploration of a social challenge or operational social innovation, with which they will actively engage during an Alternative Break Program (ABP) during Thanksgiving or Spring Break. Prerequisites: SI/ PHL 213 , LDR 403, and pursuit of Social Innovation minor approved by academic advisor or permission of instructor.