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Spring 2025  |  PA 5144 Section 001: Social Entrepreneurship (56961)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025
Mon 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?adavila+PA5144+Spring2024
Class Description:

This course will help prepare students to understand the context of, participate in, create, develop and lead socially entrepreneurial organizations and initiatives.

The term "social entrepreneurship" means many different things to many people. In general, most agree that social entrepreneurship refers to innovative responses to social needs that create social change. Social entrepreneurship is not sector specific - it can occur in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities as well as in "hybrids" and partnerships. We will treat the term in its most expanded description while continuing to ask ourselves as the course progresses, "What does social entrepreneurship mean? How broadly should we define its boundaries? How does it differ from other kinds of entrepreneurial activity? Other kinds of social change? How has it evolved over time? Where does it fit into our broader society?"

Though the label is relatively new, this kind of activity has been underway for a long time all over the world. It has been growing in intensity in recent years with new efforts that address old and new problems. Reduction of direct government involvement in social problems, active embracing of business practices by nonprofit leaders, businesses finding new ways to integrate social values into their business - all of these trends encourage new "social" entrepreneurial action. Global interconnectedness is also raising awareness of social issues across continents and individuals and local civic leaders and local, regional and national governments are calling for creative solutions. How does social enterprise play an integral role in shaping our future? See her bio here.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/56961/1253
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2019.docx (Spring 2019)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 October 2022

Spring 2024  |  PA 5144 Section 001: Social Entrepreneurship (57282)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Mon 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 35
Enrollment Status:
Open (10 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?adavila+PA5144+Spring2024
Class Description:

This course will help prepare students to understand the context of, participate in, create, develop and lead socially entrepreneurial organizations and initiatives.

The term "social entrepreneurship" means many different things to many people. In general, most agree that social entrepreneurship refers to innovative responses to social needs that create social change. Social entrepreneurship is not sector specific - it can occur in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities as well as in "hybrids" and partnerships. We will treat the term in its most expanded description while continuing to ask ourselves as the course progresses, "What does social entrepreneurship mean? How broadly should we define its boundaries? How does it differ from other kinds of entrepreneurial activity? Other kinds of social change? How has it evolved over time? Where does it fit into our broader society?"

Though the label is relatively new, this kind of activity has been underway for a long time all over the world. It has been growing in intensity in recent years with new efforts that address old and new problems. Reduction of direct government involvement in social problems, active embracing of business practices by nonprofit leaders, businesses finding new ways to integrate social values into their business - all of these trends encourage new "social" entrepreneurial action. Global interconnectedness is also raising awareness of social issues across continents and individuals and local civic leaders and local, regional and national governments are calling for creative solutions. How does social enterprise play an integral role in shaping our future? See her bio here.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57282/1243
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2019.docx (Spring 2019)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 October 2022

Spring 2023  |  PA 5144 Section 001: Social Entrepreneurship (65937)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Mon 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 35
Enrollment Status:
Open (10 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?adavila+PA5144+Spring2023
Class Description:

This course will help prepare students to understand the context of, participate in, create, develop and lead socially entrepreneurial organizations and initiatives.

The term "social entrepreneurship" means many different things to many people. In general, most agree that social entrepreneurship refers to innovative responses to social needs that create social change. Social entrepreneurship is not sector specific - it can occur in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities as well as in "hybrids" and partnerships. We will treat the term in its most expanded description while continuing to ask ourselves as the course progresses, "What does social entrepreneurship mean? How broadly should we define its boundaries? How does it differ from other kinds of entrepreneurial activity? Other kinds of social change? How has it evolved over time? Where does it fit into our broader society?"

Though the label is relatively new, this kind of activity has been underway for a long time all over the world. It has been growing in intensity in recent years with new efforts that address old and new problems. Reduction of direct government involvement in social problems, active embracing of business practices by nonprofit leaders, businesses finding new ways to integrate social values into their business - all of these trends encourage new "social" entrepreneurial action. Global interconnectedness is also raising awareness of social issues across continents and individuals and local civic leaders and local, regional and national governments are calling for creative solutions. How does social enterprise play an integral role in shaping our future? See her bio here.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65937/1233
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2019.docx (Spring 2019)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
28 October 2022

Spring 2019  |  PA 5144 Section 001: Social Entrepreneurship (67846)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Thu 05:30PM - 08:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management L-122
Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
Class Notes:
If you are interested in a permission number, please contact Terri Barreiro at barre041@umn.edu. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?barre041+PA5144+Spring2019
Class Description:

This course introduces the breadth of social entrepreneurship thinking and action. Social Entrepreneurs identify and address social issues using entrepreneurial principles and approaches. They act as change agents at the local, national and sometimes global level. They focus on creating value for those around them. In general, most agree that social entrepreneurship refers to innovative, organized responses to big social needs that create social change. Social entrepreneurship is not sector specific and is found in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities as well as in hybrids and partnerships. During this course we will continue to ask what does social entrepreneurship mean? How broadly should we define its boundaries? How does it differ from other kinds of entrepreneurial activity and other kinds of social change? Leaders of the future need to understand how to harness entrepreneurial energies to tackle tough issues. This course will prepare students to participate in, create, develop and lead socially entrepreneurial organizations and initiatives. Students will study and use the concepts and processes necessary to achieve entrepreneurial approaches. Students will also engage in activities that are similar to those successful entrepreneurs do and will have the opportunity to frame a venture plan that could in the future be one they themselves launch. Students will complete a full mission driven venture plan for a social enterprise and present it to a panel of social entrepreneurs.


Terri Barreiro and Andrea Davila will co-teach this course:


Terri Barreiro is an adjunct instructor teaching social entrepreneurship and philanthropy. She is a mentor and coach for new social enterprises and recently completed her term as founding board member of Impact Hub MSP. She is a consultant for strategic planning, fundraising, and board development. She also serves on a number of nonprofit boards. She retired after 10 years as founding director of McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. She is co-author of Social Entrepreneurship: the Journey from Issue to Viable Venture and Educase: Clemens Perk. Terri has more than 30 years of experience leading social change efforts as senior staff of United Way of Minneapolis, co-director of Dayton Hudson Foundation and as a consultant. In her career she has helped 11 social impact-focused nonprofits form and thrive.


Andrea Davila is an independent consultant specializing in supporting social venture funds and social enterprises. She was previously the Deputy Director at Echoing Green, the pioneering social venture capital fund based in New York, NY. Over the past 10 years, she has supported entrepreneurs, government leaders, and philanthropists to build organizations with a focus on social and economic mobility. She has worked across the sector - in local and federal government, in direct service and philanthropy - at the City of New York, The Blue Ridge Foundation, the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau, and Let's Get Ready as an experienced problem solver and capacity builder for early stage social enterprise. She is passionate about social enterprise and serves on the advisory committee for the Program for Social Entrepreneurship at Stanford University, as well as the Board of Directors of the Impact Hub MSP. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Barnard College, and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  • 1. Articulate understanding of the elements that create value through entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship;
  • 2. Appreciate the particular challenges and rewards of applying entrepreneurial approaches to create social innovation;
  • 3. Develop competencies in entrepreneurial venture development:
    1. Opportunity recognition;
    2. Issue and customer assessment;
    3. Feasibility analysis;
    4. Assessment of entrepreneurial approaches, including organizational forms and programmatic approaches in providing products or services that achieve a societal good;
    5. Design of managerial and governance systems to support the socially entrepreneurial venture.
  • 4. Write a venture plan for a social entrepreneurial approach to a societal issue or need.
  • Grading:
    45% Reports/Papers by individuals
    45% Team project: paper and presentation
    10% Attendance and leadership of class discussion
    Exam Format:
    no exams in this course
    Class Format:
    35% Lecture
    35% Discussion
    10% Small Group Activities
    10% Student Presentations
    10% Guest Speakers
    Workload:
    150-200 Pages Reading Per Week
    25-30 Pages Writing Per Term
    1 Major team Paper
    4 Individual Papers
    1 Team Presentation Other Workload: students will be expected to be current on current issues and news of the day
    Textbooks:
    https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67846/1193
    Syllabus:
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2019.docx
    Past Syllabi:
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2017.docx (Spring 2017)
    Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
    2 November 2018

    Spring 2018  |  PA 5144 Section 001: Social Entrepreneurship (54924)

    Instructor(s)
    Class Component:
    Lecture
    Credits:
    3 Credits
    Grading Basis:
    A-F only
    Instructor Consent:
    No Special Consent Required
    Instruction Mode:
    In Person Term Based
    Times and Locations:
    Regular Academic Session
     
    01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
    Wed 04:40PM - 07:25PM
    UMTC, West Bank
    Carlson School of Management 1-136
    Enrollment Status:
    Open (17 of 30 seats filled)
    Also Offered:
    Course Catalog Description:
    Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
    Class Notes:
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/?barre041+PA5144+Spring2018
    Class Description:
    This course introduces the breadth of social entrepreneurship thinking and action. Social Entrepreneurs identify and address social issues using entrepreneurial principles and approaches. They act as change agents at the local, national and sometimes global level. They focus on creating value for those around them. In general, most agree that social entrepreneurship refers to innovative, organized responses to big social needs that create social change. Social entrepreneurship is not sector specific and is found in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities as well as in hybrids and partnerships. During this course we will continue to ask what does social entrepreneurship mean? How broadly should we define its boundaries? How does it differ from other kinds of entrepreneurial activity and other kinds of social change? Leaders of the future need to understand how to harness entrepreneurial energies to tackle tough issues. This course will help prepare students to participate in, create, develop and lead socially entrepreneurial organizations and initiatives. Students will study the concepts and processes necessary to achieve entrepreneurial approaches. Students will also engage in activities that are similar to those successful entrepreneurs do and will have the opportunity to frame a venture plan that could in the future be one they themselves launch. Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Articulate the variety of definitions of social entrepreneurship including describing the unique elements that create value through social entrepreneurship endeavors 2. Demonstrate understanding of what a nonprofit organizational model is, how it is distinct from for-profit business models and the required elements for a nonprofit to operate. 3. Describe and weigh the challenges and rewards of applying various entrepreneurial approaches to specific community issues 4. Demonstrate competencies in: a. Opportunity recognition within the social issues surrounding the student b.Feasibility analysis of opportunities identified c. Assessment of alternative entrepreneurial strategies and different organizational forms in providing products or services that achieve a societal good tied to specific issues d. Planning of reasonable approaches to address human needs issues and opportunities ? including demonstrating skills in formation of a logic model for selected actions and desired results 5. Complete a basic venture plan for a social entrepreneurial venture
    Grading:
    45% Reports/Papers by individuals
    45% Team project: paper and presentation
    10% Attendance
    Exam Format:
    no exams in this course
    Class Format:
    35% Lecture
    35% Discussion
    10% Small Group Activities
    10% Student Presentations
    10% Guest Speakers
    Workload:
    150-200 Pages Reading Per Week
    25-30 Pages Writing Per Term
    1 Major team Paper
    4 Individual Papers
    1 Team Presentation Other Workload: students will be expected to be current on current issues and news of the day
    Textbooks:
    https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54924/1183
    Past Syllabi:
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2019.docx (Spring 2019)
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2017.docx (Spring 2017)
    Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
    3 January 2017

    Spring 2017  |  PA 5144 Section 001: Social Entrepreneurship (67823)

    Instructor(s)
    Class Component:
    Lecture
    Credits:
    3 Credits
    Grading Basis:
    A-F only
    Instructor Consent:
    No Special Consent Required
    Instruction Mode:
    In Person Term Based
    Times and Locations:
    Regular Academic Session
     
    01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
    Wed 04:40PM - 07:25PM
    UMTC, West Bank
    Hubert H Humphrey Center 184
    Also Offered:
    Course Catalog Description:
    Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
    Class Notes:
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/?barre041+PA5144+Spring2017
    Class Description:
    This course introduces the breadth of social entrepreneurship thinking and action. Social Entrepreneurs identify and address social issues using entrepreneurial principles and approaches. They act as change agents at the local, national and sometimes global level. They focus on creating value for those around them. In general, most agree that social entrepreneurship refers to innovative, organized responses to big social needs that create social change. Social entrepreneurship is not sector specific and is found in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities as well as in hybrids and partnerships. During this course we will continue to ask what does social entrepreneurship mean? How broadly should we define its boundaries? How does it differ from other kinds of entrepreneurial activity and other kinds of social change? Leaders of the future need to understand how to harness entrepreneurial energies to tackle tough issues. This course will help prepare students to participate in, create, develop and lead socially entrepreneurial organizations and initiatives. Students will study the concepts and processes necessary to achieve entrepreneurial approaches. Students will also engage in activities that are similar to those successful entrepreneurs do and will have the opportunity to frame a venture plan that could in the future be one they themselves launch. Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Articulate the variety of definitions of social entrepreneurship including describing the unique elements that create value through social entrepreneurship endeavors 2. Demonstrate understanding of what a nonprofit organizational model is, how it is distinct from for-profit business models and the required elements for a nonprofit to operate. 3. Describe and weigh the challenges and rewards of applying various entrepreneurial approaches to specific community issues 4. Demonstrate competencies in: a. Opportunity recognition within the social issues surrounding the student b.Feasibility analysis of opportunities identified c. Assessment of alternative entrepreneurial strategies and different organizational forms in providing products or services that achieve a societal good tied to specific issues d. Planning of reasonable approaches to address human needs issues and opportunities ? including demonstrating skills in formation of a logic model for selected actions and desired results 5. Complete a basic venture plan for a social entrepreneurial venture
    Grading:
    45% Reports/Papers by individuals
    45% Team project: paper and presentation
    10% Attendance
    Exam Format:
    no exams in this course
    Class Format:
    35% Lecture
    35% Discussion
    10% Small Group Activities
    10% Student Presentations
    10% Guest Speakers
    Workload:
    150-200 Pages Reading Per Week
    25-30 Pages Writing Per Term
    1 Major team Paper
    4 Individual Papers
    1 Team Presentation Other Workload: students will be expected to be current on current issues and news of the day
    Textbooks:
    https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67823/1173
    Syllabus:
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2017.docx
    Past Syllabi:
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2019.docx (Spring 2019)
    Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
    3 January 2017

    Spring 2015  |  PA 5144 Section 001: Social Entrepreneurship (60113)

    Instructor(s)
    Class Component:
    Lecture
    Credits:
    3 Credits
    Grading Basis:
    A-F only
    Instructor Consent:
    No Special Consent Required
    Instruction Mode:
    In Person Term Based
    Meets With:
    PA 4144 Section 001
    Times and Locations:
    Regular Academic Session
     
    01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
    Wed 04:40PM - 07:25PM
    UMTC, West Bank
    Hubert H Humphrey Center 30
    Also Offered:
    Course Catalog Description:
    Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives. prereq: Grad student or instr consent
    Class Description:
    This course introduces the breadth of social entrepreneurship thinking and action. Social Entrepreneurs identify and address social issues using entrepreneurial principles and approaches. They act as change agents at the local, national and sometimes global level. They focus on creating value for those around them. In general, most agree that social entrepreneurship refers to innovative, organized responses to big social needs that create social change. Social entrepreneurship is not sector specific and is found in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities as well as in hybrids and partnerships. During this course we will continue to ask what does social entrepreneurship mean? How broadly should we define its boundaries? How does it differ from other kinds of entrepreneurial activity and other kinds of social change? Leaders of the future need to understand how to harness entrepreneurial energies to tackle tough issues. This course will help prepare students to participate in, create, develop and lead socially entrepreneurial organizations and initiatives. Students will study the concepts and processes necessary to achieve entrepreneurial approaches. Students will also engage in activities that are similar to those successful entrepreneurs do and will have the opportunity to frame a venture plan that could in the future be one they themselves launch. Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Articulate the variety of definitions of social entrepreneurship including describing the unique elements that create value through social entrepreneurship endeavors 2. Demonstrate understanding of what a nonprofit organizational model is, how it is distinct from for-profit business models and the required elements for a nonprofit to operate. 3. Describe and weigh the challenges and rewards of applying various entrepreneurial approaches to specific community issues 4. Demonstrate competencies in: a. Opportunity recognition within the social issues surrounding the student b.Feasibility analysis of opportunities identified c. Assessment of alternative entrepreneurial strategies and different organizational forms in providing products or services that achieve a societal good tied to specific issues d. Planning of reasonable approaches to address human needs issues and opportunities ? including demonstrating skills in formation of a logic model for selected actions and desired results 5. Complete a basic venture plan for a social entrepreneurial venture
    Grading:
    15% Midterm Exam
    55% Reports/Papers
    5% Attendance
    10% Reflection Papers
    15% In-class Presentations
    Exam Format:
    essay questions and multiple choice
    Class Format:
    30% Lecture
    30% Discussion
    10% Small Group Activities
    20% Student Presentations
    10% Guest Speakers
    Workload:
    100-150 Pages Reading Per Week
    25-30 Pages Writing Per Term
    1 Exam(s)
    6 Paper(s)
    1 Presentation(s)
    Other Workload: students will be expected to be current on current issues and news of the day
    Textbooks:
    https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/60113/1153
    Past Syllabi:
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2019.docx (Spring 2019)
    http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/barre041_PA5144_Spring2017.docx (Spring 2017)
    Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
    6 October 2014

    Spring 2014  |  PA 5144 Section 001: Social Entrepreneurship (67061)

    Instructor(s)
    Class Component:
    Lecture
    Credits:
    3 Credits
    Grading Basis:
    A-F only
    Instructor Consent:
    No Special Consent Required
    Instruction Mode:
    In Person Term Based
    Times and Locations:
    Regular Academic Session
     
    01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
    Wed 06:00PM - 08:45PM
    UMTC, West Bank
    Blegen Hall 330
    Also Offered:
    Course Catalog Description:
    Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives.
    Class Description:
    Introduction to field of social entrepreneurship. Prepares current/future managers/leaders to create, develop, lead socially entrepreneurial organizations/initiatives
    Grading:
    45% Reports/Papers
    35% Special Projects
    10% In-class Presentations
    10% Class Participation
    Class Format:
    30% Lecture
    30% Discussion
    20% Small Group Activities
    20% Student Presentations Students will work in project teams to develop a social venture proposal.
    Workload:
    50 - 70 Pages Reading Per Week
    20 Pages Writing Per Term
    1 Paper(s)
    1 Presentation(s)
    4 Homework Assignment(s)
    Other Workload: Team proposal will be presented at end of semester.
    Textbooks:
    https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67061/1143
    Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
    21 January 2014

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