Social Ventures Institute
The mission of the Social Venture Institute is to build a global social venture pipeline by engaging outstanding business schools globally in the development and scaling of social venture solutions to local poverty reduction challenges.
The Foundation in cooperation with the Global Business Schools Network (GBSN) will identify a "flagship" Business School for each nation the Institute is rolled out to. The Social Ventures Institute consists of the three integrated program components:
1. Social Venture Development: End Poverty Innovation
Challenge (EPIC) Experientially engages socially driven
students and faculty in the local development of social
venture solutions to local poverty reduction challenges.
(up to 25 students)
2. Social Venture Scaling: Social Franchise Management
Training Program (SFMT) Experientially engages a select
group of business school student interns in:
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Modeling and monitoring a “franchisable” social venture’s commercial proof of concept.
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Monitoring and evaluating the scaling of a social franchise in conjunction with the Foundation’s EndPoverty Fund. (up to 5 students)
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3. Social Venture Investment: End Poverty Fund Training
Program (EPFT) Experientially engages a select group of
business school student interns in the business of social
venture deal sourcing, vetting and valuation for the social
impact equity portfolio of the Foundation’s “End Poverty
Fund”. (up to 5 students)
In cooperation with:
