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: EPIC Innovation Lab
Experientially engages socially driven students and faculty in the local development of franchisable social venture
solutions to local poverty reduction challenges.
(up to 25 students)
2. Social Venture Scaling: Social Franchise Lab
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: Social Impact Fund Lab
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:
