Online Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Program
Course One begins August 5th! Registration deadline July 20th!
Problems registering? Email cpce@pacific.edu.
Questions about the program? Email ston@pacific.edu.
Social Entrepreneurs identify a chronic social or environmental problem and use entrepreneurial principles to create innovative for-profit businesses, social enterprises, or sustainable nonprofits that permanently eradicate the underlying causes.
of new enterprises is the most powerful way to make positive
change in the world. – Michael Strong
The Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Program, offered by the University of the Pacific’s Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship and Center for Professional and Continuing Education, is a six-month online curriculum where students learn to combine business acumen and social mission to enact tangible impact in the world.
A video by Professor Martin Burt introducing the program:
What will you learn?
How innovative, practical, business and management skills can help you to leverage your skill sets for effective management and enhanced social impact - developing not just the best business in the world, but the best business for the world.
- The basis of social entrepreneurship – its definition, history, what makes it unique, the current state of the field, opportunities available, and examples of failures and successes.
- Strategies for utilizing the latest business techniques to solve social problems.
- The process of starting or improving a social venture or initiative.
- How to write business plans, conduct feasibility studies, and perform evaluation assessments.
- Practical, innovative, and meaningful skills that will equip your transition from passion to action.
Benefits of the program:
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Online, Diverse, Flexible, Global
Courses can be completed at your own pace and any location. Those enrolled come from across the globe, giving you the benefits of your peers’ unique perspectives, in-country knowledge, and development experiences.
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World Renowned Practitioner Professor
Martin Burt, CEO and Founder of two flourishing social enterprises, personally teaches every course. He is a former mayor of Asuncion, a Skoll Award Recipient, and for over 25 years has been a pioneer in the entrepreneurship and development fields.
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Personal Attention and Partnership
Martin lends complete attention to every small sized class and communicates directly with all students. Course participation also gains you access to the Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship’s international network of distinguished organizations and businesses, funding resources, conferences, and competitions.
Course Schedule:
Courses can be taken individually, or registered for as a package. Upon completion of all three courses, students receive a hard-copy certificate and academic credit from University of the Pacific. The certificate can be used in improving your future career opportunities, legitimizing the creation of your own enterprise, seeking employment with a for-profit or nonprofit business, seeking professional advancement, to evidence your skill sets, for teaching purposes – the possibilities are endless!
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Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship (August 5th – September 29th, 2012)
Gain foundational knowledge and explore the broad field of social entrepreneurship. This course introduces students to the history, theory, practice, and emerging trends in social enterprises around the world.
A video by Professor Martin Burt introducing Course One: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
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Business Plans for Social Entrepreneurial Organizations (October 14th – December 8th, 2012)
In this course students learn to develop feasibility studies and evaluate business plans in the context of social entrepreneurship, including social enterprises and nonprofit organizations.
A video by Professor Martin Burt introducing Course Two: Business Plans for Social Entrepreneurial Organizations
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Monitoring & Evaluation for High Impact Social Mission Organizations (January 6th – March 2nd, 2013)
The final piece of the curriculum challenges students to develop measurable outcomes and systems for monitoring and evaluating social impact and return on investment from a social enterprise.
A video by Professor Martin Burt introducing Course Three: Monitoring & Evaluation for High Impact Social Mission Organizations.
The Professor:
Professor and Practitioner Martín Burt is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Fundación Paraguaya. For over 25 years, Martín has been a pioneer in applying microfinance, microfranchise tools, youth entrepreneurship and financial literacy to address chronic poverty in Paraguay and around the world. Fundación Paraguaya has supported 35,000 micro entrepreneurs who create 19,000 new jobs each year and its agricultural school is breaking new ground by demonstrating that wellmanaged sustainable agriculture high schools can be profitable and by helping young people learn to think of themselves as rural entrepreneurs.
Burt is also Co-founder of Teach a Man to Fish a global network with 2,000 members in 119 countries that promotes “education that pays for itself,” and is establishing self-sufficient schools with 50 partner organizations in 27 countries. Martín is a graduate of the University of the Pacific and George Washington University. He has been honored with the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, Inter-American Development Bank Award of Excellence for Social Enterprise, and the Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur Award.
Value of a Pacific Professional Certificate:
Upon satisfactory completion of all three courses, students will receive a hard-copy Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship and 9 units of academic credit from the University of the Pacific’s Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE). As the continuing education arm of the University of the Pacific, CPCE is a respected provider of adult and professional education. A certificate is widely recognized proof of the successful completion of a high-caliber, in-depth course of study. The Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship can be used in improving your future career opportunities, legitimizing the creation of your own enterprise, seeking employment with a for-profit or nonprofit business, seeking professional advancement, to evidence your skill sets, for teaching purposes – the possibilities are endless.
Pricing:
XINT 196 : Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship – 3 academic units $895 (8/5/13 – 9/28/13)
XINT 198 : Business Planning for Social Enterprise - 3 academic units $895 (10/14/13 – 12/7/13)
XINT 199 : Monitoring and Evaluating a Social Enterprise – 3 academic units $895 (1/6/14 – 3/1/14)
TUITION: The complete three course package fee is $2,385 per person, saving you $300 versus taking the courses individually.
Participant Quotes:
I have truly learned much, much more then I had anticipated. I am sincerely impressed with the amount of attention you have given to my assignments.”
—Fred Sconberg, MA in Educational Leadership Student, USA
“This is one of the most practical courses I have undertaken whose results are immediate. As I write, I have the backing of the management to implement the business plan and all of us are happy with the new ideas to improve our capacity building aspects.”
—Solomon Kagaba, Microfinance Operations Manager, Uganda
For More Information:
Please visit http://go.pacific.edu/social-certificate or call 209.946.2424 or 800.959.5376 for information regarding enrollment. To receive additional information about the academic program, call 209.946.7656 or email ston@pacific.edu. Professor Burt is available for skype information sessions, please email or call to make an appointment.
A video by Professor Martin Burt introducing Course One: Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship
