ONLINE COURSE — PROMETHEUS “SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A PATH TO FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS”

Financial stability of civil society organizations is a “painful issue” that is and will remain relevant. Social entrepreneurship is one of the possible options for obtaining resources to support statutory activities. However, the topic of social entrepreneurship is only beginning to unfold in the Ukrainian context, with few studies and explanations in the information space that need to be gathered piece by piece.

The course offers an opportunity to comprehensively delve into the topic of social entrepreneurship and learn from the knowledge and experience of experts who have practically gone through the journey of launching a business and continue to develop their ventures. Unlike the previously created course “Social Entrepreneurship,” this course focuses on the specifics of nonprofit organizations and provides a deeper look at the subject.

The uniqueness of the course lies in the fact that it offers a self-assessment tool. With its help, you can evaluate your organization’s capacity to engage in social entrepreneurship.

The goal of the course is to build confidence that nonprofit civil society organizations can conduct commercial activities in the form of social entrepreneurship.

Course objectives:

• Develop an understanding of social entrepreneurship;
• Build skills necessary for starting and running a social business;
• Provide tools needed for creating a social enterprise business plan.

The course follows the organizational development methodology used by ISAR Ednannia (Initiative Center for Advancement of Development). Participants will be able to assess and strengthen their weaknesses in organizational development. Organizational development and the creation of social entrepreneurship is teamwork; therefore, participants are encouraged to take the course in teams, as it is better to start a new venture together.

IN THIS COURSE YOU WILL:

• Learn about the key steps for launching social entrepreneurship as an activity of a nonprofit organization;
• Learn the basics of design thinking, business modeling, attracting investment, marketing for social business, etc.;
• Develop a business plan;
• Learn about the experience of successful social enterprises created by civil society organizations;
• Have the opportunity to meet with the course authors.

THIS COURSE WILL BE OF INTEREST TO

People who work, volunteer, manage, or support the work of nonprofit civil society organizations. It will be especially useful for those who are thinking about but have not yet decided to earn money for their organization.

COURSE PROGRAM

Module 1: Why do nonprofit civil society organizations need social entrepreneurship? Module 2: Entrepreneurial thinking Module 3: Product development Module 4: Business modeling Module 5: Marketing and its specifics in social entrepreneurship Module 6: Finance for business Module 7: Legal aspects of social entrepreneurship Module 8: Team and motivation Module 9: Social value Module 10: Attracting investment Module 11: Strategy and business planning Module 12: Presenting a social entrepreneurship project

COURSE VOLUME: 6 hours of video

FORMAT OF STUDY

Distance learning. Users work through the course materials independently. However, since creating a social enterprise within an organization requires teamwork, multiple people from the same organization are encouraged to enroll. The course includes meetings with the authors, providing an opportunity to ask questions, discuss unclear points, or share achievements.

CERTIFICATION

To receive a certificate, all test assignments at the end of each module and the final test must be completed.

COURSE START DATE: September 9, 2021

The course was created within the project “Community Development in Ukraine through Social Entrepreneurship.”

COURSE INSTRUCTORS

Artem Kornetskyi — Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, co-founder and head of the educational organization School of ME, Associate Professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University.

Anna Hladka — Trainer, facilitator, entrepreneur, project manager.

Successful social entrepreneurs who also participated in creating the course and shared their experience:

Yurii Fyliuk — Founder of the NGO “Teple Misto” (Warm City), CEO of Promprylad.Renovation. Iryna Hladka — Founder of the networking café Lampochka. Andrii Levytskyi — Founder of the social workshop Woodluck. Vitalii Pcholkin — Co-founder of the store “InvaFishky.”