CDV 350 Introduction to Social Innovation

This course introduces students to the emerging field of social innovation, which seeks to create more effective, efficient, and sustainable solutions to poverty both in the U.S. and the Majority World. Students will be introduced to the process of designing social innovations and social ventures from a biblical perspective concerning human change and social institutions. Topics include: roles of markets and states, economic justice, biblical ethics, social entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, theories of change, designing and testing innovations, business models, metrics, fundraising, and scaling. Note: this is not a course in non-profit management. Prerequisite(s): CDV 210 and ECO 202; junior or senior standing. 4 hour(s). DIV