Santa Clara University

Social Entrepreneurship

• What is Social Entrepreneurship?

  Article describing the goals of social entrepreneurship.
  

• Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  The center's mission takes shape in three areas: 

  1. Connect: Strengthening community ties by cultivating an opportunity-focused Venture Information Network
  2. Educate: Developing the entrepreneurial competence of students by offering an interdisciplinary Entrepreneur Leadership Program
  3. Launch: Enabling the launch of new ventures by providing a Venture Accelerator Program
     

• Global Women's Leadership Fellows

  The Leavey School of Business Global Fellows Program provides SCU students a meaningful 4-6 week globally oriented work experience. The fellowships are located both abroad and in the U.S. and all have an international focus. Throughout this experience, and enhanced by leadership classes held before and after the respective fellowship, you will have the opportunity to connect to global leadership principles.
  

• Jean Donovan Summer Fellowships

  Apply for a fellowship to work for a national or international organization dedicated to social entrepreneurship. The Jean Donovan Summer Fellowship is designed to encourage and support undergraduates in deepening their understanding of social justice issues through a summer community-based learning experience. The Fellowship provides a maximum of $1,500 in grant funding to recipients.
  

• Kolvenbach Solidarity Program

  Immersion experiences in El Salvador, Ecuador, Mexico, and parts of the US are designed to help you see the world with new eyes, to recognize the unjust suffering of marginalized communities and individuals, and to allow those experiences to inform your vocational discernment.
  

• El Salvador Business Immersion Trip

  The El Salvador Business Immersion Program provides 13 undergraduate students with the opportunity to spend one week in El Salvador learning about the country's unique economic circumstances. You live with the people of El Salvador and explore business practice in El Salvador and its consequences for the men, women, and children of that country. You will be able to connect the immersion experience with your business education, and see how business can be a powerful tool to elicit change in our world.
  

• Food and Agribusiness Immersion Trip

  International summer immersion trips for undergraduates of all majors through the food and Agribusiness Institute.
  

• Global Social Benefits Incubator

  Learn about an innovative SCU program which brings social entrepreneurs from less developed countries to campus to help their social enterprises achieve sustainable and measurable social impact.
  

• Social Entrepreneurship Resources

  A collection of funding and mentorship resources for social entrepreneurship ventures.
  

• Career Center Online Resource Library

  The Career Center offers an online resource library with books such as "How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, "Best Jobs for a Better World, and "The Eco Guide to Careers that Make a Difference."