Social Enterprise Initiative

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Fast Fact:

In each of the past three years, approximately 50 students, faculty and staff spent ten-days in New Orleans working with organizations focused on the reconstruction and rebuilding of business, educational, and community infrastructure following Hurricane Katrina.

Courses & Programs

The Social Enterprise Initiative's courses and educational programs are designed to educate and support current and emerging leaders in the application of management skills to create social value.

Executive Education programs are designed to provide leaders in the nonprofit, for-profit, and education sectors with opportunities to enhance their management, governance, and entrepreneurial capabilities to achieve high performance within their organizations.
MBA Courses & Curriculum offerings take an integrated approach toward social enterprise within the School's general management approach to educating leaders who make a difference in the world. HBS students are provided learning opportunities and support to prepare for future leadership roles in social enterprise.
Social Venture Track of the HBS Business Plan Contest aims to educate HBS and Harvard University students in the process of creating and evaluating social-purpose ventures (including nonprofit, for-profit, or hybrid models), while harnessing the unique resources that HBS offers. Its goal is to prepare students for opportunities in entrepreneurship sometime during their careers.
Immersion Experience Program (IXP) is open to both first and second-year MBA students. These opportunities immerse students, faculty, and staff in academic, cultural, and organizational-based field work around the world where participants can meet with leaders and actively engage in hands-on projects. The New Orleans IXP, which focuses on service and leadership in an entrepreneurial environment, inspired the "immersion" program concept when it was launched in 2006. In 2010, the New Orleans and Rwanda IXPs focused on topics relating to social enterprise and several other IXPs incorporated social enterprise components.