Putting the Commercial in Social Enterprise Education: Employing the For-profit to Nonprofit Business Model in the Classroom

Authors

  • Rasheda L Weaver Iona College

Keywords:

social enterprise, nonprofit organizations, for-profit business, case study, experiential education, undergraduate teaching, large classes

Abstract

This article presents the case of an undergraduate social entrepreneurship class where students run social enterprises on campus for four weeks. After completing sales, students donate their profits to local nonprofit organizations. The case illustrates how university classes may equip students to address societal problems through entrepreneurial activity.

Author Biography

Rasheda L Weaver, Iona College

Dr. Rasheda L. Weaver is the first Assistant Professor for the new Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Iona College. She conducted the first large-scale empirical study on the social, economic, and legal activities of social enterprises in the United States and is the Creator of Weaver’s Social Enterprise Directory.

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Published

08/31/2021

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Insights, Case Studies, and Applications

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