Chicago Booth EMBA Alum Gift Expands Social Innovation
A $20 million gift from a Chicago Booth MBA alumni will support expanded research and programming in social innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago. Continue reading…
Stanford GSB Impact Fund Bridges Classroom and Workforce
Stanford’s Graduate School of Business recently published an article by Margaret Steen about the first investment made by the Stanford GSB Impact Fund in Geneticure, a pharmocogenetic testing company “working on a better diagnostic test for hypertension [to] quickly identify which treatment will work best for which patient.”
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Judge Launches Centre for Social Innovation
“The social innovator needs to understand the basic business model, finance and those other business skills, but the social innovator also has to turn mission into reality,” says Neil Stott, Executive Director of the new Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School.
The website for the Centre went live on 23 September, outlining the Centre’s mission and featuring various resources related to social innovation including research, events and Stott’s first blog post for the Centre; the post focuses on how the public sector is playing (in contrast to its sometimes stodgy image) an increasingly important role in social innovation, especially in the technology space.
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New Cambridge Judge Center Seeks Honorary Fellows
Judge Business School-University of Cambridge is launching a Center for Social Innovation (CSI) later this year and is seeking to appoint five to eight Fellows, who are leading social innovators in the public, private or third/NGO sector. Fellows will advise, promote and assist the new center’s work.
In the last few years there has been a significant and sustained global interest in creating social value through social innovation and social enterprise. Moreover, creating social value is no longer the preserve of the NGO sector, but integral to the strategies of many public organizations and, increasingly, the private sector”said CSI Executive Director Neil Stott.
Kellogg Names Inaugural Class of Youn Impact Scholars
The following article was originally sourced from the news piece “Meet Kellogg’s First Youn Impact Scholars” published on Kellogg’s News & Events page.
Five graduating students and four alumni from the Kellogg School of Business have been named to the inaugural class of Youn Impact Scholars, a new program designed to empower and support members of the Kellogg community engaged in social innovation.
This award recognizes those who are launching new enterprises, influencing policy decisions and leveraging the private sector for positive social change. The ultimate goal is creating a community and platform for scholars to engage in world-changing pursuits, inspire one another throughout all career stages and contribute to inclusive global prosperity. Continue reading…
