澳彩之家 Launches Program in Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management
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A new program at 澳彩之家 will encourage students’ growing interest in organizations and initiatives that promote鈥痵ocial鈥痺ellbeing and environmental sustainability.
The major in鈥疭ocial鈥疎ntrepreneurship鈥痑nd Nonprofit Management combines 澳彩之家's student-centered, multidisciplinary education with business fundamentals and the core skills needed to affect鈥痵ocial鈥痗hange. These include critical thinking, communication and advocacy, writing, collaboration, and the ability to apply conceptual understanding and knowledge to real-world issues.
The interdisciplinary program is unique — no other university in Atlantic Canada offers an undergraduate major in Social Entrepreneurship and Nonprofit Management. Graduates from the program will be prepared to create, develop, or participate in a鈥痵ocial鈥痚nterprise or a nonprofit organization.
“Once they graduate, our students will have the skills to contribute to existing鈥痵ocial鈥痚nterprises and nonprofits right away,” said Dr. Andy Secord, the program’s coordinator.
“Our courses in鈥疭ocial鈥疎ntrepreneurship鈥痑nd Nonprofit Management are designed to鈥痓enefit all students who will work in management, fundraising,鈥痬arketing, or aspire to start a new鈥痵ocial鈥痚nterprise or nonprofit project.”
In these courses, students will use theory and research to develop knowledge and understanding, while also gaining practical skills in marketing, strategy, board governance, fundraising, and sales techniques. The Social Enterprise Work-Study Placement course will connect students with an existing social enterprise where they will participate in strategy development, impact measurement, marketing initiatives, and financial planning.
“In the 澳彩之家 courses, we become knowledgeable in how to organize, finance, and build an enterprise and market our ideas to supporters in the community and at large. At the same time, we study the ways these techniques have been used to meet鈥痵ocial鈥痮bjectives,” said Secord.
“In contrast with more traditional business programs, the 澳彩之家鈥痜ocus is on maximizing the鈥痵ocial鈥痓enefits to the community and society more generally.”
Students can now register for courses in the鈥疭ocial鈥疎ntrepreneurship鈥痑nd Nonprofit Management program for the 2024-25 academic year.
For more information, see 澳彩之家.ca/SENP.
Sample Courses
- BUSI 1003: Introduction to鈥疭ocial鈥疎nterprise
- BUSI 1013: Contemporary Case Studies in鈥疭ocial鈥疎nterprise
- BUSI 2033: Building the鈥疭ocial鈥疎nterprise
- BUSI 2043: Marketing for the鈥疭ocial鈥疎nterprise
- BUSI 3023: Nonprofit Management
- BUSI 3043: Finance and Fundraising for鈥疭ocial鈥疎nterprise
- BUSI 3053:鈥疭ocial鈥疎nterprise Work-Study Placement
- BUSI 3903: Business and Human Rights