Social Impact Courses

Designed with university faculty and staff to combine virtual consulting projects and cultural immersion in an international destination, these courses offer an immersive and powerful experience students will never forget.

 

Duration: on-campus for all or part of the semester + 6 to 14 days on-site.

Level: Graduate and Undergraduate students.

Custom dates & Locations for: South Africa, Spain, USA, Peru, Brazil.

“This trip to South Africa was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. I learned so much, not only about the culture and history of South Africa, but also about myself. For anyone who is in the starting stages of their careers, I believe fully understanding different perspectives is crucial. This trip can provide that with countless eye-opening activities. I had an amazing time and can only say that because of Emzingo!”

 

Emzingo Fellow. Cornell Dyson School Global Business & Diversity Study Trip to South Africa.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

  • A semester-long virtual consulting project with a nonprofit or social enterprise in an international location;

  • 6-14 day customized experiential learning opportunity and project delivery in a different country;

  • On-campus workshops with Emzingo. Topics can include, Human-Centered Consulting, Emotional Intelligence, Active Listening, An Intro to Business with Impact, and more.

  • Academic sessions on sustainability, impact-investing, social innovation, and more;

  • Interactions with social enterprises, nonprofits, and responsible business leaders;

  • A chance to actively explore opportunities within the social impact sector;

  • Design Thinking Social innovation Workshop (SIW) to assist nonprofit or social enterprise;

  • Interactions with social entrepreneurs or enterprises, and visits to culturally and historically significant sites in Peru, South Africa, USA, Spain or Brazil.

WHY JOIN US?

  • Gain first hand consulting experience working with a nonprofit or social enterprise;

  • Add cultural depth and a social impact component to your courses and international experiences;

  • Fully immerse students into the local culture and real-world challenges faced by social enterprises and nonprofits around the world;

  • Contribute to the mission of an incredible organization;

  • Gain powerful insights around the role of business in society by fully immersing students into the a hands-on consulting project;

  • Learn about a variety of themes including social entrepreneurship, microfinance, impact investing, and renewable energy;

  • Travel abroad and immerse yourself into a new culture.

SAMPLE PROJECT

Our Social Impact Courses are customized with your university, for your university to provide an unique offering for your students. This is an example of one of our previous projects:

 

Partner Organization

Driven Entrepreneurs is a development consulting company providing entrepreneurship education for socio-economic inclusion in South Africa.

Project Focus

Grow the Driven Entrepreneurs’ brand and business opportunities to achieve their mission.

Deliverables

Three distinct marketing plans (each focused on a different target market) co-created with Driven Entrepreneurs and focused on improving brand awareness and creating new business opportunities.

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