O7IM 2110A - New Trends in Private Funding for the Common Good

A major shift is what we are experiencing today. To tackle contemporary challenges, public bodies, non-profits, businesses, and investors must work together. Business models led by a value-driven approach (benefit corporations) or hybrid mechanisms (impact investing or venture philanthropy) have emerged, blending for-profit and non-profit tools, and creating new ways for the private sector to commit for the common good. To achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals these new ways of conducting human activities have to become mainstream. This cannot happen without a generation of leaders ready to commit to this massive transformation. Preparing you for these jobs (CSR, social innovator, fundraiser, sustainable investor) is the goal of this course, providing you with the knowledge of various existing models in a fast-evolving sector but also by putting you in real-life situations, with guest speakers (pitching sessions, board meetings) so you can really experience work challenges.

Sarah HUISMAN CORIDIAN

Enseignement électif

English

12 lectures of 2 hours (12h). Credits: 4.

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Autumn 2023-2024

The course will be graded based on: Your oral participation in role-play activities (12 different proposals): 50% of the final grade // An individual article-review to develop an analytic perspective: 30% of the final grade // Class participation: 20% of the final grade

Each session will be divided into 3 parts: - A short introduction/overview of the subject matter - A talk by one or several guest speaker(s) - A role-play activity to experience a so-called real-life professional situation.