Entrepreneurs for the common good
Institute for Social Innovation
Creating solutions to the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges
The Institute for Social Innovation seeks to establish the University of St. Thomas as a national leader in social innovation and entrepreneurship. This is done by inspiring and equipping anyone who is passionate about finding solutions to the world's most pressing social and environmental challenges to see themselves as innovators and entrepreneurs for the common good.
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Billy Mzenga, M.A.
The Institute for Social Innovation Offerings
Impact Leaders Summit
The Institute for Social Innovation and Social Enterprise MSP are partnering to convene leaders from the Twin Cities Impact sector for an interactive summit. The gathering will address the need for opportunities for impact leaders to convene with other like-minded organizations, gain tools to enhance their missions, and address their unique challenges. This summit will provide a platform for leaders to balance their broader impact goals with personal well-being, access skills and strategies tailored to their needs, and connect with valuable resources to support their organizations effectively.
Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge
The Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge inspires student social entrepreneurs around the world to connect and create business solutions that address social and environmental challenges. Since 2011, they have connected more than 3,000 students from more than 25 countries around the world - including Australia, South Korea, Rwanda, the Philippines, Ghana, Mexico, and Peru—recognizing their outstanding social ventures based on positive impact and financial sustainability. To date, they have distributed more than $700,000 in funding and in kind-services, to seed the most innovative and promising global ventures
Impact Leaders Summit
The Institute for Social Innovation and Social Enterprise MSP are partnering to convene leaders from the Twin Cities Impact sector for an interactive summit. The gathering will address the need for opportunities for impact leaders to convene with other like-minded organizations, gain tools to enhance their missions, and address their unique challenges. This summit will provide a platform for leaders to balance their broader impact goals with personal well-being, access skills and strategies tailored to their needs, and connect with valuable resources to support their organizations effectively.
Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge
The Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge inspires student social entrepreneurs around the world to connect and create business solutions that address social and environmental challenges. Since 2011, they have connected more than 3,000 students from more than 25 countries around the world - including Australia, South Korea, Rwanda, the Philippines, Ghana, Mexico, and Peru—recognizing their outstanding social ventures based on positive impact and financial sustainability. To date, they have distributed more than $700,000 in funding and in kind-services, to seed the most innovative and promising global ventures
Innovation in Action: Snapshots of Change
Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge in San Diego
St. Thomas students Maria Magambo, Beamlak Tesfahun Petros, and Zekidus Petros along with Schulze School staff and faculty, at the 2024 Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge at the University of San Diego this past June.