Initiative Offerings
Meet 1:1 with alumni experts in the social impact ecosystem to discuss your specific venture or general questions surrounding social entrepreneurship.
Additional Resources
Design Thinking Links & Resources for Social Entrepreneurs.
Learn about social entrepreneurship pathways from experienced industry leaders.
Funding and other supports are available for student organizations at Penn who endeavor to support social entrepreneurship.
Fund your mission-driven venture using the opportunities available for the Penn community.
Workshops designed to support members of the Penn Community interested in Social Entrepreneurship
Social #entrePENNeur Highlight
Founder of Fitalyst: Empowering First-Gen Students with Self-Regulation Tools for Success
This program delivers experiential learning that complements Wharton's existing social impact curriculum, providing hands-on opportunities for budding social entrepreneurs to build new ventures that change the world.
The fundamental purpose of the social enterprise is to address a social problem and generate revenue in doing so.
Our new social entrepreneurship program puts Wharton and Penn’s institutional power into educating the next generation of leaders to solve the world’s most pressing social problems.
Supporting Programming
The VIP Incubator is an educational incubator on Penn's Philadelphia campus that offers dedicated guidance and resources to help promising social ventures achieve critical milestones and prepare for subsequent accelerator supports.
Support for Penn student founders based in the Philadelphia area who are looking to scale their social enterprises.
Stratified funding awards for Penn students in various stages of building social enterprises.
Senior Associate Director, Social Entrepreneurship
juliamid@upenn.edu