Sign up here for one or more of the events below! Some of our events are dedicated to students while others are open to the community.

• Orientation Session: What is social innovation? Learn from our faculty director, Professor Teresa Chahine about social innovation in general and about the initiative itself. Open to the community, lunch served.
• Social Innovation Stories: A monthly dinner series for graduate students across campus to share their experiences engaging with various parts of the social innovation ecosystem.
• Student Mixer: Meet other students interested in social innovation and impact. Graduate students only.
• Social Innovation in Practice: Meet Yale World Fellows working on social change around the world, whether through tech start-ups, impact investing, or awareness initiatives. Open to the community, evening event with reception.
• Joint event with SOM’s Social Impact Lab: Increase your understanding of opportunities for summer internships by hearing from second year MPP & MBA students about their experiences last summer. Graduate students only.
• Entrepreneurial Women Panel: Evening panel with reception, exploring the additional barriers women face in starting a business, and how they overcome them.

We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of social innovation-related resources at Yale, including a course list, funding sources, local organizations, on-campus employment opportunities, and more. This includes the Social Innovation Initiative’s conference fund, which supports students in attending conferences related to social innovation and impact.

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Our founding team includes faculty director Teresa Chahine and two Master’s in Public Policy second year students who are Social Innovation Fellows. Students can sign up for office hours with the Fellows, for guidance and support in navigating the Yale social innovation ecosystem. Learn more