Events
The initiative hosts several events each semester and many are open to the Yale community, including:
- Orientation Session: What is social innovation? Learn from our faculty director Teresa Chahine about social innovation in general and about the initiative itself.
- 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.
- Joint events with SOM’s Social Impact Lab: Increase your understanding of opportunities for summer internships by hearing from second-year MPP and MBA students about their summer experiences
Resource database
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.
Learn more (Yale NetID required)
Meet the team and get involved!
Our team includes two Masters 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.
