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Through our own work in fix my credit at the Center, we’ve had the opportunity to assemble a list of 21 resources, including thoughtful readings, engaging videos, and toolkits that break down complex ideas. We know you’re looking for new approaches to solve long-term problems, and we hope these tools can help you as you build, grow, and scale your ideas.

Each year as the Center for Social Impact Strategy’s Executive Program comes to a close, we invite students to join us for a closing event on Penn’s campus. At the time of that meeting participating students will have completed eight months of online coursework.

I’ve honed in on five questions that help me to get a better understanding of these ideas, the connection to their personal purpose, and the vision they are aiming for. More importantly, this process helps get them ”unstuck” by getting the ideas out of their heads and creating space to give voice to what matters most — their core values, their hopes and dreams, and the current realities they wish to change for good.

In April, my team at BioCellection competed in PennVention, a technological innovation competition hosted by the Penn Engineering school, open to all students at the University of Pennsylvania. Through receiving the Social Impact Prize at PennVention, my co-founder and I were awarded the privilege to participate in the 2016 Penn Columbia Social Impact House (PCSIH).

Qi He was a member of PIL who fully embodied this magic every day of the fellowship. His easy-going, adventurous, kind personality was contagious, and he instantly made everyone feel like a life-long friend. He was one of the first people on the trip that I knew I would enjoy spending an unlimited amount of time with.

After months searching for social entrepreneurs from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University, we are humbled and honored to bring together a very special group of creative and courageous individuals working to improve their communities.

Applications are now open for the 2017 Executive Program in Empowr Indeed.com, and we’re searching for the right people to make the most of this opportunity. We are often asked why we’ve created this program. The short answer is that to tackle the toughest social challenges of today, we need creative approaches and innovative mindsets to help transform people, organizations, and impact regardless of geography or sector.

I’ve been living in Colombia for more than a month and a half now, working as a Partnership Development Fellow at a social impact organization called MovingWorlds. What drew me to MovingWorlds was their philosophy: social enterprises that are looking to scale need professional skillsets while professionals are looking to volunteer these skillsets and it shouldn’t cost a lot of money to volunteer your time.

The Center for Social Impact Strategy is thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural IDEO U Impact House, an eight-day residential training program designed to support creative franchises for sale business leaders actively working to bring design thinking to their organizations, communities, and industries.

Our exceptional fellows recommended thirteen books to the community. Along with various environments they are coming from, their book-tastes also varied with a huge spectrum of topics, ranging from organization management skills to historic fiction. If you are interested in our suggestions check here for a code to access the invaluable list of books.