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Social Innovation: Strategy for Nonprofit Organisations

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

22 reviews

1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

22 reviews

1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

There are 6 modules in this course

Transform your ideas into impactful social innovations.

Offered by the Gradel Institute of Charity at New College, University of Oxford, this course helps you define, design, test, and scale solutions that drive social change. Whether you work in a nonprofit, a social enterprise, or are launching your own initiative, you will learn how to turn vision into action using practical frameworks and tools. Guided by Professor Peter Frumkin, the course draws on his and Suzi Sosa’s graphic novel on social innovation, introducing 20 actionable tools across the four key phases of the innovation journey: define, design, pilot, and scale. You will apply these tools directly to a project of your choice, developing your ability to identify needs, create prototypes, test ideas, and plan for sustainable growth. By the end of the course, you will have a clear, evidence-based roadmap to bring your social innovation to life and the confidence to lead meaningful change in your community or organization.

Introducing Social Innovation: Strategy for Nonprofit Organisations

What's included

3 videos4 readings1 discussion prompt

3 videosTotal 9 minutes
  • Course introduction4 minutes
  • Four phases introduction2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco introduction3 minutes
4 readingsTotal 15 minutes
  • Welcome to Social Innovation: Strategy for Nonprofit Organisations3 minutes
  • Meet your instructor1 minute
  • Learning goals & materials10 minutes
  • Introducing Carlos and Coco1 minute
1 discussion promptTotal 15 minutes
  • Your social innovations15 minutes

Understand and clearly frame the social problem you want to solve

What's included

12 videos1 reading1 assignment5 discussion prompts

12 videosTotal 28 minutes
  • Define phase introduction1 minute
  • Fieldwork explained3 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's fieldwork3 minutes
  • Research2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's research2 minutes
  • Storyboard2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's storyboards3 minutes
  • Empathy Map4 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's empathy maps3 minutes
  • Mindmap2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's mindmaps3 minutes
  • Define phase exit point1 minute
1 readingTotal 5 minutes
  • Define: Framing the problem you want to solve5 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Define phase quiz30 minutes
5 discussion promptsTotal 65 minutes
  • Fieldwork worksheet15 minutes
  • Research worksheet15 minutes
  • Storyboard worksheet15 minutes
  • Empathy map worksheet10 minutes
  • Mind map worksheet10 minutes

Develop practical and innovative solutions tailored to the problem

What's included

12 videos1 reading1 assignment5 discussion prompts

12 videosTotal 30 minutes
  • Design phase introduction1 minute
  • Logic Model4 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Logic Models3 minutes
  • Customer Segmentation2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Customer Segmentation3 minutes
  • Marketing Matrix3 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Marketing Matrix3 minutes
  • Competitive Analysis2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Competitive Analysis3 minutes
  • Operational Model1 minute
  • Carlos & Coco's Operational Model3 minutes
  • Design phase exit point2 minutes
1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Design: Shaping a solution that works10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Design phase quiz30 minutes
5 discussion promptsTotal 50 minutes
  • Logic Model worksheet10 minutes
  • Customer Segmentation worksheet10 minutes
  • Marketing Matrix worksheet10 minutes
  • Competitive analysis worksheet10 minutes
  • Operational Model worksheet10 minutes

Test your solution on a small scale to learn and refine

What's included

12 videos1 reading1 assignment5 discussion prompts

12 videosTotal 32 minutes
  • Pilot phase introduction2 minutes
  • Prototyping2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Prototyping3 minutes
  • Financial Model2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Financial Model2 minutes
  • Stakeholders2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Stakeholders3 minutes
  • Impact Scorecard4 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Impact Scorecard3 minutes
  • Sector Selection4 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Sector Selection3 minutes
  • Pilot phase exit point2 minutes
1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Pilot: Testing ideas in the real world10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Pilot phase quiz30 minutes
5 discussion promptsTotal 50 minutes
  • Prototyping worksheet10 minutes
  • Financial Model worksheet10 minutes
  • Stakeholders worksheet10 minutes
  • Impact Scorecard worksheet10 minutes
  • Sector Selection worksheet10 minutes

Expand your solution sustainably to maximize impact while maintaining quality

What's included

12 videos1 reading1 assignment5 discussion prompts

12 videosTotal 29 minutes
  • Scale phase introduction2 minutes
  • Core Concept2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Core Concept3 minutes
  • Growth Model2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Growth Model3 minutes
  • Team Building3 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Team Building2 minutes
  • Risk Management2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Risk Management3 minutes
  • Quality Assurance2 minutes
  • Carlos & Coco's Quality Assurance3 minutes
  • Scale phase exit point2 minutes
1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Scale: Growing your impact sustainably10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Scale phase quiz30 minutes
5 discussion promptsTotal 50 minutes
  • Core Concept worksheet10 minutes
  • Growth Model worksheet10 minutes
  • Team Building worksheet10 minutes
  • Risk Management worksheet10 minutes
  • Quality Assurance worksheet10 minutes

Prepare for successes and challenges

What's included

1 video4 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

1 videoTotal 6 minutes
  • Course summary: Succes & Challenges6 minutes
4 readingsTotal 50 minutes
  • Course summary20 minutes
  • Almost there10 minutes
  • Pre-quiz video10 minutes
  • Congratulations: You’ve completed the course!10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Final quiz30 minutes
1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes
  • YOUR successes and challenges10 minutes

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Reviewed on May 25, 2026

Excellent course! The material is highly relevant, well-structured, and provides practical strategies for driving meaningful impact in the nonprofit sector.

SA
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Reviewed on Jun 15, 2026

Course was very practical and easy to follow.

SafeVoice case study and scaling tools helped a lot.

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