
USC is creating a new master’s degree program for social entrepreneurship in hopes of creating more sustainable nonprofits.
“The idea is to merge the consciousness and the thought process of entrepreneurs to solve societal issues,” said James G. Ellis, dean of the USC Marshall School of Business. “If they can’t be solved by government, they have to be solved by the private sector, and that requires the entrepreneurial thought process.”
Read the full article at the LA Times to learn about the challenges nonprofits now face and the role Chrysalis Enterprises plays in the program.
New USC master’s program to breed business-savvy social entrepreneurs