Social Venture Think Tank

Social Venture Think Tank (SVTT) is an 8 week long program where students, staff, faculty, and community partners learn the landscape and various models that exist to launch a social enterprise through frameworks including human-centered design and the social enterprise canvas model to go from idea to prototype with an emphasis on the triple bottom line.

Social Venture Think Tank

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Participant Application

If you have other team members, we unfortunately only have the capacity for one representative from your the team to participate. Please decide the one person who will apply on everyone’s behalf.

Applications for Spring 2025 have closed.

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Program Information

  • Who may apply?

    Social Venture Think Tank is open to all participants, including Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff, local college students, community partners, etc.

  • Dates and times

    SVTT meets every Tuesday, 4:30pm–6pm, in the 3rd Floor Lounge of the Wond’ry (Room 300).

    2025 Schedule:

    Tues Feb 18 - Wk 1 (4:30-6pm)

    Tues Feb 25 - wk 2 (4:30-6pm)

    Tues Mar 4 - wk 3 (4:30-6pm)

    Tues Mar 11 - No Class

    Tues Mar 18 - wk 4 (4:30-6pm)

    Tues Mar 25 - wk 5 (4:30-6pm)

    Tues April 1 - wk 6 (4:30-6pm)

    Tues April 8 - wk 7 (4:30-6pm)

    Tues April 15 - wk 8 (4:30-6pm)

    Session Structure:

    4:30 – 5:00 pm    Program Content

    5:00 – 5:45 pm    Co-Creation (SC Teams Time)

    5:45 – 6:00 pm    Group Reflection and Next Steps

    Additionally, SVTT teams schedule regular contact with community partners and each other outside of session time and complete project-supporting work. The total time commitment averages 5 hours per week.

  • Learn more

    For all questions, contact Dan Drogosh at dan.drogosh@vanderbilt.edu.

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