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

Learn More about the Program

Are you interested in learning more about this program for the Spring semester? Click here to fill out our interest form. 

Student Application for students to apply solo or be matched with a team; students can indicate who they already want to be paired with.

The application will open later in Fall 2024. 

Social Changemakers meeting

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).

    Sample Program Schedule:
    Jan 30: Fellowship Session (TBD)
    Feb 6: Session 1 (4:30-6pm)
    Feb 12: Session 2 (4:30-6pm)
    Feb 20: Session 3 (4:30-6pm)
    Feb 27: Session 4 (4:30-6pm)
    Mar 5: Session 5 (4:30-6pm)
    Mar 12: Spring Break
    Mar 19: Session 6 (4:30-6pm)
    Mar 26: Session 7 (4:30-6pm)
    Apr 2: Session 8 (4:30-6pm)
    Apr 9: Session 9 (4:30-6pm)
    Apr 16: Session 10 (4:30-6pm)
    Apr 23: Fellowship Session (TBD)

    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.

  • One of the groups who presented at Social Changemakers
  • Pointing during a presentation
  • Smiling client with social changemakers

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