INNO 3309 — Funding and Measuring Social Impact
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonOakland, CATraditional
Examines the impact finance and impact measurement landscape. Impact-first innovation and entrepreneurship are rapidly growing segments of the global economy. Studies how impact-first solutions to complex social and environmental problems can be enabled by funding instruments from impact investing, philanthropy, and government aid. Introduces the impact finance and impact measurement landscape from the perspective of a founder. Students develop a theory of change, impact measurement framework, funding strategy, and impact narrative for an existing impact project that is ready to scale.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 98% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 71% · W 0% · Th 29% · F 71%
Common patterns: TF (71% of sections), R (29% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- John Kohler (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nicole James (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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