Online course – Certified professional internship in Impact investing, the finance that changes the world by Google, ESSEC Business School

Become a player in the field of impact investing! Strategies and tools for impact investing for entrepreneurs and investors.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת בL'investissement à impact

Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Direct your career towards impact investing.
  • Prepare a fundraising campaign if you are an impact entrepreneur.
  • Assist in fundraising for entrepreneurs with impact whether you are consultants or system players.
  • Choose a company with influence and imagine its development project.
  • Identify the need for project funding.
  • Identify the appropriate funding for the funding need.
  • Develop a pitch for an investment committee.
  • Analyze the opportunity to use the mechanism of a social impact contract.

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Investment managers with influence
  • Entrepreneurs in the social or environmental field
  • Fundraising consultants
  • System actors in the field of social finance
  • Project managers in the field of social or environmental development
  • Finance professionals interested in specializing in impact investing
  • Social investment fund managers
  • Social or environmental marketers
  • Researchers in the field of social finance

Internship – a four-part course series

More than ever, it is necessary to integrate finance with society and the environment through new methods. By funding companies with impact through impact investing, finance is unlocking real potential for social and environmental change.

What do we offer you in this MOOC series?

Acquire the strategic and financial tools to change the world!

  • The first MOOC: The Basics – Definitions and connections for identifying the various players in impact investing.
  • The second MOOC: Fundraising or Investing – immersion in the actual process of fundraising.
  • Third MOOC: The New Frontiers – Perspectives and Development Tools in Impact Investments.
  • Final project: Funding a project with impact, to apply the knowledge you have acquired.

At the end of the internship, you will be able to:

  • Direct your career towards impact investing.
  • Prepare a fundraising campaign if you are an impact entrepreneur.
  • Assist in fundraising for entrepreneurs with impact whether you are consultants or system players.

Have a nice journey into this interesting topic!

Hands-on Learning Project

With the final project, you will have the opportunity to work on financing a development project for a company with impact, in five steps:

  • Choose a company with an impact (social and/or environmental) and imagine its development project.
  • Identify the need for project funding.
  • Identify the appropriate funding for the funding need.
  • Develop a pitch for an investment committee.
  • Analyze the opportunity to use the mechanism of a social impact contract.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Course 1: Impact Investing – The Basics

This course offers an understanding of what impact investing is, getting to know the players in this activity, and the various financial tools available on the market.

  • Module 1: Impact Investments – Historical and Legal Contexts, Characteristics, Criteria, and Key Players.
  • Module 2: Entrepreneurs with impact – those who dedicate their time to solving social and environmental problems.
  • Module 3: Impact investors – those interested in dedicating capital to the public good.
  • Module 4: Different sources of funding and tools – from the most common tools to the most specific ones.

At the end of the course you will know:

  • Identify the characteristics and key players in the field of impact investing.
  • Find the funds that are most suitable for your investments.
  • Get to know the basic characteristics of entrepreneurs with impact.
  • Distinguish between the types of impact investing tools and their uses.

Course 2: Investing with Impact – Raise or Invest Funds

This course provides answers to questions about raising money, from the first meeting between investor and entrepreneur to maintaining a good relationship.

  • Module 1: Different situations in the meeting between investors and entrepreneurs.
  • Module 2: Various due diligence analyses.
  • Module 3: Contract phase and terms to consider.
  • Module 4: The investment process and collaborations between investor and entrepreneur.

At the end of the course you will know:

  • Identify the stages of the investment process.
  • Understand the entrepreneur’s considerations depending on the type of investor chosen.
  • Understand the problems in the investment process from the investor’s perspective.
  • Know the main tools and practices that entrepreneurs and investors use.

Course 3: Impact Investing – New Frontiers

In this course, we will explore the new frontiers of impact investing, including new trends and innovations.

  • Module 1: Comparing the development of impact investing to sustainable finance.
  • Module 2: Opportunities for developing impact investments.
  • Module 3: Tools for leveraging non-financial value.
  • Module 4: Visit to the countries of the “South” to understand the development of impact investing.

At the end of the course you will know:

  • Embrace the changing dynamics of sustainable finance.
  • Identify factors that will promote impact investments in the coming years.
  • Describe tools for assessing social and environmental impact.
  • To point out challenges and opportunities in the countries of the “South”.

Course 4: Funding a Project with Impact

Congratulations on your participation in the Impact Investing course! You are in the final track of the process.

We have chosen for you to work on financing a development project for a company with impact, in 5 steps:

  • Choose an entrepreneurial company with influence and plan its development project.
  • Identifying the need for project financing.
  • Identifying the appropriate funding for the funding need.
  • Drafting a presentation for an investment committee.
  • Analysis of the possibility of using the contract mechanism for social impact.

Don’t hesitate to watch the course videos again, we will consider directing you to the main videos of the courses according to the designated stages.

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Best regards,
The pedagogical team

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