Looking for inspiration?
While the SEAD Program no longer has active programming for Duke students, there's many exciting opportunities to get involved in global health and social entrepreneurship!
The following organizations are a good place to start:
Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative
Your central hub for all things innovation and entrepreneurship at Duke University.
Check out their social entrepreneurship offerings:
https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/social-entrepreneurship/
Check out their social entrepreneurship offerings:
https://entrepreneurship.duke.edu/social-entrepreneurship/
Get involved on campus:
Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE)
Based in the Fuqua School of Business, CASE has public events and speakers throughout the year sharing their insights and expertise on the social impact space. See our upcoming events on our site.
Duke Global Health Institute
Want to learn the latest in global health? The Duke Global Health Institute hosts a number of events and speakers throughout the year on the latest trends in global health.
Duke Interdisciplinary Social Innovation (DISI)
We convene interdisciplinary graduate student teams that provide pro-bono consulting and technology services to social organizations in Durham and beyond. We provide students with the opportunity to gain experience beyond the classroom in a collaborative environment while strengthening the work of change makers at the intersection of technology, business, and public policy.
Duke Student Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship Advisory Group (DSISE)
The Duke Student Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship (D-SISE) is a group of undergraduate and graduate Duke students committed to creating, expanding and improving social entrepreneurship education, both curricular and co-curricular, at Duke.
D-SISE works with student groups, research centers, and Duke faculty and administrators to expose Duke students to critical social challenges and to provide opportunities for experiential education through public service.
Progressive Health Partnership
PHP is an organization of Duke students who share a common belief in equal access to healthcare. Founded in November of 2007, PHP initiated its first working partnership in March of 2008 – with Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation (MMHF) located in Mbarara, Uganda – and in October of the same year, PHP became a fully functional organization.
GlobeMed
GlobeMed is a student-led nonprofit working to achieve global health equity through partnerships between chapters at more than 50 universities and grassroots organizations in impoverished communities around the world. GlobeMed at Duke is partnered with Salud Sin Limites in Siuna, Nicaragua, an organization that works to improve aspects of health and well-being of an impoverished community that is historically ignored [...]
Engineering World Health
Members of Duke Engineering World Health volunteer their time to improve the quality of health care in the developing world through the design, assembly, and repair of appropriate biomedical devices. The organization serves to inspire and motivate other members of the Duke community to take an active role in global health, while also providing members with activities to foster their interests.
Duke Global Brigades
Global Medical Brigades (GMB) develops sustainable health initiatives and provides relief where there is limited access to healthcare. Our current focus is in Central America where student volunteers and health professionals travel to establish mobile medical clinics in under resourced communities.
Based in the Fuqua School of Business, CASE has public events and speakers throughout the year sharing their insights and expertise on the social impact space. See our upcoming events on our site.
Duke Global Health Institute
Want to learn the latest in global health? The Duke Global Health Institute hosts a number of events and speakers throughout the year on the latest trends in global health.
Duke Interdisciplinary Social Innovation (DISI)
We convene interdisciplinary graduate student teams that provide pro-bono consulting and technology services to social organizations in Durham and beyond. We provide students with the opportunity to gain experience beyond the classroom in a collaborative environment while strengthening the work of change makers at the intersection of technology, business, and public policy.
Duke Student Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship Advisory Group (DSISE)
The Duke Student Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship (D-SISE) is a group of undergraduate and graduate Duke students committed to creating, expanding and improving social entrepreneurship education, both curricular and co-curricular, at Duke.
D-SISE works with student groups, research centers, and Duke faculty and administrators to expose Duke students to critical social challenges and to provide opportunities for experiential education through public service.
Progressive Health Partnership
PHP is an organization of Duke students who share a common belief in equal access to healthcare. Founded in November of 2007, PHP initiated its first working partnership in March of 2008 – with Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation (MMHF) located in Mbarara, Uganda – and in October of the same year, PHP became a fully functional organization.
GlobeMed
GlobeMed is a student-led nonprofit working to achieve global health equity through partnerships between chapters at more than 50 universities and grassroots organizations in impoverished communities around the world. GlobeMed at Duke is partnered with Salud Sin Limites in Siuna, Nicaragua, an organization that works to improve aspects of health and well-being of an impoverished community that is historically ignored [...]
Engineering World Health
Members of Duke Engineering World Health volunteer their time to improve the quality of health care in the developing world through the design, assembly, and repair of appropriate biomedical devices. The organization serves to inspire and motivate other members of the Duke community to take an active role in global health, while also providing members with activities to foster their interests.
Duke Global Brigades
Global Medical Brigades (GMB) develops sustainable health initiatives and provides relief where there is limited access to healthcare. Our current focus is in Central America where student volunteers and health professionals travel to establish mobile medical clinics in under resourced communities.