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The Reluctant Social Entrepreneur
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleKathy Giusti never had any desire to be an entrepreneur, especially not one in the nonprofit sector. She was on the fast track at a huge corporation-and... -
Key Traits of Social Entrepreneurs
John Elkington, founder and chief entrepreneur of SustainAbility, says social entrepreneurs are generating impressive results--and capturing the imaginations... -
Put the "and" Back in "Sales and Marketing"
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleHow these two important functions can work better together. -
Should Your Nonprofit Charge Its Beneficiaries?
Nonprofit organizations Magazine ArticleNominal fees can help organizations have a greater impact. -
Why Social Ventures Need Systems Thinking
Organizational Development Digital ArticleYou can't just think like a startup. -
An Innovative Approach to Funding CSR Projects
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleCorporate social responsibility remains a deeply controversial issue. Vermaelen proposes a creative way to finance CSR initiatives: through equity spin-offs... -
Two Keys to Sustainable Social Enterprise
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleSocial entrepreneurship has emerged over the past several decades as a way to identify and bring about potentially transformative societal improvements.... -
The Microwork Solution
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhat's the best way to lift people out of poverty? The social entrepreneurs in the new "impact sourcing" industry believe the answer is providing work,... -
Getting Serious About Stakeholder Capitalism
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBusiness can't thrive in an environment of unhealthy employees, customers, and communities, an at-risk planet, and a fractured society. To transition... -
Women Entrepreneurs for Peace in Afghanistan
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleAs Afghan-U.S. relations continue to deteriorate, it's hard to imagine that the two nations can find political common ground. But the language of business... -
Should Your Business Be Nonprofit or For-Profit?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe right model for social impact is both. -
Act Bigger than You Are
Global Business Digital ArticleOne secret of successful business and social entrepreneurs is that they act bigger than they are. Not bigger in the bad sense, with the arrogance and... -
The $300 House: Businesses Take Up the Challenge
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleEditor's note: This post was written with Christian Sarkar, a marketing consultant who also works on environmental issues. Last week, the Tata Group,... -
Nurturing Innovation
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleDespite a multitude of initiatives in cross-sector collaboration and open innovation, businesses still struggle to support the development of game-changing... -
Multiplication Philanthropy
Organizational Development Digital ArticleLeverage is the mantra of the times in philanthropy, and rightly so. People want to know that the charities they support are using donations as effectively... -
Chobani Founder Hamdi Ulukaya on the Journey from Abandoned Factory to Yogurt Powerhouse
Business and society Digital ArticleThe Chobani CEO and founder talks about the biggest challenges along the way. “I never thought about quitting,” he says. -
It's Time to Invest in Climate Adaptation
Organizational Development Digital ArticleWe need measures to help people, animals, and plants survive the climate crisis. -
The 3-Stage Process That Makes Universities Prime Innovators
Global Business Digital ArticleHow these institutions carefully curate connections and relationships to take ideas from the drawing board into the marketplace. -
For Start-Ups Seeking Talent, a Lofty Purpose Can Backfire
Innovation & Leadership Magazine ArticleAnnouncing that your firm has set out to make the world a better place can help you recruit employees-if your company is large and established. For new... -
A New Approach to Funding Social Enterprises
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleAn increasing number of social entrepreneurs and investors are realizing that social enterprises of all sorts, including many organizations regarded as...
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Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2018 the majority ownership of publicly owned Wilderness Safaris, the leading high-end ecotourism company in Africa with safari operations in eight... -
InsideSales.com (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on growth requirements for a company moving from its base in SMB customers (Small and Mid-Sized businesses) to Enterprise customers... -
MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe? (Abridged)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This is an abridged version of "MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?" HBS Case No. 416-004. Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a... -
Student Success at Georgia State University (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details This is a supplement to the Student Success at Georgia State University (A) case. The (B) case includes the results of a randomized control trial that... -
Hope for Special Hope? (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case set follows Eric and Holly Nelson, founders of Special Hope Network, a nonprofit organization providing holistic therapy services for children... -
Enstitute
Management Case Study11.95View Details Case on a social venture that could not scale beyond the founder, despite significant investment enthusiasm. -
Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The sustainable investing market was a recent phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century. However, an increasing number of investors began to... -
Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works
32.00View Details Who drives transformation in society? How do they do it? In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO... -
Savemom: The Smart Wearable Solution for Maternal Health Care
Management Case Study11.95View Details In January 2020, two social entrepreneurs were looking back at the first five years of operation of their venture JioVio Healthcare. The entrpreneurs... -
Challenging an Industry: The Rise and Fall of Teo Taxi
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2014, with Uber disrupting the taxi industry worldwide and Montreal's industry, hampered by obsolete rules and regulations, in dire need of a revolution,... -
Propel
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2014, Jimmy Chen, a former product manager at Facebook, founded the start-up Propel to build software for low-income Americans. After conducting in-depth... -
PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Pratham is a non-governmental organization, focusing on high-quality, low-cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system.... -
Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing... -
Magic Bus: From Childhood to Livelihood
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Founded in 1999, by Matthew Spacie to give poor children an opportunity to play, Magic Bus had evolved to a leading social enterprise engaged in sports... -
TECNOSOL 2017: Bringing Solar Energy to Rural Communities in Nicaragua
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Tecnosol's business model proved innovative in three key ways. Firstly, the firm made strategic alliances to reach the bottom of the pyramid. Secondly,... -
Year Up
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Gerald Chertavian, an HBS graduate and successful tech entrepreneur, founded Year Up in 2000. He sought to provide opportunity via education and job training... -
B Lab: Can it Scale Business as a Force for Good?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details To achieve its goal of redefining success in business, B Lab recognizes it needs to scale. Its strategy to do so requires B Lab to depend heavily on new... -
James Chen's Entrepreneurial Odyssey (A): Adlens
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This three-part case study explores the development of Adlens, a commercial firm, and Vision for a Nation as the social venture developed in parallel.... -
Smart Health (A): Negotiation with a Social Purpose- Role of Founder and CEO of Smart Health (Jamie Zheng)
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details This case describes the background to an upcoming negotiation between a Chinese social entrepreneur (Jamie Zheng) and a venture capitalist (Chris Liu).... -
Mãe Terra and Unilever (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Unilever is making strides to integrate the operations of Mae Terra-one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods-into its own structures,...
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Wilderness Safaris: Impact Investing and Ecotourism Conservation in Africa
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2018 the majority ownership of publicly owned Wilderness Safaris, the leading high-end ecotourism company in Africa with safari operations in eight... -
InsideSales.com (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case focuses on growth requirements for a company moving from its base in SMB customers (Small and Mid-Sized businesses) to Enterprise customers... -
MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe? (Abridged)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This is an abridged version of "MOD Pizza: A Winning Recipe?" HBS Case No. 416-004. Scott and Ally Svenson, the founders of MOD Pizza, had to make a... -
Student Success at Georgia State University (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details This is a supplement to the Student Success at Georgia State University (A) case. The (B) case includes the results of a randomized control trial that... -
Hope for Special Hope? (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This case set follows Eric and Holly Nelson, founders of Special Hope Network, a nonprofit organization providing holistic therapy services for children... -
Why Social Responsibility Produces More Resilient Organizations
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleCompanies are concerned about finding new sources of revenue and cutting costs to stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis. But those aren't the only risks... -
Enstitute
Management Case Study11.95View Details Case on a social venture that could not scale beyond the founder, despite significant investment enthusiasm. -
Omar Selim: Building a Values-Based Asset Management Firm (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The sustainable investing market was a recent phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century. However, an increasing number of investors began to... -
Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works
32.00View Details Who drives transformation in society? How do they do it? In this compelling book, strategy guru Roger L. Martin and Skoll Foundation President and CEO... -
Seeking Funding in Order to Sell: Crowdfunding as a Marketing Tool
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleWebsites such as Indiegogo and Kickstarter have attracted much attention for their ability to enable organizations and individuals to raise funds from...