Case | HBS Case Collection | 2012 (Revised from original 2009 version)

United Way

by Allen S. Grossman and Cathy Ross

Abstract

After United Way CEO Brian Gallagher began shifting the organization's focus from old-school fundraising to community impact, Gallagher and local leaders like Elise Bulk, CEO of the United Way of Greater Los Angeles, faced a series of challenges regarding how to best use United Way's resources to address the root causes of social problems.

Keywords: Investment Funds; Business or Company Management; Problems and Challenges; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Alignment; Los Angeles;

Citation:

Grossman, Allen S., and Cathy Ross. "United Way." Harvard Business School Case 310-014, September 2012. (Revised from original September 2009 version.)