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KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:18
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Abstract

A case on scaling social impact for nonprofits. Founded in 1995, KaBOOM! quickly became a nationally recognized nonprofit in building playgrounds with strong corporate partnerships and volunteer-organizing capabilities. Over the years, KaBOOM! developed new programs, including a new web platform to enable individuals and communities to do build-it-yourself playgrounds which increased KaBOOM!'s total annual number of playgrounds built by as much as a factor of 10. The case explores how KaBOOM! evaluated its goals and determined a strategy to achieve the scale required to meet its social mission and vision of every child having a place to play.

Keywords

Scaling Social Impact; Scaling; Nonprofit Scaling; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Enterprise; Growth and Development Strategy; United States

Citation

Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Sarah Appleby. "KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (A)." Harvard Business School Case 517-025, September 2016. (Revised February 2019.)
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V. Kasturi Rangan

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  • KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (A) By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby
  • KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (B) By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
  • James Siegal, KaBOOM!: How Did You Manage the Leadership Transition from the Founder? By: V. Kasturi Rangan
  • James Siegal, KaBOOM!: How Do You Measure Tough Things Like Influence? By: V. Kasturi Rangan
  • James Siegal, KaBOOM!: How Have Your Performance Measures Changed? By: V. Kasturi Rangan
  • James Siegal, KaBOOM!: How Has the New Approach Changed the Way You Are Organized? By: V. Kasturi Rangan
  • James Siegal, KaBOOM!: How Has KaBOOM! Evolved in Its Approach to the New Work? By: V. Kasturi Rangan
  • James Siegal, CEO, KaBOOM! By: V. Kasturi Rangan
  • Transformative Social Impact: KaBOOM! (A) By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby
  • KaBoom! Play at Scale By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Sarah Appleby and Christine Snively
  • Transformative Social Impact: KaBOOM! (B) By: V. Kasturi Rangan
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