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• Case | HBS Case Collection | December 2018 (Revised December 2018)

  Associação Saúde Criança: Trying to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale

  Julie Battilana, Marissa Kimsey, Priscilla Zogbi and Johanna Mair

  Dr. Vera Cordeiro founded the NGO Associação Saúde Criança in 1991 to try to help poor families break the cycle of poverty and illness in Brazil. She and her team of employees and volunteers developed a holistic methodology to address the multidimensional sources of poverty based on the pillars of health, housing, citizenship, income, and education. After introducing the seeds of this approach, the case examines the evolution of the organization’s attempts to grow its social impact in Brazil and beyond—including a loose network of sister organizations, social franchising, licensing agreements, and government adoption.

  Keywords: social innovation; NGO; scaling; health; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Non-Governmental Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Poverty; Health Industry; South America; Brazil;

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  Battilana, Julie, Marissa Kimsey, Priscilla Zogbi, and Johanna Mair. "Associação Saúde Criança: Trying to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Illness at Scale." Harvard Business School Case 419-048, December 2018. (Revised December 2018.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | January 2017 (Revised November 2018)

  Vox Capital: Pioneering Impact Investing in Brazil

  Julie Battilana, Marissa Kimsey, Falko Paetzold and Priscilla Zogbi

  Vox Capital was the first certified impact investing fund in Brazil. Founded in 2009, it provides early-stage capital for companies offering innovative and scalable solutions to enhance the lives of low-income Brazilians, while aiming to simultaneously generate attractive market-rate financial returns for investors. This case examines the evolution of Vox Capital, across understanding the landscape, launching, raising funds, selecting investees, structuring deals, building investee capacities, tracking performance, developing internal systems, and advancing the field of impact investing.

  Keywords: impact investing; social performance measurement; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment Funds; Social Enterprise; Brazil;

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  Battilana, Julie, Marissa Kimsey, Falko Paetzold, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Vox Capital: Pioneering Impact Investing in Brazil." Harvard Business School Case 417-051, January 2017. (Revised November 2018.)  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | June 2018 (Revised November 2018)

  Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: The Power of Writing to Launch and Sustain a Movement

  Julie Battilana, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Michael Norris

  In 2018, New York Times writer Nicholas Kristof and his wife, former Times writer Sheryl WuDunn (HBS ’86) who worked in finance, were planning for their next book. The couple’s earlier books had given rise to social movements around gender equity and poverty issues. They hoped the next book would be equally powerful. What should the book focus on? What additional content should they create to make sure their writing had an impact?

  Keywords: Social Movement; Gender equality; Writing; Social Issues; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Poverty; Books; Change; Leadership;

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  Battilana, Julie, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and Michael Norris. "Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn: The Power of Writing to Launch and Sustain a Movement." Harvard Business School Case 418-004, June 2018. (Revised November 2018.)  View Details

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