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      How ‘Hybrid’ Nonprofits Can Stay on Mission
      For those who like to view things in black and white, it's tempting to divide the working world into two camps. There is the for-profit sector,...
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      • July 2020 (Revised September 2020)
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      The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent

      By: Boris Groysberg and John Masko
      In 2020, The Honor Foundation (THF), a nonprofit dedicated to helping U.S. military special operators to transition into civilian careers, was facing a series of strategic challenges. THF had been founded in 2013 by former Navy SEAL trainee Joe Musselman, who observed...  View Details
      Keywords: Experience And Expertise; Talent And Talent Management; Curriculum And Courses; Executive Education; Social Entrepreneurship; National Security; Recruitment; Retention; Job Interviews; Job Search; Knowledge Use And Leverage; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Crisis Management; Mission And Purpose; Retirement; nonprofit Organizations; War; Education Industry; San Diego; Virginia
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      Groysberg, Boris, and John Masko. "The Honor Foundation: Accessing Special Operations Talent." Harvard Business School Case 421-006, July 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
      • March 2020
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      GreenLight Fund

      By: Brian Trelstad, Julia Kelley and Mel Martin
      As Tara Noland, the Executive Director (ED) of GreenLight Cincinnati, reflected on her first few years on the job. Noland had delivered on what she had been hired to do in the city: work with leading philanthropists and nonprofit executives to use data and evidence to...  View Details
      Keywords: Philanthropy; Venture Philanthropy; Replication; Philanthropy And Charitable Giving; Venture Capital; Social Issues; Decision Making; Cincinnati
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      Trelstad, Brian, Julia Kelley, and Mel Martin. "GreenLight Fund." Harvard Business School Case 320-053, March 2020.
      • February 2020 (Revised March 2020)
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      Prime Coalition: Catalytic Capital for Climate Innovation

      By: Ramana Nanda, Benjamin N. Roth and Olivia Hull
      With long development timelines and high risk, new energy technologies were often left to languish in the “valley of death,” unable to raise enough funds to bring a product to market. In 2014, Sarah Kearney founded the nonprofit Prime Coalition to solve this problem....  View Details
      Keywords: Energy Conservation; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment; Innovation And Invention; Technological Innovation; Mission And Purpose; Science-based Business; nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States
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      Nanda, Ramana, Benjamin N. Roth, and Olivia Hull. "Prime Coalition: Catalytic Capital for Climate Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 820-007, February 2020. (Revised March 2020.)
      • April 2019 (Revised June 2019)
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      Western Governors University: 10x Vision

      By: William R. Kerr and Susie L. Ma
      Western Governors University (WGU) was a nonprofit institution of higher education whose online learning model served more than 100,000 students in 2019 and was scaling rapidly. President Scott Pulsipher wanted to expand WGU’s reach to millions more with a plan called...  View Details
      Keywords: Online Education; Enrollment; Scaling; Higher Education; Online Technology; Business Model; Expansion; Growth And Development Strategy; Education Industry; United States
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      Kerr, William R., and Susie L. Ma. "Western Governors University: 10x Vision." Harvard Business School Case 819-093, April 2019. (Revised June 2019.)
      • February 2018 (Revised August 2019)
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      The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact

      By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Caitlin Reimers Brumme and Sarah Mehta
      It is March 2017, and TPG, a global alternative investment firm with $74 billion assets under management, has recently launched its inaugural impact-investing fund—the $2 billion Rise Fund. In an effort to “take the religion out of impact investing,” Maya Chorengel,...  View Details
      Keywords: Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; Equity; Investment; Measurement And Metrics; Financial Services Industry; California; San Francisco
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      Gandhi, Vikram S., Caitlin Reimers Brumme, and Sarah Mehta. "The Rise Fund: TPG Bets Big on Impact." Harvard Business School Case 318-041, February 2018. (Revised August 2019.)
      • September–October 2017
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      Blurring the Boundaries: The Interplay of Gender and Local Communities in the Commercialization of Social Ventures

      By: Stefan Dimitriadis, Matthew Lee, Lakshmi Ramarajan and Julie Battilana
      This paper examines the critical role of gender in the commercialization of social ventures. We argue that cultural beliefs about what is perceived to be appropriate work for each gender influence how founders of social ventures incorporate commercial activity into...  View Details
      Keywords: Community; Cultural Beliefs; Social Enterprise; Gender; Local Range; Commercialization; Culture
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      Dimitriadis, Stefan, Matthew Lee, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and Julie Battilana. "Blurring the Boundaries: The Interplay of Gender and Local Communities in the Commercialization of Social Ventures." Organization Science 28, no. 5 (September–October 2017): 819–839.
      • July 2017 (Revised July 2018)
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      Entrepreneurship for All

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Julia Kelley
      Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) is a Lowell, Massachusetts–based nonprofit that hosts business accelerators for entrepreneurs in underserved communities. By mid-2017, EforAll has five office locations in Massachusetts, and its leadership and the Board of Directors...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth And Development Strategy; Decision Choices And Conditions
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Julia Kelley. "Entrepreneurship for All." Harvard Business School Case 818-007, July 2017. (Revised July 2018.)
      • September 2016 (Revised April 2018)
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      Western Technology Investment

      By: Ramana Nanda, William A. Sahlman and Nicole Keller
      Based in Portola Valley, California, Western Technology Investment (WTI) specialized in a hybrid form of debt and equity financing for early-stage companies. Like traditional venture capital and private equity firms, WTI raised funds from institutional investors and...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Equity; Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Financing And Loans; California
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      Nanda, Ramana, William A. Sahlman, and Nicole Keller. "Western Technology Investment." Harvard Business School Case 817-019, September 2016. (Revised April 2018.)
      • September 2016 (Revised December 2018)
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      Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Seema Amble
      The case examines the career of Joan Bavaria, a pioneer of socially responsible investing and founder of Trillium Asset Management and Ceres, the nonprofit organization advocating for sustainability leadership. It describes her personal journey from art student and...  View Details
      Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Personal Development And Career
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Seema Amble. "Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 317-028, September 2016. (Revised December 2018.)
      • January 2016 (Revised February 2016)
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      Citizens United and Corporate Speech

      By: David Moss and Marc Campasano
      The story of Citizens United began in late 2007, as leading members of the Republican and Democratic parties were preparing for the 2008 presidential primaries. Democrats expected a three-way contest in their party between Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, Senator (and...  View Details
      Keywords: Rights; Internet; Political Elections; Lawsuits And Litigation; Business And Government Relations
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      Moss, David, and Marc Campasano. "Citizens United and Corporate Speech." Harvard Business School Case 716-039, January 2016. (Revised February 2016.)
      • 2015
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      Advanced Leadership Pathways: Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (B)

      By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Grace Sza-Hua Chen and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
      Bob Whelan developed an idea with partners that was a seed before his fellowship year and addressed a significant national challenge - college financing - with a creative concept and experience from his years in investment banking. His nonprofit was called 13th Avenue...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Higher Education; Financing And Loans; Borrowing And Debt; Leading Change; Education Industry; Financial Services Industry
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      Kanter, Rosabeth M., Grace Sza-Hua Chen, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Robert Whelan and the Student Loan Crisis (B)." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-049, 2015. (Advanced Leadership Pathways.)
      • September 2014 (Revised May 2017)
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      Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma

      By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez
      In 2014, Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) were quickly gaining popularity as an investment vehicle which joined together private investors and nonprofits to tackle social issues. Although numerous SIB projects and proposals had cropped up across the U.S. following the launch...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Health Care; Marketing; Bonds; Financing; Asthma; Air Pollution; Air Quality; Chronic Disease; Public Health; Health; Health Care And Treatment; Finance; Health Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Quelch, John A., and Margaret L. Rodriguez. "Fresno's Social Impact Bond for Asthma." Harvard Business School Case 515-028, September 2014. (Revised May 2017.)
      • February 2014
      • Background Note

      Raising Startup Capital

      By: Jeffrey Bussgang
      Entrepreneurs typically focus their full energies on business-building. But raising capital is a core part of building a valuable business. Developing expertise in raising capital is more than a necessary evil, it is a competitive weapon. Master it and you will be in a...  View Details
      Keywords: Fund Raising; Venture Capital; Venture Capital Term Sheet; Venture Creation/development; Venture Investing; Venture Philanthropy; Entrepreneurial Finance; Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Jumpstart Our Business Startups (jobs) Act; Non-equity Financing; Convertible Notes; Convertible Debt; Debt Financing; Raising Capital; National Venture Capital Association; Venture Capital Firm Compensation; Crowdfunding; Crowd-funding; Startup; Start-up; Startup Management; Startups; Angel Investors; Angels; Accelerator; Venture Capital; Financing And Loans; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Bussgang, Jeffrey. "Raising Startup Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 814-089, February 2014.
      • November 2013 (Revised December 2013)
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      Endeavor: Miami Heats Up

      By: William A. Sahlman, Ramana Nanda, David Lane and Lisa Mazzanti
      Endeavor Global was a nonprofit that for 15 years had worked to nurture entrepreneurship in emerging markets by selecting local high-impact entrepreneurs for mentoring and aid in scaling up their businesses from committed local business leaders. In summer 2012,...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurs; Scaling; Emerging Market Entrepreneurship; Not For Profit; Entrepreneurial Finance; Mentoring; Business Networks; Hybrid Nonprofit Funding; Mission And Purpose; nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Problems And Challenges; Finance; Miami
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      Sahlman, William A., Ramana Nanda, David Lane, and Lisa Mazzanti. "Endeavor: Miami Heats Up." Harvard Business School Case 814-043, November 2013. (Revised December 2013.)
      • September 2012 (Revised March 2013)
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      Entrepreneurial Finance in Finland?

      By: William R. Kerr, Ramana Nanda and Alexis Brownell
      This case describes a new venture attempting to bring early-stage entrepreneurial financing to Finland and other Nordic countries. Entrepreneurship is taking off in Finland, an area that historically has had little venture capital or high-growth start-up activity, but...  View Details
      Keywords: Angels; Angel Investors; Vc; Micro-vc; Accelerator; Incubator; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Finance; Venture Capital; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry; Finland; Scandinavia; Europe
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      Kerr, William R., Ramana Nanda, and Alexis Brownell. "Entrepreneurial Finance in Finland?" Harvard Business School Case 813-068, September 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
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      In Search of the Hybrid Ideal

      By: Julie Battilana, Matthew Lee, John Walker and Cheryl Dorsey
      In the first large-scale, quantitative study of nascent social entrepreneurs, researchers from Harvard Business School and Echoing Green examine the rise of hybrid organizations that combine aspects of nonprofits and for-profits and the challenges hybrids face as they...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Organizational Design
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      Battilana, Julie, Matthew Lee, John Walker, and Cheryl Dorsey. "In Search of the Hybrid Ideal." Stanford Social Innovation Review 10, no. 3 (Summer 2012).
      • 2012
      • Book

      The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited

      By: Josh Lerner and Scott Stern
      While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This volume offers new theoretical and empirical contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of...  View Details
      Keywords: Technological Innovation; Opportunities; nonprofit Organizations; Resource Allocation; Economic Growth; Research And Development
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      Lerner, Josh and Scott Stern, eds. The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity Revisited. University of Chicago Press, 2012.
      • July 2011
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      Edna McConnell Clark Foundation-Enabling a Performance Driven Philanthropic Capital Market

      By: Allen Grossman and Aldo Sesia
      The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, focused on building the organizational capabilities of nonprofits that served the disadvantaged youth in the United States, has recently been named an intermediary in the federal government's new social innovation fund (SIF), which...  View Details
      Keywords: nonprofit Organizations; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Philanthropy And Charitable Giving; Financial Strategy; Performance Improvement; Capital Markets; United States
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      Grossman, Allen, and Aldo Sesia. "Edna McConnell Clark Foundation-Enabling a Performance Driven Philanthropic Capital Market." Harvard Business School Case 312-006, July 2011.
      • October 2010
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      The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Allen S. Grossman
      Many of our largest and most successful companies today did not exist 50 years ago. During this same time interval, companies that ranked among top in the 1960s have disappeared, been merged out of existence, or become much smaller presences in the U.S. industrial...  View Details
      Keywords: Capital Markets; Investment funds; Philanthropy And Charitable Giving; Corporate Accountability; Management Practices And Processes; Infrastructure; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Performance Effectiveness; nonprofit Organizations
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Allen S. Grossman. "The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits." Harvard Business Review 88, no. 10 (October 2010).
      • January 2010
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      Youth Villages: The challenges of scaling a nonprofit with government as the primary funding source (TN)

      By: Allen S. Grossman
      Teaching Note for [309007].  View Details
      Keywords: Problems And Challenges; nonprofit Organizations; Emotions; Behavior; Cost; Growth And Development Strategy; Age; Business And Government Relations
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      Grossman, Allen S. "Youth Villages: The challenges of scaling a nonprofit with government as the primary funding source (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 310-078, January 2010.
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