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      • March 2021
      • Case

      Dasra: From Strategic Philanthropy to Field Building

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tanya Bijlani
      Dasra, a pioneer in the Indian Strategic Philanthropy space founded by a husband and wife team, had grown and evolved with the fast changing philanthropy scene in India. By 2017 it had managed to raise nearly $100 million of new capital for NGOs and Nonprofits in...  View Details
      Keywords: Philanthropy; Impact Investing; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Sector; Philanthropy And Charitable Giving; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Strategy; India
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tanya Bijlani. "Dasra: From Strategic Philanthropy to Field Building." Harvard Business School Case 521-071, March 2021.
      • February 2021
      • Case

      Yellow Digital Retailers, Ltd.: Providing Solar Electricity to Transform Rural Africa

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Frank V. Cespedes and Michael Norris
      In 2020, Mike Heyink and Maya Stewart, co-founders of the Pay-as-you-Go Solar company Yellow were considering how to grow their startup. They had achieved some success in their first market, Malawi, and had recently entered Uganda, where business was slower. What did...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Developing Countries And Economies; Alternative Energy; Renewable Energy; Social Entrepreneurship; Green Technology; Salesforce Management; Diversification; Expansion; Energy Industry; Africa; South Africa; Malawi; Uganda
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Frank V. Cespedes, and Michael Norris. "Yellow Digital Retailers, Ltd.: Providing Solar Electricity to Transform Rural Africa." Harvard Business School Case 821-041, February 2021.
      • November 2020 (Revised February 2021)
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      Wes Hall and the BlackNorth Initiative

      By: Shikhar Ghosh, Marilyn Morgan Westner and Reza Satchu
      Wes Hall founded Kingsdale Advisors and built it into one of Canada’s leading shareholder services and advisory firms. Influenced by the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and a series of social injustices—specifically the death of George Floyd in police custody—Hall...  View Details
      Keywords: Racism; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Diversity; Race; Social Issues; Canada; North America
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      Ghosh, Shikhar, Marilyn Morgan Westner, and Reza Satchu. "Wes Hall and the BlackNorth Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 821-056, November 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
      • October 2020
      • Case

      COVID-19 Testing at Everlywell

      By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Olivia Hull
      In March 2020, as COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the U.S., Everlywell founder Julia Cheek considers how to respond as a small start-up specializing in at-home lab testing. After making dramatic budget cuts, she decides to pivot the organization to address the...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Strategy; Venture Capital; Health Care And Treatment; Health Disorders; Leading Change; Technology Adoption; Technology Platform; Competitive Strategy; Science; Adaptation; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Crisis Management; Social Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Government Legislation; Health; Health Testing And Trials; Health Pandemics; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; Technology Industry; Texas; United States
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      Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Olivia Hull. "COVID-19 Testing at Everlywell." Harvard Business School Case 821-001, October 2020.
      • October 2020
      • Supplement

      OpenIDEO (B)

      By: Karim R. Lakhani, Anne-Laure Fayard, Manos Gkeredakis and Jin Hyun Paik
      In the midst of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic was unfolding, OpenIDEO—an online open innovation platform focused on design-driven solutions to social issues—rapidly launched a new challenge to improve access to health information, empower communities to stay safe...  View Details
      Keywords: Innovation Competitions; Ideo; Contests; Contest Design; Platforms And Ecosystems; Open Innovation; Open And User Innovation Strategy; Diversity; Design; Social Entrepreneurship; Global Range; Collaborative Innovation And Invention; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Social And Collaborative Networks; Health Pandemics; Health; Information; Business And Community Relations
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      Lakhani, Karim R., Anne-Laure Fayard, Manos Gkeredakis, and Jin Hyun Paik. "OpenIDEO (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 621-058, October 2020.
      • October 2020
      • Case

      PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India

      By: John J-H Kim and Malini Sen
      Pratham is a non-governmental organization, focusing on high-quality, low-cost and replicable interventions to address gaps in the Indian education system. Co-founder Madhav Chavan is interested in using technology for education but differed in the way it is used in...  View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices And Conditions; Social Entrepreneurship; Education; Technology; Learning; Growth And Development Strategy; Non-governmental Organizations; Social Issues; Education Industry; India; Asia
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      Kim, John J-H, and Malini Sen. "PraDigi Open Learning: Transforming Rural India." Harvard Business School Case 321-022, October 2020.
      • September 2020
      • Case

      Algramo

      By: Michael Chu, Monica Silva and Mariana Cal
      Founded in 2013 by José Manuel Moller in Chile, Algramo first became known for addressing the “poverty tax” (the surcharge paid by lower income families for staples sold in smaller sizes) through specially-designed dispensers in low-income neighborhood grocery stores...  View Details
      Keywords: Packaging-as-a-wallet; Plastic Waste; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Reusable Packaging; Alliances With Fmcgs To Meet Esg Goals; Social Entrepreneurship; Environmental Sustainability; Strategy; Value Creation; Goals And Objectives; Business Model; Consumer Products Industry; Latin America; South America; Chile
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      Chu, Michael, Monica Silva, and Mariana Cal. "Algramo." Harvard Business School Case 321-079, September 2020.
      • September 2020 (Revised November 2020)
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      d.light

      By: Michael Chu, Krishna G. Palepu and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha
      Kenyan off-grid-solar pioneer d.light can power entire homes in rural Africa but must now decide how to fund the growth of its asset-heavy business model. Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman founded d.light in 2006 to transform lives through solar solutions enabling access to...  View Details
      Keywords: Alternative Energy; Business Model; Capital; Emerging Markets; Expansion; Financial Strategy; Renewable Energy; Strategy; Social Entrepreneurship; Energy Industry; Africa; Kenya; India
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      Chu, Michael, Krishna G. Palepu, and Dilyana Karadzhova Botha. "d.light." Harvard Business School Case 321-069, September 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
      • August 2020 (Revised January 2021)
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      Just Arrived: Integrating Refugees in Sweden

      By: Brian Trelstad, Emilie Billaud and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej
      In April 2020, Lisa Tengberg, Harvard Business School MBA Candidate, submitted a paper on Just Arrived, an online platform which matched newly-arrived immigrants with employers in Sweden. The case describes the European refugee crisis and different approaches in...  View Details
      Keywords: Immigration; Employment; Integration; Business Model; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth And Development Strategy; Employment Industry; Sweden; Italy; Germany
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      Trelstad, Brian, Emilie Billaud, and Mette Fuglsang Hjortshoej. "Just Arrived: Integrating Refugees in Sweden." Harvard Business School Case 321-040, August 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
      • August 2020
      • Case

      PayPal: The Next Chapter

      By: Michael Porter, Mark Kramer and Annelena Lobb
      Can a social purpose and stakeholder capitalism confer a powerful competitive advantage in the age of COVID-19? For PayPal, the answer is yes. After spinning off from eBay in a 2015 IPO, the company declared its purpose as "democratizing financial services" by ensuring...  View Details
      Keywords: Mission And Purpose; Finance; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Social Entrepreneurship; Competitive Advantage; Financial Services Industry
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      Porter, Michael, Mark Kramer, and Annelena Lobb. "PayPal: The Next Chapter." Harvard Business School Case 721-378, August 2020.
      • 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.)
      • June 2020
      • Case

      Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)

      By: Laura Huang, Elizabeth Jiang and Brandon Yu
      Career Karma is a startup focused on helping individuals looking to transition careers into computer engineering roles or similar fields by preparing them for formal technical training programs, or “coding bootcamps,” that would lead to a successful career pivot upon...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Plan; Business Startups; Education; Training; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Organizations; Mission And Purpose; Personal Development And Career; Health Pandemics; Technology Industry; Education Industry; Employment Industry
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      Huang, Laura, Elizabeth Jiang, and Brandon Yu. "Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (A)." Harvard Business School Case 420-121, June 2020.
      • June 2020
      • Supplement

      Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (B)

      By: Laura Huang and Elizabeth Jiang
      This (B) case expands upon the journey of Career Karma’s three founders by presenting a fictionalized Investor Meeting scenario.  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Plan; Business Startups; Education; Training; Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship; Management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Organizations; Mission And Purpose; Personal Development And Career; Technology Industry; Education Industry; Employment Industry
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      Huang, Laura, and Elizabeth Jiang. "Career Karma: Growth in a Time of Global Uncertainty (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 420-125, June 2020.
      • April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
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      Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism

      By: Brian Trelstad, Wendy Smith and Natalie Slawinski
      In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island’s economy. Like so many rural communities, Fogo Island’s fate was tied directly to one primary resource—in this case...  View Details
      Keywords: Place Making; Non-profit; Hotel; Economic Development; Tourism; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Development Economics; Economic Systems; Tourism Industry; Canada
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      Trelstad, Brian, Wendy Smith, and Natalie Slawinski. "Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 320-098, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
      • February 2020
      • Case

      Wellthy: The Economics of Caring

      By: Brian Trelstad and Joseph B. Fuller
      In 2014, Lindsay Jurist-Rosner (MBA ’09) founded Wellthy, a B2C business that coordinates care for working professionals seeking help to support loved ones with chronic diseases or aging parents. With personal experience as a young professional providing care for her...  View Details
      Keywords: B2b Vs. B2c; Future Of Work; Health; Social Entrepreneurship; Health Industry; United States
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      Trelstad, Brian, and Joseph B. Fuller. "Wellthy: The Economics of Caring." Harvard Business School Case 320-028, February 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.)
      • 2019
      • Working Paper

      Impact Investing: A Theory of Financing Social Entrepreneurship

      By: Benjamin N. Roth
      I present a model of financing social enterprises to delineate the role of impact investors relative to “pure” philanthropists. I characterize the optimal scale and structure of a social enterprise when financed by grants and when financed by investments. The analysis...  View Details
      Keywords: Impact Investing; Social Entrepreneurship; Finance; Investment; Mathematical Methods
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      Roth, Benjamin N. "Impact Investing: A Theory of Financing Social Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-078, February 2020.
      • December 2019
      • Exercise

      Janet Ames (A)

      By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
      Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Philanthropy And Charitable Giving; Governing And Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; United States
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      Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-076, December 2019.
      • December 2019
      • Exercise

      Janet Ames (C)

      By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
      Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Governing And Advisory Boards; Philanthropy And Charitable Giving; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; United States
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      Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-078, December 2019.
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      How Social Entrepreneurs Zig-Zag Their Way to Impact at Scale

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
      This article provides guidance to social entrepreneurs and their funders as they seek to advance the enterprise from startup to scale. It focuses on the evolution of four social entrepreneurs and their decision-making paths as they attempt to scale their respective...  View Details
      Keywords: Systemic Impact; Scaling; Strategy Process; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth And Development Strategy
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "How Social Entrepreneurs Zig-Zag Their Way to Impact at Scale." California Management Review 62, no. 1 (November 2019): 53–76.
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