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The Best Advice I Ever Got: Linda Mason
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe chairman and founder of Bright Horizons Family Solutions heeded the wisdom of visionary real estate developer James Rouse: Make your passions central... -
Nonprofit Sector's $100 Billion Opportunity
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleImagine what an extra $100 billion a year could do for philanthropic and other nonprofit institutions. According to a new study, the nonprofit sector... -
OpenAI’s Failed Experiment in Governance
Corporate governance Digital ArticleIn mixing the for-profit and nonprofit models, OpenAI hoped for the best of both worlds. Instead, it got the worst. -
How Nonprofits Can Encourage Donors to Give More
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThree research-backed strategies. -
Triple-Strength Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleManaging resource constraints, controlling health care costs, training the 21st-century workforce, implementing smart-grid technologies--challenges of... -
Philanthropy's New Agenda: Creating Value
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleDuring the past two decades, the number of charitable foundations in the United States has doubled while the value of their assets has increased more... -
Delivering on the Promise of Nonprofits
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleAs U.S. nonprofits take on an increasing share of society's work, they face mounting pressure from stakeholders - donors, boards, employees - to show... -
Lead from the Heart
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe president and CEO of the American Red Cross talks about changing its organizational structure, making processes more collaborative, and learning the... -
A New Approach to Funding Social Enterprises
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleAn increasing number of social entrepreneurs and investors are realizing that social enterprises of all sorts, including many organizations regarded as... -
EBay's Founder on Innovating the Business Model of Social Change
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen eBay's IPO in September 1998 made Omidyar wealthier than he'd ever imagined, he and his fiancee, Pam (now his wife), decided to create a nonprofit... -
Aligning Your Philanthropic Operating Model with Your Goals
Global Business Digital ArticleA framework to help funders understand who they are and what kind of impact they aspire to have. -
Should Your Business Be Nonprofit or For-Profit?
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThe right model for social impact is both. -
How Global Leaders Should Think About Solving Our Biggest Problems
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleLooking ahead to Davos. -
How Companies Can Partner with Nonprofits
Global Business Digital ArticleDone well, these partnerships can boost growth, shareholder value, and societal impact. -
How Smart Tech Is Transforming Nonprofits
Digital transformation Digital ArticleAutomation and AI can free up staff in fundraising, communications, finance, and service delivery efforts. -
Disaster Relief, Inc.
Global Business Magazine ArticleWhen disaster strikes, many corporations respond generously. After the 2004 tsunami, for instance, U.S. firms alone contributed more than half of a billion... -
Fulfill the Dream of Leading a Nonprofit
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThinking of a second career in the social sector? You're not alone. And your current employer would be wise to help you train for it. -
Working on Nonprofit Boards: Don't Assume the Shoe Fits
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleContrary to popular perception, business people can be benevolent. For instance, one recent study notes that four-fifths of all Harvard Business School... -
The Emerging Capital Market for Nonprofits
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhy is it that effective business start-ups frequently grow into corporate giants, but effective new nonprofits rarely reach national scale? Because,... -
Collaborating for the Common Good
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleCollaboration among competitors is an unnatural act, but sometimes it's the best way to reduce costs, leverage strength, accelerate scale, or amplify...
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Fighting Childhood Pneumonia in Uganda
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details It is January 2014, and the case protagonist, David Milestone (senior advisor at the Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact at the U.S. Agency... -
Leading Through Influence at Scale: Open Source Security at the Linux Foundation
Management Case Study11.95View Details The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit consortium of devoting to supporting the worldwide ecosystem of open source software (OSS) developers. While... -
Investing in Early Learning as Economic Development at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In his role as Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Minneapolis Fed), Art Rolnick and his colleague,... -
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Thirty years after its founding in 1973, New York City's Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) found itself at a crossroads. The nonprofit, church-related... -
STRIVE
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details STRIVE provides employment training and placement to chronically unemployed inner-city minority youth and young adults. This case describes STRIVE's creation... -
Eagles Nest Association of Waterdown: Decisions at the Crossroads
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Eagles Nest Association of Waterdown (Eagles Nest) was a not-for-profit organization (NFP) in Waterdown, Ontario which focused on assisting women and... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Nonprofits and the Social Sectors (featuring "What Business Can Learn from Nonprofits" by Peter F. Drucker)
24.95View Details Nonprofits and the social sectors are taking on an increasing share of the world's most vital work. Make sure your organization is ready for the challenge.... -
The Robin Hood Foundation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Created by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial... -
Andreessen Horowitz's Cultural Leadership Fund (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In May 2020, Chris Lyons, a partner at leading venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz receives the news that his company has reached a verbal agreement... -
Peninsula Community Foundation
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details After leading the Peninsula Community Foundation (PCF) through a period of tremendous growth, its president, Sterling Speirn, is facing the prospect of... -
Little Tokyo Service Center: "Welcome to Little Tokyo, Please Take Off Your Shoes"
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), a nonprofit founded in Los Angeles in 1979, has sought to honor tradition yet defend against gentrification and displacement... -
When Competition Isn't Enough: Rural Health in Southwest Virginia (C)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This optional C case follows UV7854 and UV7856, and describes the results of decisions on whether to allow a merger of two health care entities in rural... -
Farm to School of Park County: A Journey from Program to Nonprofit (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case series describes the startup of Farm to School of Park County, an emerging nonprofit organization in the US state of Montana. Case (A) describes... -
Wikipedia: Making a Blue Ocean Strategic Move That Discourages Imitation
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case is excellent for teaching both MBAs and executives how to create a blue ocean strategy that is hard to imitate and sustainable. It focuses on... -
King County: Creating a Culture of Outcomes
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Despite its overall prosperity and booming economy, King County in Washington state faced persistent inequities in poverty, homelessness, and unemployment... -
Food Angel: A Sustainable Solution to Food Waste in Hong Kong
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Food Angel is a Hong Kong based social venture that recycles food into cooked meals for Hong Kong's poor. Founded by Gigi Tung, Food Angel has growth... -
Steve Mariotti and NFTE
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Less than three years ago, Steve Mariotti created NFTE, a nonprofit organization for teaching entrepreneurship to disadvantaged youths. The organization... -
Ace Social Venture Fund: Estimating Social Value Creation
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The ACE Venture Fund case is a 501(c)3 social venture fund that hopes to invest in projects that help the poor around the world. The donors of the fund,... -
Raymond Jetson's MetroMorphosis and the Effort to Transform Baton Rouge
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Raymond Jetson, an inner-city pastor, former Louisiana state legislator, and 2010 Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow, has embarked on a new... -
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: A Growth Orientation (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details This mini-case set describes the challenges facing the new leadership of Richmond's Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) to revitalize and save the Museum....
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Fighting Childhood Pneumonia in Uganda
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details It is January 2014, and the case protagonist, David Milestone (senior advisor at the Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact at the U.S. Agency... -
Leading Through Influence at Scale: Open Source Security at the Linux Foundation
Management Case Study11.95View Details The Linux Foundation (LF) is a non-profit consortium of devoting to supporting the worldwide ecosystem of open source software (OSS) developers. While... -
Cause-Related Marketing: More Buck than Bang?
Sales & Marketing Digital ArticleStarbucks, Target, and Nike are just a few of the businesses partnering today with not-for-profit organizations in cause-related marketing campaigns.... -
Investing in Early Learning as Economic Development at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In his role as Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Minneapolis Fed), Art Rolnick and his colleague,... -
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Thirty years after its founding in 1973, New York City's Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB) found itself at a crossroads. The nonprofit, church-related... -
STRIVE
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details STRIVE provides employment training and placement to chronically unemployed inner-city minority youth and young adults. This case describes STRIVE's creation... -
Eagles Nest Association of Waterdown: Decisions at the Crossroads
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Eagles Nest Association of Waterdown (Eagles Nest) was a not-for-profit organization (NFP) in Waterdown, Ontario which focused on assisting women and... -
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Nonprofits and the Social Sectors (featuring "What Business Can Learn from Nonprofits" by Peter F. Drucker)
24.95View Details Nonprofits and the social sectors are taking on an increasing share of the world's most vital work. Make sure your organization is ready for the challenge.... -
The Robin Hood Foundation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Created by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial... -
Andreessen Horowitz's Cultural Leadership Fund (A)
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In May 2020, Chris Lyons, a partner at leading venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz receives the news that his company has reached a verbal agreement...
