Michael McAfee on the CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity

February 2022 “Sometimes my tone can sound absolute, but I am still learning and growing,” PolicyLink President and CEO Michael McAfee cautioned as he dove into a conversation with CASE Executive Director Erin Worsham as a part of CASE’s Executive Speaker Series.  McAfee, noted for many accomplishments, is a “catalyst for a new and growing […]

Reflections on the 2018 Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference

April 2018, Josh Dixon of CASE In 1998, Greg Dees authored his influential work, “The Meaning of ‘Social Entrepreneurship,’” in which he described social entrepreneurs as, among other things, reformers and revolutionaries with a social mission. Four years later, in 2002, Dees helped co-found CASE at Duke. At this year’s Sustainable Business and Social Impact […]

Hiding in Plain Sight: How Can Social Entrepreneurs Handle Burnout?

This post was written by Kristine Pearson, Founder of Lifeline Energy, formally known as Freeplay Foundation, in December 2016. Pearson serves on the Women’s Leadership Board of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and was honored with the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award in 2005. She was also named by Time magazine as a Hero of the […]