Erin Worsham
Impact Explained: Scaling vs. Scaling IMPACT
What does SCALING mean when you’re talking about a solution to a social or environmental challenge, versus a more traditional market solution? At CASE we talk about SCALING your IMPACT, versus just scaling your organization’s size. In this short video we share what that means, how it’s different, and what it looks like in practice.
Why We Didn’t Fund Your Scaling Plan
In this December 2022 article in Stanford Social Innovation Review, authors Erin Worsham and Kimberly Bardy Langsam share a checklist to avoid common problems that funders have identified in evaluating applications. https://ssir.org/articles/entry/why_we_didnt_fund_your_scaling_plan#
4 Pathways to Impact at Scale
Pathways are the strategies that a nonprofit or for-profit social enterprise can pursue to scale impact. Each pathway — and the range of variations within — can help an enterprise think about its role in the ultimate solution as well as the implications on its operating model, funding, and more. This straightforward guide lays out […]
Interviews on Scaling Through Mass Disruption
Scaling leaders discuss their experiences working to scale their organizations’ impact while navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing insights for pursuing scale through mass disruptions. View more on the full Scaling Through Mass Disruption page.
Health Care Without Harm Scaling Snapshot
This case study from the Scaling Pathways series outlines key scaling strategies, the history of the scaling journey, and insights and lessons learned. https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/yyyyyyyy/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/09/ScalingPathways_HealthCareWithoutHarmScalingSnapshot_September2020.pdf
Using Data to Power Scale
One of the significant challenges for scaling social ventures is learning how to create the right data strategy for their organization. We share tactical insights about setting a foundation grounded in equity, the building blocks for a robust system and process, and additional strategies as you grow, partner, look to systems change, or desire to […]
People Matter: Evolving Talent to Drive Impact at Scale
It isn’t “business as usual” with your organization’s human capital as you scale. We share tips for evolving your organizational structure and roles, assembling and maintaining flexibility with your team, leveraging outside capacity, and maintaining a robust organizational culture. https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/yyyyyyyy/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2020/11/Scaling-Pathways_People-Matter.pdf Erin Worsham, Kimberly Langsam, Ellen Martin 2019
Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor Scaling Snapshot
This case study from the Scaling Pathways series outlines key scaling strategies, the history of the scaling journey, and insights and lessons learned. https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/yyyyyyyy/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/02/ScalingPathways_WSUPScalingSnapshot_March-2019.pdf-Shortcut.pdf
One Acre Fund Scaling Snapshot
This case study from the Scaling Pathways series outlines key scaling strategies, the history of the scaling journey, and insights and lessons learned. https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/yyyyyyyy/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/02/ScalingPathways_OneAcreFund-ScalingSnapshot_March-2019.pdf
Living Good Scaling Snapshot
This case study from the Scaling Pathways series outlines key scaling strategies, the history of the scaling journey, and insights and lessons learned. https://centers.fuqua.duke.edu/yyyyyyyy/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/02/ScalingPathways_LivingGoodsScalingSnapshot_March-2019.pdf