CASE Chat with Wendy Kopp, CEO & Co-Founder, Teach for All

Wendy Kopp TFA Teach for All

February 2017 This month’s CASE Chat features Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America and co-founder of Teach for All, a global network of independent organizations developing educational leaders and sharing educational solutions across the globe. Teach for All operates in 40 countries and has reaching 9.7 million students since its launch at the Clinton Global […]

3 Tips for Nonprofit Startups Looking for Funding

This post was written by Loree Lipstein, founder of Thread Strategies and Fuqua MBA 2015 alumnus, in June 2016. During her time at Fuqua, Loree was a CASE Scholar and Co-President of the Net Impact and JBA Clubs. She founded Thread Strategies as a solution for small and medium-sized nonprofits struggling to significantly grow revenue […]

How I Think About Volunteering After Attending Fuqua On Board Bootcamp

This post was written by Kieran Coscia, Daytime MBA 2017 in December 2015. Kieran is from Nashville and a Gamecock. He has worked in banking and operations consulting in North Carolina, DC, and New York City. Prior to Fuqua, he spent three months traveling through South America and Asia. He plans to transition into strategy […]

Bringing Clarity to the Cornea Donation Process with Change Academy

July 2015 Imagine a goal that seems insurmountable. Perhaps clearing out your garage of everything piled inside so that your car will fit inside. Now amplify the scale of that goal to the size of a complex, international social venture. How would you begin to achieve a goal that seems impossible in the big picture? […]

ESI Winner KickStart and Ending Poverty

This post was written in May 2012 by first year MBA student and CASE Fellow Greg Payne. Greg reflects on a recent visit from Martin Fisher, Co-Founder and CEO of KickStart International. CASE was honored to recently host Martin at Fuqua and award Kickstart the 2012 CASE Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI) Award. What is the […]

Enterprising Social Innovation Award Winner Jim Fruchterman of Benetech

This post was written in December 2011 by second year MBA student and CASE Fellow Joanne Sprague. Joanne reflects on a recent visit from Jim Fruchterman, Founder of Benetech and the recipient of the 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation.  When you talk to Jim Fruchterman, the rocket scientist who founded Benetech, about his advice for social entrepreneurs, […]

The Impact Investing Wave

April 2011, Cathy Clark I attended the Skoll World Forum last week and had a realization. Yes, social entrepreneurs are working constantly to refine their business models, but right now, many are worried about very specific business model challenges. Forming a social business. Creating business models that produce profit. Setting up a for-profit. Considering impact investment. I […]