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There are more than 250,000 pregnancy-related deaths each year in sub-saharan Africa. Yet, more than 50% of pregnant women in Kenya don’t deliver in a healthcare facility. Jacaranda Health – a chain of innovative reproductive health clinics in Kenya and part of …

As our final profile of this year’s CASE Social Sector Scholarship recipients, we introduce Alejandra Gerosa. Welcome, Alejandra! Alejandra comes to Fuqua from a career as an advocate for organizations dedicated to making a difference. Most recently, she worked for …

We’re continuing our series introducing the Class of ’16 CASE Social Sector Scholarship recipients. We have already introduced Sarah Martin and Katie Campbell. Now, we are proud to welcome Bahari J. Harris! Motivated to empower enterprise-related endeavors that will develop and transform the …

We’re continuing our series introducing the Class of ’16 CASE Social Sector Scholarship recipients. We have already introduced Sarah Martin and now are proud to welcome Katie Campbell, profiled below! Katie Campbell comes to Fuqua from the non-profit sector. She worked as a …

Duke’s Fuqua School of Business offers scholarships each year to individuals with social sector backgrounds who are looking to acquire business skills for use in their pursuit of social impact. The CASE Social Sector Scholarship brings in amazing students who add a …

Though I now call North Carolina my home, I am a New Yorker.  Born and bred and proud to be a NYer. So, September 11th always brings back a rush of memories of that horrible morning where hatred and helplessness prevailed. …

This post was written by Katie Campbell and Alejandra Gerosa, both first year Duke MBA students. Katie and Ale reflect on the 11th annual Day in Durham – where more than 1700 Fuqua first years have explored the Durham community and been …

This post was originally published on the SOCAP14 blog. To visit the original post, click here. Last year at SOCAP, we had the privilege of sharing the high-level findings from our Impact Investing 2.0 research project, which included a dozen case studies …

This Q&A was first published on the Fuqua website, to see the original post click here. Cathy Clark, Adjunct Professor and Director of Fuqua’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship Impact Investing Initiative (CASE i3), has performed extensive research …

Impact investing presents something of an existential challenge for foundations. Convention dictates that investors manage a corpus to maximize risk-adjusted financial returns, in the hopes it will underwrite philanthropic giving for social impact into perpetuity. By seeking to deliver a …