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Drum Roll, Please! …

CASE is proud to announce the winner of our 2011 Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award: Antony Bugg-Levine, a leading figure in the emerging field of global impact investing. Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), will receive his award …

CASE in the News

CASE has been in the news again recently – some snippets below! “The Obama Administration’s Social Innovation Fund“: A great interview with Paul Carttar, Director of the Social Innovation Fund, in which he provides an overview of the work of the …

Catching Up With CASE

You always hear us say we are busy.  Are you wondering why? Read on … The White House … students giving back to the Durham community … lessons in scaling … launch of CASE i3 … and more! Read all …

Making the Case for More Data

This post originally appeared on the Social Edge.  Join the conversation there! When Greg Dees and I started our blog over six months ago, it was to get feedback on some of the patterns and trends we had been seeing in our research on business …

The Power of Play

This post was written by second year MBA student and CASE Fellow Beth Bafford. Beth reflects on a recent visit from Darell Hammond, CEO & Founder of KaBOOM!, recipient of the 2011 U.S. Social Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Schwab Foundation, …

Student Perspectives in the News

Some great student perspectives in the press recently, read on! Susan Shell, a first year here at Fuqua, recently blogged on BusinessWeek about her decision to attend Fuqua:  MBA Journal: Starting and Ending With Duke.  She said, “While I considered a range …

Announcing 3rd Annual Business Plan Competition

We’re proud to announce the launch of our 3rd annual Scaling Social Impact Business Plan Competition! Our Business Plan Competition identifies social sector scaling initiatives with demonstrated impact and readiness to grow, and supports the winners with financial and consulting awards. U.S.-based nonprofit …

Impact Investing as Transformation

This post originally appeared on the Social Edge.  Join the conversation there! Antony Bugg-Levine and Jed Emerson recently released their new book, Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference. It explores a wide range of issues essential to …

Introducing CASE Scholar Thomas Shields

As noted in the previous post, Fuqua offers two Social Sector scholarships each year to individuals with nonprofit backgrounds who are looking to acquire business skills for use in their pursuit of social impact. We are proud to announce our new …

Introducing CASE Scholar Meredith Driscoll

Duke’s Fuqua School of Business offers two scholarships each year to individuals with nonprofit backgrounds who are looking to acquire business skills for use in their pursuit of social impact. The Social Sector Scholarship is administered by CASE and brings in amazing …