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May/June 2022 Opportunity: Smart Scaling Exec Training

Get right what so many organizations get wrong about scale. How can you ensure that you don’t waste your time pursuing a weak scaling strategy that’s unlikely to be funded? How can you demonstrate to internal stakeholders and funders that …

I Don’t Have to “Get It” to Change It

“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.  …

Why We’re Excited About Lwala’s Impact Potential

2021-2022 F. M. Kirby Impact Prize Finalist Spotlight: Lwala Community Alliance We are thrilled to share why we are so excited about the five finalists for the 2021-2022 F.M. Kirby Impact Prize. Check the CASE blog for posts on the other finalists. The …

Register Now for “Smart Scaling: Map Your Path”

Get right what so many organizations get wrong about scale. How can you ensure that you don’t waste your time pursuing the wrong scaling strategy? How can you access more – and different types of – funding to power scale? …

SBSI 18: A Look Back and A Look Forward

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 …

Teju Ravilochan, Uncharted, on Scaling Impact and Building Trust

Teju Ravilochan is co-founder and former CEO of Uncharted (formerly Unreasonable Institute), which he started immediately after college with Tyler Hartung and Daniel Epstein. Before Uncharted, he spent nearly a year as executive assistant to Paul Polak, founder of iDE, …

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. 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 …

Maitri AIDS Hospice

By Gregory J Dees and Beth Battle Anderson It’s August 2000, and Maitri AIDS Hospice in San Francisco is reevaluating its approach to fundraising. In recent years, Maitri has been relying increasingly on government, corporate, and foundation grants. Yet Don …