Tag Archives: SEAD

Bigger isn’t always better. That’s one key headline global health entrepreneurs offered staff of USAID’s Center for Accelerating Innovation & Impact  and Higher Education Solutions Network during a recent panel discussion titled Lessons Learned on the Journey to Scale. During …

The end of the academic year is bittersweet.  We say goodbye to our graduating students that just two years ago were simply names on applications but now are like family that have blossomed at Fuqua and are heading off to …

This month’s CASE Chat features Karen Clune, Senior Innovation Advisor, Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact at USAID. Karen will be joining us later this month at our annual Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD) Summit and Symposium. SEAD, in …

Karen Clune, Senior Innovation Advisor for USAID’s Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact, talks about the challenges and opportunities in scaling global health social ventures, provides advice for students interested in international development, and talks about her inspiration for working …

This post originally appeared on the Duke Global Digital Health Science Center blog. Their research study looking at the effect of Facebook in adapting healthy behaviors was one of four studies funded by SEAD last year. You can find summaries …

CASE had another busy and exciting year in 2015! We thought we’d share our most viewed posts for the year: #1: Did You Know? 10 Facts About CASE 600 students serving on nonprofit Boards. $12.1 million to launch a university …

David Ferguson is the director of the Center for Development Innovation in USAID’s U.S. Global Development Lab. In this interview, Ferguson shares his perspectives on international development, including the importance of technology and multisector partnerships, and advice for those seeking …

As CASE continues to scale the impact of our work, we are excited to announce a new addition to our incredible team.  Starting in early December, Robyn Fehrman will join the CASE team as our new Director of Programs. As …

Alden Zecha, Co-Founder, CFO and Strategist for Sproxil, talks about the importance of relationship building with investors, challenges and lessons learned in scaling a social venture, and current trends in the field of social entrepreneurship.

In our quest to develop the next generation of social impact leaders, CASE’s work doesn’t stop in the classroom. We connect students with practitioners to tackle the real world challenges of social entrepreneurship and translate research in to practice, ensuring …