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- July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2005, Vineet Nayar, the former CEO and Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies, and his wife, Anupama Nayar, committed $100 million of their personal wealth to found Sampark Foundation—a grant-making philanthropy with a mission to transform learning outcomes for 20...
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Keywords:
Organizational Behavior;
Organizational Alignment;
Culture Change;
Digital;
Innovation;
Experimentation;
Metrics;
Education Reform;
Non-profit;
Frugal Innovation;
Scale;
Ecosystem;
Government;
Education;
Social Enterprise;
Leadership;
Leading Change;
Change Management;
Organizational Culture;
Alignment;
Innovation Leadership;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Information Technology;
Digital Transformation;
India
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Vineet Nayar and Sampark Foundation: Frugal Innovation at Scale (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 421-021, July 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
- 01 May 2017
- Blog Post
6 Things You Should Know About the HBS/HKS Joint Degree
Students enrolled in the HBS/HKS three year joint degree program come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Many are interested in pursuing careers that span the public, private, and non-profit sectors—and seek to leverage the synergy that...
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- September 2021 (Revised February 2023)
- Case
Harambe: Mobilizing Capital in Africa
By: Anywhere (Siko) Sikochi, Dilyana Karadzhova Botha and Francesco Tronci
Harambe was a non-profit organization whose mission was to build an ecosystem to identify promising young African entrepreneurs and provide them access to training, markets, capital, and support networks. From 2007 to 2021, Harambe had grown to a network of 367...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Business Model;
Strategy;
Organizational Structure;
Business Startups;
Capital;
Venture Capital;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Networks;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Emerging Markets;
Africa;
South Africa
Sikochi, Anywhere (Siko), Dilyana Karadzhova Botha, and Francesco Tronci. "Harambe: Mobilizing Capital in Africa." Harvard Business School Case 122-021, September 2021. (Revised February 2023.)
- Research Summary
Overview
Non-profit strategy, strategic change, strategic interaction, organizational economics, methods in strategy, human resource management
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- October 2013
- Case
FasterCures: Removing Barriers to Treatments
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and James Weber
In mid-2013, as FasterCures celebrated its 10th anniversary as a center of the Milken Institute, Executive Director Margaret Anderson thought about what the organization should do to ensure it had even more impact in its next 10 years. FasterCures was a non-profit... View Details
Keywords:
Health Care;
Health Care Industry;
Health Care Policy;
Health Services;
Healthcare;
Healthcare Reform;
Healthcare Ventures;
Nonprofit;
Non-profit Management;
Not-for-profit;
Incubator;
Accelerator;
Venture Philanthropy;
Medical Services;
Medical Solutions;
Medical Research;
Medical Treatment;
Clinical Trials;
Drug Reimbursement;
Early Stage;
Early Stage Research Funding;
Early Stage Funding;
Milken Institute;
Michael Milken;
David Baltimore;
Partnering For Cures;
National Institutes Of Health;
Cancer Care In The U.S.;
Cancer Care Services;
Policy-making;
Health Care and Treatment;
Health;
Health Testing and Trials;
Entrepreneurship;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Policy;
Health Industry;
United States;
District of Columbia
Hamermesh, Richard G., and James Weber. "FasterCures: Removing Barriers to Treatments." Harvard Business School Case 814-003, October 2013.
- 04 Aug 2020
- Video
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Core strategy, competitive strategy, organizational economics, strategic change and innovation, international business, non-profit management, non-market strategy
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- 10 Aug 2007
- Other Presentation
Doing Well at Doing Good: Do You Have a Strategy?
Strategy presentation at Willow Creek Association’s Leadership Summit, South Barrington, Illinois. Topics include: strategy for non-profits (museums) and social enterprises.
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Porter, Michael E. "Doing Well at Doing Good: Do You Have a Strategy?" Global Leadership Summit, Willow Creek Association, South Barrington, IL, August 10, 2007.
- June 2007
- Case
AARP Foundation (A)
By: Srikant M. Datar, Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein and Thomas Goodwin
AARP Foundation--a leading non-profit corporation--must create a new "Dashboard" performance measurement tool to track the effectiveness of its new strategic plan.
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Keywords:
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Performance Effectiveness;
Performance Evaluation;
Strategic Planning;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Welfare;
Business Strategy
Datar, Srikant M., Herman B. Leonard, Marc J. Epstein, and Thomas Goodwin. "AARP Foundation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 107-051, June 2007.
- Web
Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- July 2009 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Michael Vitale
This case focuses on the growth of an innovative non-profit institution that motivates aboriginal children to attend school by harnessing their love of football.
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
Business or Company Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Problems and Challenges;
Welfare;
Education;
Sports;
Service Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Michael Vitale. "From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys." Harvard Business School Case 910-402, July 2009. (Revised August 2009.)
- May 2013
- Supplement
From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Michael Vitale
This case focuses on the growth of an innovative non-profit institution that motivates aboriginal children to attend school by harnessing their love of football.
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McFarlan, F. Warren, and Michael Vitale. "From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 913-416, May 2013.
- Video
Gabriela Cabrera
Gabriela Cabrera, President of Manos del Uruguay, describes how five women established the non-profit in 1968, challenging social expectations and employing rural communities throughout the country.
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- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Organizational Model for Open Source
Programmers contribute to free software and open source projects for many reasons—some for the fun of it, some to improve their skills, others for a paycheck. Many people have wondered why these people give their work away. The truth is that many projects have...
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by Mallory Stark
- March 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Opportunity Insights: Research and Policy for Social Mobility
By: Scott Duke Kominers, Jeffrey Huizinga and Allison Ciechanover
Opportunity Insights -- a non-profit that researches drivers of economic opportunity and develops policy solutions to help families achieve better life outcomes -- seeks to expand its impact.
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Keywords:
Economic Opportunity;
Social Mobility;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Issues;
Housing;
Policy;
Opportunities
Kominers, Scott Duke, Jeffrey Huizinga, and Allison Ciechanover. "Opportunity Insights: Research and Policy for Social Mobility." Harvard Business School Case 820-714, March 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- Career Coach
Lindsay Muller
Lindsay is particularly passionate about working with students in health care. She has experience in healthcare startups and public companies, specifically in insurance, care delivery, and digital health. Her most recent full-time role was at Oscar Health, where she...
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- 25 Mar 2022
- Video
Omobola Johnson
Omobola Johnson, the former Minister of Communication Technology in Nigeria, explains how the non-profit organization WimBiz seeks to increase the representation of women on corporate boards, spotlighting the WimBoard Executive Database.
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- August 2011 (Revised November 2015)
- Case
CFW Clinics in Kenya: To Profit or Not for Profit
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Katharine Lee
Ten years after having launched a chain of non-profit health clinics, its founder is now debating the merits of scaling the operation by converting to a for-profit enterprise.
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Model;
Social Enterprise;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Transformation;
For-Profit Firms;
Health Industry;
Kenya
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Katharine Lee. "CFW Clinics in Kenya: To Profit or Not for Profit." Harvard Business School Case 512-006, August 2011. (Revised November 2015.)