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CASE Chat: Raising Capital as a Social Venture with Paul Sansone of TechCXO
September 2017 This month’s CASE Chat features Paul Sansone, partner of TechCXO and former CFO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Better World Books. Paul also serves as a member of the CASE Advisory Council. With decades of experience in financials for social ventures, Paul knows what it takes for social ventures […]
My summer internship working on healthcare in Rwanda
This post was written by Emily Mason, a second-year Fuqua MBA student, in September 2017. Here is a scenario of two girls. The first girl has access—to a smartphone, strong education systems, and routine health exams— and thus, access to the potential of a healthy life. The second girl lives in a slum and is […]
Day in Durham – Creating Meaningful Impact Beyond Fuqua
This post was written by Jonathan Woodward, a 2019 Fuqua MBA and a CASE Scholar. Before coming to Fuqua, Jonathan worked on educational programs in Los Angeles, including the teaching policy advocacy group Teach Plus and Alliance College-Ready Public Schools. Learn more about Jonathan here. My time at Fuqua started off with a bang, literally! At […]
When You Should Leave Your Social Enterprise
This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in August 2017. He has over 25 years of experience in more than 35 countries and has founded several companies, including SEAD Innovator Sproxil, Inc., a social venture that provides a consumer SMS and app product verification service to help consumers avoid purchasing counterfeit products. By their […]
The Fierce Urgency of Now: Social Impact Leaders Speak Out on Charlottesville
August 2017 Last weekend, white supremacists descended upon the town of Charlottesville, holding a rally that turned violent and led to the death of three people and more than thirty injured. The events in Charlottesville are another example highlighting the work that still needs to be done for racial equity in this country. Leaders in […]
Introducing CASE Scholar Jonathan M. Woodward
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. TheCASE Social Sector Scholarshipbrings in amazing students who add a richness to the Fuqua student body and bring their unique perspectives to the classroom. We […]
Building Hope: Fuqua on Board and Habitat for Humanity
This post by Daytime MBA Matthew Thacker was originally published on the Duke Daytime MBA Student Blog in June 2017. You can read the original post here. Looking back on my life, including my experience at Fuqua, one thing clearly rings true: I’ve been extremely fortunate. Many say their success is a function of hard work, […]
CASE Chat: Building a more inclusive social entrepreneurship space with Camelback Ventures’ Aaron Walker
July 2017 This month’s CASE Chat features Aaron Walker, Founder and CEO of Camelback Ventures. Camelback Ventures was started with the mission of connecting underrepresented minorities in the entrepreneurial space with the coaching, connections, and access to capital needed to succeed in their social ventures. Based in New Orleans, has helped over 30 social entrepreneurs […]
Lessons on Scale from Fighting Deforestation in the Amazon
This post was originally published on the Fuqua in Latin America blog in July 2017. You can read the original post here. A goal of Fuqua’s Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship is understanding how social ventures can move from idea to widespread and sustainable impact. CASE partnered with USAID, the Skoll Foundation, and Mercy Corps to […]
The Four Cs for Building a Solid Founding Team
This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in June 2017. He has over 25 years of experience in more than 35 countries and has founded several companies, including SEAD Innovator Sproxil, Inc., a social venture that provides a consumer SMS and app product verification service to help consumers avoid purchasing counterfeit […]