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Want to Be an Effective Social Entrepreneur? Become a Tri-Sector Leader.

This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in June 2016. 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 […]
3 Tips for Nonprofit Startups Looking for Funding

This post was written by Loree Lipstein, founder of Thread Strategies and Fuqua MBA 2015 alumnus, in June 2016. During her time at Fuqua, Loree was a CASE Scholar and Co-President of the Net Impact and JBA Clubs. She founded Thread Strategies as a solution for small and medium-sized nonprofits struggling to significantly grow revenue […]
Recapping CASE’s 2015-2016 Academic Year

May 2016, Erin Worsham, CASE Executive Director 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 accomplish great things. It is also a time […]
My Internship Using Data Analysis to Improve Teacher Selection in Charter Schools

This post was written by Eleanor Boothroyd, Daytime MBA 2016, in February 2016. Eleanor is passionate about education. She serves on the Board of the Durham Nativity School in Durham and as Fuqua’s Net Impact Club co-chair of the Sustainable Business and Social Impact (SBSI) Conference, the largest conference of its kind in the Southeastern US. Prior […]
Mixing Private Capital and International Aid in Nepal: My Internship with USAID

This post was written by Colin Bready, dual Master of Public Policy and MBA candidate at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and Fuqua School of Business, in January 2016. At Duke, Colin is focusing on finance and international development. Last summer Colin interned at USAID in Washington D.C. exploring mobilizing private capital for […]
No Matter Your Destination, Make Service Part of Your Travels

This post originally appeared on The Huffington Post December 1, 2015 and was written by CASE Scholar Nikki Gusz, Daytime MBA 2017. Many of us travel through airports this time of year to reunite with our families for the holidays. For me, this year’s family reunion at Cleveland-Hopkins International will resemble those of recent years […]
How to Solve the World’s Problems Using Spaghetti

This post was written by Alejandra Rossi, 2017 Daytime MBA in December 2015. Alejandra is a proud Uruguayan who has come to business school to learn how to generate a bigger impact in the world, after working for over 7 years with entrepreneurs of many kinds in her home country. On November 18, 2015 Professor […]
How I Think About Volunteering After Attending Fuqua On Board Bootcamp

This post was written by Kieran Coscia, Daytime MBA 2017 in December 2015. Kieran is from Nashville and a Gamecock. He has worked in banking and operations consulting in North Carolina, DC, and New York City. Prior to Fuqua, he spent three months traveling through South America and Asia. He plans to transition into strategy […]
Working with Enclude to Strengthen Financial Services for Women

This post was written by Evelyn Powery, a 2015 graduate of the Duke MBA program, in June 2015. While at Fuqua, Evelyn served as student co-chair for CASE i3 and as a CASE fellow. The CASE i3 Fellowship allows practitioners to engage MBA students on real-world challenges related to the diverse field of impact investing. […]
CASE Change Academy: YES Prep Tackles Teacher Retention in Two-Day Program

This post was written by Evelyn Powery and Sarah Martin, both Duke MBA students and CASE Fellows, in April 2015. We recently had the opportunity to participate in the CASE Change Academy, a program that combines customized training, consulting and a laser-focused team retreat. CASE Senior Fellow Dan Heath uses the tools and frameworks from […]