Shaping the Future through Innovation: The 2014 Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference

This post was written by James Megivern, Duke MBA student, in April 2014.  James reflects on the 9th annual Sustainable Business and Social Impact (SBSI) conference, the signature event of the Fuqua Net Impact Club.  “The show must go on!” Despite an epic snowstorm, the 2014 Duke Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference was held […]

Ready, Set, Grow! Three insights from our CASE i3CP project to grow your social enterprise

This post was written in April 2014 by CASE i3 teammates and Duke MBA students Clayton Avent, Aaron Gress, Francisco Jimenez, Jesse Johnson, and Sumit Sharan. A for-profit forestry social enterprise came to the CASE i3 Consulting Program (CASE i3CP) for guidance on how to scale their business model and attract new capital from impact […]

My Internship Creating Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Corporate Solutions

This post was written by Liza Schillo, a joint MEM/MBA student at Duke in October 2013.  Liza worked with Natural Capitalism Solutions over her summer internship, made possible by the support of the Summer Internship Fund. This summer, I worked with Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS), a sustainability consulting firm located in Boulder, CO.  This boutique consulting […]

Summer Internship: Using Mobile Technology to Distribute Affordable Healthcare in Kenya

This post was written by Colby Warner, a second year Duke MBA student, in October 2013.  Colby worked with the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD) and Changamka this summer with support from the Summer Internship Fund. When I wrote my application essays last year, I romanticized about a career where I could use my […]

My Internship Assessing Charter School Networks in New Orleans

This post was written by second year Duke MBA student Venki Narayanan in September 2013.  Venki interned at the ReNEW Charter Management Organization in New Orleans, LA. Venki’s internship was made possible with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. This summer I had the privilege of working as a Sustainability and Operations Growth Consultant […]

Scaling Aquatic Safety: My Internship with The Redwoods Group Foundation

This post was written in September 2013 by Duke MBA student Rachael Lambert. Rachael worked with the The Redwoods Group Foundation over the summer with support from the Summer Internship Fund. Coming to The Fuqua School of Business, I had limited experience working with non-profits but my summer internship felt like the perfect opportunity to […]

Getting into the Muck: Day in Durham 2013

This post was written in August 2013 by Diana Vining and Cristina Arellano, both first year Duke MBA students. Diana and Cristina reflect on the 10th annual Day in Durham – where more than 1500 Fuqua first years have explored the Durham community and been inspired to use their business skills for social impact. How […]

Supporting Local Entrepreneurs in Mozambique in my Summer Internship

This post was written in August 2013 by Joaquin Brahm, a rising second year, who interned with The Tony Elumelu Foundation with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. My story begins three months before starting my MBA at Fuqua. Knowing that I was coming to study at Duke, my wife and I decided to quit our […]

Summer Internship: Building a School Health Program in Rural India

This post was written in August 2013 by Zack Kaplan, a rising second year, who interned the International Partnership for Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IPIHD) with the support of the Summer Internship Fund. When people in the United States speak about healthcare, they usually focus on problems such as billions in wasted dollars, provision of unnecessary […]

Seeding Social Entrepreneurs: AgImpact Fund Readies for Investment

This post was written in July 2013 by Jack Beuttell, a joint MBA/MEM student who will graduate from Duke in 2014, and David Nicola, who recently graduated with his MBA from Fuqua.  Jack and David were the inaugural winners of the CASE Seed Prize, which allowed them to pursue their social venture, AgImpact Fund, during the […]