Client Consulting in Africa to Make an Impact

This post was written in July 2013 by Meiqing Fan.  Meiqing just finished her first year at Fuqua and participated in a social entrepreneurship project through the Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum (FCCP). During spring break, I spent 2 weeks in South Africa with 38 classmates. Our trip was part of the Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum, which is […]

Increasing my Impact with the Duke MBA

This post was written in March 2013 by second year Duke MBA, Julia Houlihan.  Julia’s post originally appeared on Fuqua’s Daytime MBA Student Blog which posts about the Daytime MBA experience from the student perspective. In the past few weeks, we’ve received email reminders about graduation requirements to make sure everyone’s on track to walk […]

Seeking Clarity

Rachel Lichte is a student at Duke, pursuing her joint MBA/MEM (Master of Environmental Management) degree. She gave this TED-style talk as part of CASE’s 10th anniversary celebration in December 2012. Next time I’m having one of those days where I need a little inspiration, this is the moment that I need to remember. I’m […]

Summer Internship with Gates Foundation: The Impact of Impatient Optimism

This post was written in October 2012 by second year student, Carla Hickman. Carla spent her summer interning with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington. I have always worked in the education sector, and arriving at Fuqua, it was a passion and career path I knew I would continue to follow. During […]

Global leaders start at home: Day in Durham 2012

This post was written in September 2012 by second year student, Mark Hiew. Mark and fellow second year, Dawn Arthur, were the leads for the 9th annual Day in Durham, an annual event that introduces incoming Fuqua students to the social entrepreneurship community in Durham and how they can contribute during their time at Duke. […]

Jorge Becerra and BCG and Social Impact in Latin America

This post was written in March 2012 by Amy Snyder, a second year Duke MBA and CASE Fellow.  Amy reflects on a recent visit from Jorge Becerra, Senior Partner and Managing Director in BCG’s Santiago office.  Jorge is the regional leader of BCG’s Community and Economic Development work in the Americas and Head of BCG’s Financial Institutions and […]

The “Surprise” Social Entrepreneur: Laura Callanan of McKinsey & Co

This post was written in March 2012 by second year Duke MBA and CASE Fellow Beth Bafford.  Beth reflects on a recent visit from Laura Callanan, CASE Advisory Council member and keynote at this year’s Sustainable Business and Social Impact conference.  Laura works with the Social Sector Office at McKinsey & Co. We had the immense pleasure of hosting […]

Antony Bugg-Levine of Nonprofit Finance Fund on Getting in the Game

This post was written in December 2011 by second year MBA student and CASE Fellow Beth Bafford. Beth reflects on a recent visit from Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund and recipient of the 2011 CASE Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award.  We had the distinct pleasure to present the CASE Leadership in Social Entrepreneurship Award to […]

The Power of Play: Darell Hammond of KaBOOM

This post was written in October 2011 by MBA student and CASE Fellow Beth Bafford. Beth reflects on a recent visit from Darell Hammond, CEO & Founder of KaBOOM!, recipient of the 2011 U.S. Social Entrepreneur of the Year award from the Schwab Foundation, and author of the NY Times Bestseller, “KaBOOM!: How One Man Built a Movement […]