social enterprise
Everything Impact Enterprises Need to Know About Hiring an MBA Intern
February 2020 McKinsey, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs – these are just a few of the companies that come to mind as those that typically look for MBA interns each summer. However, here at the CASE at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, we believe that MBA candidates should also consider, and be considered for, internships in […]
Six Impact Trends to Watch in 2020
What are the impact trends that have you excited – or worried – as we enter 2020? We’ve been thinking about this question at CASE and have outlined six topics below that will drive our efforts in 2020 and will guide the second season of our CASE in Point Podcast, in which we interview impact […]
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 […]
3 Elements You Need When Hiring Talent for Your Social Venture
This post was written by CASE Executive-in-Residence and Sproxil Co-Founder Alden Zecha in April 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 […]
Bringing Clarity to the Cornea Donation Process with Change Academy
July 2015 Imagine a goal that seems insurmountable. Perhaps clearing out your garage of everything piled inside so that your car will fit inside. Now amplify the scale of that goal to the size of a complex, international social venture. How would you begin to achieve a goal that seems impossible in the big picture? […]
Creating Financial Markets: Lessons from Finance Pioneer Ron Cordes of ImpactAssets
This post was written in February 2012 by first year MBA student Ian Cain. Ian reflects on a recent visit from Ron D. Cordes, co-chairman of Genworth Financial Wealth Management and founder of ImpactAssets. It was in 2004, on his 45th birthday, when Ron D. Cordes decided that by the time he turned 50 he would be on a different […]