social impact
Fika: Transforming Rural Infrastructure Planning with AI
In this Snapshot, Fika shares its journey from identifying a critical barrier to scale to building an AI-enabled platform that helps governments make better infrastructure investment decisions for rural communities. More than a technology story, this case explores the leadership, funding, talent, governance, and strategic decisions behind a transformative AI initiative. Download this Snapshot to […]
2026 CASE Launch Pad Award
Derek Rhodes, MBA Class of 2027, named winner of the 2026 CASE Launch Pad Award The Launch Pad Award provides $10,000 in unrestricted funding and mentorship to one promising Duke MBA student or team working to address a social or environmental challenge. This year’s winner, Derek Rhodes, brings five years of hands-on experience as founder […]
Four Shifts Reshaping the Future of Impact
Erin Worsham, Executive Director of CASEMay 2026 The impact sector is navigating a moment of profound transition. At the 2026 Skoll World Forum, Skoll Foundation CEO Marla Blow described the “unexpected depth and callous speed” of the cuts to development funding in 2025, comparing the disruption to a forest fire that devastated the community. But […]
Five Messages for Anyone Building a Career in Impact
Reflections from the 2026 Sustainable Business and Social Impact Conference Erin Worsham, Executive Director of CASEApril 2026 In my work with MBA students and emerging impact leaders, I see a common tension: a commitment to making a difference, paired with uncertainty about how to navigate a rapidly changing field. Expectations of business are evolving. Regulation […]
CASE Announces 4 Finalists for the F.M. Kirby Scaling Social Impact Prize
December 2022 From a pool of 180, four social enterprises stood out above the rest in this year’s competition for the Fred Morgan Kirby Prize for Scaling Social Impact, which CASE has the privilege to manage. One of these four will ultimately be awarded the prize – a $100,000 unrestricted grant to support their achievement of […]
Welcome 2022-2023 CASE and CASE i3 Fellows
Each year, CASE selects a group of Fuqua MBAs to serve as CASE and CASE i3 Fellows. These students have stood out to us in their passion and commitment to taking a deeper dive into their social impact or impact investing learning with their peers, and in their ability to act as ambassadors for CASE’s work within Fuqua and […]
Audrey Choi on Integrating Sustainability in Finance
Audrey Choi has taken a rather circuitous route to her current role as Chief Sustainability Officer for multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley, with a common thread being a deep curiosity and commitment to learning.
2022 Launch Pad Award
Translating lived experience into innovation to increase access for food allergy consumers Eighty nine million Americans avoid buying at least one of the top-9 allergen food products. Of these 89 million, 25 million have a severe or moderate allergy, 7 million have a mild allergy, 32 million have food intolerances. Twenty-five million are indirect avoiders […]
Michael McAfee on the CEO Blueprint for Racial Equity
February 2022 “Sometimes my tone can sound absolute, but I am still learning and growing,” PolicyLink President and CEO Michael McAfee cautioned as he dove into a conversation with CASE Executive Director Erin Worsham as a part of CASE’s Executive Speaker Series. McAfee, noted for many accomplishments, is a “catalyst for a new and growing […]
CASE Announces 5 Finalists for the F.M. Kirby Scaling Social Impact Prize
From a pool of 130, five social enterprises stood out above the rest in this year’s competition for the Fred Morgan Kirby Prize for Scaling Social Impact, which CASE has the privilege to manage. One of these five will ultimately be awarded the prize – a $100,000 unrestricted grant to support their achievement of impact […]