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- June 2017
- Technical Note
Issues in Non-Profit Governance
Non-profit governance at its core is very different from for-profit governance. Certain aspects of non-profit governance are widely pervasive across all non-profits, while all others are idiosyncratic to specific sub-groups of non-profits. After identifying these... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Issues in Non-Profit Governance." Harvard Business School Technical Note 917-413, June 2017.
- September 2024
- Module Note
Governance for Non-Profit Social Enterprises
By: Brian Trelstad, Gerald Chertavian and Alexis Lefort
An overview of the various roles a non-profit board of directors plays, including the board’s principal responsibilities and how those evolve as organizations grow and scale. Looks closely at the overall role in setting the mission of the organization; supervising and... View Details
- 21 Jul 2011
- Other Presentation
Strategy for Non-Profits
Strategy for Non-Profits: HBS Club of New York View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Strategy for Non-Profits." Harvard Business School Club of New York, New York City, NY, July 21, 2011.
- 2008
- Chapter
Philanthropy and the Non-profit Sector
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "Philanthropy and the Non-profit Sector." In Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation, edited by Peter Schuck and James Q. Wilson, 539–562. New York: PublicAffairs, 2008.
- 1979
- Working Paper
Formal Systems of Appraisal of Individual Performance: Some Considerations, Critical Issues, and Applications to Non-Profit Organizations
By: R. M. Kanter and D. Brinkerhoff
Kanter, R. M., and D. Brinkerhoff. "Formal Systems of Appraisal of Individual Performance: Some Considerations, Critical Issues, and Applications to Non-Profit Organizations." PONPO Working Paper, No. 10, September 1979. (Yale University, Program on Non-Profit Organizations (PONPO), Institution for Social and Policy Studies.)
- August 2024
- Case
Novo Nordisk Foundation
By: Debora L. Spar and Julia Comeau
In 2024, Novo Nordisk A/S was one of the most profitable firms in the world, thanks largely to just two GLP-1-based drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy. Unusually, this incredibly profitable firm was controlled not by individual private shareholders, but by a non-profit... View Details
- January 2022
- Case
VidyaGyan: Bridging the Rural Urban Divide
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Rachna Chawla, Kairavi Dey and Anjali Raina
Set up in 2008, VidyaGyan was a residential school for children in grades 6-12 from low-income rural families in Uttar Pradesh in northern India. It was the brainchild of Shiv Nadar and Cabinet Secretary T.S.R. Subramanian, who recognized the enormous potential hidden... View Details
Keywords: Non-profit; Education; Social Enterprise; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Wealth and Poverty; Demographics; Equality and Inequality; Performance Evaluation; Opportunities; Education Industry; South Asia; India
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Rachna Chawla, Kairavi Dey, and Anjali Raina. "VidyaGyan: Bridging the Rural Urban Divide." Harvard Business School Case 622-077, January 2022.
- July 2020
- Case
Super 30: Educating the Elite Poor
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tarun Khanna and Shreya Ramachandran
In the summer of 2019 in New Delhi, S K Shahi and his daughter, Meenakshi, faced a difficult problem. India had 19 centers of their non-profit, the Center for Social Responsibility and Leadership. Also called the 'Super 30' program, this offered free training for... View Details
Keywords: Non-profit; Inclusive Growth; Education; Higher Education; Diversity; Nonprofit Organizations; Operations; Expansion; Geographic Location; Strategy; Decision Making; India
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, Tarun Khanna, and Shreya Ramachandran. "Super 30: Educating the Elite Poor." Harvard Business School Case 621-004, July 2020.
- July 2021
- Teaching Plan
Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism
By: Brian Trelstad, Wendy Smith and Natalie Slawinski
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 320-098. In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island’s economy. Like so many rural communities, Fogo Island’s fate was tied... View Details
- April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism
By: Brian Trelstad, Wendy Smith and Natalie Slawinski
In 2006, Zita Cobb and two of her brothers, Alan Cobb and Tony Cobb, native Newfoundlanders, launched Shorefast to help grow another leg of Fogo Island’s economy. Like so many rural communities, Fogo Island’s fate was tied directly to one primary resource—in this case... View Details
Keywords: Place Making; Non-profit; Hotel; Economic Development; Tourism; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Development Economics; Economic Systems; Tourism Industry; Canada
Trelstad, Brian, Wendy Smith, and Natalie Slawinski. "Shorefast: A Strange and Familiar Way to Reimagine Capitalism." Harvard Business School Case 320-098, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
- April 2014 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
The Tate's Digital Transformation
By: Jill Avery
John Stack was the visionary Head of Digital Transformation at the Tate, a collection of four major art galleries in the UK, including Tate Modern, the most visited gallery devoted to modern and contemporary art in the world. Stack was the architect of the Tate's... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Marketing Communication; Non-profit Management; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Media; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Tourism Industry; United Kingdom
Avery, Jill. "The Tate's Digital Transformation." Harvard Business School Case 314-122, April 2014. (Revised July 2017.)
- December 2019 (Revised August 2022)
- Exercise
Janet Ames (C)
By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join the board of a Boston-based non-profit organization, which offers students... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Non-profit Management; Career Changes And Transitions; Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; Personal Development and Career; United States
Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-078, December 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
- August 2022
- Teaching Plan
Janet Ames (A), (B), (C), (D)
By: Brian Trelstad
Teaching Plan for HBS Case Nos. 320-076, 320-077, 320-078, and 322-051. The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Non-profit Management; Career Changes And Transitions; Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; United States
- August 2020
- Case
This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (A)
By: Ryan Raffaelli
This multimedia case asks students to consider how leaders of non-profit organizations manage difficult financial, operational, and cultural turnarounds. Since its founding in 1947, St. Anthony Shrine had been a central partner in serving the Downtown Boston community.... View Details
Keywords: Leadership And Change Management; Turnarounds; Non-profit Management; Leadership; Change Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; Religion; Mission and Purpose; Transformation; Organizational Culture; United States
Raffaelli, Ryan. "This Old House of Worship: St. Anthony Shrine (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 421-701, August 2020.
- December 2019 (Revised August 2022)
- Exercise
Janet Ames (B)
By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join the board of a Boston-based non-profit organization, which offers students... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Non-profit Management; Career Changes And Transitions; Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; United States
Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-077, December 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
- 2011
- Book
Getting to Giving: Fundraising the Entrepreneurial Way
By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence
Getting to Giving is based on Stevenson's many years as a donor, fundraiser and entrepreneur. The book offers practical techniques and real life stories, and brings passion and humor to the art and science of asking for money. Topics included in the book... View Details
Keywords: Fund Raising; Fundraising; Non-profit Management; Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving
Stevenson, Howard H., and Shirley M. Spence. Getting to Giving: Fundraising the Entrepreneurial Way. Belmont, MA: Timberline LLC, 2011.
- December 2019 (Revised August 2022)
- Exercise
Janet Ames (A)
By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join the board of a Boston-based non-profit organization, which offers students... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Non-profit Management; Career Changes And Transitions; Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; Personal Development and Career; United States
Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (A)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-076, December 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
- July 2016 (Revised June 2019)
- Case
Hamilton: An American Musical
By: Anita Elberse and Jennifer Schoppe
In July 2013, composer, writer, actor and rapper Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Tommy Kail, and producer Jeffrey Seller met to discuss how to launch Hamilton, a new musical based on the life of the first Treasury Secretary of the United States, Alexander Hamilton.... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment; Creative Industries; Performing Arts; (General) Management; Blockbusters; Non-profit; Theater Entertainment; Strategy; Risk Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Arts; Creativity; Product Launch; Product Development; Marketing; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States
Elberse, Anita, and Jennifer Schoppe. "Hamilton: An American Musical." Harvard Business School Case 517-015, July 2016. (Revised June 2019.)