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      • March 2021 (Revised November 2022)
      • Case

      Blue Meridian Partners (A): Scaling for Impact

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      In 2018, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation in a bold move transferred all its assets to a fund pooled with other General Partners and Limited Partners, called Blue Meridian Partners, to focus substantial long range investments in a few carefully chosen nonprofits.The... View Details
      Keywords: Venture Philanthropy; Scaling; COVID-19 Pandemic; Social Justice; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Venture Capital; Business Model; Social Issues; Poverty; Values and Beliefs; Decisions; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Investment Portfolio
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Blue Meridian Partners (A): Scaling for Impact." Harvard Business School Case 521-090, March 2021. (Revised November 2022.)
      • March 2021 (Revised May 2021)
      • Supplement

      Blue Meridian Partners (B): Pivoting in a Crisis

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      The (B) case situated in 2020 describes the many quick decisions taken by the fund in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the calls for social justice, and raises the question of whether and how these decisions are aligned with the long range strategy of the fund. View Details
      Keywords: Venture Philanthropy; COVID-19; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Venture Capital; Social Issues; Health Pandemics; Decisions; Strategy
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Blue Meridian Partners (B): Pivoting in a Crisis." Harvard Business School Supplement 521-091, March 2021. (Revised May 2021.)
      • March 2021 (Revised March 2024)
      • Case

      M-KOPA: Empowering Lives

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Wale Lawal and Pippa Tubman Armerding
      The Pay As You Go solar power company in East Africa had sales of $71 million in 2019. It wished to grow to $300 million by 2025. M-KOPA, founded by three entrepreneurs in 2011, had grown nicely in Kenya and Uganda to reach nearly 750,000 households with an innovative... View Details
      Keywords: Mobile Payment; Go-to-market Strategy; Business At The Base Of The Pyramid; Business Growth; Social Entrepreneurship; Renewable Energy; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Marketing Strategy; Developing Countries and Economies; Kenya; Uganda; Nigeria
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, Wale Lawal, and Pippa Tubman Armerding. "M-KOPA: Empowering Lives." Harvard Business School Case 521-085, March 2021. (Revised March 2024.)
      • March 2021
      • Case

      Dasra: From Strategic Philanthropy to Field Building

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tanya Bijlani
      Dasra, a pioneer in the Indian Strategic Philanthropy space founded by a husband and wife team, had grown and evolved with the fast changing philanthropy scene in India. By 2017 it had managed to raise nearly $100 million of new capital for NGOs and Nonprofits in... View Details
      Keywords: Philanthropy; Impact Investing; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Sector; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Strategy; India
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tanya Bijlani. "Dasra: From Strategic Philanthropy to Field Building." Harvard Business School Case 521-071, March 2021.
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      Nonprofit Boards: It Is time to Lift Your Gaze and See the System

      By: Shamal Dass, Kristy Muir and V. Kasturi Rangan
      Nonprofits the world over have faced significant crises in 2020, leaving them and their constituents in precarious positions. Responses to these crises have demonstrated incredible agility. However, they have also demonstrated that the first two levels of governance... View Details
      Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Health Pandemics; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; System; Framework
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      Dass, Shamal, Kristy Muir, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Nonprofit Boards: It Is time to Lift Your Gaze and See the System." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-058, November 2020.
      • November 2020 (Revised July 2022)
      • Case

      Dell Technologies: Bringing the Cloud to the Ground

      By: Navid Mojir and V. Kasturi Rangan
      The case tells the story of Dell Technologies and its efforts to revitalize its value proposition and escape a commodity trap by acquiring EMC for $67 billion—the largest tech acquisition in history. It also shows the deeply intertwined connections between a company’s... View Details
      Keywords: Value Proposition; Go-to-market; Strategic Positioning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business Divisions; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry
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      Mojir, Navid, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Dell Technologies: Bringing the Cloud to the Ground." Harvard Business School Case 521-036, November 2020. (Revised July 2022.)
      • April 2020
      • Case

      Audubon (B) in 2019: Two Years after the Turnaround

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Audubon (B) in 2019: Two Years after the Turnaround." Harvard Business School Case 520-094, April 2020.
      • April 2020 (Revised July 2022)
      • Teaching Plan

      Gilead: Hepatitis C Access Strategy (A) and (B)

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Teaching Plan for HBS Nos. 515-025 and 515-044. View Details
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Gilead: Hepatitis C Access Strategy (A) and (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 520-063, April 2020. (Revised July 2022.)
      • April 2020 (Revised March 2021)
      • Teaching Note

      Hindustan Unilever's 'Pureit' Water Purifier

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 511-067. View Details
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "Hindustan Unilever's 'Pureit' Water Purifier." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 520-069, April 2020. (Revised March 2021.)
      • March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
      • Case

      Last Mile Health (A)

      By: Brian Trelstad and V. Kasturi Rangan
      As the Ebola outbreak threatens the fragile health system of Liberia, Raj Panjabi, the founder of Last Mile Health, faces a dilemma: should he expand beyond the organizaton's core mission to help the country build emergency health care capacity, or should he stick to... View Details
      Keywords: Healthcare; Ebola; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Rural Scope; Health Pandemics; Growth and Development; Decisions; Health Industry; Africa
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      Trelstad, Brian, and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Last Mile Health (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-027, March 2020. (Revised August 2020.)
      • Article

      How Social Entrepreneurs Zig-Zag Their Way to Impact at Scale

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
      This article provides guidance to social entrepreneurs and their funders as they seek to advance the enterprise from startup to scale. It focuses on the evolution of four social entrepreneurs and their decision-making paths as they attempt to scale their respective... View Details
      Keywords: Systemic Impact; Scaling; Strategy Process; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "How Social Entrepreneurs Zig-Zag Their Way to Impact at Scale." California Management Review 62, no. 1 (November 2019): 53–76.
      • October 2019 (Revised May 2021)
      • Supplement

      Gupta Media: Governors Ball Ad Spending and Ticket Sales Data

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Courtney Han. "Gupta Media: Governors Ball Ad Spending and Ticket Sales Data." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 520-706, October 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
      • October 2019 (Revised February 2023)
      • Supplement

      Gupta Media Supplement: Governors Ball Overview and Promotional Materials

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Courtney Han. "Gupta Media Supplement: Governors Ball Overview and Promotional Materials." Harvard Business School Supplement 520-039, October 2019. (Revised February 2023.)
      • October 2019 (Revised February 2023)
      • Case

      Gupta Media: Performance Marketing in the Digital Age

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Courtney Han
      Gupta Media is a Digital Marketing firm started in 2005 that places advertisements and marketing promotions for its clients in digital media, mainly social media such as Facebook and Google. Over the years it had built its expertise in promoting music labels, artists... View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Digital Marketing; Performance; Measurement and Metrics; Social Media; Advertising Industry
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Courtney Han. "Gupta Media: Performance Marketing in the Digital Age." Harvard Business School Case 520-031, October 2019. (Revised February 2023.)
      • October 2019
      • Supplement

      Transformative Social Impact: Health Leads

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby
      Supplement to HBS Case No. 517-022. View Details
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Sarah Appleby. "Transformative Social Impact: Health Leads." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 520-703, October 2019.
      • July 2019 (Revised October 2022)
      • Case

      Jai Vakeel Foundation: Addressing Disability

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Kairavi Dey
      Jai Vakeel, a nonprofit organization in India, serves individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID), those with an IQ below 70. The organization was founded by the parents of a child with Down Syndrome, and they (and their next generation) steadily built the... View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Nonprofit Organizations; Transition; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Family Business; Health Care and Treatment; India
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Kairavi Dey. "Jai Vakeel Foundation: Addressing Disability." Harvard Business School Case 520-010, July 2019. (Revised October 2022.)
      • July 2019 (Revised August 2020)
      • Case

      Peabody Essex Museum: What Next?

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jeffrey F. Rayport
      The case describes the 25-year transformation of Peabody Essex Museum, which was created in 1993 by the merger of two sub-scale predecessor cultural institutions, operating since 1799, in Salem, Massachusetts. Dan Monroe, its founding CEO, began a process of building... View Details
      Keywords: Museums; Strategy; Leadership; Transformation; Innovation Leadership; Strategic Planning
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Jeffrey F. Rayport. "Peabody Essex Museum: What Next?" Harvard Business School Case 520-009, July 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
      • June 2019
      • Supplement

      KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (B)

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
      This (B) case describes the changes in the organization’s strategy from one of Building Playgrounds to Influencing Play. It describes the implementation of the strategy and the challenges it faced internally and externally. It goes on to describe how the organization... View Details
      Keywords: Scaling Social Enterprise; Scaling Social Impact; Nonprofit Organizations; Nonprofit Scaling; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; United States
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 519-106, June 2019.
      • 2019
      • Article

      Reflections on 25 Years of Building Social Enterprise Education

      By: James E. Austin and V. Kasturi Rangan
      Purpose—This paper aims to reflect on 25 years of the Social Enterprise Initiative at the Harvard Business School, examining the processes and thinking involved at key stages of this pioneering Initiative’s implementation and... View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise Initiative; Harvard Business School; Social Enterprise; Education; Programs
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      Austin, James E., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Reflections on 25 Years of Building Social Enterprise Education." Social Enterprise Journal 15, no. 1 (2019): 2–21.
      • Jul 2018
      • Interview

      James Siegal, CEO, KaBOOM!

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi. "James Siegal, CEO, KaBOOM!" James Siegal Interview, July 2018.
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