Publications

December 2016 (Revised January 2017)
Case

Nutrition Science Initiative: Are All Calories Created Equal?

By: Kevin Schulman and Matan Dabora

In 2012, Gary Taubes lunched the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI), a not-for-profit organization aiming to question the mainstream scientific paradigm regarding obesity and dietary recommendations. This case provides a brief scientific background on obesity and its... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Nutrition

January 2009 (Revised April 2017)
Teaching Note

American Cancer Society: Access to Care

By: Robert Simons

Teaching Note for [109015]. View Details

Keywords: Management Control Systems; Strategy And Execution; Levers Of Control; Non-profit; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations

November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
Case

AOL Time Warner Foundation

Focuses on B. Keith Fulton, vice president of the AOL Time Warner Foundation, who is analyzing the results of a new partnership between the foundation and the National Council on Aging. Fulton is considering ways to build upon the partnership's initial success. View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Partners and Partnerships; Communications Industry; Public Administration Industry; Publishing Industry

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October 1996
Background Note

Goodwill

By: Henry B. Reiling

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations

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May 1993
Teaching Note

Guilford County Girl Scout Council TN

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations

January 2007 (Revised December 2008)
Teaching Note

Mercy Corps: Positioning the Organization to Reach New Heights (TN)

By: Allen S. Grossman and Caroline Joan King

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations

April 2003 (Revised September 2003)
Case

Harold Morton and the Rivendell Board (A)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Ingrid Vargas

Describes the thoughts of a new trustee prior to his first trustees meeting. View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

Can the art and science of management help public schools improve student performance? In the fall of 2001, faculty and staff from the Harvard Business School (HBS) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) began to discuss how they might work together on the... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

May 2013
Supplement

From Little Things Big Things Grow: The Clontarf Foundation Program for Aboriginal Boys (B)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Michael Vitale

This case focuses on the growth of an innovative non-profit institution that motivates aboriginal children to attend school by harnessing their love of football. View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Nonprofit Organizations; Education; Sports; Education Industry

July 1972 (Revised November 1980)
Case

Richardson Center for the Blind

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Social Enterprise; Health Industry

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10 Feb 2010
Working Paper Summaries

Investing in Improvement: Strategy and Resource Allocation in Public School Districts

Keywords: by Stacey Childress; Education

January 2007
Teaching Note

Habitat for Humanity International in South Africa (TN)

By: Nicolas P. Retsinas and Arthur I Segel

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Housing; Construction Industry

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

May 2014 (Revised October 2014)
Supplement

Cycle for Survival (B)

By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Noah Fisher

Update on Cycle for Survival's 2012, 2013, and 2014 events. Kotkins and Cycle for Survival continued the event's strong growth, and underwent the first phase of a two-year rebranding effort. View Details

Keywords: Not For Profit; Cancer; Partnerships; United States; Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations; United States

May 2014
Case

Cycle for Survival (A)

By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Noah Fisher

Katie Kotkins, director of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's (MSKCC) Cycle for Survival fundraising event, had to determine the best avenue for continuing the event's success and momentum after its founder, Jennifer (Jen) Goodman Linn (HBS '99) passed away... View Details

Keywords: Not For Profit; Cancer; Partnerships; United States; Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations; United States

February 2000 (Revised November 2006)
Background Note

Foundations

By: Henry B. Reiling and Catherine M. Conneely

Explores the myriad aspects of the over 45,000 foundations in the United States. View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; United States

04 Nov 2015
Working Paper Summaries

Do People Who Care About Others Cooperate More? Experimental Evidence from Relative Incentive Pay

Keywords: by Dylan Minor, Pablo Hernandez & Dana Sisak

October 2010
Teaching Note

The Robin Hood Foundation (TN)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim

Teaching Note for 310031. View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Organizational Culture; System

December 1986 (Revised August 1988)
Case

LifeSpan Inc.: Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Raises the powerful issues of measuring marketing performance in a not-for-profit services setting. Also raises several interesting ethical issues. LifeSpan Inc., a Minneapolis based not-for-profit organization is the parent holding company of three hospitals and... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Ethics; Marketing Communications; Health Care and Treatment; Service Industry; Health Industry; Minneapolis