Publications

April 2014
Teaching Note

Teach For China and the Chinese Nonprofit Sector

By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell

2010
Working Paper

The Limits of Nonprofit Impact: A Contingency Framework for Measuring Social Performance

By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan

Leaders of organizations in the social sector are under growing pressure to demonstrate their impacts on pressing societal problems such as global poverty. We review the debates around performance and impact, drawing on three literatures: strategic philanthropy,... View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Expectations; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Issues

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Article

Building and Valuing Brands in the Nonprofit Sector

By: Nathalie Laidler-Kylander, John A. Quelch and Bernard L. Simonin

1997
Working Paper

Social Enterprise Series No. 1: Business Leaders and Nonprofits

By: James E. Austin

Article

Stretch the Mission? A Nonprofit That Supports Emerging-market Entrepreneurs Considers Expanding to the U.S.

By: William A. Sahlman and Ramana Nanda

A case study is presented concerning a nonprofit organization that helps entrepreneurs in emerging-markets countries in regions including Latin America and Asia, focusing on the decision over whether to expand its services into the Miami, Florida, area, a question on... View Details

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2011
Book

Joining a Nonprofit Board: What You Need to Know

By: Marc J. Epstein and F. Warren McFarlan

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Governance

November–December 1999
Article

Working on Nonprofit Boards: Don't Assume the Shoe Fits

By: F. Warren McFarlan

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Governance

1999
Book

High Performance Nonprofit Organizations: Managing Upstream for Greater Impact

By: William P. Ryan, Allen Grossman and Christine W. Letts

Keywords: Performance; Nonprofit Organizations; Management

May 1997
Teaching Note

Measuring the Financial Performance of Nonprofit Organizations: Solutions Manual

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

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Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Finance; Performance Evaluation

September 2016 (Revised October 2017)
Case

KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (Abridged)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sarah Appleby

A case on scaling social impact for nonprofits. Founded in 1995, KaBOOM! quickly became a nationally recognized nonprofit in building playgrounds with strong corporate partnerships and volunteer-organizing capabilities. Over the years, KaBOOM! developed new programs,... View Details

Keywords: Scaling Social Enterprise; Scaling Social Impact; Nonprofit Scaling; Nonprofit; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; United States

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