Nonprofits - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2020
Case

The Working Circle: Wolves, Ranchers, and Karin Vardaman's Pursuit of the ‘Radical Middle’

By: Francesca Gino and Jeffrey Huizinga

Karin Vardaman, a lifelong conservationist now committed to protecting wolves in the American West, finds herself unexpectedly allied with the one of the species' most fervent opponents: cattle ranchers. View Details

Keywords: Non-profit; Conservation Intervention; Agriculture; Environment; Social Impact; Leadership; Nonprofit Organizations; Alliances

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February 1998
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America (C)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Elaine V. Backman

Describes the series of events and processes that led to the formulation of a reinvention plan. View Details

Keywords: Change Management; Nonprofit Organizations

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Aug 24 2015
Testimonial

Thinking Unconventionally at SPNM

26 May 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Can the ‘Cummings Way’ Live On after the Founder Retires?

Keywords: Re: Christina R. Wing; Real Estate

May 05 2015
Testimonial

Taking Your Abilities—and Your Company—to the Next Level

February 2000 (Revised April 2000)
Case

San Francisco Opera

By: John C. Sawhill and Elizabeth Kind

The San Francisco Opera, second largest in the United States, has embarked on a initiative to attract a larger audience and more support from Silicon Valley. Given that the opera's traditional constituency is the older, wealthier residents of San Francisco, this... View Details

Keywords: Arts; Nonprofit Organizations; Marketing Strategy; Internet; Fine Arts Industry; San Francisco

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April 2004
Article

Mining Gold in Not-for-Profit Brands

By: John A. Quelch, James E. Austin and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Nonprofit Organizations

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Influencing Practice | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

One of the primary interfaces between the Social Enterprise Initiative and practitioners is through our open enrollment and custom Executive Education programs offered each year. 1_0fzgdmtm Strategic Perspectives In Nonprofit Management... View Details

Sep 01 2016
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Evolving to Keep Up with a Changing World

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Sorina Casian-Botez

Why was earning your MBA here important to you? HBS has an aura of academic and professional excellence in business. I wanted to be part of this culture, knowing that only in such a challenging environment could I develop the skills and experiences necessary to make a... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government

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Casey Gerald

Casey Gerald prefers not to make a big deal of his football-playing days as a cornerback. “We won a championship, we lost a championship — and I broke a few bones,” he says. But football became a bridge to Yale, an unexpected opportunity for a young man from the Oak... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government

30 Jun 2014
Blog Post

Cambridge to Nairobi

I’m sitting in the outdoor veranda of an upscale café, sipping a perfectly made cappuccino and digging into a vegetarian quesadilla for lunch. It’s a pleasant 70 degrees and sunny, and all around me, young entrepreneurs are lost in their work – coding, tweaking UI... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government; Nonprofit / Government

05 Jan 2021
Cold Call Podcast

Using Behavioral Science to Improve Well-Being for Social Workers

Keywords: Re: Ashley V. Whillans

May 2008 (Revised March 2010)
Teaching Note

Greenpeace and WWF (TN)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell

Teaching Note for [708418] and [708417]. View Details

Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations

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May 2003
Case

Environmental Defense

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

Analyzes the strategy and management of Environmental Defense, a leading environmental advocacy group, emphasizing the group's activity in the energy and agribusiness industries. From a strategy formulation standpoint, the case encourages students to think of the... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Energy; Relationships; Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Energy Industry

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03 Sep 2013
Working Paper Summaries

How the Zebra Got Its Stripes: Imprinting of Individuals and Hybrid Social Ventures

Keywords: by Matthew Lee & Julie Battilana

18 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

In recent years, business schools and investors alike have been paying more attention to social entrepreneurs, those who create ventures with the primary goal of achieving positive social change. But most people encounter the field only through its most prominent... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

2016
Case

Advanced Leadership Pathways: Doug Rauch and the Daily Table

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Peter Zimmerman and Penelope Rossano

Former Trader Joe's President Doug Rauch developed an innovative idea to address the challenge of food insecurity, food waste, and nutrition. His concept was a new retail grocery model, offering nutritious affordable food to a food insecure population in the inner city... View Details

Keywords: Food Insecurity; Grocery; Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Health; Nonprofit Organizations; Boston

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