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  • October 2019
  • Case

How to Encourage Others to Give and When to Pass the Torch? Insights from The Philanthropy Connection

By: Christine Exley and Kathleen McGinn
This case follows the co-founder and president, Marla Felcher, of The Philanthropy Connection (TPC). TPC is a nonprofit organization that centers around collective giving: members of TPC make an annual contribution that is then distributed to select nonprofit... View Details
Keywords: Giving And Philanthropy; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Motivation and Incentives; Nonprofit Organizations
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Exley, Christine, and Kathleen McGinn. "How to Encourage Others to Give and When to Pass the Torch? Insights from The Philanthropy Connection." Harvard Business School Case 920-018, October 2019.
  • September 2002
  • Case

KaBOOM!

By: James E. Austin and Jose Miguel Porraz
KaBOOM! is a nonprofit organization developing playgrounds in partnership with corporations and communities. It has grown since 1995 to a national organization that has built 338 playgrounds in partnerships with over 40 companies. This case deals with the nature of... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Strategy; Nonprofit Organizations; Business and Community Relations; Growth and Development
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Austin, James E., and Jose Miguel Porraz. "KaBOOM!" Harvard Business School Case 303-025, September 2002.
  • October 1998 (Revised December 1998)
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CRA Managed Care, Inc. (B)

By: Myra M. Hart and Susan Harmeling
An entrepreneur's transition from chairman/CEO of a large privately held company, to chairman of a public company, to leadership in several large nonprofit organizations is chronicled. View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Nonprofit Organizations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career
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Hart, Myra M., and Susan Harmeling. "CRA Managed Care, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 899-069, October 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
  • 25 Jan 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Strategic Alliances

Where once "corporate giving" meant writing an annual check to a favorite charity, more recently businesses and nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have joined forces to achieve their separate, but related missions. When these partnerships... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry
  • March 2024 (Revised May 2025)
  • Case

Governing OpenAI (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan and Will Hurwitz
In late November 2023, OpenAI’s new board of directors took stock of the situation. The company, which sought to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI)—computer systems with capabilities exceeding human abilities—was looking to regain its footing after a chaotic... View Details
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Board Of Directors; Board Decisions; Board Dynamics; Corporate Boards; Governance Changes; Governance Structure; Leadership Change; Legal Aspects Of Business; Nonprofit Governance; Strategy And Execution; Technological Change; AI and Machine Learning; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Management; Mission and Purpose; Technological Innovation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Resignation and Termination; Ethics; Nonprofit Organizations; Open Source Distribution; Partners and Partnerships; Technology Industry; San Francisco; United States
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Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, and Will Hurwitz. "Governing OpenAI (A)." Harvard Business School Case 324-103, March 2024. (Revised May 2025.)
  • August 2003
  • Case

Amnesty International

By: John A. Quelch
Amnesty International is a nonprofit human rights advocacy organization. Describes the challenges facing the organization and the role of branding. View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Problems and Challenges; Brands and Branding
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Quelch, John A., and Nathalie Laidler. "Amnesty International." Harvard Business School Case 504-024, August 2003.
  • 30 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Entering the Age of Alliances

The twenty-first century will be the age of alliances. In this age, collaboration between nonprofit organizations and corporations will grow in frequency and strategic importance. Collaborative relationships will increasingly migrate from... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
  • September 2007
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Still Leading (B7): Dr. Evelyn Murphy—The Next Campaign

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Describes how a former public official became an advocate who started a nonprofit organization after losing her campaign for governor. View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics; Personal Development and Career; Nonprofit Organizations; Transition
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Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B7): Dr. Evelyn Murphy—The Next Campaign." Harvard Business School Case 308-040, September 2007.
  • October 2001
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TIGR and ILRI: Solving Problems with Genomics

By: Ray A. Goldberg and James M Beagle
Discusses nonprofit institutional leadership applying advances in genetic science to solve health and animal problems in industrial countries and the developing world. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Health; Technological Innovation; Leading Change; Emerging Markets; Genetics; Non-Governmental Organizations; Technology Adoption; Biotechnology Industry
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Goldberg, Ray A., and James M Beagle. "TIGR and ILRI: Solving Problems with Genomics." Harvard Business School Case 902-409, October 2001.
  • 02 Mar 2010
  • First Look

First Look: March 2

equity-bondholder conflicts are economically important, determine capital structure choices, and affect welfare. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-070.pdf The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability Author:Alnoor... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 23 Apr 2024
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Amazon in Seattle: The Role of Business in Causing and Solving a Housing Crisis

Keywords: Re: Paul M. Healy; Technology
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Business Leaders and the Social Sector

By: James E. Austin
This research involed a multifaceted, multi-year study of corporate and business leader involvement in the social sector. This examined: the extent and nature of, and motivation for, Harvard Business School graduates' involvement with nonprofit and social-sector ... View Details
  • October 2002 (Revised May 2004)
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Starbucks and Conservation International

By: James E. Austin and Cate Reavis
Starbucks, the world's leading specialty coffee company, developed a strategic alliance with Conservation International, a major international environmental nonprofit organization. The purpose of the alliance was to promote coffee-growing practices of small farms that... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Growth and Development Strategy; Markets; Demand and Consumers; Production; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Cooperative Ownership; Performance Efficiency; Alliances; Nonprofit Organizations; Food and Beverage Industry; Mexico
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Austin, James E., and Cate Reavis. "Starbucks and Conservation International." Harvard Business School Case 303-055, October 2002. (Revised May 2004.)
  • May 2004 (Revised July 2004)
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IBM On Demand Community

By: John A. Quelch
The vice-president of IBM Corporate Community Relations is developing the launch program for IBM On Demand Community, a suite of 140 technology tools designed to enable IBM employees to assist nonprofit community organizations and schools worldwide. View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Social Marketing; Computer Industry
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Quelch, John A. "IBM On Demand Community." Harvard Business School Case 504-103, May 2004. (Revised July 2004.)
  • May–June 2023
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Should Your Start-up Be For-profit or Nonprofit?: A Guide for Social Entrepreneurs

By: Cait Brumme and Brian Trelstad
Years ago the line between nonprofit and for-profit enterprises was clear, but that has changed. Nonprofits now offer products that compete with those of the best for-profits, and for-profits can deliver as much social value as charities. Despite the blurred... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Social Entrepreneurship; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Firms; Decision Choices and Conditions
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Brumme, Cait, and Brian Trelstad. "Should Your Start-up Be For-profit or Nonprofit? A Guide for Social Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business Review 101, no. 3 (May–June 2023): 136–145.
  • October 2021 (Revised August 2022)
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Janet Ames (D)

By: Brian Trelstad
The final case in the series of Janet Ames looks at the challenges of managing a nonprofit and what to do in the instance of suspected fraud. View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Management; Crime and Corruption
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Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (D)." Harvard Business School Exercise 322-051, October 2021. (Revised August 2022.)
  • 12 Aug 2013
  • Research & Ideas

‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

Consider two organizations with the same noble purpose: to solve the problem of poor eyesight in developing countries. The first, the Centre for Vision in the Developing World, follows a traditional nonprofit model, soliciting donations... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • October 1996 (Revised April 2011)
  • Module Note

Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module IV

By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Provides an overview of a module that focuses on the adaptation of the private equity model to corporate and nonprofit settings. View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment; Nonprofit Organizations; Adaptation
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Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "Venture Capital and Private Equity: Module IV." Harvard Business School Module Note 297-043, October 1996. (Revised April 2011.)
  • 06 May 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

"Pay our own way? No way." Not long ago, that was the mantra of many a proud nonprofit organization, living on the largesse of government grants and private donations. But with those income sources drying up, suddenly View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • July 2011
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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation-Enabling a Performance Driven Philanthropic Capital Market

By: Allen Grossman and Aldo Sesia
The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, focused on building the organizational capabilities of nonprofits that served the disadvantaged youth in the United States, has recently been named an intermediary in the federal government's new social innovation fund (SIF), which... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Financial Strategy; Performance Improvement; Capital Markets; United States
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Grossman, Allen, and Aldo Sesia. "Edna McConnell Clark Foundation-Enabling a Performance Driven Philanthropic Capital Market." Harvard Business School Case 312-006, July 2011.
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