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      • December 2019 (Revised August 2022)
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      Janet Ames (B)

      By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
      The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join the board of a Boston-based non-profit organization, which offers students... View Details
      Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Non-profit Management; Career Changes And Transitions; Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Opportunities; Decision Choices and Conditions; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; United States
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      Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (B)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-077, December 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
      • December 2019 (Revised August 2022)
      • Exercise

      Janet Ames (C)

      By: Brian Trelstad and Brian Trelstad
      The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames is first offered the opportunity to join the board of a Boston-based non-profit organization, which offers students... View Details
      Keywords: Philanthropy; Board; Non-profit Management; Career Changes And Transitions; Evaluation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Governing and Advisory Boards; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Management; Personal Development and Career; United States
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      Trelstad, Brian. "Janet Ames (C)." Harvard Business School Exercise 320-078, December 2019. (Revised August 2022.)
      • December 2019 (Revised June 2025)
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      Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Priscilla Zogbi
      The case concerns the sale of Mãe Terra, one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods, to the consumer goods giant Unilever in 2017. Working with Unilever management, Mãe Terra’s CEO Alexandre Borges must determine whether and how to keep Mãe Terra's B... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers & Acquisitions; Brand Management; Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; Latin America
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      Paine, Lynn S., Ruth Costas, and Priscilla Zogbi. "Mãe Terra and Unilever (A)." Harvard Business School Case 320-075, December 2019. (Revised June 2025.)
      • December 2019
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      Mãe Terra and Unilever (B)

      By: Lynn S. Paine, Ruth Costas and Mariana Cal
      Unilever is making strides to integrate the operations of Mãe Terra—one of Brazil's leading brands for packaged organic foods—into its own structures, after acquiring the company in 2017. Mãe Terra’s CEO, Alexandre Borges, must decide whether to implement his original... View Details
      Keywords: Brand Management; Sustainability; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Environmental Sustainability; Organizational Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil; Latin America
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      Paine, Lynn S., Ruth Costas, and Mariana Cal. "Mãe Terra and Unilever (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-069, December 2019.
      • November 2019 (Revised June 2020)
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      Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature

      By: Marco Iansiti, Michael W. Toffel and James Barnett
      Indigo Agriculture used a digital-enabled research and development (R&D) process to launch its initial product, microbial coatings for agricultural seeds, which increase crop yields while reducing the need for fertilizers. In doing so, the company developed direct... View Details
      Keywords: Carbon Sequestration; Operations; Supply Chain; Social Enterprise; Product Development; Distribution Channels; Business Strategy; Digital Platforms; Environmental Sustainability; Science-Based Business; Climate Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Green Technology Industry; United States; Massachusetts
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      Iansiti, Marco, Michael W. Toffel, and James Barnett. "Indigo Agriculture: Harnessing Nature." Harvard Business School Case 620-024, November 2019. (Revised June 2020.)
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      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
      • 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.
      • October 2019
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      Street Symphony: Making Human Connections Through Music

      By: Rohit Deshpandé
      To Vijay Gupta, music was sacred. A highly accomplished and renowned violinist with The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gupta believed the act of making and performing music was a deeply spiritual practice — one that had the power to heal audiences and musicians... View Details
      Keywords: Arts; Cultural Entrepreneurship; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Issues; Business and Community Relations; Music Entertainment; Human Needs; Music Industry; Los Angeles; California; United States
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      Deshpandé, Rohit. "Street Symphony: Making Human Connections Through Music." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 520-701, October 2019.
      • September 2019 (Revised August 2020)
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      Engineering an Inclusive Bioeconomy

      By: Tarun Khanna, Raffaella Sadun and Susie L. Ma
      In 2019, entrepreneur Juan Carlos Castilla-Rubio was developing a project he hoped could generate and share wealth from the natural resources of the Amazon without destroying those resources. His idea, called Earth Bank of Codes (EBC), would create a library of the... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Development Economics; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention; Intellectual Property; Emerging Markets; Market Design; Marketplace Matching; Science; Genetics; Natural Environment; Environmental Sustainability; Climate Change; Social Enterprise; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Information Technology; Ownership; Social Psychology; Trust; Society; Biotechnology Industry; South America; Amazon Basin
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      Khanna, Tarun, Raffaella Sadun, and Susie L. Ma. "Engineering an Inclusive Bioeconomy." Harvard Business School Case 720-356, September 2019. (Revised August 2020.)
      • September 2019
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      Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joseph Paul
      This is a teaching note to the original case: Gun violence was a significant problem in America. Three Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellows Christy Wood, Russell Sternlicht, and Gareth Glaser each decided to do something about gun safety. They each used... View Details
      Keywords: Gun Violence; Guns; Advanced Leadership; Advanced Leadership Initiative; Innovation; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Social Change; Social Responsibility; Leadership; Change Management; Experience and Expertise; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Leading Change; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; United States
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Joseph Paul. "Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 320-005, September 2019.
      • September 2019 (Revised January 2020)
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      Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joseph Paul
      Gun violence was a significant problem in America. Three Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellows Christy Wood, Russell Sternlicht, and Gareth Glaser each decided to do something about gun safety. They each used their professional and leadership experience to... View Details
      Keywords: Gun Violence; Guns; Advanced Leadership; Advanced Leadership Initiative; Innovation; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Social Change; Social Responsibility; Leadership; Change Management; Experience and Expertise; Social Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Policy; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Leading Change; Non-Governmental Organizations; Social Issues; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; United States
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Joseph Paul. "Gun Safety in America: Three Leaders Propose Innovative Solutions." Harvard Business School Case 320-004, September 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
      • July 2019 (Revised May 2020)
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      Piramal e-Swasthya (C): A New Name, Bigger Scope, and Public-Private Partnerships

      By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
      In 2010, Anand Piramal acquired the Health Management Research Institute (HMRI), a healthcare venture, and merged it with his original digital healthcare startup Piramal e-Swasthya (PeS), so that PeS became Piramal Swasthya. After acquiring HMRI, Piramal Swasthya... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneur; Healthcare; Innovation; Emerging Economies; Scaling; Social Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Innovation and Management; Emerging Markets; Growth and Development; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Partners and Partnerships; India
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      Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Joyce J. Kim. "Piramal e-Swasthya (C): A New Name, Bigger Scope, and Public-Private Partnerships." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-012, July 2019. (Revised May 2020.)
      • July 2019
      • Case

      Piramal Foundation: The Business of Philanthropy

      By: Vikram Gandhi and Mahima Rao-Kachroo
      The Piramal Foundation was launched by diversfied Indian conglomerate, the Piramal Group, to improve the healthcare services and quality of education of India’s economically and socially disadvantaged. The foundation operates under three verticals—‘Piramal Foundation... View Details
      Keywords: Social Enterprise; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Education; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Improvement; Growth and Development Strategy; Education Industry; Health Industry; India
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      Gandhi, Vikram, and Mahima Rao-Kachroo. "Piramal Foundation: The Business of Philanthropy." Harvard Business School Case 520-011, July 2019.
      • July 2019 (Revised October 2022)
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      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 November 2022)
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      Backstage at Boston Ballet

      By: David G. Fubini, Ryan Raffaelli, Begum Agca Okutgen and Julia Kelley
      This case asks students to consider how to prioritize goals when placed in a new leadership role. In August 2014, Meredith “Max” Hodges became the youngest Executive Director (ED) in the Boston Ballet’s 51-year history. In her first year, she was able to claim several... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Behavior; Managing Change; Strategy Execution; Priorities; Arts; Buildings and Facilities; Decision Making; Theater Entertainment; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Nonprofit Organizations; Strategy; Marketing; Price; Fine Arts Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Education Industry; United States; North America; Massachusetts; Boston; New England; Northeastern United States
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      Fubini, David G., Ryan Raffaelli, Begum Agca Okutgen, and Julia Kelley. "Backstage at Boston Ballet." Harvard Business School Case 420-005, July 2019. (Revised November 2022.)
      • June 2019
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      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.
      • June 2019 (Revised April 2020)
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      Vox Capital: Pioneering Impact Investing in Brazil

      By: Julie Battilana, Marissa Kimsey and Falko Paetzold
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 417-051. This Teaching Note provides conceptual foundations and teaching plan recommendations for the case on Vox Capital, a firm that launched one of the first impact investing funds in Brazil. The learning objectives are to understand how an... View Details
      Keywords: Impact Investing; Social Performance Measurement; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment Funds; Social Enterprise; Brazil
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      Battilana, Julie, Marissa Kimsey, and Falko Paetzold. "Vox Capital: Pioneering Impact Investing in Brazil." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 419-087, June 2019. (Revised April 2020.)
      • May 2019 (Revised February 2020)
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      Bill Cummings: The Cummings Way

      By: Christina R. Wing, Robert F. White and Michael Norris
      In 2019, Bill Cummings, founder of Cummings Properties and Cummings Foundation and billionaire signer of the Giving Pledge, is winding down his roles at his company and foundation. How should the management move the company forward? View Details
      Keywords: Real Estate Development; Philanthropy; Family Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Management Succession; Real Estate Industry; United States; Boston
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      Wing, Christina R., Robert F. White, and Michael Norris. "Bill Cummings: The Cummings Way." Harvard Business School Case 619-038, May 2019. (Revised February 2020.)
      • April 2019
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      American Ballet Theatre

      By: Anita Elberse, Tsubasa Nakajima and Melissa Rodman
      Kara Medoff Barnett, executive director of American Ballet Theatre (ABT), widely regarded as one of the world’s premier ballet companies, faces several challenges. It is June 2018. Despite its prestige, the company’s $45 million annual budget and $22 million endowment... View Details
      Keywords: Performing Arts; Superstars; Talent; Talent Development; Non-profit; Contracts; Labor Economics; General Management; Arts; Entertainment; Media; Talent and Talent Management; Nonprofit Organizations; Marketing; Strategy
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      Elberse, Anita, Tsubasa Nakajima, and Melissa Rodman. "American Ballet Theatre." Harvard Business School Case 519-085, April 2019.
      • March 2019 (Revised August 2019)
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      CareerWise Colorado

      By: Rawi Abdelal, Joseph B. Fuller and Matthew Preble
      CareerWise Colorado (CWC) is an organization that equips high school students with the skills to build successful careers through apprenticeships. Founded in 2016, the young organization has attracted interest from different groups and civic leaders from across the... View Details
      Keywords: Apprenticeship; Nonprofit; Not For Profit; Labor Markets; Skills; Nonprofit Organizations; Education; Competency and Skills; Personal Development and Career; Growth and Development Strategy
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      Abdelal, Rawi, Joseph B. Fuller, and Matthew Preble. "CareerWise Colorado." Harvard Business School Case 319-001, March 2019. (Revised August 2019.)
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