It Took a Village
In 1977 Dr. Muhammad Yunus launched Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, implementing an innovative strategy to provide very small loans for extremely low-income rural villagers. Within ten years the successful bank was owned by its borrowers and Yunus's concepts helped to launch the global microfinance movement now providing funds to nearly 100 million borrowers world-wide and making considerable progress reducing the cycle of poverty.
Eli Lilly: A Strategy for Developing Companies
What strategy would lead Eli Lilly on a course that would meet both its social enterprise and its revenue goals?
Issues in Social Enterprise Accounting: A "Detective" Exercise
This case presents an accounting "detective exercise" in which students are asked to identify 10 social enterprise organizations based on the structure of their accounting balance sheets and income statements.
Yuhan Kimberly: "Keep Korea Green"
Eun-Wook Lee, Vice President of Corporate Communications at Yuhan-Kimberly, a major Korean personal care products company, was charged with deciding whether to continue with an environmentally-friendly corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign or to embark on a new one.
Out2Play
Andrea Wenner, MBA '05, must consider the long-term agenda for Out2Play, a social enterprise program that advocates the construction of playgrounds throughout New York City.
Drop the Debt? Dilemmas Confronting the Design of Development Aid and Debt Relief
In September 2005, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) resolved to cancel the debt incurred by Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC). How should these organizations justify their stance on debt forgiveness to critics?
TransFair USA in 2006: How to Finance Growth?
How can TransFair USA, a nonprofit orgainzation, responsibly finance its growth without venture capital or angel equity investors?
Partners for the Common Good and the First Book Marketplace
First Book Marketplace sought funding from Partners for the Common Good (PCG) to expand its operations. PCG provides funding in the form of loans to social enterprise. Should they grant First Book's request?
Foosung, Inc.
Foosung, Inc. partners with companies INEOS Fluor and EcoFrontierto on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.