TerraCycle (B): A Million Tradeoffs
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Nonprofit organizations
Starting Small, Reaching High (B)
In the early 1980s, the Missouri Director of Early Childhood Education launched a novel parenting education pilot project aimed at increasing children’s readiness for kindergarten and promoting family well-being by dispatching specially trained educators in monthly home visits to care for parents and help promote their babies’ early development. . In 1985, when an evaluation …
Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (B)
Case B documents the development of a system-level impact strategy in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape for a nonprofit organization that focuses on serving the basic social needs of patients through healthcare facilities. . Founded in 1996 with a volunteer help desk at Boston Medical Center that connects low-income patients with basic resources such as …
Seeking Neighborhood Revitalization in Philadelphia: Using Tax Credits to Link the Private and Nonprofit Sectors
In this case, the connection between public goals, the revitalization of Philadelphia’s crisis neighborhoods, and nonprofits is conveyed through an unusual vehicle. A Pennsylvania state tax credit program is designed to direct funds from private for-profit corporations to community community groups. The case describes the first five years of what is known as the Philadelphia …
Robert J. O’Neill, Jr., and the Fairfax County Government (B)
Case A (UV3177) describes the career of Robert O’Neill, an executive from Fairfax County, Virginia, who runs one of the highest per capita income counties in the United States. The case addresses the events that led to his being hired by Fairfax County, his experience as a county executive, and the situation at the end …
Coastal Ventures Limited Partnership: Balancing a Sustainable Investment Strategy with a Social Mission
Nat Henshaw, president of CEI Ventures Inc. (CVI), a subsidiary of the nonprofit Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI), participated in a balancing act. He was the manager of a for-profit venture capital fund, Coastal Ventures Limited Partnership (CVLP), with a social mission that valued quality jobs, employee involvement, and environmental awareness. Henshaw and his board of …
Scripps Research Institute: November 1993 (Abridged)
In November 1993, Dr. Richard Lerner, president of the Scripps Research Institute, faced the challenge of maintaining the financial and scientific vitality of his organization. A planned cooperation with Sandoz has received considerable criticism. Meanwhile, a new approach to clinical trials offers exciting opportunities. Course objective: Understand how federal policy directly and indirectly influences the …
Stakeholder Management and the Endangered Wildlife Trust
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) has existed for 35 years and until recently has grown organically taking on new projects. Although this had the advantage that the EWT remained relevant, the EWT lost its focus as a result. In 2008, a new strategy was developed against the effects of the financial credit crisis and the …
If We Build It They Will Come: The Role of Governance in Expansion Decisions at Crandall University
During the first decade of the 21st century, Crandall University, a private Christian liberal arts college in Moncton, NB, Canada, experienced significant growth in enrollment and administrative structure. If We Build It, They Will Come: Governance’s Role in Expansion Decisions at Crandall University explores the dilemma faced by a member of the university’s Board of …
Sy Friedland and JF&CS
Radically innovative thinker Sy Friedland was a decade or more ahead of the trends when he assumed command of the venerable Jewish Children & Family Service in Boston in the late 1990s. As a professional clinical social worker, Friedland was also a visionary who knew that the future of building sustainable social services and non-profit …