Cases

Debt Relief for Poor Nations: The Battle in Congress

Publication Date: January 01, 2001

In the fall of 2000, surprising momentum appeared to be growing behind the idea of forgiving the public debts owed by poor, developing nations, both to richer countries and to international institutions. The concept of "debt relief" had gained...

Stepping Up to the 'Net: The Land Trust Alliance's Efforts to Make Strategic Use of the Internet

Publication Date: July 01, 2000

This case focuses on the challenges faced by the managers of a growing conservation nonprofit who are striving to make strategic use of the Internet. Well beyond simply posting static "brochureware" on the World Wide Web, these managers are...

Kmart Union in Greensboro Fights for a Contract: Early Days Exhilarating and Frustrating (A)

Publication Date: June 01, 2000

When the employees of a Kmart distribution center in Greensboro, North Carolina vote to unionize, they encounter difficulty in negotiating a contract with their employer, which viewed wages and working conditions as in keeping with regional...

The Social Sector Entrepreneurship foundation and the Citizens Homelessness Initiative (B) Business Director Wendy Milner

Publication Date: March 01, 2000

This pair of fictionalized accounts form the basis of a role-playing exercise in which participants explore the relationship between a foundation program officer and the executive director of a major social service agency funded by the...

The Social Sector Entrepreneurship Foundation and the Citizens Homelessness Initiative (A) Executive Director Anton Williams

Publication Date: March 01, 2000

This pair of fictionalized accounts form the basis of a role-playing exercise in which participants explore the relationship between a foundation program officer and the executive director of a major social service agency funded by the...

Costa Rica's Forests and the Market for Carbon Emissions Reduction Credits

Publication Date: February 01, 2000

In 1999, Costa Rica's Vice President and Minister of Environment and Energy, Elizabeth Odio, had to decide whether to sell additional credits for greenhouse gas emissions reductions and, if so, at what price. Over the previous decade, the...

Give and Take: Philanthropy and the Central Park Children's Zoo

Publication Date: January 14, 2000

This case tells the story of one of the most difficult situations which a non-profit organization's management can face: the withdrawal, by its donor, of what had appeared to be a major gift. At issue here is the Wildlife Conservation Society...

The Oregon Benchmarks Program: The Challenge of Restoring Political Support (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 10, 2000

The concept of "benchmarking" as applied to the public sector, seeks to use quantitative measures and comparison over time to encourage progress toward social and efficiency goals. This case describes the origin and implementation of one of the...

The Oregon Benchmarks Program: The Challenge of Restoring Political Support

Publication Date: January 10, 2000

The concept of "benchmarking" as applied to the public sector, seeks to use quantitative measures and comparison over time to encourage progress toward social and efficiency goals. This case describes the origin and implementation of one of the...

Women in Philanthropy: Madam C.J. Walker

Publication Date: January 01, 2000

This collection of cases written for the Hauser Center on Nonprofit Management provide essential histories of the lives and philanthropic motivations and choices of some of the most significant women philanthropists in American history. They...

Women in Philanthropy: Elisabeth "Betty" Bottomley Noyce

Publication Date: January 01, 2000

This collection of cases written for the Hauser Center on Nonprofit Management provide essential histories of the lives and philanthropic motivations and choices of some of the most significant women philanthropists in American history. They...

Women in Philanthropy: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller

Publication Date: January 01, 2000

This collection of cases written for the Hauser Center on Nonprofit Management provide essential histories of the lives and philanthropic motivations and choices of some of the most significant women philanthropists in American history. They...