Nonprofit and NGO

Knowledge Management at the World Bank: Part 2

Publication Date: March 13, 2014

This case is about how the World Bank, after determining that the creation and dissemination of knowledge to the international development community was one of their strategic roles and objectives, transitioned from being just a lending bank to...

Social Media and the Planned Parenthood/ Susan G. Komen for the Cure Controversy

Publication Date: December 07, 2012

In the early afternoon of Tuesday, January 31, 2012, the Associated Press released what would soon become a major news story, writing: The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with...

New York City Center for Economic Opportunity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Alleviate Poverty

Publication Date: November 08, 2012

In late 2006, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg created the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO). Born out of recommendations made by the Bloomberg appointed public-private Commission for Economic Opportunity, CEO was designed to be an...

Legacy, Transition, and Growth: The Case of BRIDGE Housing Corporation

Publication Date: August 08, 2012

Legacy, Transition, and Growth: The Case of BRIDGE Housing Corporation concerns the issues that a leading regional nonprofit housing company faced after its charismatic founder, Don Terner, tragically and unexpectedly died. It covers the...

Google.org: For-Profit Philanthropy

Publication Date: April 16, 2012

The Google.org: For-Profit Philanthropy case introduces a distinct social enterprise structure, a combination of a philanthropic division of a for-profit corporation and a nonprofit foundation. The case provides an up-to-date, in-depth...

Sapientis and the Launch of CECE

Publication Date: August 23, 2011

This case invites students to grapple with the dilemmas faced by Laura Lopez, the new Executive Director of a Puerto Rican educational advocacy NGO called Sapientis. Six months ago, Sapientis gained national visibility when its national...

To Build a Different Model: The Case for Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.

Publication Date: July 26, 2011

This case study examines the business model of the Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc., (POAH) and its applicability to nonprofit housing providers. POAH is one of the premier socially conscious low-income housing developers and owners in...

Knowledge Management at the World Bank

Publication Date: April 05, 2011

This case traces the history and evolution of Knowledge Management at the World Bank. While primarily a financial institution offering customized loans and grants across a wide range of sectors in some 100 countries, the World Bank has...

Getting Help to Victims of 2008 Cyclone Nargis: AmeriCares Engages with Myanmar's Military Government (Sequel)

Publication Date: August 19, 2010

This case affords students of strategic management a rare inside look at the consequential political and logistical choices that international relief agencies must often make, at high speed, when responding to a humanitarian crisis. It traces...

Getting Help to Victims of 2008 Cyclone Nargis: AmeriCares Engages with Myanmar's Military Government

Publication Date: August 19, 2010

This case affords students of strategic management a rare inside look at the consequential political and logistical choices that international relief agencies must often make, at high speed, when responding to a humanitarian crisis. It traces...

Aruna Roy and the Birth of a People's Movement in India

Publication Date: July 28, 2010

In 2005, the Parliament of India enacted the Right to Information Act, a law giving citizens of India access to central, state, and local government records. Under the law's provisions, citizens have the ability to request information regarding...

The Test of Transition: The Case of the Community Preservation and Development Corporation

Publication Date: June 09, 2010

The case study presents facts pertaining to the Community Preservation and Development Corporation (CPDC), one of the best known nonprofit housing development companies in the United States, at a time of fundamental transition--a new chief...