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Leading with Purpose in Uncertain Times
Erin Worsham, Executive Director of CASESeptember 2025 The world feels more uncertain than ever. From political polarization and economic instability to environmental crises and strained social systems, leaders today are navigating uncharted territory. And yet, where there is disruption, there is also immense opportunity. The question is: how do we lead in these uncertain times? […]
Introducing CASE Scholar Nathan Hixson
Nathan Hixson Within a 20-minute drive of the small town in Tennessee where I grew up, I could be in either an exclusive neighborhood of golf-course-adjacent mansions or in a rural area nearly absent of paved roads, good public schools and access to dental care. At an early age, I saw the difference that wealth, […]
2023 Launch Pad Award
Translating lived experience into innovation to support female domestic workers in India Arya Diwase is the winner of the 2023 Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) Launch Pad prize, which awards $10,0000 and mentorship to a current Fuqua MBA students with an impact enterprise idea. Arya will use Launch Pad funds to travel to […]
Class of 2024 Fuqua Impact Scholars in Social Impact
The social problems that we face as a global community are urgent and we need leaders with the skills, courage, and support to drive for a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. This is why CASE was thrilled to partner with Fuqua’s Office of Admissions in 2021 to launch the Fuqua Impact Scholarship– a merit-based […]
Welcome 2022-2023 CASE and CASE i3 Fellows
Each year, CASE selects a group of Fuqua MBAs to serve as CASE and CASE i3 Fellows. These students have stood out to us in their passion and commitment to taking a deeper dive into their social impact or impact investing learning with their peers, and in their ability to act as ambassadors for CASE’s work within Fuqua and […]
2022 Launch Pad Award
Translating lived experience into innovation to increase access for food allergy consumers Eighty nine million Americans avoid buying at least one of the top-9 allergen food products. Of these 89 million, 25 million have a severe or moderate allergy, 7 million have a mild allergy, 32 million have food intolerances. Twenty-five million are indirect avoiders […]
Fuqua students manage a portfolio with an ESG and sustainable finance strategy
October 2021 If we have one job at CASE, it’s to prepare our students to be leaders on a changing planet – one with significant social and environmental challenges. And through our CASE i3 Initiative on Impact Investing, we have been exploring emerging opportunities for addressing these challenges through finance for over 10 years. Two […]
2021 Launch Pad Award
Translating lived experience into innovation to increase housing equity in Ghana In 2008 when Patrick Pierson-Prah’s parents, both school teachers, moved from a smaller town to Takoradi, Ghana’s 3rd largest city, they faced an uncomfortable dilemma: Secure shelter by using the family’s available financial resources to pay the equivalent of two years of lease payments upfront or […]
Advice from MBA Summer Interns Working in Impact
September 2020 CASE supports the Fuqua Summer Internship Fund (SIF), which enables students to learn about the rewards and challenges of social sector management without making a significant financial sacrifice, while simultaneously enabling organizations who otherwise could not afford MBA interns to benefit from their experience. This year, we asked some of the SIF interns […]
Unlearning as a Part of MBA Education – Challenging Internalized White Supremacy Culture in Business and Social Impact
July 2020. This post was written by Elizabeth Towell, CASE Fellow and Duke MBA Class of 2021 In the last few months, increasing media attention on police brutality and systemic racism has prompted a long overdue wake-up call for many leaders. We are collectively acknowledging racism baked into institutions, policies, and company cultures, creating an […]