November 13, 2020

Last week the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD) released a white paper, Healthcare Innovation in East Africa: Navigating the Ecosystem. This report summarizes the wisdom of over sixty stakeholders in East Africa and analyzes the opportunities and gaps in the healthcare innovation ecosystem, spotlighting examples of innovation in the region. It looks at country and regional healthcare trends as well as the conditions for the healthcare entrepreneurial environment. It then examines the mechanisms for supporting and growing innovation and offers suggestions on how diverse stakeholders in the region can work together to navigate connections and chart a course toward improved health outcomes.

November 13, 2020

Experiential learning is a critical part of our work here at Duke's Fuqua School of Business. Students have the opportunity to delve into the world of social entrepreneurship through projects in the Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum (FCCP) and the CASE i3 Consulting Practicum (i3CP). Since 2008 over 600 students have worked on consulting projects for a wide variety of social ventures in fields including healthcare, education, finance, and technology.

November 13, 2020

The Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) is obsessed with one question: How do social entrepreneurs leap the chasm from idea to sustainable impact at scale? Based at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, CASE has been tackling this and related questions for the past 15 years.

November 13, 2020

This month the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) featured a chat with Bonny Moellenbrock, Executive Director of Investors’ Circle. Durham-based Investors’ Circle is the largest and most active early-stage impact investing network in the world. To date the network has connected over 300 social enterprises with nearly $200 million in capital.

November 13, 2020

Duke's Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) has two opportunities for innovators who could use MBA student support on projects.

November 13, 2020

Today is the International Day for Protection of Children, more widely known as International Children’s Day. Started in 1925 by the World Conference for the Well-Being of Children, the day is an opportunity to reflect on both the challenges and progress being made on improving the lives of children around the world.