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Beth Anderson, CASE Managing Director Jessica Thomas, CASE MBA, ’04 John Turner, CASE MBA ’03 Blue Devil Weekend April 12, 2003 www.fuqua.duke.edu/case. Overview. What is Social Entrepreneurship? Who are Social Entrepreneurs? CASE Mission and Areas of Focus CASE MBA CASE Website
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Beth Anderson, CASE Managing Director Jessica Thomas, CASE MBA, ’04 John Turner, CASE MBA ’03 Blue Devil WeekendApril 12, 2003www.fuqua.duke.edu/case
Overview • What is Social Entrepreneurship? • Who are Social Entrepreneurs? • CASE Mission and Areas of Focus • CASE MBA • CASE Website • CASE Contact Information
What is Social Entrepreneurship? • Social Entrepreneurship is: • The process of recognizing and pursuing opportunities to create social value • An innovative, resourceful, and results-oriented approach to addressing social issues
Who are Social Entrepreneurs? • Who are Social Entrepreneurs? • Leaders who draw upon the best thinking in both the business and nonprofit worlds to develop strategies that maximize social impact • To be found in all kinds of organizations: large and small; new and old; religious and secular; nonprofit, for-profit, and hybrid
CASE Mission • CASE is a research and education center within Fuqua, dedicated to promoting social entrepreneurship through a mutual learning process that engages: • Social sector leaders • Business school faculty • MBA students.
Research Education Awareness CASE Engagement CASE Areas of Focus
CASE MBA • CASE MBA is the daytime MBA student counterpart to CASE. The role of CASE MBA is to facilitate MBA involvement in the emerging field of social entrepreneurship through: • Structured programs / activities • Education and mentoring • Partnering with other Fuqua initiatives • Alumni outreach
CASE MBA Highlights Education: Social Entrepreneurship Elective and Independent Study Opportunities Extracurricular Engagement: Fuqua on Board and Social Enterprise Track of Duke Start-Up Challenge Career Engagement: Resources, advising, summer internship and loan forgiveness programs Awareness: CASE Speaker Series, collaboration with other student clubs, alumni outreach
CASE Website • The best source of information on CASE and CASE MBA: www.fuqua.duke.edu/case • Introduction to CASE and variety of resources on the field of Social Entrepreneurship • Description of myriad of CASE MBA Activities, Events, and Opportunities for Involvement • Extensive section on career opportunities for MBAs in the social sector • Contact information and list of FAQs
CASE Contact Information • CASE MBA Co-Chairs for 2003-04: • Beth Cowan, beth.cowan@duke.edu • Melanie Licis, melanie.licis@duke.edu • Jessica Thomas, jessica.thomas@duke.edu • CASE Managing Director: Beth Anderson, banders@duke.edu • CASE Research Fellow: Ayse Guclu, ayse.guclu@duke.edu