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DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital, Teaching Note
Kramer, Mark R.; Cole, Shawn; Reimers, CaitlinTeaching Note HBS-219048-EFinanceTeaching note for case 217022.Starting at €0.00
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Mission Related Investments at the Ford Foundation (A)
Cole, Shawn; Norris, Michael; Zochowski, T. RobertCase HBS-220026-EFinanceIn 2017, Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world, was preparing to meet with his board of directors to discuss beginning a mission related investments (MRI) program. Walker hoped to devote $1 billion of the Ford Foundation's $13 billion endowment to the MRI program. The case explores the reasoning behind the program, design choices that were made in its development, and potent...Starting at €8.20
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China Life: Microinsurance for the Poor
Cole, Shawn; Xu, LileiCase HBS-212030-EFinanceChina Life must decide whether to accept the government's "invitation" to develop a microinsurance product for the rural poor. Can it be done profitably?Starting at €8.20
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BASIX (Abridged)
Cole, Shawn; Tufano, PeterCase HBS-213035-EFinanceBASIX, an Indian microfinance corporation, must decide whether to continue to sell weather insurance to its clients. A brand-new financial product, weather insurance pays if measured rainfall during the growing season falls below a pre-specified limit. Mr. Sattaiah, managing director of the BASIX's bank, considers a revised insurance policy for the coming season, weighing the costs and potential risks of expanding the product against the potentia...Starting at €8.20
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Nirvana Vihar Rehabilitation Homes
Cole, Shawn; Rotenberg, Andreas; van den Aarssen, ThomasCase HBS-217013-EFinanceKumar Builders KUL was finally nearing completion on the four luxury condominium towers that comprised the first phase of its bold vision for the redevelopment of more than 70-acres of prime real estate in downtown Pune, India. The Nirvana Hills development also involved working with the Slum Redevelopment Authority to relocate and build on the site homes in towers for at least 20,000 slum dwellers and restoring much of the site to green space. A...Starting at €8.20
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First National Bank's Golden Opportunity
Cole, Shawn; Tufano, Peter; Schneider, Daniel; Collins, DarylCase HBS-208072-EFinanceExecutives at First National Bank in South Africa are considering whether to launch a potentially exciting, but rather unorthodox, new savings product. Instead of paying interest, this product gives depositors the chance to win large cash prizes each month. Michael Jordan, CEO of the bank's Consumer Solutions Division, must decide whether to approve the product, weighing the potential benefits against large upfront investment, uncertain market de...Starting at €8.20
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SKS Microfinance, Teaching Note
Cole, ShawnTeaching Note HBS-209132-EFinanceTeaching Note for [208137].Starting at €0.00
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BANEX and the No Pago Movement (B)
Cole, Shawn; Kempner, Baily BlairCase HBS-211102-EFinanceThis case examines Grassroots Capital's decision of whether or not to continue investing in a Bolivian microfinance bank that is suffering financial distress.Starting at €5.74
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SKS and the AP Microfinance Crisis, Teaching Note
Cole, ShawnTeaching Note HBS-213092-EEconomicsTeaching Note for case 212018.Starting at €0.00
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DBL Partners: Double Bottom Line Venture Capital
Cole, Shawn; Kramer, Mark R.; He, TonyCase HBS-217022-EFinanceThis case explores the origins and current practices of DBL, a San Francisco-based venture capital fund and one of the first impact investment funds to achieve significant financial returns to scale. This case allows for a competitive analysis of DBL's inStarting at €8.20