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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (A)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, SarahCase HBS-517022-EExplores strategies to achieve system-level impact for a nonprofit focused on addressing patients' basic social needs through healthcare institutions. Founded in 1996 with a volunteer-staffed help desk at Boston Medical Center connecting low-income patients with basic resources like heating assistance, job training, and childcare programs, by 2013 the nonprofit had grown to 6 cities and 1,000 volunteers serving over 11,000 patients annually. At t...Starting at €8.20
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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (Abridged)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, SarahCase HBS-517024-EA nonprofit in the healthcare arena explores strategies to achieve system-level impact. Founded in 1996 with a volunteer-staffed help desk at Boston Medical Center connecting low-income patients with basic resources like heating assistance, job training, and childcare programs, by 2013 the nonprofit had grown to 6 cities and 1,000 volunteers serving over 11,000 patients annually. At the end of a successful "proof plan" period, Health Leads Co-Fou...Starting at €8.20
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Tempur Sealy International (A)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-718422-EStrategyThis case explores the long-term relationship between Tempur Sealy (TPX, a mattress manufacturer) and Mattress Firm (MFRM, a bedding retailer and TPX's largest customer). For almost 20 years, the firms enjoyed a mutually beneficial and commercially prosperous relationship. Yet in August 2016, Steinhoff (a large, South African retailer) made an offer to acquire MFRM. Whether this acquisition will affect the symbiotic relationship that had existed ...Starting at €8.20
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Tempur Sealy International (C)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-718424-EStrategyAnalyzes the commercial relationship between Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm following the events discussed in the B case.Starting at €5.74
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Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future
Grossman, Allen S.; Appleby, Sarah; Reimers, CaitlinCase HBS-313111-EThis note explores the current state of venture philanthropy in the U.S. and its future. Based on interviews with 28 practitioners in the field of philanthropy and a review of the literature since the publication of the article introducing the concept of venture philanthropy (Virtuous Capital: What Foundations Can Learn from Venture Capitalists) sixteen years ago, the note discusses the signifiant impact venture philanthropy has had on the nonpro...Starting at €8.20
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Bega Cheese: Bidding to Bring Vegemite Back Home
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-218001-EStrategyIn January 2017, the leadership team of Bega Cheese-the Australian dairy company-was considering a bid for Mondel z International's Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) grocery business, which included several leading consumer brands such as Vegemite, the icoStarting at €8.20
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The De Beers Group: Exploring the Diamond Reselling Opportunity
Esty, Benjamin C.; Gross, Daniel P.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-717430-EStrategyIn September 2014, Tom Montgomery (SVP of strategic initiatives at the De Beers Group) and his team launched a pilot program in the United States to explore the $1 billion diamond market for pre-owned (recycled) diamonds. According to Montgomery, the motivation for the pilot program was to improve the consumer reselling experience and to enhance "diamond equity". Somewhat paradoxically, consumers typically received very low prices when they tried...Starting at €8.20
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Health Leads: Reaching for Impact (B)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, SarahCase HBS-517023-EThe B case documents the development of a strategy to achieve system-level impact in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape for a nonprofit focused on addressing patients' basic social needs through healthcare institutions. Founded in 1996 with a volunteer-staffed help desk at Boston Medical Center connecting low-income patients with basic resources like heating assistance, job training, and childcare programs, by 2013 the nonprofit had grown to...Starting at €5.74
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Tempur Sealy International (B)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Pickle, Lauren G.Case HBS-718423-EStrategyAnalyzes the commercial relationship between Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm following the events discussed in the A case.Starting at €5.74
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KaBOOM!: Play at Scale (A)
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Appleby, SarahCase HBS-517025-EA case on scaling social impact for nonprofits. Founded in 1995, KaBOOM! quickly became a nationally recognized nonprofit in building playgrounds with strong corporate partnerships and volunteer-organizing capabilities. Over the years, KaBOOM! developed new programs, including a new web platform to enable individuals and communities to do build-it-yourself playgrounds which increased KaBOOM!'s total annual number of playgrounds built by as much a...Starting at €8.20