CASE at Duke

Fundraising is more than just asking for money—it’s about building relationships, aligning values, and sustaining impact. Last night, Fuqua’s Office of Student Life (OSL) and CASE at Duke hosted a Fuqua on Board workshop on Nonprofit Fundraising, led by CASE alum Loree Lipstein, founder of Thread Strategies. Loree is celebrating 10 years since graduating from Fuqua—and 10 years since founding Thread—a firm dedicated to helping small and mid-sized nonprofits build sustainable fundraising capacity. She brought her deep expertise and insight to the session, helping students explore the strategy and storytelling behind successful fundraising efforts. Special thanks to Eric Lindsay in OSL for his thoughtful collaboration and leadership in making this event a success! We’re grateful to Loree for sharing her journey—and proud to celebrate all she’s built over the past decade. #TeamFuqua #SocialImpact #Fundraising #NonprofitLeadership #CASEatDuke #FuquaOnBoard #ThreadStrategies

Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy?CASE at Duke = an impactful partnership! Last night’s Crown Distinguished Lecture, Food for Thought, Choice, and Dignity, featuring Maggie Kane, founder of A Place at the Table, was a resounding success. Maggie’s candid reflections on the emotional rollercoaster of founding and growing a social enterprise left the room inspired. She reminded us that dignity, choice, and community belong at the heart of impact work — and her journey is a testament to leading with both determination and compassion. It was an honor for CASE to partner on this event with Sanford and we’re excited about what’s to come from this growing collaboration. ?? Check out a few moments from the evening below! #SocialImpact #Leadership #FoundersJourney #DignityAndChoice #CASEatDuke #SanfordSchool #EntrepreneurshipForGood David J Wilkerson

?? Congratulations to Kaley Palanjian, MBA '25 and CASE i3 Fellow, and Adi Samant, MBA '23, on being selected as Business Fellows for the 2025 FASPE (Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics) program! This summer, they will join a distinguished cohort in Poland and Germany for a two-week program exploring the ethical responsibilities of professionals through the lens of history and contemporary practice. We’re especially proud to see CASE talent represented in this important dialogue on ethical leadership. Please join us in celebrating Kaley and Aditya! ?? #TeamFuqua #EthicalLeadership #CASEi3 #FASPE #SocialImpact

We’re excited to share the latest insights and updates from CASE at Duke's monthly newsletter. This month features: -Finalists for the 2025 F. M. Kirby Prize for Scaling Impact: Solar Freeze Ltd, Global Fund for Widows, MiracleFeet, TRóFICA -Introduction of our new Assistant Director of Student Programs: Kelsey Zavelo, PhD - Impact Frontiers' Strengthening Impact Management Cohort: Last call to apply for this year-long program designed to equip investors and philanthropists with tools to integrate impact and financial decision-making. -Network in the News: Featuring CASE community members recognized for their work in education equity, climate resilience, and inclusive entrepreneurship. ?? Read the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eN2ZgVrw Let us know what resonates, and thanks for being part of the CASE community!

We are thrilled to see Healthy Learners, the 2021 F. M. Kirby Impact Prize winner, honored with the 2025 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Innovation. Their dedication to enhancing children's health and education in Zambia exemplifies the transformative power of social entrepreneurship. Congratulations to Healthy Learners and all the esteemed awardees!

?? Announcing the Finalists for the 2025 F. M. Kirby Prize for Scaling Impact! We’re thrilled to introduce four incredible organizations driving large-scale change through innovative solutions: ??Global Fund for Widows – Empowering widows in Egypt, Kenya, and Tanzania with micro-banks, lifting thousands above the poverty line. ??MiracleFeet – Expanding access to life-changing clubfoot treatment by integrating it into national health systems. ??TRóFICA – Formalizing waste collection networks in Colombia, improving income for informal waste pickers, and scaling high-quality recycling. ??Solar Freeze Ltd – Helping smallholder farmers in Kenya reduce food spoilage and increase incomes with solar-powered, AI-driven cold storage. These finalists exemplify scalable impact, and we can’t wait to announce the winner soon! ?? Proud to partner with F. M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. to celebrate these changemakers. Stay tuned! #ScalingImpact #SocialInnovation #CASEatDuke

“With long-term social impact-guided career goals, I was seeking a program with robust offerings to learn how to bridge core business knowledge and impact-minded organizational goals,” explains Carlos Ochoa. “CASE offerings resound the belief in using business for good.” ?? Thanks for the shout-out Carlos Ochoa! We love seeing current CASE students AND CASE alumni featured in this new profile on Fuqua's Daytime MBA class.

Enrollment for our year-long impact management course for impact investors is now open!??? This course is perfect for investors and philanthropists who want to fine-tune their impact measurement and management practices as they integrate multiple impact priorities and balance multiple investments.? Over the course of the year, you'll create your own customized impact assessment tool while learning from your peers. Plus, we're excited to bring our expertise in climate investing to support investors, no matter their existing knowledge ?? This course is facilitated by incredible impact management experts like Mike McCreless at Impact Frontiers, Catherine Clark, Faculty Director at CASE at Duke, and multiple members of the Prime team! If you’ve been looking to strengthen or grow your impact management practices, this is your sign! Learn more and enroll today ?? https://lnkd.in/eh3R82sW #CASEatDuke #ClimateInvesting #ImpactFrontiers #ImpactInvesting #ImpactManagement #PrimeCoalition

?? Preparing the next generation of social impact leaders! ?? We were honored to be invited to coach the finalists for the SXSW EDU Student Impact Challenge. CASE Managing Director Carrie Gonnella hosted two dynamic online workshops on pitching an impact venture, shared a number of our tools and resources from our decades of experience working with social entrepreneurs, and conducted one-on-one sessions to refine each team's pitch. ? It was incredibly rewarding to see these talented and inspiring students pitch their solutions to a panel of judges live on the SXSW EDU stage! ???? Congratulations to winner Spark, runner-ups Swype AI and SPARKWISE INITIATIVE, and all the other finalists who presented today. ?? Looking forward to following your work and impact over the coming years! ? Thank you to Greg Weatherford II and the team at The Allstate Foundation for the generous support that enabled us to be a part of this competition, and to Kayla Meyers and the rest of the team at SXSW. ??

?? Turning Ideas into Impact: CASE Alum Arya Diwase’s Entrepreneurial Journey At Fuqua, Arya Diwase (MPP/MBA ’24) set out to make a difference by combining her passion for social impact with the power of entrepreneurship. With the support of CASE at Duke, Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and the Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurship Accelerator, Arya built the confidence and skills to launch Himayat Pune, a digital platform supporting domestic workers in India. Throughout her journey, Arya leaned on CASE’s mentorship?and embraced an entrepreneurial mindset—a key takeaway she hopes to pass on to other MBAs pursuing ventures that drive meaningful change. “I want people to feel confident in pursuing ventures and not feel like they have to follow the same paths as their peers who go into consulting or investment banking,” Arya shares. ?? Read more about Arya’s inspiring story?here: https://lnkd.in/eEFuB_mH Arya Diwase, we’re excited to see what’s next for you! ?? #Entrepreneurship #SocialImpact #CASEatDuke #FuquaMBA #ImpactLeadership