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Background Note: Introduction to Investing for Impact
Cole, Shawn; Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers Brumme, Caitlin LindsayCase HBS-218072-EFinanceStarting 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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Microfinance in India 2010-2016: Crisis and Recovery
Cole, Shawn; Gandhi, Vikram; Reimers, Caitlin; Saleman, YannickCase HBS-217070-EFinanceSKS, India's leading microfinance firm, is challenged when politicians declaim microfinance as exploitation of the poor and severely restrict business practices.Starting at €8.20
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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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OpenInvest
Cole, Shawn; Vallee, Boris; Tempest Keller, NicoleCase HBS-218064-EFinanceFounded by a team of hedge fund and NGO alumni, OpenInvest launched its platform in 2015 to enable retail investors to tailor their portfolio to their personal values in an automated way, for instance by screening out weapon manufacturers stocks or overweighting LGBTQ friendly companies, while still closely tracking the overall stock market performance. Bolstered by $3.25M in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz, in 2017 OpenInvest was also prep...Starting at €8.20