Scaling social innovations
Subtitle: a report from the front lines
By: Jane Wei-Skillern, Beth Battle Anderson, J. Gregory Dees
Contributors: Anderson, Beth Battle; Dees, J. Gregory; Harvard Business School. Division of Research
Series: Working paper / Division of Research, Harvard Business School -- 03-032; Working paper (Harvard Business School. Division of Research) -- 03-032
Publisher: Division of Research, Harvard Business School
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boston]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 33
Description: In recent years, there has been a growing demand by social entrepreneurs for research that offers a better understanding of how to scale promising social innovations in timely and effective ways. This paper presents data from a large-scale survey of U.S. nonprofit leaders who have experience with or are considering scaling their organizations via branches, affiliates, or both branches, though their motivations for expansion are similar regardless of the expansion strategy they choose. The key challenges faced by branch, affiliate, and plural organizations tend to differ according to the key distinctions among the strategies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.