The 2011 CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation -
Benetech was awarded the 2011 CASE Award for ESI in recognition of their pioneering efforts to harness the power of technology to solve critical social needs. Working with partners and supporters worldwide, Benetech uses technology innovation and business expertise to solve unmet social needs such as literacy, human rights, and environmental conservation. Leveraging the intellectual capital and resources of Silicon Valley, they create global solutions that are truly life-changing. Benetech President, CEO and founder, Jim Fruchterman came to Duke to accept the award.
Jim Fruchterman, Benetech's President, Founder, and CEO delivered the 2011 Annual ESI Lecture and accepted the CASE Award for Enterprising Social Innovation on behalf of Benetech on Wendesday evening, October 5, 2011 Read more about Benetech.
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About CASE
Based at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) is a research and education center that promotes the entrepreneurial pursuit of social impact through the thoughtful adaptation of business expertise. The Award for Enterprising Social Innovation (ESI) recognizes outstanding individuals, organizations, or companies whose innovations blend methods from the worlds of business and philanthropy to create sustainable social value that has the potential for large-scale impact. CASE accepts nominations from the public annually - nominations for next year's award are open. Nomination information.