CASE Abstract

Futures for Kids (F4K)

Recently founded by alumni of Fuqua WEMBA ’01, Futures for Kids is a nonprofit designed to serve the needs of teens in the United States as they work their way through the public high school education system and prepare to enter the labor force. The leaders of F4K are committed to establishing F4K as a joint effort between corporate partners, government agencies, and US colleges, universities and technical schools. The case study focuses on the early-stage challenges of establishing cross-sector partnerships and the process of starting a social enterprise with a focus on effecting a major public system, education.)


Futures for Kids (F4K) Recently founded by alumni of Fuqua WEMBA ’01, Futures for Kids is a nonprofit designed to serve the needs of teens in the United States as they work their way through the public high school education system and prepare to enter the labor force. The leaders of F4K are committed to establishing F4K as a joint effort between corporate partners, government agencies, and US colleges, universities and technical schools. The case study focuses on the early-stage challenges of establishing cross-sector partnerships and the process of starting a social enterprise with a focus on effecting a major public system, education.)