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Kopp went on to develop a plan to build a movement of young leaders committed to addressing the widening educational gap, starting with a goal of placing 500 outstanding college graduates in low-income schools in the first year. “We couldn’t start as a small nonprofit program. We had to start big to create the sense of urgency and national importance that was necessary to build a movement.” Fortunately, Kopp was not deterred when her letter to the President resulted in a standard job rejection. And just one year after graduating from college, she stood before the first 489 recruits as they prepared to enter some of America’s most struggling public schools.  In retrospect, Kopp modestly claims that her greatest asset was her “absolute naiveté and complete lack of experience and any instinct that this might be a crazy thing to pursue.” Despite many skeptics of the “Me Generation,” she was convinced that students would want to participate, and that if they signed up, everything else would fall into place. While she admits there have been numerous challenges along the way, and that she quickly learned the value of experience, Teach For America has undoubtedly had an impact, both directly on the lives and schools its 12,000 corp members have served, but also in training a new generation of education leaders. Among TFA’s 9,000 alumni, 63% are working full-time in education and 40% of the others have jobs that somehow relate to schools or low-income communities. As Kopp related stories of just a few of TFA’s amazing teachers, she drew many parallels between TFA teachers who are successful teaching in low-income communities and leaders in any sphere: they set big visions, mobilize others, are purposeful and mission-driven, and are absolutely relentless in figuring out how to get the resources they need. Kopp ended her lecture with a charge to the audience to join the fulfilling and challenging pursuit of education equality in our country: "I truly, truly believe that the only question is whether enough of the most talented and committed members of the younger generation will say, ‘We’re going to lead us to that point.’” Watch the streaming video of Wendy Kopp at Fuqua. (RealPlayer required). CASE Awards First Social Sector ScholarshipsThe Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) has awarded $25,000 scholarships to two students entering the MBA program at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. The newly-launched CASE Social Sector Scholarship recognizes students for their commitment to pursuing a career in the social sector. This program is sponsored by a generous grant from The Wachovia Foundation. CASE awarded the first two scholarships to the following members of the Fuqua MBA Class of 2007. Thomas R. Mitchell Thomas R. Mitchell has made outstanding contributions to the growth of KaBOOM!, a nonprofit organization that aims to create a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America. As the director of program development, Mr. Mitchell developed and managed national programs with corporations and foundations to spark civic leadership and revitalize community through the process of building playgrounds and skateparks, primarily in low-income, urban neighborhoods. A former AmeriCorps member and United Way staffer, Mr. Mitchell has also lived in Brazil where he developed cultural education and language programs for businesses, as well as consulted to the World Bank. Mr. Mitchell graduated from Stanford University and is pursuing a master’s degree in regional planning, with a concentration in economic development, at the University of North Carolina. In a recent interview, Mr. Mitchell described his desire to pursue a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at Fuqua:
Timothy Scheu Timothy Scheu has a track record of supporting budding social entrepreneurs through his work at GlobalGiving, an Internet-based service that connects individual and institutional donors directly to social, economic development, and environmental projects around the world. As communications manager, Mr. Scheu built relationships with corporate partners and developed and led a national advertising campaign that dramatically boosted donations and visibility to the public. As an intern at the Citizen’s Network for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Scheu helped to develop USAID and USDA Food for Progress grant proposals for CFNA’s work in Moldova and Kazakhstan. This summer, he met with social entrepreneurs in South Africa and Mozambique. Mr. Scheu graduated from Bucknell University and has studied in Strasbourg, France. Mr. Scheu described his desire to pursue a Fuqua MBA:
Newly launched this year, the CASE Social Sector Scholarship Program awards two merit-based scholarships to first year students in the Fuqua Daytime MBA program who have nonprofit backgrounds and are committed to applying their business skills in the social sector. In total, scholarship recipients are eligible for $25,000 in financial support consisting of two years of tuition support at $10,000 per year and one summer internship support of up to $5000. CASE developed this scholarship program in response to the increasing demand for business skills in the social sector. The program has three principal goals—practical professional development for participants, more effective social sector organizations, and enhanced activities at Fuqua and CASE. Through this program, CASE aims to have a significant and lasting impact on the students, the community, Fuqua, and the social sector of the future. To learn more about the CASE Social Sector Scholarship Program,
please visit the “Students”
section of the CASE website. For additional information, please
contact CASE Associate Director Matt Nash at mnash@duke.edu. Give a Day Campaign Funds CASE Summer InternshipsThanks to the generous support of the Social Impact Club “Give a Day” Campaign and The Wachovia Foundation, CASE sponsored eight students’ summer internships with nonprofit organizations and public agencies during the summer of 2005. Fuqua MBA students often seek a way to make the summer between their first and second years meaningful — a chance to apply business skills and gain valuable business experience and training in the social sector. The CASE Summer Internship Program enables Fuqua students to learn about the rewards and challenges of social sector management without making a significant financial sacrifice. In addition, the program enables organizations that otherwise could not afford to hire MBA student interns to benefit from students’ expertise in areas such as finance, management consulting, strategic planning and marketing. This year’s CASE Summer Interns included:
The internship program provided these students with a combined total of $27,492.00 to match stipends provided by their summer employers. A special thanks goes to Suneet Bhatt, Ruchika Chinda, and Ashley Eigher Noto for their leadership of the successful “Give a Day” fundraising campaign. As of the date of this publication, more than $10,000 has been received or is in the process of being collected. The Social Impact Club raised these funds through individual donations, graduation rentals, and special events such as bake sales, t-shirt sales, trivia night, and a year-end carnival. CASE also wishes to extend its appreciation to DeAnne Harrison of Fuqua's Development Office for her tireless efforts to collect and process the pledges. The internship program is managed by the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship. The Social Impact Club spearheads student fundraising efforts and provides input on the strategic direction of the program. Learn
more about the CASE Summer Internship Program. CASE Welcomes Senior Research Associate John Kalafatas CASE is pleased to announce the hiring of John Kalafatas as its Senior Research Associate. A graduate of Harvard Business School, John brings to CASE extensive social sector management, consulting, and research experience. Most recently, John served as a Regional Director at the National Headquarters of City Year, Inc., a $40M organization operating in 16 cities and founded in 1988 to promote national citizen service as a means for building a stronger democracy. Prior to joining the City Year senior management team in 2000 as Director of Strategic Planning & Organizational Development, John was a Research Associate with the Initiative on Social Enterprise at Harvard Business School. John also has experience as a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and within the Harvard University Development Office. At CASE, John will be spearheading a research project on "Scaling Social Impact," as well as developing some case studies and helping us explore opportunities within the executive education market. John is a graduate of Tufts University and an avid outdoorsman. He has recently relocated to Raleigh from Boston with his fiancee Karen.
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