We invest in dynamic people and organizations that have the capacity to go to scale and make a lasting impact

Recognizing that having the right leadership in place is critical to any organization's success, we invest our time and resources into developing and supporting outstanding leadership in the social sector. We seek to identify excellence and "best in class" leaders and organizations that are ready to scale their work to increase their impact. Many social entrepreneurs face significant organizational challenges -- fundraising, board development, new talent acquisition, and marketing and communications plans -- just as they reach the point when they are ready to scale.

We work closely with our partners to ensure that leaders have the professional and personal resources they need to grow successfully.

We support new and innovative approaches, including business models that enhance nonprofits' effectiveness and sustainability.

Jean and Steve Case have become keenly aware that the market forces that help outstanding business entrepreneurs succeed are absent in the nonprofit sector. Many of the social entrepreneurs the foundation has worked with are frustrated with inefficiencies in the nonprofit sector. Organizations with a shared mission often compete for resources rather than working together to advance their common agenda.

The Case Foundation encourages entrepreneurship in the organizations we support, seeking to facilitate sustainable impact. In particular, we value entrepreneurial business models that can generate a recurring revenue stream to reduce nonprofits' reliance on grants. We also seek opportunities to invest in nonprofits that want to expand by supplementing grants with earned income, and we are also interested in the emerging category of "not-only-for-profits" -- businesses that seek to grow profitably and in a sustainable way, while satisfying important societal goals.