...Gail Berger; Liz Howard Cristo Rey St. Martin College Preparatory (CRSM), a school with a unique educational model, has built a culture of accountability and student achievement. Founded in 2004 with a mission of serving “young people of limited economic means,” the school had a rocky start...

... Growth Strategy Nonprofit Management Social Responsibility Succession Planning Team Building Education Elevate has done extremely well over the last few years. Elevate scholars are being recruited to select schools, often with a full or significant scholarship, in higher numbers each year...

...Liz Livingston Howard; Gail Berger; Sachin Waikar Change is hard for all but perhaps more difficult for school leaders and other nonprofit organizations. The role that culture plays in a mission-driven organization can often be an impediment to change. This case uses a unique education institution...

...Liz Livingston Howard; Sachin Waikar; Gail Berger Change is hard for all but perhaps more difficult for school leaders and other nonprofit organizations. The role that culture plays in a mission-driven organization can often be an impediment to change. This case uses a unique education institution...

...Julie Hennessy; Charag Krishnan In 2008, Shaheen Mistri, founder of the nonprofit Teach For India (TFI), was grappling with applying and adapting the business and recruitment models of the successful U.S.-based Teach For America and UK-based Teach First to meet the challenges of the education...