Faizal & Shabana Foundation: a venture philanthropic approach to education
Publication date: 6 February 2019
Abstract
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes are as follows: understand venture philanthropy in India; discuss in what ways venture philanthropy is different from charity; identify the aims of venture philanthropy and the strategy adopted to achieve those objectives; analyze the role of the unique structuring of a venture philanthropy working in tandem with the government to achieve its objectives; identify the nature and source of dilemmas of disengagement from a project by the venture philanthropist; and understand the role of antecedents and outcomes on how a firm views its social impact initiative (in the Indian context).
Case overview/synopsis
The Faizal and Shabana Foundation (F&SF) made one of the largest philanthropic investments in Kerala, India for the redevelopment of Government Vocational Higher Secondary School for Girls, Nadakkavu. The foundation applied a strategic approach to their philanthropic investment making it a unique case of venture philanthropy. The uniqueness of this case lies in the fact that, this is one among those rare cases where venture philanthropy has been successfully implemented within a government educational context. This case highlights how a private philanthropic organization went about executing a project and faced several challenges of scaling up the redevelopment model to other government schools. The other salient aspect is that this case delves into the dilemma faced by a philanthropist of either using the existing model for scaling up or adopting a totally different model.
Complexity academic level
Undergraduate and postgraduate business management courses.
Supplementary materials
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Subject code
CSS: 11: Strategy.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
Disclaimer. This case is written solely for educational purposes and is not intended to represent successful or unsuccessful managerial decision-making. The author/s may have disguised names; financial and other recognizable information to protect confidentiality.
The authors of the case would like to thank Mr Faizal, Mrs Shabana (Founders of F&SF) and Dr Joseph Sebastian (Head of Faizal & Shabana Foundation) for providing access to the company and for the time offered toward interviews.
Citation
Sahasranamam, S. and Mitra, S. (2019), "Faizal & Shabana Foundation: a venture philanthropic approach to education", , Vol. 9 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/EEMCS-04-2018-0052
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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