Grupo Islita: Is Financial Sustainability Better Secured by Becoming a Non-profit Organisation or a For-profit Enterprise?

This article presents a teaching case on a non-profit organisation that serves the base of the pyramid populations in Costa Rica. The organisation needs to determine whether its financial sustainability is better secured by increasing its services or by seeking funds from the donor market. The case presents three teaching goals. First, participants will learn the pros and cons of gaining financial resources as a non-profit organisation or as a...