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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Modest Tax Proposal
one year. Such a holiday would raise revenues and create jobs in the United States, according to the WIN America Campaign, a coalition of companies including Apple, Google, and Pfizer. But the last time such a holiday was tried, in 2004,... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. Developing ideas that have tangible, real-world impact—not just in academia but in practice and policy—has always been a vital part of HBS’s DNA. So not... View Details
- 19 Jul 2013
- News
All in Good Time
possible. Its initial program focuses on partnering with school districts to coordinate federal and private funds to provide free breakfast in public schools. "Hunger in the United States is not like hunger in other parts of the world,"... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
was,” she says. “Our goal is to raise $150 million and help fund 5,500 homes over the next five years.” In an odd twist, the real estate foreclosure crisis has made it possible for Habitat to serve more... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
reasons. First, data that I analyzed with Dr. Tim Butler of HBS and that I detail in the book show that Rich and King dominate the top motivations of entrepreneurs. Second, at key forks in the road, Rich options directly conflict with King options. For example, on the... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
Fostering Great Leadership
the University of California, Olivier set his sights on HBS. He was attracted by the School’s reputation, the alumni network, and the location. “I was born and raised on the West Coast, so Boston was a foreign part of the world to me,” he... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Student Benefits from Class of 2006 Fellowship
GOLDBERG: Bringing a passion for education to the MBA classroom. For the third year in a row, the MBA graduating class has established a fellowship that will benefit future HBS students. The Class of 2006 broke fundraising and participation records by View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
To the Rescue
organized the event. The Robin Hood Foundation, whose board members fund all of the organization's overhead costs, annually provides $140 million in grants to some 200 New York City antipoverty efforts. Thanks to Bruce Springsteen and... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- News
A Creator in the Era of Disruption
would stand on the stage in Burden Hall at HBS and present his business plan at the Social Enterprise Conference “Pitch for Change” competition. Haryopratomo: Actually, that's why I went to business school—to raise money because I was... View Details
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria
Karacesme (MBA 2021) and Süleyman Onay (MBA 2016) are working with the Turkish Education Foundation to raise awareness about a unique fund designed to support students called “Keep Them in School.” “The... View Details
- 01 Aug 2014
- News
Cross-Class Connection
HBS Fund supports: research, curriculum innovation, and other critical needs,” notes Crisses, who served with cochairs Scott Belsky, Jen Lee Koss, and Rohit Sahni. “Together, we developed a fundraising mantra—educate people about what’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Commitment to Leadership
Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration, Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative Connections that Last Susan Roth Katzke (MBA 1990) Shared connections to HBS, to classmates, and to future alumni is what Class of 1990 Fund... View Details
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Paying It Forward
Philippines, and West Africa, and the One Fund in Boston, following the Boston Marathon bombing—as well as funding organizations that help the poor in Kolkata. Most notably, since 2006 the Kundu Foundation... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
HBS Contributors Report
Support from alumni and friends accounted for almost one-quarter of the School’s revenue in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2011, according to the HBS Contributors Report, which was mailed to some 12,000 donors in November. All told, with the help of alumni... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- News
A Storybook Beginning
in China. “I’ve always been interested in both reading and education, so when I saw a padlock on an unused library at an orphanage we visited in Ecuador,” he recalls, “it made a huge impression.” Even with funding and good intentions,... View Details
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
racial inequities, the murder of George Floyd, and the growing movement for justice and change with panelists from organizations on the front line. They included Omar Blayton, CFO of Sunwealth, a solar impact fund that invests in solar... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 11 Jun 2014
- News
Improving conditions for climbers' guides in Nepal
After scaling Mount Everest in 2013, Jan Petzel (MBA 2003) transformed his personal triumph into an opportunity to raise funds for the construction of a permanent shelter and medical facility in the Gokyu... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Dog’s Best Friend: Jim Hawes’s Charles River Rescue
its third consecutive fund commenced in 1992. We are currently raising a fourth fund which includes some HBS classmates (all others are welcome!!!). I have two daughters, ages... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
invest in venture capital. Guided by Cohen, who is regarded as the father of the European venture capital industry, Apax emerged as one of the world’s preeminent VC and private equity investment groups, raising or advising View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
limited partners begging to get in,” notes Wilcox. “Today, the really good funds are back competing for the very best deals, and LPs are lining up to invest money in them. But the mediocre and poorer funds... View Details