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- 01 Jan 2017
- News
Sphere of Influence
scholarships to study in Canada and the United States. Recently named a “Global Visionary” by the Swiss bank UBS, Balares is founder and CEO of Womensphere Foundation, a nonprofit that supports women’s advancement in leadership,... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Providing lessons in financial literacy
Sally Wood (MBA 1983) is COO of the Council for Economic Education (CEE), a nonprofit dedicated to teaching economics and personal finance to students from kindergarten through high school. Based in New York City, CEE trains more than... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The path to philanthropic entrepreneurship
Sherry Coutu (MBA 1993) recalls that one of the things she liked most about attending HBS was that it empowered its graduates to continually strive to have increased impact in their endeavors. This has guided her work as an entrepreneur and angel investor in both the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Founding a bone marrow donor bank that saves thousands of lives
Peter Harf (MBA 1974) transformed Joh. A. Benckiser SE, a small, privately held German company into a global powerhouse, but it’s his cofounding of Delete Blood Cancer DKMS that he considers his most important role. Since 1991, the View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
At Work in the Fields with the Lord
In California’s Coachella Valley, Sister Marsha Allen (MBA 1976) is spearheading a coalition of nonprofits and charitable organizations in an effort to build a tent city for the 20,000 migrant farmworkers and their children who come to... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture
- 30 Oct 2017
- News
Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success
2011. Of the nation’s 16.2 million management jobs at smaller companies, only 6.7 percent are held by blacks, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. These realities prompted John Rice (MBA 1992) to found Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Philippines Outreach
his mark in the Philippines, where he spent time as a Fulbright scholar after graduating from HBS. Of his several nonprofit endeavors there, the most prominent is the Children Protection Network Foundation, whose shelters provide a menu... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
Sailing lessons give disabled children and adults greater life skills
A freak accident at age 21 left Paul Callahan (MBA 1992) a quadriplegic. It was a moment that led him, ultimately, to cast off from a career in wealth management at Goldman Sachs to take the helm of Sail to Prevail, a nonprofit that helps... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
Ending poverty in New York City is a monumental goal, but as president and chief operating officer of a modern-day nonprofit that bears the legendary moniker Robin Hood, Deborah Winshel (MBA 1985) uses her business acumen to effect social... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Building business for a better Brazil
education. In 1991, with Sicupira and Telles, Lemann cofounded Fundação Estudar, a nonprofit organization supporting talented young Brazilians who show potential for contributing to Brazil’s development. At Harvard University, where... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A World of Reading
David Risher (MBA 1991) cofounded Worldreader to help one million children who today have nothing to read get access to the libraries of the world. The nonprofit has sent one million e-books to more than 13,000 children in Africa. It... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Two Decades of Social Progress
research and teaching. More than 500 students have enrolled in social enterprise electives this year, and more than 300 are currently involved in the Social Enterprise Club—one of the largest clubs on campus. Alumni, too, continue to apply the lessons, with one-third... View Details
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
When the executive director of Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America (LEDA) stepped down in June 2020, Ilana Goldman (MBA/MPA 2002) stepped up. As chair of the board and a political and nonprofit consultant, she saw it as her duty to fill the role until a... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 07 Jul 2016
- News
Rescuing Fresh Food to End Hunger in Australia
Ian Carson (OPM 42, 2012) and his wife, Simone, founded SecondBite, a nonprofit that feeds surplus food from growers and markets to more than a million needy Australians every month. “The role of the food is not just feeding people. It... View Details
- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
Magwegwe, and now that he’s found personal success, he’s using a nonprofit organization, Inspire Belief, to lift others—especially young people in South Africa’s poorest communities—out of poverty and set them on the path to find their... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Giving Kids Tech Tools to Make an Impact
Amy Kadomatsu (MBA 1998) believes every student can be an innovator and use technology as a force for good. As chair of the board of directors at Mouse, a youth development nonprofit that empowers students to create with technology to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Noted & Quoted
“These board fees for [health] insurance companies are off the reservation.” — HBS professor F. Warren McFarlan, arguing that nonprofit board service should be about giving “time, talent, and treasure,” not compensation. (Boston Globe,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Carnival Queen
than the Zulu Queen at the Big Easy's celebration of Mardi Gras. The Zulu Queen presides for one year over the Zulu Organization, a New Orleans nonprofit that supports charities throughout the city. Rogers's reign is in honor of her late... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
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Noted & Quoted
“You are kidding me. I went to Harvard Business School. I’m the reason the microwave tray rotates.” — Actor ALEC BALDWIN as Jack Donaghy, 30 Rock, from the episode “Don Geiss, America and Hope.” “Women are using (an MBA) not only for finance but also to work in View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
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HBS Grads Make Their Mark in India
Dasra Managing Partner Neera Nundy (MBA ’02) Dasra works with philanthropists to promote high-impact giving and works with nonprofit organizations to maximize their efficiency, scale, and impact. Founded in 1999, based in Mumbai. mDhil... View Details