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- 01 Sep 2013
- News
A Focus on You
alumni—some well-known and others not so familiar—who are doing important work in, say, education, or health care, or entrepreneurial ventures. With this edition, we've given the "focus" concept a spin: We're looking at the alumni... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni Are Integral to HBS
with Belo-Osagie in an Aldrich classroom engaging with 57 first and second-year MBA students. During the four-day course, he worked with Elkins to provide an overview of Africa’s economic landscape, range of business opportunities, and... View Details
- 18 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Evolution in Entertainment: A Recap of the 2019 Entertainment & Media Conference
Media Club’s conference team and volunteers worked tirelessly to put together the slate of programming that resulted in a flurry of appreciation notes from attendees post the conference: “Thank you for... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Urban Renewal
and the City of Los Angeles, in addition to assisting nonprofits with their land and building challenges through his volunteer work. LA in three words: Diversity, unity, and talent. “It’s the world’s great urban laboratory, an example to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
Our class has lived and worked in a prolonged period of unprecedented economic growth, resulting in great wealth for our nation and opportunities for individual prosperity. Our gift affords us a modest, yet critical role in providing... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
I am thrilled to address you in my new role as president of the HBSAA Board of Directors. I look forward to using this vehicle to update you regularly on the work of the Alumni Board as well as other programs of note to the greater alumni... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
Tierney, who moved into this comparatively luxurious setting with his wife, Susan, after he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Chile for two years. But the difference between being a student at HBS and View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Challenge of the Multi-site Nonprofit
between local and national leaders. Wide use of volunteer labor makes worker motivation more of an issue. Up to 60 percent of a nonprofit CEO's time is spent fundraising, time that could be spent building a more effective organization.... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Power and Influence - Course Catalog
organizations. How do power and influence dynamics work in organizations? What are the key sources of power in organizations? Why do we see political conflict in organizations? How can political conflict be handled to serve constructive... View Details
- 29 May 2020
- Op-Ed
How Leaders Are Fighting Food Insecurity on Three Continents
of group volunteer events scheduled, and enjoyed philanthropic support from individuals and corporations. “Now, schools are closed, events cancelled, and donations dried up while the problems we have been View Details
- Profile
Andrew Kinard
go next?" Much of that immediate future was occupied by seventy-five surgeries and eighteen months of rehabilitation. While recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, however, a chance encounter opened new possibilities. "I was approached by a man who... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
New Fitzhugh Professorship Celebrated
actively pursued his white classmates. His first job after graduation was as an independent salesman in his native Washington, D.C., working for several firms serving the black community. In Washington, Fitzhugh helped to establish the... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
to development assistance, as it works to move Third World countries beyond subsistence toward genuine participation in the global economy. Best of all, the MCC is producing demonstrable results, including in Africa, where Bloom is the... View Details
- 06 May 2002
- Research & Ideas
Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way
stems from the Catholic Worker movement's personalist tradition, which means that Haley House staff and volunteers work intensely with small numbers of people as a way of trying to create deeper change in... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Profile
Ashley McCray
volunteered on their Partners in Food Solutions Team which is non-profit that connects local food manufacturers in Africa with technical experts in CPG! What is your favorite childhood memory? Starting a sno-cone stand with my 2 sisters... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together
general manager. After failing to find appropriate materials through traditional sources, Garvin went directly to the front lines for relevant information: to HBS alumni who had recently made just such a transition themselves. In a mass e-mailing to HBS alumni, Garvin... View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)
named executive director of the National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO), where she had signed on as a volunteer three years earlier. When she joined NABCO, the New York City-based organization's annual budget was $17,000;... View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
HBSAAA Leads the Way in Celebrating African American Alumni Impact
it all, from a pool of nearly 100 alumni volunteers, many have been working tirelessly on the various programs, projects, and events, according to HBSAAA president Ken Powell (MBA 1974). “This celebration has given us a tremendous... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Whit Sears (MBA 1959)
Born in Kansas, Whit Sears graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, before attending HBS. He and his wife, DD, are currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers in Thailand, where they teach English and mentor local teachers.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Global Outreach Program Planned for HBS Centennial
Centennial with alumni. “These events offer a wonderful opportunity for our alumni to interact with faculty and hear about the latest work and ideas coming out of the School,” says Stephanie Goff, senior director for Alumni Relations. As... View Details