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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Making of a School
humanities of life.” In 1924, a $5 million fundraising campaign began for the construction of a campus on a new site across the Charles River. LIFELINE: Heat and electricity traveled across the Charles River via pipes inside the newly... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
October Reunions Break Records, Strengthen Ties
year's Reunion classes broke fundraising records: the Class of 1956 reached the highest HBS total ever for a 40th Reunion, and the Class of 1971 contributed the largest 25th Reunion gift of any class in Harvard University history. "Those... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
When You Speak, This Group Listens
cross-section of MBA, Executive Education, and Doctoral alumni. Before joining the board for three-year terms, each of us had volunteered in a variety of capacities, including serving in key roles in HBS clubs and associations, mentoring current students, planning... View Details
- 25 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Attending HBS to Grow the Family Business
selection. In addition, through fundraising and donations, our stores really give back to their communities. On another level, the Learning Express franchise has given families the opportunity to own their own businesses, and the tools... View Details
- 15 Apr 2021
- News
Bringing Light to the Fight
fundraising efforts). Today, the foundation remains focused on education and awareness—it’s “an old message but it’s still the right message,” Smyth concludes. The organization has also expanded into patient support and research, becoming... View Details
- 06 Oct 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Growth of the Social Enterprise
local organizations, affiliates may have better success fundraising and mobilizing resources locally, and the fundraising responsibility may be more efficiently allocated between the central office and local... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- Web
A Separate Campus - A Concrete Symbol: The Building of Harvard Business School 1908-1927 – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
social and intellectual entities,” Donham wrote. “And when this is done, the man who comes to the Business School will feel . . . he is treated like a human being.” 7 In 1924, a $5 million fundraising campaign began for construction of a... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Raymond A. Baxter: Sweet Smell of Success
cookies. Annual proceeds from the sale total close to $450 million, $300 million of which supports scouting activity. "If there's a more effective fundraiser in the world, I don't know what it is," Baxter remarks. "But it's also a... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- Profile
Abby Falik
and appropriate technologies. HBS has been a part of the start-up at every step. “My classmates still form the core of my support base,” Abby says. “They’ve held fundraising events, organized volunteer chapters – and even helped interview... View Details
- Web
Activating a Legion of People | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
fundraising activities, corporate outreach, and an emerging area, conservation finance, which includes growing sustainable revenue streams through mechanisms such as carbon offsets. Impact Much of my work at the United Way focused on... View Details
- Web
Venture Capital and Private Equity - Course Catalog
to source for and screen investments Managing growth Evaluating a portfolio Pro-rata investing’s pros and cons Creating a new firm and fundraising for a first-time fund Compensation and control within a firm Succession Course Content... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Planting the Seeds of Positive Growth
fundraising for its future. If the farm can produce 30 tons of tomatoes per hectare at a cost of $124 per ton, Tomato Jos will be ready to expand its smallholder program and take the next step into tomato processing. And Mehta herself has... View Details
- 21 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow
through user engagement, will develop approaches and services for employers, community leaders, and others to address user needs. “Malcolm brings BrightUp investing, economic mobility, policy, and fundraising experience,” said BrightUp... View Details
- 07 Jul 2022
- Blog Post
Pathlight: Reimagining the Developer Onboarding Experience
career in software engineering.Separately, I’ve always been passionate about entrepreneurship. When I was twelve, a friend and I built a neighborhood dog walking business—thanks to Wag, we now understand how much money we left on the table When I came to UCLA, I... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Early Impact
Bridgitt Bertram Evans (both MBA 1986), The Heckscher Foundation, and Andrew Paul (MBA 1983) — and others is allowing members of the Harvard community and beyond to take their ideas as far as they can go. The HBS One Harvard Fund, a View Details
- 21 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow
through user engagement, will develop approaches and services for employers, community leaders, and others to address user needs. “Malcolm brings BrightUp investing, economic mobility, policy, and fundraising experience,” said BrightUp... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Inside Story of the New American Writers Museum
fundraise the vision into reality. Six years later, the American Writers Museum will open in late spring at 180 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, with Hammer serving as treasurer. “I had been chair of Washington Performing Arts but knew... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 10 Dec 2010
- News
Notes from the Trenches
on his company’s board. Good Start, which closed an $18 million Series A round of fundraising in September, will use advanced DNA sequencing technology for a pre-pregnancy test to more accurately screen for a range of potential genetic... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
investing immediately, with the first check we received,” he says. The initial fundraising goal was $4 million; the fund has now raised $25 million. Aravaipa also had long-term vision. “This isn’t software,” Fenwick-Smith explains.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
A Few Firms Have Outsized Influence in D.C.
in the twisted web of Washington fundraising and lobbying that can definitively prove dollar x bought result y. Perhaps that's why there has been such little empirical research among economists on the issue. "The whole perspective of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding