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- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Challenge of the Multi-site Nonprofit
Why is it more difficult for nonprofit organizations than, say, retail chains, to run efficient multi-site operations? A recent Harvard Business Review story concluded that nonprofits waste $100 billion a year through inefficient View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
WSA Launches Scholarship Fund
Fundraising will begin this fall with the goal of awarding up to $20,000 annually on a need basis to an outstanding woman entering her second year. At its first meeting last year, the WSA board, composed of fifteen alumnae ranging from... View Details
- 25 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Politics is Failing America, and What Business Can Do To Help
rule-making done behind the scenes, Gehl and Porter assert. The parties have enacted rules that protect their dominance by controlling the primary process, access to voter data, fundraising limits, how Congress is governed, and what... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 09 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures
access has an impact on fundraising strategies and deal terms. These are among the research questions that will continue to occupy Kuemmerle and his MBA students in the future. View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 04 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives
Here are a few ways MBAs can support the movement for Black lives: Donate to and fundraise for racial justice nonprofits. Support local Black-led organizing groups and/or invest in national organizations like Movement for Black Lives, a... View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
for bringing people to Houston. When you go to the park, you realize that Houston is not all strip malls along the highway; you realize there’s quite a bit to offer here.” Late last year, the Conservancy unveiled its latest additions to the park, paid for by a... View Details
- Fast Answer
Field Course: Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems: Company, Industry, Market and Transaction Research
personalization tools to create numerous reports. You can even set up alerts for new company or firm developments and transactions. LSEG Workspace PE data includes investments, portfolio company and firm profiles, exits and View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Vision: A Unicorn Evolves
market fit.” In the beginning, Outreach didn’t have a pricing model: “We just kept upping the price, and people kept paying.” Yet the software, while powerful, was unstable. The team had built it quickly and on a budget, because View Details
- 07 Nov 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)
it has been challenging to balance all of the above with fundraising simultaneously. Thanks to our user traction, however, we have been able to raise sizable capital through inbound inquiries from prominent investors as well as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
A Tough Assignment
unique, expeditionary curriculum. (Students, for example, might travel to Mexico to learn about NAFTA and the lives of sweatshop workers.) Undaunted by financial demands, O’Neill leveraged his fundraising skills. In 1998, Shackleton... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
After the Storm
after the initial cleanup operations are finished. Once they’re on the ground, the mission includes repairing homes, rebuilding schools, health clinics, community centers, and whatever else is needed. It’s a job that taps into his entire skill set, from reorganization... View Details
Keywords: Paul Flannery
- Web
Supplemental Financial Information - Financial Report 2018
Current use giving—both restricted and unrestricted—has become increasingly crucial in recent years as a source of funding for innovation across the School. Over the past five years, total giving in these categories has increased nearly 84 percent, from $43 million to... View Details
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
consultant Kevin Rumsfeld conceived of the idea for HealthCraft, he had worked resolutely to begin building the company by recruiting a talented colleague to help with marketing and fundraising and a junior member of one of his project... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Oct 2018
- News
Paths of Victory
employees and an algorithm to match them to employers, Apli aims to fill that gap. “We got amazing media and investor exposure, which kick-started our fundraising process and helped us raise a new round of capital in record time,” Makarov... View Details
- 15 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Paul Gompers and Josh Lerner
booms, we have seen the impositions of tougher standards by venture capitalists when examining whether to fund or refinance companies, a decrease in the valuations assigned to these firms, and a slowing of the frenetic pace of investment. It is likely that we will also... View Details
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Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2020
disruption. Going forward, sustaining the HBS community’s remarkable commitment to unrestricted current use giving will be instrumental in achieving the mission of the School. Restricted current use giving typically varies from year to year in line with the School’s... View Details
- Web
Supplemental Financial Information - Annual Report 2017
these categories has more than doubled from $35 million to $74 million. Fundraising expenses have increased at a slower rate. As a result, this revenue growth has had a significant impact on cash from operations and, therefore, the... View Details
- 21 Jun 2016
- News
Rescuing Families from ISIS-Led Genocide
Aziza’s main tasks have been fundraising and working with community and government officials to create a process that will facilitate the sponsorship of more families. “We’d love to have the funds to do something on a larger scale,” says... View Details
- Career Coach
Nicole Ledoux
Nicole (HBS '08) is Co-founder/CEO of 88 Acres, a Consumer Products company in the Natural Food space. She has experience in brand building, business development, new product launch, fundraising & financing as well as manufacturing.... View Details
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Women Entrepreneurs Use Springboard for Funding
capital. Presenters at the HBS event came with a specific fundraising goal between $1 million and $15 million, with most seeking money in the $2 million to $5 million arena. The two entrepreneurs seeking the most, $15 million, were Donna... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace