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- 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...
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- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Ticked Off
The HBS Club of Connecticut Community Partners recently partnered with Time for Lyme (TFL), a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating the devastating effects of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Founded in 1998, TFL has raised...
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- 01 May 2013
- News
Canadian Fellowships
fellowships,” says Ralph Barford (MBA 1952), a longtime supporter of HBS and one of the initial leaders of the initiative to raise fellowship funds for Canadian students. “HBS was the making of me. The...
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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
the online-only June Bulletin’s coverage of the path ahead for education, health care, management, and the hotel and restaurant industries. Return to June Bulletin HT: Venture capital is a lagging indicator, trailing what’s happening in the market. The firms investing...
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- 26 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
(PPE)ople First: Bringing Critical Personal Protective Equipment to Boston Hospitals
Jeff had launched a philanthropic fund through The Boston Foundation! With the scaffolding in place, it was then time to build a team. In the span of one weekend Sophie gathered a team of 10+ friends and classmates to help View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Taking Care
destination in the world, the company has raised in excess of $100 million in investment funds across more than 15 countries, and has 7 million members who avail themselves of caregiving services for...
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- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
California legislature for more funding for public schools, which resulted in a $2 billion increase, and she helps raise money for the Manhattan Beach Education Foundation, a nonprofit educational...
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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
New York Club Honors Armstrong, Graham
executive or leadership experience - after her husband's sudden death. The dinner, chaired by Henry M. Paulson, Jr. (MBA '70), president and COO of Goldman Sachs, is an annual event designed to raise funds...
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Systems Change Forum | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
collective impact efforts? 2. How do we define and harness the energy of locally-led and owned movements? One participant observed that the term “movement” was sometimes used synonymously with securing funding for local organizations....
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- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about...
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- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
numbers of capital-efficient companies today face challenges in raising that next round of capital. "Today entrepreneurs have more access to their first couple of million dollars than they have had before," says Dorsen. "The challenge is...
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- 14 Oct 2020
- News
Sewn with Love
in need. FGFH also began raising funds for the Gowns for Good Made in America initiative, which supports small businesses within the fashion and garment industries in the United States that have pivoted...
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Maureen Harmon
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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change
organization raises charitable funds to invest equity and debt in enterprises serving low-income people Ashoka - international organization that promotes social entrepreneurship by affiliating...
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- Mar 2012
- Article
Green Rules to Drive Innovation
increasing carbon charge; this would help internalize environmental costs, drive investment in energy efficiency, encourage innovation in renewable power, and raise substantial revenues that could reduce the national debt. Second, they...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Leadership in Practice
His 25th Reunion gift to establish the William F. Dawson Jr. MBA Program Innovation Fund and his support for the HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation reflect his interest in helping MBA students develop...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Vision: To Go-Go
make a go of it. They raised $500,000 from family and friends in 2019; picked up another $75,000 by winning the alumni track of the HBS New Venture Competition in 2020; and raised $4.5 million in seed View Details
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Kresge Way | About
known in the United States as Kmart. The Kresge Foundation was established in 1924 to promote human progress through grants that help local communities raise funds for construction and renovation projects at...
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- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Recognizing Volunteers and Donors
International Reach Class of 1992, Section G For its 20th Reunion, the Class of 1992 reached 74 percent participation, surpassing the previous record by 4 percentage points and raising more than $7 million. Among the fundraising...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Elevator Pitch: Wagr
company has raised $16 million in funding from notable tech and sports investors, including Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six, Bitkraft Ventures, Greycroft, Pear Ventures, the Kraft Group, and Harris Blitzer...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Fighting the diabetes epidemic using mobile phones
The company has raised $500,000 through private funding and government grants. “Diabetes is not just a medical problem, it’s a lifestyle and a social problem rooted in rapid urbanization, sedentary lives,...
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