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- 25 Apr 2014
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A defining global experience before college can unlock a lifetime of potential
Believing in the importance of a global experience for young people, Abby Falik (MBA 2008) created Global Citizen Year, a nonprofit social enterprise that is forging a new educational pathway for America’s emerging leaders. By immersing a...
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- 01 Apr 2001
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Turnaround Situation
Marty Cordova (MBA 1974), a Vietnam vet who has seen good days and bad, is dedicating himself to helping other vets get their lives back together. Cordova is finance director of Rehabilitation Services and Veterans Programs (RS&VP), a View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
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In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension
that passion created a natural transition to the nonprofit world in 2012. “I went into business to understand the engine of the economy, but I suppose I always knew that at some point I wanted to get back to nature,” says Thoren, who has...
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April White
- 10 Nov 2020
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Learning to Fight
Electric and used a portion of the proceeds to establish the Sontag Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting brain cancer research and brain cancer patients and caregivers. The foundation’s signature initiative is its Distinguished...
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April White
- 30 Nov 2021
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Cold Calculations
electrical engineering and 58 patents, asked the venture capitalist for help in setting up the organization. In the intervening years, the small nonprofit has attracted interest from such organizations as the United Nations and the Arctic...
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- 12 May 2016
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Food Rescue Is on a Mission
Carson. He also found inspiration in a case study on Doug Rauch, former president of Trader Joe’s, who created a nonprofit grocery store model. “I had been working 25 years,” Carson says, “and Harvard gave me a whole lot of different...
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Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
assess how things were going but not too soon to tap into their collective insights on launching a new venture. Private or nonprofit sector, up market or down, the observations that follow highlight the many approaches to what it means to...
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- 04 Jan 2016
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Making Things Right for Those Who’ve Been Done Wrong
alleviate it. “In the last 23 years, I have been working in nonprofit and government settings that help with the issues I think are most important: housing, economic development, education. The work that I do now is running Safe Horizon,...
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- 01 Jun 2007
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Profiles from the class of 2007
party in Boston that raised more than $2,000 for the Irish Hospice Foundation, a nonprofit based in Dublin that supports the development of hospice care. It’s part of an active off-campus life, which is dominated by her love of sports. In...
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Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 01 Jun 2019
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City on a Hill
On a chilly November afternoon in Harlan County, a struggling former mining hub on the edge of the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield, Geoff Marietta (MBA 2007) surveys the bustling village he has helped build. Marietta is executive director of the Pine Mountain Settlement...
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- 01 Dec 1996
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25th Annual African-American Student Union Career/Alumni Conference
conference will feature management seminars and panel discussions on information technology, the nonprofit sector, prominent African-American women business leaders, venture capital, and the music industry, as well as a "town meeting," an...
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- 01 Oct 2001
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Lunch with Jack: Student Dines with GE's Welch
sponsored by Section NG that was held on campus last April to benefit Summer Search Boston (SSB). A nonprofit organization, SSB provides scholarships for summer programs to high-school students who demonstrate strength of character and...
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- 01 Jun 2007
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James McKenney Remembered
on information and computer systems, control, environmental and nonprofit management, and production and operations management (POM). He was POM chairman from 1968 to 1972. In retirement, McKenney continued his research on management...
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- 01 Jun 2011
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New Program Helps Restless Alums Answer the Question, ‘What’s Next?’
he recalls. Within months, Wyman exited the firm, but several years passed before he found his new calling, what he regards as the transformational outcome of his HBS experience. Building on their previous experiences in Rwanda, the Wymans launched a View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
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In My Humble Opinion: Priya Paul (OPM 28, 1999)
a growing portfolio of 19 properties across a fast-growing Indian market. “It’s a relentless, 365/24/7 kind of business,” says Paul, an enthusiastic art collector who also serves on a number of nonprofit and industry boards. “Having some...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Jan 2003
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Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964
and self-employed taxpayers; large businesses; and exempt organizations such as nonprofits and state and local governments. But Rossotti regards the most important accomplishment of his five-year tenure at the IRS-he stepped down in...
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- 15 Sep 2020
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Lifting Fallen Families
fundraising with individuals and large corporate partners, and partnerships with Veterans Affairs, the nonprofit continues to see increases in its gifts to families and the number of people the organization is able to find and assist. The...
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- 01 Mar 2007
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HBS Alums Help Jailhouse Entrepreneurs Go Straight
Whether it’s an upfront enterprise on Main Street or illegal dealings on Mean Street, competition, risk management, and profitability are primary concerns in both business venues. That’s the theory behind the nonprofit Prison...
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- 13 Jun 2017
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Finding Common Ground
nonprofit counterparts. “One of the roles we have to play is getting people to see the humanity of the other,” Crespin observes. In the honey-bee world, Crespin came up with the idea of having beekeepers, farmers, crop experts, and...
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Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jun 2015
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Leadership on a Global Stage
the state’s Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. He also started a Harvard-Hawaii initiative that involved creating paid internships with nonprofits in Hawaii for HBS and Kennedy School students, as well as sharing...
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Robert S. Benchley