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- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Generosity Multiplied
wasn’t all already here on the platform. We’ve created a really good marketplace, and match funding is the key that unlocks a lot of the potential.” Now Reed wants to share the platform’s design—what he calls “phil-tech” for View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 2021
- News
Locally Grown
Inspired by the natural beauty he found when he moved to Boulder, Colorado, Robert Fenwick-Smith (MBA 1988) created Aravaipa Ventures, an unusual venture capital fund to support environmentally sustainable... View Details
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
Fostering Great Leadership
consistent donors to the HBS Fund for many years and first gave out of gratitude for the benefits Ken received, and later to help preserve the School’s excellence. “I wanted to do what I could to help HBS remain a premier business... View Details
Rudina Seseri
the Business School and is an HBS inaugural group member of Rock Venture Capital Partners. She is also a Member of the Business Leadership Council of Wellesley College and an Advisor for GSK Consumer. Previously, Rudina has served as... View Details
Keywords: Software/App;#75;#Venture Capital
- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
AT&T Foundation, The
By: Diana Barrett, Cassandra Hanley and Sarah Aaron
Explores the corporate philanthropic activities at AT&T, formed in 1983. Addresses the difficulty of making centralized decisions after the break-up for the four new entities, each with a diverse and sometimes cross-competitive strategy. View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; For-Profit Firms; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Telecommunications Industry
Barrett, Diana, Cassandra Hanley, and Sarah Aaron. "AT&T Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 303-015, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
fellow Dan Katzir (MBA '91), director of The Broad Foundation, a Los Angeles–based venture philanthropy organization that funds innovative efforts to improve governance,... View Details
Shereen Shermak
Shereen is a founder of multiple Boston-based startups, most recently Nth Party (acq. MGNI) and Atlantic Quantum. She was previously a Boston-based venture capitalist, entrepreneur and active angel investor. Previously, Shereen served as... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
for everything from market research to packaging. What do you hope the book will do for would-be entrepreneurs? I’d like it to give them confidence to start their ventures with a playbook so that the path is not as lonely or ambiguous.... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 18 Jul 2018
- News
Ensuring HBS Remains a Dynamic Community
organizations in her community. Currently director of strategic philanthropy for Congregation Rodef Sholom, she has also served on the boards of the Marin Horizon School and the Greater Bay Area Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
High-Level Impact
a venture capital fund, the HBS Fund provides seed funding for the School to act quickly but thoughtfully to capitalize on new concepts, such as FIELD, the yearlong... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
like a venture philanthropy investor group, where members invest time and money to support organizations and candidates that align with its principles. Those include protecting and renewing democracy,... View Details
- Web
Accelerating Innovation | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
As social entrepreneurship has taken on increasing prominence over the past two decades, HBS alumni have been at the forefront of change from starting new organizations and embedding an entrepreneurial spirit within established ones to View Details
- Web
Diversity & Entrepreneurship: Race & Gender Gaps Persist - Race, Gender & Equity
entrepreneurial ecosystem. Alumni founders: Who are they? Entrepreneurship is the path of choice for many Harvard Business School alumni. Currently, about 20% of alumni are working at a venture they founded or co-founded. More than 90% of... View Details
- Web
Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows - MBA
philanthropy initiative investing in bold entrepreneurs solving healthcare challenges in low- and middle-income countries. He also launched Medina Partners, a for-profit venture empowering physicians to... View Details
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Kelsey Holland
If you’re looking to launch or join a startup, Kelsey can help! Kelsey’s worked in a variety of roles ranging from product manager to corporate venture investor to co-founder during her 8.5 years working prior to HBS. She has extensive... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Realizing a Dream
the case method pedagogy “so relevant to making you a better leader.” Ferrara was so inspired by the transformational experience the School provided that he has been a regular contributor to the HBS Fund since earning his MBA and is a... View Details
- August 2008
- Teaching Note
Pawson Foundation: August 2006 (TN)
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for [806042]. View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs
ever-growing number intend to fund their social ventures through commercially generated revenue rather than charitable donations—a model known as a "hybrid" organization. "Hybrid organizations have a social... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- April 2000 (Revised August 2005)
- Background Note
Charitable Lead & Remainder Trusts
By: Henry B. Reiling and Catherine M. Conneely
Discusses the concept of charitable lead and charitable remainder trusts, some of their mechanics, and typical circumstances in which they are used. View Details