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- 15 Jun 2021
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Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
Worcester, Brockton Interfaith Community, Elevated Thought in Lawrence, as well as statewide initiatives, such as Data for Black Lives, EdLaw Project, and Lawyers for Civil Rights. Grant decisions are made by representatives from the...
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Deborah Blagg
- 19 Aug 2021
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A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
of all Black engineers attended an HBCU. There's 101 HBCUs today, and there's 300,000 students attending HBCUs, 70 percent of those students receive Pell Grants, which is for people who come from households with $25,000 or less of annual income compared to 30% of...
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- 01 Jun 2017
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2017
tremendous value. He cites a number of innovators, executives, artists, academics, teachers, and role models who embody his vision of goodness. Jumping Ship: From the Heart of Corporate Australia to the World of Social Investment by Michael Traill (MBA 1987) (Hardie...
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- 01 Dec 2001
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Reaching Out
and given out grants — I wanted to add something new to my skill set," says the Texas native. As an intern at The Home for Little Wanderers (HLW), a New England agency that serves at-risk children, their families, and communities, Weenick...
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- 10 Mar 2021
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Next Normal
around communication? For example, how do we stay in touch for formal and informal contact? How do you ensure that everyone is included in work conversations, even if they’re not physically present? The things that we took for granted...
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- 01 Jun 2007
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Mission Possible
granted in the United States that there are people you can turn to for advice about entrepreneurship,” says Cindy Ko, vice president of international expansion at Endeavor, a nonprofit economic-development organization based in New York....
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- 25 Jun 2014
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A Man on a Mission
get an early immersion in the college setting. And last November, he helped another organization, Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio, gain a $5 million grant to enable high school students to attend lectures and compete for scholarships to...
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- 01 Dec 2002
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The Campaign for Harvard Business School
hurdle of gaining admission to HBS, the vast majority must then begin to focus on their next major challenge: how to finance their education. HBS offers need-blind admission, and nearly 80 percent of MBA students qualify for financial assistance in the form of...
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- 01 Jun 2007
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Last Look
02163. We’ll update you on what we have learned in the next issue. Thank you! LAST ISSUE’S LAST LOOK: Our thanks to MBA-ers Gordon Kingsley (’59), Grant Annable (’65), John Hoey (’72), Chris Reilly (’74), Paul Lausell (’75), and Jorge...
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- 01 Mar 2013
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To the Rescue
organized the event. The Robin Hood Foundation, whose board members fund all of the organization's overhead costs, annually provides $140 million in grants to some 200 New York City antipoverty efforts. Thanks to Bruce Springsteen and...
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- 01 Sep 2024
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Next Level
In 2017, Sarah Bond’s boss, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, warned her that working in the industry would be very difficult. Not just for the usual reasons that corporate America can be tough, but also because, as a Black woman in gaming—an industry with a...
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- 01 Oct 1998
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A Community Investment
extensive involvement with a San Diego-based organization that develops aid programs for the poor in Mexico, and the establishment of a family foundation that gives grants in the areas of poverty, education, and religion. "There came a...
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- 01 Dec 2015
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Leading Boston and Beyond
fellow, Chan was at first taken aback by the amount of influence and responsibility he was granted from the start. “One day, the Mayor walked by my cube and said ‘I think we should do something on food,’” says Chan. “With that one-line...
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- 01 Oct 2002
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The Class of 1977
her recent appointment as director of the prestigious Univer-sity of Chicago Press. She has leveraged a Mellon Foundation grant to set up a digital printing facility and BiblioVault electronic repository that will enhance access to the...
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Desmond Wong
- 01 Jun 2024
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Crash Pad
When 4753 North Broadway opened in 1924, the neoclassical tower represented the height of American architectural design, a terra-cotta temple of capitalism at the heart of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. Over the next century, a series of banks occupied the spacious...
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- 01 Oct 2001
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Making a World of Difference
understanding, and trust between Arabs and Jews in Israel. Each year, the fund awards grants to a variety of applicants from schools, summer camps, hospitals, and nonprofits. "We are interested in developing people's capacity to relate to...
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- 01 Sep 2003
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Andrea Silbert
sell on the street. Here, you need to be able to write a business plan.” With the vision of creating a training center for women, Silbert returned to Boston, took a job at a nonprofit, wrote a business plan, and began raising money to launch the Center for Women &...
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- 01 Jan 2013
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Five Receive 2013 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
everything they do. As such, they represent the best in our alumni body. Exemplary role models, they inspire all who aspire to have an impact on both business and society. The 2013 award recipients are: Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987 Cofounder and Managing Partner,...
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- 01 Jun 2009
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Dispatches from the Global Classroom
employment system and therefore do not qualify for Infonavit, a government loan and public housing agency that grants more than half of Mexico’s mortgages and is funded in part by a 5 percent payroll tax. Their idea is validated in a talk...
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- 02 Jun 2021
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The NBA's African Expansion
affinity for the game,” he said. The league has partnered with a number of investors including former players Dikembe Mutombo, Junior Bridgeman, Luol Deng, Grant Hill, and Joakim Noah, as well as the Nigeria-based Helios Fairfax Partners...
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