Fundraising - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2023
News

Venturing Forth

Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

05 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

How Anchor Investors Help Impact Funds Succeed

the experience of development and fundraising professionals in the impact investing space—that anchor investors are motivated by the ability to catalyze additional change by supporting fund managers early in their fund raise, often... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

services. The Respond Project Tonya Tarnow Brown, HBS Charan Devereaux, HBS Michelle Dietz, HBS; Social Enterprise Track Runner-Up Reproduce nationally the local success of Respond, a fundraising CD for a Boston-area shelter for battered... View Details

01 Mar 2024
News

The War Within

the program showed that the children were better able to avoid intrusive thoughts related to traumatic events. (Zhyliak says she uses the techniques herself when she’s feeling stressed.) The organization is now fundraising with the hopes... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; illustration by Daniel Bejar

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Hawes Hall | About

purchased Life Re Corporation, which grew into a major player in the US reinsurance market. The company went public in 1992 and was sold to Swiss Re in 1998. At HBS, Hawes has served multiple terms on the Board of Dean’s Advisors and led numerous View Details

07 Jun 2021
Book

9 Tips from an Expert Fundraiser: Help Donors 'Invest in Their Passion'

and Beyond F. Warren McFarlan Making the Ask One of the hardest questions to address is do you ask a prospective donor for a specific dollar number and if so, how high should that number be? (For the record, professional fundraisers say... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Oct 1996
News

Trading Up — Kenneth D. Brody (MBA 1971)

principal fundraiser for his new friend, a Democratic-primaries long shot named Bill Clinton. At the time, President Bush enjoyed a 90 percent approval rating. But the rest, as they say, is history. With Clinton's election, Brody, at one... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

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C. Fritz Foley | About

fundraising efforts that advance the School’s priorities while deepening its global impact. Foley previously served as Senior Associate Dean for Strategic Financial Planning, working closely with HBS CFO Richard P. Melnick in advising... View Details

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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

as charities. Despite the blurred distinction, all mission-driven start-ups will eventually face a stark choice about which legal structure to adopt, and they need to make it carefully, because it’s hard to undo . Fundraising for... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

instrumental in achieving the mission of the School. Restricted current use giving typically varies from year to year in line with the School’s changing fundraising priorities and strategic needs. In fiscal 2022, revenue from these... View Details

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Judges - Alumni

start-ups, and consumer brands and technology. She has worked closely with many founders over the past decade and has collaborated with numerous leading VC and PE firms. Tina enjoys working with start-ups across a range of areas including: · View Details

20 Aug 2014
Research & Ideas

Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster

million in donations compared to $1.9 million during the same time period (July 29 to August 20) last year. This remarkable increase in their fundraising potential is largely due to the snowball effect of cause marketing coupled with a... View Details

Keywords: by John Deighton

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HBS Fund Council - Alumni

new strategies for raising alumni understanding of and giving to the HBS Fund, particularly at the Investors Society level. Members are nominated based on leadership support of the HBS Fund as well as a demonstrated experience in peer-to-peer View Details

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Dillon House | About

Museum of Art. Dillon’s close involvement with Harvard University included two terms on the Board of Overseers, service on 11 visiting committees, and leadership of numerous fundraising campaigns. In addition to Dillon House, over the... View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Dynamic Duo

of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Judy, a former Fidelity Investments executive, is leading a science education initiative for early teens at the Museum of Science and serves on the board of Rosie's Place. Their new Fund chair... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things

pseudo-set framing could influence gift-giving behavior during its 2016 holiday online fundraising campaign. More than 7,000 potential donors were randomly (but evenly) directed to one of three landing pages. The first page emphasized... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

The Problem with Hedge Funds

writes, "Secretive and far from pristine, the industry [hedge funds] has long been notorious for providing scant information (if any at all) and for suspect fundraising practices."282 Research indicates that long-term investors... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

12 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster

they need is probably not a panel discussion. Rather they need someone with a high degree of expertise and lived experience in the field to brainstorm individually around their challenge. These resources sit on top of the foundational start-up offerings, like workshops... View Details

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Peggy Mativo-Ochola

intends to develop a fundraising program she began in Startup Boot Camp last January. "My big hairy audacious goal is a self-sustaining endowment fund to employ teachers in slums and rural areas." Looking ahead, Peggy knows that... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit/Government/Education

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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

nonprofit founders, CEOs, funders, and board members. Effective Fundraising December 15, 2021 A key function of an organization's board is to ensure adequate resources to fulfill the mission. And yet, many board members do not have View Details

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