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- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
(added, I think, by Ly Tran). Marc Pascarella was also possibly the only student to employ a massaging seat cover during class. We did an auction fundraiser for cancer research in the second term in honor of a sectionmate’s mother, and... View Details
- 25 Mar 2015
- News
The Greening of Houston
for bringing people to Houston. When you go to the park, you realize that Houston is not all strip malls along the highway; you realize there’s quite a bit to offer here.” Late last year, the Conservancy unveiled its latest additions to the park, paid for by a... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- News
After the Storm
after the initial cleanup operations are finished. Once they’re on the ground, the mission includes repairing homes, rebuilding schools, health clinics, community centers, and whatever else is needed. It’s a job that taps into his entire skill set, from reorganization... View Details
Keywords: Paul Flannery
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
depth of knowledge and insight that will prove invaluable for trustees, donors, and others related to and responsible for the success of social enterprise. Social enterprise organizations have played a vibrant and important role in the USA for the past century. And... View Details
- 23 Aug 2018
- News
Healthcare Alumni Keep Learning Through Virtual Programming
to do this work,” says Heckel. “We depend on our HBS alumni volunteers, so we’re thanking them by inviting them to join us at the award dinner.” The award will be given at the Thumbelina Fund’s annual fundraising dinner on October 4. View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
their very success at product development and fundraising often heightens the chances that they will be replaced. After the founder has successfully met the initial operating challenge of getting the product or service developed, a number... View Details
- 13 Jul 2017
- News
Making Friends with Mother Nature
been in his family for more than a century. He huddled with locals about the idea, then helped to convene a group of motivated backers, who ultimately raised $500,000 with one fundraising letter. He later agreed to be the project’s... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Helping Hands for HBS
the Visiting Committee "gave me insight as to how HBS distinguishes itself and why financial resources are needed," says Lamphere, who for many years has been a dedicated fundraiser on behalf of the School. "The heart and soul of HBS is... View Details
- 24 Aug 2017
- News
Unlocking Potential
visionary, while Anderson, as chief operating officer, would bring the administrative and fundraising muscle to make it work. “I have known since I was 18 or 19 exactly what I was good at and exactly what I would do for rest of life,”... View Details
- 30 May 2025
- News
Galas in NYC and Mexico City; NFL Coach Shares Leadership Insights in Charlotte
four “Leaders Who Make Difference.” Steven Klinsky (MBA 1979), founder & CEO of private equity and credit firm New Mountain Capital, and his wife, author and screenwriter Maureen Sherry Klinsky, served together as the 2025 Dinner Chairs for the annual View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
2018, implementation has been slow. Dawi aims to meet primary care needs for Egypt's highly fragmented middle market. When Habib started fundraising seriously, Enan urged her to reach out to the EAEF. "Amal was really instrumental in... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 20 Dec 2024
- News
Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024
participating clubs have established dedicated scholarship funds, supported by events and fundraisers throughout the year. The HBS Club of Chicago pays for its SPNM awards through its Charitable Fund, which has allowed the club to send as... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
service DayJet, launched in October 2007, placed an up-front order for 239 Eclipse 500s and used a chancier, less profitable per-seat pricing model for its Florida-based operations. The company ran out of money and ceased operations last September.) Despite the... View Details
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
before we came. So we basically, do fundraisers and other things, to help promote ocean health and environmental causes that, we think, will benefit people for generations to come. White: Can you give me an example of one of the projects... View Details
- 01 Jun 2019
- News
City on a Hill
forward. Among other things, Marietta created a fundraising and development arm to take pressure off the school’s endowment; modernized the environmental education programs that are its primary moneymaker; upgraded its internet and Wi-Fi... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
and professors. They had the good fortune to complete fundraising before the global financial crisis hit, and their investors understand that “it takes time to build a personal finance business,” adds Varma. Another quirk falls under the... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
our business. We have built a business that is, despite our small scale, has a very clear track record of profitability, and have had the fundraising challenges And his response was "Well, you're not really a fast-growing business." And... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
mere 2 percent deficit in a $50 million budget is $1 million, a number that "is completely unacceptable in the nonprofit realm." The fundraising and financial aspects of their jobs, say the HBS MBAs who were interviewed for this article,... View Details
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
doubt eased the fundraising that followed. Almost a dozen major movie studios participated in the initial round of funding in the summer of 2018, including Disney, Entertainment One, Fox, ITV, Lionsgate, MGM, NBCUniversal, Sony, Viacom,... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
Schultz (MBA 1983) was working as an executive chairman for a tech company, and on his way home from a fundraising presentation at a venture firm when he had an epiphany. A longtime executive with a personal interest in history, he had... View Details