Giving and Philanthropy - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2014
Supplement

Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (D)

By: F. Warren McFarlan and Kaitlyn Szydlowski

This case is a sequel to Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (A), (B) and (C) cases. It focuses on the causes of recent fund-raising success and the complex resource allocation problems the School faces as it tries to deliver on its mission. In conjunction with the (A), (B) &... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy; Mission and Purpose; Social Enterprise; Finance; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving

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Blending Traditional Models of Philanthropy with Business | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

a place like Endeavor, an NGO that works with highly-scalable commercial enterprises, we're blending traditional models of philanthropy with business. As for the team, most are young and dynamic View Details

05 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

The Hidden Benefit of Giving Back to Open Source Software

productivity from using the software by as much as 100 percent, when compared with free-riding competitors. "Companies that contribute and give back learn how to better use the open source software in... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Computer

30 Nov 2015
News

Five Ways to Give Better Gifts (Backed by Science)

21 Nov 2016
News

Giving Patients an Active Role in Their Health Care

09 Jul 2016
News

Do Our Virtues Give Us A License For Corruption?

25 Jul 2017
News

Wealthy People Give to Charity for Different Reasons than the Rest of Us

21 Nov 2014
News

Making It Easier for Retirees to Give to Charity

27 Mar 2017
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How Companies Can Benefit More From Their Corporate Giving

02 Aug 2016
News

The Real Reason Uber Is Giving Up in China

07 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

Giving Back: Consumers Care More About How Companies Donate Than How Much

important to be authentic in your giving." “It appears that generosity is being judged from the perspective of sacrifice and what they've given up relative to what they have,” says Keenan. “So, when you see a brand View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

November 4, 2009
Article

Give Credit to Great Jobs--But Only Where It's Due

By: Robert C. Pozen

Keywords: Jobs and Positions

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23 Sep 2013
News

Give Yourself 5 Stars? Online, It Might Cost You

How Donor-Advised Funds Can Amp Up Their Giving Power

Vikram Gandhi, a former Wall Street investment banker who now teaches a course at Harvard Business School that focuses on return, risk and impact investing, also sees investment opportunities for DAFs that go well beyond the usual ESG funds. View Details

25 Jun 2014
News

Giving millions of students a new path to learning

was going on, so I found myself working with 10 or 15 cousins every day after work, and I started writing some simple software for them so I could give them practice problems. “A friend said, ‘Well, you know... View Details

02 Oct 2019
What Do You Think?

What Grade Would You Give Walmart CEO Doug McMillon?

ammunition in response to shootings in and around Company stores. None of those giving him low marks indicated they would stop shopping at Walmart. But if these same responses are any indication, efforts by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

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Give What You Get: Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Apella) and 4-Year-Old Children Pay Forward Positive and Negative Outcomes to Conspecifics.

By: Kristin L. Leimgruber, Adrian F. Ward, Jane Widness, Michael I. Norton, Kristina R. Olson, Kurt Gray and Laurie R. Santos

The breadth of human generosity is unparalleled in the natural world, and much research has explored the mechanisms underlying and motivating human prosocial behavior. Recent work has focused on the spread of prosocial behavior within groups through paying-it-forward,... View Details

Keywords: Prosociality; Reciprocity; Cooperation; Gratitude; Affect; Behavior

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August 2020 (Revised November 2022)
Case

George Soros: The Stateless Statesman

By: Geoffrey Jones and Wendy Ying

This case traces the business career and philanthropic activities of George Soros. The Hungarian-born Soros made a fortune as a hedge fund investor after establishing Quantum Fund on the tax haven island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles in 1973 where he was... View Details