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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Measured Approach
Illustration by Vahram Muradyan The mission of Educate Girls, a nongovernmental organization in Mumbai, is to get 3 million out-of-school girls in India into the classroom and to provide remedial education. To do that they first have to find the girls, which is a... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Trick of Balancing Business and Government
Asked which institutions must be in place in order for African countries to grow, experts on a panel at the Africa Business Conference had no shortage of suggestions. One panelist, representing the International Monetary Fund, voted for a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Students Reach Out to Haiti
Several student relief efforts sprang up in the wake of February’s earthquake in Haiti. Partners In Health, which has been working in the country for over twenty years, was the beneficiary of choice for many of the first-year section charity auctions. As part of his... View Details
- 12 Jul 2018
- News
In the Market for Environmental Change
Amendments to the Clean Air Act. “The Environmental Defense Fund derives its programmatic focus from markets. Markets, in their belief, can create much faster, more complete change than mandates from government agencies and others, not that those aren't necessary. The... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
In Brief
global strategy, a new position. More Social Enterprise Start-Ups Recognized for Bold Ideas Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the developing world, affecting nearly 250 million... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
HBS in the mid-1970s—long before the dawn of social enterprise courses—Ferrari says he learned to think in a way that still serves him well in the nonprofit sector, where he’s seeking to make a major View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
launch Bridgespan. Over the years, the firm has assisted HBS professors in writing several social enterprise cases, and two have been written about Bridgespan itself. For his part, Tierney is chair of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
A Force for Good
could look like.” —Sara Marcus (MBA 2019), Co-President, Social Enterprise Club Leadership Fellows Program Since 2001, the Leadership Fellows program has placed 173 recent graduates in high-impact management... View Details
- Profile
John Rogers
unique and impactful field opportunities through the Immersion Experience Program and Social Enterprise Initiative Summer Fellowship. This balanced educational experience, along with the privilege of joining... View Details
- 19 Aug 2013
- News
Bees Make a Sweet Deal for African Farmers
manufacturing hives and offering village-level demonstrations and training. A social enterprise that has won multiple international awards, Honey Care also provides a guaranteed market at fair trade prices... View Details
- 02 Feb 2017
- News
Enabling Everyone in a Community to Contribute
institution in Ontario about two years ago; they said he could not live with other roommates. He was aggressive, he was violent. Within three months, he was off all the meds that he was on; he has a job working in the community; he has... View Details
- 10 Apr 2013
- News
Tapped In
company's work with the resin that he discovered an opportunity for a unique social enterprise project. Called Green and Tapped Indian Community and launched in 2010, the program works with indigenous... View Details
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Assets Only for America’s Wealthy?
other measures aimed at getting more federal funding for social service programs, and is under debate in Washington. The Act aims to promote and greatly increase the number of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs). IDA accounts provide... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Outside Voices
In just 15 years, Greece managed to seesaw from one economic extreme to the other, from almost breaking the eurozone at the depth of its debt crisis to becoming one of the fastest growing economies in Europe in 2023, according to the IMF. Now wages are rebounding,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Nancy M. Barry, MBA 1975
mobilization of banks for microfinance. Barry's influence has also long been felt at HBS. The first case on Women's World Banking was written in 1990, and she has been a regular classroom visitor when it is taught in its updated versions. She is also a founding member... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
crisis in the health–care system Originally From: Chicago Hopes: to build a health–care enterprise Hobbies: chess, crossword puzzles, scuba diving Paper Currently Working On: analyzing disruptive innovations in invasive medicine Volunteer... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Carry It On
from Glassman’s fellowship. Asked why he established the fellowship and what it means to him, Glassman says, “Business enterprises have finite lives. However, I believe that a commitment to social justice... View Details
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Connie Walsh
Connie (Kellogg '94) works with students and alumni who have had a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. Connie has 20+ years of business experience at Fortune 100 companies as well as healthcare, start-up and NFP organizations. She headed up marketing and was a... View Details
- 23 Jan 2020
- News
Bringing Education Back Home
attracting the best professors and paying the professors as high as possible within our social model, we would be able to make a difference by having professors willing to learn as well as the students. “So it was a combination of what we... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
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