volunteer work - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2000
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HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

develop a support mechanism whereby alumni could receive training through volunteer IT specialists. Highlights of its recommendations included a broader marketing effort to all alumni, publicizing the benefits of the online services... View Details

03 Apr 2019
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Finding Common Ground

many Cicero employees now volunteer or work pro bono on company time mentoring, coaching, and training, as well as gathering and analyzing data to frame the best approaches to ending homelessness. One... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

22 Jul 2014
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Hungry for Change

matter of helping people see the prevalence and consequences of hunger as well as the possibilities of a solution." An HBS Leadership Fellow at Mercy Corps, Zeaske has also worked at Jumpstart, a language and literacy organization that... View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

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Sophia Virani

Even as she worked in investment banking and hedge funds, Sophia Virani felt drawn to science and medicine. "I really wanted to be in a career that was more service-oriented, that allowed me to interact with people," she says.... View Details

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Family Business Club Finance Club FinTech Club First Generation Students Club Food and Agriculture Club Football/Soccer Club Formula One Club French-Speaking Club Future of Mobility Future of Work Club G Gaming and Game Industry Club... View Details

22 Apr 2021
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Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

communities,” says Christina Thirkell, Director of Strategic Programs for the HBSAB. Thirkell worked with outgoing HBSAB President, James Driscoll (PLDA 15) to develop and organize the series last year, after COVID-19 forced all club... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2009
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Make the Most of HBS Alumni Resources

wisely to meet those needs. The board, a diverse group of almost fifty MBA, Doctoral, and Executive Education graduates, works with the School’s leadership to develop programs and resources for alumni. Over the past year, and under the... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

11 Oct 2012
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Answering the Doctor's Call

says Downing, 46, who served as the company’s chairman and CEO. “I’d always had a great relationship with my father; I chose the business path so I could work with him.” Looking back, Downing can see how that path, in many ways, has also... View Details

Keywords: resumed education; nontraditional students; Health, Social Assistance

26 Feb 2020
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Alumni-Led Biotech Developing Vaccine to Combat Coronavirus

As reported in the Boston Globe, Stéphane Bancel (MBA 2000, AMP 170) and his firm Moderna Therapeutics are working with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a vaccine for coronavirus. Vials of its vaccine, the company told... View Details

01 Jun 2005
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Change of Pace

Having retired from Congress after representing his western New York district for eighteen years, Amory Houghton Jr. (MBA ’52) is now working as a volunteer with his old friend, Bishop Thomas Shaw, head of... View Details

Keywords: GOP; Catholic; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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Matt Segneri

leaders," Matt adds, "are those who empower others with feedback, giving them room to work and grow." Matt has already applied his principles in practice, having served, for example, as the co-chair of a Social Enterprise... View Details

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Jeff Nelson

Since his undergraduate days at Cornell, housing has been a major theme in Jeff Nelson’s career. As a college student, he volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, building houses in the upstate New York communities near his campus, and in... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

John Batcha (MBA '54) was ready to grow his own organization. With a $50,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation, he teamed with Partners of the Americas, the largest private volunteer organization in the Western Hemisphere, to develop a... View Details

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Rawiah Abdallah

were too many restrictions on freedom of expression," says Rawiah, "To be true to your principles was risky." Yet her volunteer work suggested an alternative direction. In high school, Rawiah... View Details

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Cecily Kovatch

volunteering my time to organizations like Dress for Success and Big Brothers & Sisters, organizations that show less fortunate people that success is possible and give them confidence and hope. In the office, I want to View Details

23 Sep 2021
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Confronting Sustainability in Business; Pro-Bono Consulting for Black-Owned Companies

new data and analytics that allow us to generate insights that were unimaginable a few years ago.” Kawasaki is part of a steering committee from the HBS Club of Japan that has been working since June to develop the monthly Sustainability... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Margarita de la Piedra Carrillo

interpretations of policy." Simultaneously, she volunteered once a week with Junior Achievement, "teaching the fundamentals of banking to high-school boys and girls who wanted to learn how banks work." Moving from back... View Details

01 Jun 2006
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Job One: Alumni Engagement

Cooper I am often asked, “What does the Alumni Board do?” HBS professor Mal Salter, senior associate dean for External Relations, describes us as a “working board.” Our forty-plus members — past and present volunteers and active alumni... View Details

Keywords: Peter Cooper

01 Dec 2005
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What’s Next for You?

volunteer work as a way to explore and gain visibility in an area that interests you. Move toward something, not away. Look for an opportunity to grow rather than an escape. Think about companies or... View Details