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Grant Donnelly & Michael Norton

wants to dispose of something that might be useful to someone else, like a used umbrella? You could always donate the umbrella, but that would require making a trip to goodwill or holding onto the umbrella until a donation-based... View Details

09 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 9

http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4336/2/3/257/pdf Organ Allocation Policy and the Decision to Donate Authors:Judd B. Kessler and Alvin E. Roth Publication:American Economic Review (forthcoming) Abstract Organ View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Aug 2019
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Finding a Fix for Food Allergies

after eating prepared food cooked in a cross-contaminated pan. The couple cofounded End Allergies Together (EAT) to advance scientific and medical research in order to find treatments and cures. Among EAT’s founding principles is a commitment to put 90 percent of View Details

01 Mar 2010
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Spin Cycle

Linn (MBA ’00), later organized the annual Cycle for Survival (www.CycleForSurvival.org), an indoor team cycling fundraising competition. A January event in New York City featured more than 2,000 participants, received donations from... View Details

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In The Community | About

Donations & In-Kind Support In addition to donations and a variety of in-kind support, such as maintaining the grounds at Honan Library and providing neighborhood snow removal, many of our staff contribute... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Fish Story

Bertarelli In an article about philanthropists who fund sustainability causes, the Wall Street Journal (May 16, 2011) reported that last year Ernesto Bertarelli (MBA ’93) donated some $6.4 million to help support the... View Details

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

01 Dec 2006
News

Humor Us

without Robert.” Hoffman, who went on to become cochairman of the Coca-Cola Bottling Group (Southwest), sold his shares in the magazine in 1975. He was a well-known art collector, arts patron, and philanthropist who last year donated some... View Details

01 Sep 2004
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Richard J. Stillman (MBA 1940)

management and finance. I enjoyed working with students from different backgrounds and from around the world, seeing their contributions and how their thinking would change as they got to know each other better. At UNO, I have funded a management chair, View Details

27 Jul 2022
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Alumna-Led Reproductive Health Startup Raises $4.7 Million

products more accessible so we created a 1:1 model where we donate a supply of our own prenatal vitamins to underserved women here in the United States who lack access to high-quality prenatal care,” she tells Forbes. “To date, we’ve... View Details

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?

according to panelists from the healthcare field and the pharmaceutical industry, is delivering drugs that are donated or available at reduced prices to patients who need them. Government Priorities Dr. Konji Sebati, a physician with the... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

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Laura Dries Archives | Social Enterprise

Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results Making Donor Dollars Work: Measuring Impact in Rural Ecuador Laura Dries 22 Feb 2018 Are we sure we are making a... View Details

19 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

describes in a new working paper, The Better Is the Enemy of the Good. In fact, Exley argues that based on her research, people look for any excuse to avoid giving a donation and then rationalize their skinflint behavior to avoid feeling... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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European Economic History & Philosophy | Baker Library

collection of books was purchased in 1901 by The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, who donated it to the University of London. His second collection, acquired after his death by the Harvard Business School through a monetary View Details

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Adam Smith - Vanderblue Collection | Baker Library

collection was donated by Homer B. Vanderblue, Harvard Business School Professor of Business Economics and Dean of the School of Commerce. Professor Vanderblue was also honorary Curator of Early Economic Literature in Baker Library. The... View Details

01 Jun 2017
News

@Soldiers Field

Conference. “They will make and embrace the choice to pursue power.” At an April “topping off” ceremony, the highest beam was raised on Klarman Hall, a forthcoming state-of-the-art convening center. Set to open in fall 2018, the space will accommodate events of up to... View Details

01 Dec 2015
News

Bridging Past, Present, and Future

and it’s also where I met Marc and many other lifelong friends,” says Doft, CEO of Highline Capital Management LLC. Reflecting on a class campaign that was notable for broad participation and substantial donation levels—the most ever... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Ron Shaich (MBA 1978)

Ron Shaich’s (MBA 1978) first venture, a cookie shop in downtown Boston, evolved into Au Bon Pain. His latest—Panera Cares—allows customers to pay only what they can afford at the popular restaurants he owns, Panera Bread. There’s a box for money—and a suggested View Details

01 Sep 2013
News

Connell Family Gift Funds Curriculum Innovation

Terry and Margot Connell In memory of William F. Connell (MBA 1963), his widow, Margot, and the Connell family have donated $10 million to HBS to establish the Margot and William F. Connell Family MBA Innovation Fund. Made on the occasion... View Details

Keywords: William F. Connell (MBA 1963); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Spending on Happiness

prosocially on others (giving gifts to friends, donating to charities) rather than on themselves (buying flat-screen televisions). Q: What are the psychological factors involved when it comes to individuals and feelings they encounter... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert

06 Sep 2016
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Connecting Past and Present

eastern European country. Funded exclusively by donations and with an army of volunteers, the online database can help find family ancestry dating back more than 200 years. It is also a critical resource in connecting people with... View Details

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