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- December 2007
- Case
Akshaya Patra: Feeding India's Schoolchildren
By: David M. Upton, Christine Ellis, Sarah Lucas and Amy Yamner
Describes a highly successful effort by an Indian Charity to feed poor schoolchildren at lunchtime. This provides two significant benefits. It improves nutrition for the children, and helps keep them in school since the provided meal is occasionally the only meal they... View Details
Keywords: Food; Service Operations; Education; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Food and Beverage Industry; India
Upton, David M., Christine Ellis, Sarah Lucas, and Amy Yamner. "Akshaya Patra: Feeding India's Schoolchildren." Harvard Business School Case 608-038, December 2007.
- September 2007
- Case
Still Leading (B8): Paul Newman—Newman's Own Script
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Lance P. Pierce
Well known actor Paul Newman started a business to give profits to charity. Summarizes his experience in making the transition from one kind of leadership to another. View Details
Keywords: Transition; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Social Entrepreneurship; Food and Beverage Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Lance P. Pierce. "Still Leading (B8): Paul Newman—Newman's Own Script." Harvard Business School Case 308-045, September 2007.
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Understanding the language of business
scholarships, and supported the renovation of Stone Hall (formerly Quincy House). “I have chosen to spend a great deal of my philanthropy on Harvard,” Rothenberg once said. “I’m in the investment business, and it’s hard to find a better... View Details
- 03 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks
Sharks have been stigmatized on screen for decades, from the 1975 movie Jaws, in which a gigantic great white shark terrorizes a resort island off the coast of Massachusetts, to the 2013 movie Sharknado, in which the eponymous spout of shark-infested seawater... View Details
- January 10, 2022
- Article
The Link Between Income, Income Inequality, and Prosocial Behavior Around the World: A Multiverse Approach
By: Lucia Macchia and Ashley V. Whillans
The questions of whether high-income individuals are more prosocial than low-income individuals and whether income inequality moderates this effect have received extensive attention. We shed new light on this topic by analyzing a large-scale dataset with a... View Details
Keywords: Prosocial Behavior; Income Inequality; Behavior; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Income
Macchia, Lucia, and Ashley V. Whillans. "The Link Between Income, Income Inequality, and Prosocial Behavior Around the World: A Multiverse Approach." Social Psychology (January 10, 2022): 375–386.
- 29 May 2019
- News
Bloomberg: Restoring Our Faith in Business and Government
through philanthropy will open up new opportunities for your career.” Bloomberg also advised graduates not to undervalue their labor force (should they end up in an executive position) and to never self-deal. “Your reputation is... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
From venture capitalist to 'compassionate capitalist'
co-creator of the concept. Born in Egypt and now living in England, Cohen became interested in social capital and philanthropy in 2000 when he led the UK Treasury’s Social Investment Task Force. He subsequently was involved in a variety... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Floor It
therapeutics; and disseminating findings in real time. Currently, the Kraft team is tracking ongoing trials for pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma, multiple myeloma, and immune therapies. Finding Funding Fixes The Kraft team is also focused on alternative thinking around... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Mengxin Li
- 2013
- Article
Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal
By: Lara B. Aknin, Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Justine Burns, Robert Biswas-Diener, Imelda Kemeza, Paul Nyende, Claire Ashton-James and Michael I. Norton
This research provides the first support for a possible psychological universal: Human beings around the world derive emotional benefits from using their financial resources to help others (prosocial spending). In Study 1, survey data from 136 countries were examined... View Details
Keywords: Prosocial Spending; Psychological Universal; Prosocial Behavior; Well-being; Happiness; Spending; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Canada; Uganda; South Africa; India
Aknin, Lara B., Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh, Elizabeth W. Dunn, John F. Helliwell, Justine Burns, Robert Biswas-Diener, Imelda Kemeza, Paul Nyende, Claire Ashton-James, and Michael I. Norton. "Prosocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 104, no. 4 (April 2013): 635–652.
- November 2006
- Article
Utilizing List Exchange and Undirected Good Samaritan Donation through 'Chain' Paired Kidney Exchanges
By: Alvin E Roth, Tayfun Sonmez, M. Utku Unver, Francis L. Delmonico and Susan L. Saidman
Roth, Alvin E., Tayfun Sonmez, M. Utku Unver, Francis L. Delmonico, and Susan L. Saidman. "Utilizing List Exchange and Undirected Good Samaritan Donation through 'Chain' Paired Kidney Exchanges." American Journal of Transplantation 6, no. 11 (November 2006): 2694–2705.
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
Fostering Great Leadership
philanthropy toward causes with social investment returns, including fostering leadership. “The world needs great leaders—people who recognize that complex problems don’t have two-sentence solutions,” he explains. “And HBS trains leaders... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Investing in Scalable Impact on K-12 Education
their broader educational philanthropy goals to improve learning outcomes and also increase access to quality education. What we are looking to do is support entrepreneurs and invest in companies that we think can make a very scalable... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
For the Greater Good
John A. Paulson (MBA 1980) is president of the investment firm Paulson & Co. and a 2018 recipient of the HBS Alumni Achievement Award. In this video he offers his views on the nature and role of philanthropy as a means to have a positive... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Creating a Pipeline of Talent to Address the World’s Challenges
Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) is founder and CEO of ProInspire, a nonprofit that develops leaders for the social sector. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently named ProInspire, which gives paid fellowships to highly qualified professionals,... View Details
- Article
Excusing Selfishness in Charitable Giving: The Role of Risk
By: Christine L. Exley
Decisions involving charitable giving often occur under the shadow of risk. A common finding is that potential donors give less when there is greater risk that their donation will have less impact. While this behavior could be fully rationalized by standard economic... View Details
Keywords: Charitable Giving; Prosocial Behavior; Altruism; Risk Preferences; Risk and Uncertainty; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Behavior
Exley, Christine L. "Excusing Selfishness in Charitable Giving: The Role of Risk." Review of Economic Studies 83, no. 2 (April 2016): 587–628.
- September 2001
- Case
Charitableway
By: James E. Austin and Elizabeth Kind
In early 2001, Charitableway, an ePhilanthropy application service provider that enabled the collection of charitable donations online; faced major strategic decisions relating to its alliance with United Way of America to foster workplace giving online. One of the... View Details
Austin, James E., and Elizabeth Kind. "Charitableway." Harvard Business School Case 302-003, September 2001.
- Article
Avoiding Overhead Aversion in Charity
By: Uri Gneezy, Elizabeth A. Keenan and Ayelet Gneezy
Donors tend to avoid charities that dedicate a high percentage of expenses to administrative and fundraising costs, limiting the ability of nonprofits to be effective. We propose a solution to this problem: Use donations from major philanthropists to cover overhead... View Details
Gneezy, Uri, Elizabeth A. Keenan, and Ayelet Gneezy. "Avoiding Overhead Aversion in Charity." Science 346, no. 6209 (October 31, 2014): 632–635.
- January 2013
- Supplement
The Great East Japan Earthquake (D): Lawson's Response
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi, Victor Stone, Samer Abughannam, Sebastien D'Incau, Jonathan Driscoll, Katharine Hill and Jeffrey Reynolds
CEO Niinami Takeshi (HBS '91) stared out his corner office window as the Tokyo skyscrapers swayed and the concrete trembled. He was in the midst of the largest seismic event to hit Japan in recorded history. Lawson's managers understood earthquake response. They had... View Details
Keywords: East Japan; Earthquake; Lawson's; Natural Disasters; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Japan
Takeuchi, Hirotaka, Victor Stone, Samer Abughannam, Sebastien D'Incau, Jonathan Driscoll, Katharine Hill, and Jeffrey Reynolds. "The Great East Japan Earthquake (D): Lawson's Response." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-441, January 2013.
- Article
Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness
By: Lara B. Aknin, Elizabeth W. Dunn and Michael I. Norton
We examine whether a positive feedback loop exists between spending money on others (i.e. prosocial spending) and happiness. Participants recalled a previous purchase made for either themselves or someone else and then reported their happiness. Afterward, participants... View Details
Aknin, Lara B., Elizabeth W. Dunn, and Michael I. Norton. "Happiness Runs in a Circular Motion: Evidence for a Positive Feedback Loop between Prosocial Spending and Happiness." Journal of Happiness Studies 13, no. 2 (April 2012): 347–355.