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01 Mar 2009
News

Ticked Off

The HBS Club of Connecticut Community Partners recently partnered with Time for Lyme (TFL), a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating the devastating effects of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Founded in 1998, TFL has raised... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Mar 2013
News

Sizing Up Social Impact

radical transformations, including a power shift from its headquarters in London to an international secretariat in Johannesburg; a new federated governance structure that increases the influence of units in Africa and Asia; and... View Details

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

times." Hotels fight back Lodging groups have not taken Airbnb's incursions lightly. Starting in 2016, the American Hotel and Lodging Association backed efforts by the Federal Trade Commission and the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

29 May 2019
News

HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni

simplicity? We can’t rely on the federal government, which was designed as an exception,” says Deffarges, pointing out the state-by-state initiatives that are enacting Medicare-for-All. “States will show us the way home.” Belinsky says... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 Mar 2022
News

Giving Hope and Comfort

sourcing these vital products in the face of inflation and snags in the supply chain. About 25 percent of Hope and Comfort’s inventory comes through direct donations—from corporations, from hygiene drives hosted by schools, religious organizations, and View Details

01 Jun 2015
News

Fast Forward

tangible results: The Walmart Foundation cited the research as part of its announcement of a new five-year, $100 million effort to address the skills gap. The initial competitiveness research also inspired the HBS Club of New York to launch a project that connects... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Sep 2017
News

Turning a Disorder into an Opportunity

Michael Fieldhouse (AMP 177, 2009), director for Emerging Businesses and Federal Government at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia (HPE), launched the Dandelion program in Australia in 2015, introducing people with autism spectrum... View Details

01 Sep 2015
News

Clubs: Capital Improvements

committee stacked with former cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, and other Washington notables—would be a much larger affair, one with the goal of raising the profile of the DC business community, often overshadowed by the federal... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Jun 2004
News

At Work in the Fields with the Lord

determined that the project will succeed. “This is a clarion call to the faith community,” she said. “This is part of our commission from God, to address these issues.” View Details

Keywords: Agriculture

01 Sep 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: The Business of Burning Man

Jennifer Raiser (MBA 1990) (photo by Sidney Erthal) Jennifer Raiser (MBA 1990) (photo by Sidney Erthal) A self-described “experiment in community and art,” Burning Man takes place each year in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert during the week... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

11 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now

PeopleImages In 2012, federal court jurors listened as Ani Chopourian described the sexual harassment she endured as a cardiac surgery physician assistant at a Sacramento hospital. One surgeon greeted her each morning with “I’m horny” and... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Sep 2020
News

Maintaining a Resilient Democracy

point Braun and Harder agree on is that democracy on the federal level has become too partisan and unresponsive to what a majority of the electorate wants. Both acknowledge that hyperpartisanship in Washington holds up legislative... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

21 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

HBS Faculty Debate Financial Reform Legislation

two steps to the side, and jumps over a large pothole. Congress took a giant step forward by establishing a framework for monitoring and addressing systemically risky institutions (SRI). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

01 Feb 1999
News

Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office

such as San Antonio and Chicago to help develop for-profit community organizations. Two years later Lazarus became president of the Washington Council for Equal Business Opportunity. Eventually he left that job, because, he says, "I... View Details

Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar

01 Mar 2009
News

Model Patient

Rhenisch Rick Bern/Courtesy Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority A community organizer during the 1960s, Madelyn Rhenisch was a pioneering advocate for better medical care for the people of rural upstate New York. More... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Health, Social Assistance

09 Nov 2017
News

Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress

And thanks to the people he got to know while serving, he believes veterans hold a key part of the solution to the current hyperpolarization and lack of civility in American politics. Barcott has established a federally registered,... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

10 Oct 2018
News

Building Paths to Success

charities. The federal government contributed as well. SVA offered 12 percent return. Wind the clock forward eight years, and we met and exceeded our targets. We repaid the debt two years before expected, and there’s better quality early... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2009
News

Social Innovation Goes Mainstream

government and social entrepreneurship,” said Gergen. He noted that Obama has pledged to open an office of social innovation, is an advocate of community service, and has proposed $650 million for the Department of Education to work with... View Details

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

01 Nov 2016
News

Paving the Way to College

Harley Frankel (MBA 1966) is dedicated to bringing change to the field of education. During a long career in education policy at the federal level, he led the National Head Start program; helped to develop the forerunner of the Pell Grant... View Details

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

to action. Andrew Williamson sounded a common call for a "blue ribbon committee similar to the 9/11 Commission to study all the sources of the problems that contributed to this disaster." Margaret O'Keeffe suggested that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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