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- 05 Sep 2014
- News
Keeping Education in Check
help of a PR company hired by Berman. Their campaign worked. Other charities popped up as a result of Chess for Change. Moves for Life now coaches more than 12,000 students a week in South Africa. ChessKIDS Academy is also coaching 12,000... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 22 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Does Spirituality Drive Success?
admitted. "We're not comfortable unless we see the path." Stay humble in the face of temptation and power. "Being humble is a key issue. It's good for a leader to be reminded of the intoxication of power." Asked by a... View Details
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Industry Information - Alumni
the global personal care and household product market. Recently, it has added features on a variety of subjects, and expanded coverage in fast-growing markets in Asia and Latin America. CPG Matters A twice-monthly e-zine directed to the consumer packaged View Details
- 01 Feb 2021
- What Do You Think?
Has the New Economy Finally Arrived?
Twenty-year-old entrepreneurs became mega-millionaires, but not for long. It turned out that the “new economy” of that time was a house of cards. It’s a good time to ask the question again. Policies of the Federal Reserve in concert with... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 29 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)
instruments, dancing, hunting, fishing) and how to conduct oneself, including the importance of attending mass, praying, and charity to others: “The merchant must be generous in extending his hand to the poor and in giving alms out of his... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
this on my own, without a sophisticated businessperson at the helm. Just think of what we can do together.’ He was a good salesman.” The businesses that today make up Bad Boy consist of more than its popular music label, however, a fact... View Details
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
M-PESA is popular among customers. But they wonder how such an application can also be good for the carriers' bottom line. After all, the company is not allowed to pay interest on savings or to invest the float, per government orders;... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
and teaches a course on strategy to mid- and senior-level managers at Godrej. Nisa has helped relaunch a number of consumer products at Godrej, including "aspirational" goods like hair dyes. Photo courtesy of Nisa Godrej Shortly after the... View Details
- 10 May 2020
- Blog Post
Let’s Hear it For the Moms – The Incredible Balancing Act of Student Mothers
appointment is good for the soul. Best hack: Reading cases while on the elliptical or bike. Two birds, one stone. Favorite Quarantine Activity: Daily bike/scooter rides with the kids. Best advice: Work/Life Balance is a myth. It's... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Generosity Multiplied
wonderful thing, and it’s become extremely effective at fundraising for lots of good causes,” says Reed, who cofounded the charity with his father, Sir Alec Reed (OPM 17, 1991). It was his father’s idea to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving
(Photo source: Catherine Lane) Giving to charity is the ultimate act of selflessness. We offer our own hard-earned money to those in need, with no thought of return. The reality of altruism, however, is much more complicated, as Harvard... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 14 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
From Spare Change to Real Change: The Social Sector as a Beta Site for Business Innovation
healthy communities. Traditionally, businesses have supported the social sector in two different ways: they contribute their employees' time for volunteer activities, and they support community initiatives with money and gifts in kind. Both activities can accomplish... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
I Gave at the Office
degree in psychology, which informed his interest in the motivations around good deeds. Given their respective backgrounds in economics and social psychology, Exley and Zlatev each draw on different literature in their work, and their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
incredibly refreshing.” Many also believe their enterprises can achieve greater good as for-profits. Rea Callender, a former schoolteacher who cofounded Schoolpop.com, a charity mall for K–12 schools,... View Details
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What are the top resources for nonprofit company/sector research?
target="new">Chronicle of Philanthropy: Our subscription to the online product includes access to articles, a jobs section, and interactive features. A Facts and Figures section includes data on donors, charities & foundations,... View Details
- 10 Feb 2016
- News
Investing in Sustainability
that will make the organization sustainable. “I believe charities should be investing in ways that align with their mission,” says Tiller. “In that way, they can get both good returns and further their... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money
What is the role of volunteerism and other charitable giving in the United States? About one in four adults volunteer every year. About one in two adults give more than $25 to charity every year. The estimated combined value of their... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Regulators Ease Up on Companies Generating Political Benefits
charity care to uninsured patients. "It's a Robin Hood story," Heese says. "These hospitals overbill the insured patients to generate money to pay for the uninsured." (Heese's research was done before the enactment of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Jan 2016
- Blog Post
5 Ways to Motivate Employees After the Holiday Season
meeting after the holidays, have a PowerPoint collage of pictures showcasing the highlights of team members’ time off, and have everyone share their favorite memory. 5) Sponsor a Volunteer Day: Give the office a day or half-day to volunteer at their View Details
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Kresge’s Afterlife
Illustration by David Plunkert Alumni looking to reminisce about Kresge Hall might want to book a trip to Jamaica. That was one of the destinations for the 50 truckloads of household and office goods that HBS donated to non-profits as... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell