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- 16 Jan 2018
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Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
SPNM scholarship program a primary focus of its fundraising activities because the program’s impact in the region is so far-reaching. “Our members have been most motivated to give back to the community... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Positive impact that hits home
of a fellowship. “I still think about money in our local currency,” Seck Mercier says, “and with the two years’ cost of Harvard Business School, in my country I could buy a lot of real estate.” Seck Mercier says her fellowship means freedom to pursue any job she... View Details
- 14 Sep 2015
- News
Helping Investors Have an Impact
getting people to cross-connect and cross-pollinate our ideas. It enables philanthropic funders, whether they are philanthropists giving money or they are institutional investors who want to actually deploy their assets via venture philanthropy or View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships
broadly, fellowships enrich the entire HBS community by exposing students to people and concepts they might never encounter otherwise. The generosity of donors makes it possible for the School to create a class each year that reflects the... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 10 Dec 2015
- News
Leveraging Curiosity to Broaden the Impact
family and my community.” Giving back to the community has always been important to the Los Angeles native, who used to mentor high schoolers from minority families in South LA, helping them prepare for the college application process.... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
enrollment hits related to the pandemic, including a 7-percent decline here at CCRI. Community college students are more likely to come from low-income communities and View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
What a Difference a Community Can Make
our ties as members of a global community with a shared belief in the importance of educating leaders for the 21st century. I have been humbled by the extraordinary generosity and talents of the alumni, faculty, staff, and students who... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
Financial Services Support Mexico’s Most Underserved Communities
Alvaro Rodriguez-Arregui (MBA 1995), cofounder and managing partner of Ignia, explains how his organization’s impact investing has brought personal finance services to residents of the largest slum in Mexico City while also strengthening... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- News
A Community Hunger Solution with Global Ambitions
Every evening on the streets of Pune, in western India, a 67-year-old man coordinates a food drive to benefit the people in his community. As a local leader in the Robin Hood Army, a nonprofit volunteer organization, he’s on the front lines of an ambitious mission to... View Details
- 08 Sep 2020
- News
Quantify Your Company’s Impact on People
- 01 Aug 2016
- News
Leading the Way for Dallas Arts Community
of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. “The decision was you can continue to have an impact on a huge beast, or you can come back to Dallas and have a bigger role on a smaller team,” she told D Magazine recently. Now Scripps has taken... View Details
- 21 Sep 2016
- News
Ideas with Economic and Social Impact
Brussels, or leading an event at HBS for the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research, Wilson says she is grounded always by “a strong belief in the power of innovation and entrepreneurship as drivers of economic growth.” Impact... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
What Is Harvard’s Impact in the World?
who have founded firms and social enterprises. With the support of Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust, HBS professor Josh Lerner will survey the entire active alumni community for whom the University has email contact information. The... View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- News
Chronicling a Legacy of Alumni Social Impact
commitment to social impact. He also wanted to know what motivated it, as well of its ultimate impact. In March 2016, Stevenson and a team of researchers launched a project to better understand and communicate that impact. To date, the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Guiding social impact for foundations and investors
Courtney Moyer (MBA 2008) provides guidance to family foundations and instiutional investors to leverage their assets for the greatest social impact. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Understanding how trust impacts delivering superior performance
Why does one company succeed, while another fails? The research of Rebecca M. Henderson (MBA 1985, AM 1988, PhD 1988), University Professor, indicates that a fundamental difference concerns informal relational contracts between employers, employees, and suppliers that... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
On a Mission to Have an Impact
After founding the online cosmetics service Eve.com, Varsha Rao (MBA 1995) is now heading global operations for Airbnb, helping customers of this mission-driven company gain richer travel experiences by connecting them more closely to the people and View Details
- 22 Oct 2014
- News
Translating business success into meaningful societal impact
Ash Dahod (MBA 1981) talks about using his business success to benefit society through philanthropy in his local community and in a large-scale housing development project in Mumbai, India. (Published October 2014) View Details
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
iStock MESSAGE FROM DEAN SRIKANT DATAR On February 27, Dean Srikant Datar sent a message to the HBS community regarding the invasion of Ukraine, noting the resources available to those looking to offer support and highlighting learning... View Details