Gift Giving - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2017
News

Expanding Horizons

confidence that Nishant needed to help him launch his own firm after leaving a larger company. “The case method emphasizes practical learning, which prepared me for my role at Kedaara,” he says, noting that the School’s alumni network in India has proven invaluable.... View Details

18 Nov 2021
News

Strength in Numbers

opportunity to invest in preventative care, earlier diagnosis, and a support system closer to the onset of illness.” The data also reveals that, despite such apparent needs, mental health philanthropy is rarely prioritized; most large View Details

Keywords: April White

02 Jun 2014
Research & Ideas

Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’

funds to buy gifts for friends. To buy a group gift, a person goes on eBay's Group Gifts site, and names a recipient, either by typing the name in directly or by picking the name from the list of his or her... View Details

25 May 2016
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FIELD 3: Taking Down Barriers

obligation to help,” he says. Designating his gift for innovation, Biederman is grateful to have found his passion at HBS. “I loved private equity, but running a startup has forced me to develop a completely different set of skills and... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Wisdom and a special cause

life. Man's greatest gift to God is what he does with his life." Media mogul and America's Cup yachtsman Ted Turner contributes, "How much you give is how you keep score," a sentiment that applies well to... View Details

15 Oct 2024
News

Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86

that Tata Hall bears his name and serves as an inspiration to students and participants from around the world.” When the gift was announced in 2010, Tata said: “I owe a great deal to Harvard Business School, and it’s a pleasure and a... View Details

Portrait Project

Soma Mukherjee

aspiration with humility; Support the irrepressible human spirit that finds expression in great music, great art, great poetry; Celebrate the beauty in every smile; I will try to give others the most precious View Details

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.... View Details

Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

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Retirement Plan or Life Insurance - Alumni

Giving Retirement Plan or Life Insurance Giving Retirement Plan or Life Insurance To name HBS as a beneficiary of your retirement plan or life insurance policy, contact the administrator of the plan or... View Details

01 Jul 2018
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Celebrating and Supporting Leadership

challenges. To achieve this, we are focused on several priorities. We need to ensure the School’s ability both to strengthen its core programs and to seize new opportunities. Annual gifts to the HBS Fund provide this critical support and... View Details

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Biblical and Mythological Scenes - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Bringing Gifts to King Solomon. 1 Kings 10 ] view image Etching by Sisto Badalocchio (1581 or 85–1647). [Rome, 1607]. 13.4 x 18 cm CC i1 Plate fifty from Historia del Testamento Vecchio dipinta in Roma nel Vaticano da Raffaelle di Urbino... View Details

13 Nov 2020
News

Student Startups Help Fight COVID-19

Pictured at right: Sanchay Gupta (MD/MBA 2022) is cofounder of Umbulizer Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. Since its launch in 2012, the Venture Program at Harvard Innovation Labs has helped... View Details

Portrait Project

Prash Agarwal

wasn't good, but I pretended it was. Maybe I'll finally learn and open a dessert shop. Poets like Akhtar, Wordsworth, and Vikram Seth have skillfully given my emotions a voice; I hope my poetry, too, will give that View Details

20 Sep 2024
Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Sophia Olmos (MBA 2025)

me: to give as much as I take, teach as much as I learn, and help as much as I’ve been helped. To me, being Latina means that I will always have the support of my family and community, but also that I have a responsibility to support... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

Commitment to Leadership

stakeholders. Our group is very excited to be helping fine-tune the new required Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development (FIELD) course, which gives students an opportunity to test what they are learning in the classroom in... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

A Community Investment

Whether through career choice, board membership, volunteerism, or philanthropic support, HBS graduates traditionally have shown a strong interest in giving something back to their communities. Taking this commitment a step further, the... View Details

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Supplemental Financial Information | Annual Report 2024

School achieve its mission. Restricted current use giving typically varies from year to year in line with the School’s changing fundraising priorities and strategic needs. Revenue from restricted current use View Details

Portrait Project

PJ Kim

gifts were not always so celebrated and encouraged. When I was growing up in Louisiana, my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Grace, gave me the first of many "Bs" on my report card for "Conduct." She wrote that I had... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Bridging Past, Present, and Future

Marc Lipschultz and Jacob Doft For longtime friends and 20th Reunion Gift Chairs Marc Lipschultz and Jacob Doft, fundraising for HBS is a way to reconnect with a place and time in their lives that has significant meaning. “My wife... View Details

11 Mar 2019
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Enabling Big Thinking

Cameron Ogden (MBA 2006) and Peter Ogden (MBA 1973) Outside of the familial bond of being father and son, Peter (MBA 1973) and Cameron (MBA 2006) Ogden have much in common: both attended HBS, share a passion for education, and support the work of HBS faculty with their... View Details

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