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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
how to work with a diverse group of people in a situation where you are not the boss. You have to lead with your ability, passion, and conviction," says Austin. His findings also indicate that corporate involvement in the community not only provides View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 02 Jan 2019
- News
Not Waiting for Progress
Brickson Diamond (MBA 1999) has never been one to, as he puts it, “just sit back and wait for progress to happen.” His role as cofounder and chair of the Blackhouse Foundation is a case in point. The organization took shape in 2006 after... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Orin C. Smith (MBA '67)
Conservation International in 1998 to help coffee farmers improve production quality, while minimizing the impact on some of the world's most ecologically sensitive areas. Two years later, the company began to offer "Fair Trade" coffee through an alliance with... View Details
- 19 Mar 2019
- News
Mission Critical
Janice Whaley (GMP 15, 2013) is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of LifeShare of Oklahoma, an affiliate of a national, nonprofit organ procurement organization. In this video, she talks... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
way to make the world a better place. For instance, its World Community Grid project came about when IBM had a breakthrough in grid computing, which involves tying many computers together to boost computing power. The company took that technology and, by setting up a... View Details
- 27 Mar 2023
- News
A Sporting Chance
it is now known, assists 1,500 people a year, with a budget of over 1 million and six full-time employees. Balancing his work life, nonprofit life, and family life (Perez de Leza got married two years after HBS and has two daughters) is... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
What’s Next for You?
At a fall reunion session titled “Downshifting Your Career or Just Changing Direction?” panelist Michael Jeans shared a startling World Health Organization prediction: In the United States today, those who are healthy when they reach age... View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
Magic Numbers
Courtesy Shalinee Sharma Courtesy Shalinee Sharma As a sixth grader in Buffalo, New York, Shalinee Sharma (MBA 2005) believed math just wasn’t her thing. There were only a few girls in the honors class at her new school, and Sharma soon realized that she was far behind... View Details
Keywords: Amy Crawford
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
climate and energy that are highly relevant to the current public debate.” The Brand IDEA: Managing Nonprofit Brands with Integrity, Democracy, and Affinity by Nathalie Laidler-Kylander and Julia Shepard Stenzel (both MBA 1992)... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
the nonprofit sector. Thiry’s decision to take the new job threw that plan out the window but led to the renaming of TRC and a new organization, DaVita, which he describes as “a community that happens to be View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
alumni who are working to make a successful transition. The second program, Strengthening Your Role as a Nonprofit Board Leader, was available to all returning classes, and we believe it could become de rigueur for our graduates who are... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
corrupt and criminal money from around the world. That's correct. Approximately half of that sum is generated by violent criminal activity, such as organized trafficking in drugs, weapons, or people. The other half is illegal flight... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Profiles from the class of 2007
interest in renewable energy. “It’s an area we’re going to have to tackle over our lifetime,” she notes. “From my perspective, there’s going to be a huge number of opportunities in this area going forward.” Recently, she made a more immediate difference by View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Lewis I. Rice
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Back at the Ranch
The summer training program at Bear Hug Cattle Company starts truly at square one. “The first day is about teaching the guys how to just be out here and not die,” says lead instructor Zach Aguilar, gazing out from under his broad-brimmed hat to the grassy rangelands of... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
devices were.” CollaborateUp specializes in bringing corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations together to take on big, complex issues, such as endangered species trafficking, international food security, and... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
Teaching Commission, a nonprofit organization that seeks to change how public school teachers are trained and compensated. A longtime activist for education reform, Gerstner is passionate when discussing... View Details
- 23 Dec 2009
- News
In the Zone
Program, which offers a select group of graduating MBAs the opportunity to experience high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public-sector organizations for one year at a competitive salary. Now... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Explore Tanzania
HBS alumni excursion was organized by Global Adrenaline, an adventure travel company based in the Chicago area. The overwhelming response to the trip allowed Nancy Collins (MBA ’99), our trip leader and Global Adrenaline’s founder and... View Details
- 04 Sep 2014
- News
Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS
He can no longer walk, talk, or swallow, but Avi Kremer (MBA 2007) won’t let that slow down his pursuit of a cure for ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease. As founder of Prize4Life, the nonprofit he launched in 2006 with HBS... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Consumer Finance Makes HBS Debut
the years my research has been increasingly focused on consumer finance, combining case studies, empirical projects, and experiments — the latter often in conjunction with Commonwealth, a nonprofit I cofounded that is an R&D lab for new... View Details