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31 Oct 2023
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Climate Change Pioneers in the Class of 1978

MJ quit ‘paid employment’ in 2003. After a successful careers in private industry and the federal government, she is now focused on philanthropy and personal enrichment. MJ founded and funded her Veverka Family Foundation, served on several View Details

03 Sep 2024
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Business of Animal Protection Club

campus, along with business icon Suzy Welch, NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ food policy deputy director, a leading alternative protein VC and a non-profit leader. Advise students on how to use their careers to help animals. Importantly, this is... View Details

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Native American Heritage Month | Baker Library

only) that are lead or founded by Indigenous individuals. Explore non-profit organizations via GuideStar Pro that list Indigenous Peoples as populations that they serve. Use Leadership Connect to locate business leaders with a job focus... View Details

25 Jul 2019
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Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID

joint degree community. Harvard fosters this through the joint degree seminar each year, which enables us to thread together what we learn in both schools to act as "tri-sector" leaders across the public, private and non-profit... View Details

28 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

have a better understanding of how both commercial and non-profit organizations can contribute to improving not only society but also the economy as a whole. According to the SEI, the nonprofit sector comprises 7 percent of U.S. gross... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

16 Oct 2014
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Innovating for International Aid

private and non-profit sectors. “HBS is very good at training leaders, and teaching problem-solving skills and building up the foundation of confidence, motivation, and outlook to attack a challenge,” he says. “For much of my life I... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

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Debora Lehrer

sponsorship deals, I want to make a positive, lasting impact on the properties and brands I work with. More importantly, I am excited about one day taking the skills, knowledge and contacts I have acquired from HBS and my later career and applying them to a View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media

08 Mar 2016
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6 Discoveries I Made About HBS

between Illinois and Kentucky and did research remotely for an education non-profit in New York; I also worked on school start-up funding on the side. Grants from Harvard University paid for all of that work. There is no prescription for... View Details

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Transforming Education through Social Entrepreneurship - Course Catalog

educational startups, and serving as a board member in numerous educational non-profit organizations. This course is geared for students of all backgrounds, and everyone can deeply engage in the class discussion. Education work-related... View Details

21 Oct 2013
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Moving the Needle

wellness and medical technology—always seeking to maximize financial returns while delivering social and environmental impact." During her time at Funk, she connected with the Calvert Foundation, a non-profit investing institution... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

15 Aug 2024
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Navigating the Future of Renewable Energy at Port Esbjerg

that cost approximately USD 20 million to build. An offshore wind turbine installed on shore for testing at Port Esbjerg. Image source: the authors. Transitioning to Greener Energy Solutions We toured Port Esbjerg's municipality owned View Details

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Getting Things Done: Motivating Yourself and Others - Course Catalog

for students in all career tracks and with any industry focus as it covers diverse cases across sectors, including but not limited to investment banking, law, consulting, technology, non-profit organizations, the automotive industry, and... View Details

24 Nov 2014
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New York Alumni Connect Around a 'Vision' for the New HBS

today, I am awed by the people who are gathered in this room,” said Lee. “We are leaders, not only in our respective business fields but we have leaders who have contributed so much to our communities, to our school, and across all segments of View Details

05 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

allows programs to compete for donations and sell their services to specimen users. In the past decade, legal for-profit or non-profit entrepreneurial ventures alongside traditional procuring programs in medical schools have started... View Details

Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health

25 Oct 2024
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Harvard Business School Announces Latest RISE Fellows

on topics from anti-racism to identity in the workplace. She also joined young professional boards for the education non-profit Minds Matter and Boston Healthcare for the Homeless. “As I look toward the future post-HBS,” Marlíse shared,... View Details

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Scott Wu

private and non-profit sectors. “HBS is very good at training leaders, and teaching problem-solving skills and building up the foundation of confidence, motivation, and outlook to attack a challenge,” he says. “For much of my life I... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Technology

29 May 2001
Research & Ideas

Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City

City Advantage In 1994, Porter founded the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a non-profit program to study and catalyze inner city business development. He and the group in ICIC define inner cities as urban areas with high poverty... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Choosing the Right Student Loan | MBA

available to you to help you manage your debt. For example, entrepreneurs could consider borrowing loans that have income-based repayment options. Students who go into the non-profit or social enterprise sector may be eligible for loan... View Details

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Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog

whether directly, as an asset manager/investor, advisor or private individual, or indirectly as an entrepreneur or operator receiving investment capital. The course will also provide important learnings for students looking to work in the development and View Details

12 May 2011
Research & Ideas

The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards

nonprofit board member must be cognizant. Some of the more important items are discussed in this section. Similarities There are a number of similarities between for-profits and non-profits which make people with for-profit experience... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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