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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
as members of government, the business community, nonprofits, charities, and as volunteers and individual donors - have played both prominent and unsung roles in helping the city to get back on its feet. Says John S. Chalsty (MBA '57), a... View Details
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
company or nonprofit must demonstrate to its shareholders or donors that it can perform efficiently. To state the obvious, companies must make money. How could running a local government be a profitable enterprise? In a word: taxes.... View Details
Keywords: by Eric Werker
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Committed To HBS’s Success
dedication of the Major Gifts and Participation Committees. He adds that, “Major donors were identified early, and we broke the 25th Reunion record well before we convened for our reunion in September.” One gift that played a key role in... View Details
- 27 Apr 2023
- News
Life Preserver
Ossium Health, the world's first bone marrow bank from deceased organ donors with the goal of providing better transplant options to patients with diseases such as sickle cell, leukemia, and lymphoma; and Sylvatica Biotech, which develops... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Commitment to Leadership
family-run business. "HBS exists because of the generosity of families who have come before us, and it will continue to thrive because of our commitment and support. Together we can ensure that a transformational experience awaits all students who come after us." CASE... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Chaotic Funding Derails Research
donors agreed they could be used for research. You have begun to get traction in your career, and have been a prominent coauthor on several articles in well-respected journals. When you read the news that your research is now illegal, you... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
Philanthropy, who will spearhead the effort along with Emerson. Changes are sweeping the social capital markets, in part because a new breed of donor is altering the terrain: Internet moguls, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders who... View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 12 Aug 2010
- News
You Can’t Take It with You
Last week, The Giving Pledge announced that forty of the wealthiest families and individuals in the United States have committed to give away at least half their fortunes to charitable organizations. Cofounded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the pledge includes the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Far-Reaching Impact
less-well-paying sectors, to the Loan Repayment Assistance Program for alumni within 10 years of graduation who are working in government or social enterprises. Approximately half of all MBA students receive need-based scholarships, critical support made possible by... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
increase financial aid and community ties was right in line with our historic mission.” Salesianum’s donors agreed. Under Kennealey’s leadership, financial aid has grown by 200 percent. Last year, the school provided more than $1 million... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- News
Finding Her Place
certification. Chapman plans to add nursing and entrepreneurship options next. Hudson is also exploring innovations on the fundraising side, such as allowing donors to donate stock or cryptocurrency. “The more we can diversify our options... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
general expectation that in a down economy many donors of necessity will be less generous just when demand for services from nonprofits will be on the upswing. As a result, several panelists predicted that many smaller nonprofits will... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Books
carrier-borne fighters and their airframes and engines. The Tuition Travesty and What Students, Parents, Alumni, and Donors Can Do about It by Robert Ronstadt (DBA ’75) (BookSurge Publishing) This book explains why colleges across the... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 07 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
A Summer Internship with the City of Boston
world-class university make great education free and accessible, anywhere in the world?—to knotty tactical decisions—should we ask small-dollar donors to give $5.25 or $7.50? While many of my clients’ goals were political in nature, I... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Franklin P. “Pitch” Johnson Jr., MBA 1952
hard times after the dot-com meltdown in 2001, for example, Johnson—then chairman of the board—gave an inspiring pep talk. “We will not let this organization fail,” he told the directors and the staff, encouraging them not to give up on what looked like a dire... View Details
- 28 Feb 2005
- Research & Ideas
Amazon, eBay and the Bidding Wars
willing transplant donor who is incompatible with them. In September 2004, the Renal Transplant Oversight Committee of New England gave the go-ahead to a kidney exchange program we proposed together with Drs. Francis Delmonico and Susan... View Details
- 05 Jan 2011
- Op-Ed
Funding Unpredictability Around Stem-Cell Research Inflicts Heavy Cost on Scientific Progress
have come to grips with the many ethical considerations in working with stem cells derived from embryos that were created during IVF procedures and were destined to be destroyed before the donors agreed they could be used for research.... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
included a commitment to put 90 percent of donations toward research that will accelerate discoveries. “We built an organization we would want to invest in ourselves. We cover overhead so donors aren’t giving money to the nonprofit; they... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- Web
Answers to Your Top Questions about Financial Aid at HBS | MBA
scholarship and a loan? An HBS Scholarship is a need-based award made possible by real donors that does not need to be paid back. Loans , also part of financial aid, can be acquired by either applying to a private educational lender or... View Details
- 04 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
What MBAs can do in Defense of Black Lives
Black Youth Project 100, Black Lives Matter, and Color of Change. Invite family, friends, and colleagues to join you. If you’ve already started working, ask about getting your company to match your gift(s). Try becoming a monthly donor if... View Details