non-profits - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Sep 2015
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Why We Recruit: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

of leaders in the social sector and cutting edge social change models as well as valuable networks in the public, private and non-profit sector. Is there anything else you would like to share with fellow recruiters or those who are new to... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

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
News

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

22 Jul 2020
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Why We Started the HBS Black Investment Club

by other non-profits promoting diversity in business (SEO Alternative Investments Fellowship Program, The Toigo Foundation, Management Leadership for Tomorrow and others) and by serving as a recruiting pipeline for diverse candidates in... View Details

11 Jan 2021
Blog Post

Finding My Place at HBS

picture (from April 2018) I feel fortunate that I launched my organization right after graduation. I am Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Trey Athletes, a non-profit youth sports startup that empowers athletes to be leaders, role models, and... View Details

14 May 2024
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Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - How to Build a Culture of Intrapreneurship

Mujeres Empresarias, Ejecutivas y Emprendedoras del Uruguay), a non-profit focused on advancing women’s economic development and entrepreneurship in the country. In her interview, Michelena stresses her view that innovation extends beyond... View Details

21 Jul 2023
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Malcolm McClain (MBA/MPP 2023) Named First RISE Career Fellow

utilizes their MBA skills to bring significant value and capacity to both the business and its community. Leading into his first year at HBS, McClain was a Summer Fellow with the Harlem Children’s Zone, an education non-profit that aims... View Details

18 Aug 2014
Research & Ideas

Have a Better Idea To Improve Health Care?

share $150,000 and the opportunity to present their ideas at the Forum's invitation-only conference in April 2015, which attracts senior executives from big pharma, for-profit and non-profit hospitals, major insurance companies, and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Health

25 Aug 2015
Blog Post

Why an MD/MBA from HBS and HMS?

and non-profits are intrigued, though somewhat disturbed, at the idea of mixing clinical care and business. Similarly, my friends in business are perplexed as to why I would willingly accept five years of graduate school debt. I have to... View Details

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Leading Race Work in Business Schools - Race, Gender & Equity

David Porter David Porter (PHDOB ’97) is the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. He was previously the Executive Director and CEO of the Walter Kaitz Foundation, a non-profit... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits

the September 23 summit, “New Directions in Non-profit Leadership,” to give the city’s nonprofit leaders an opportunity to hear innovative thinking and best practices from a trio of HBS professors and nearly fifty practitioners. Sessions... View Details

28 Mar 2023
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Meet Professor Elisabeth Paulson: A Conversation on Life, Research, and Teaching

your research that can positively support public and non-profit organizations? My research uses data and analytics to design or improve tools (e.g., policy interventions) that will contribute to social good. Broadly speaking, to... View Details

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

26 Oct 2023
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Video: Students Foster Disability Awareness and Access

disability. Landon Hollingsworth: I came to Harvard because I wanted to understand how can we use business principles in the non-profit sector and the social sector to drive more change? Because when an organization runs more efficiently,... View Details

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Oral Histories | Baker Library

serves as an independent consultant to corporations and non-profit organizations. She previously served as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, Inc., as Vice President Marketing/Planning and Research for CBS/Sony Music... View Details

16 Jul 2014
HBS Case

Marketing Obamacare

professional insurance brokers—leaving the sign-up work to recently recruited navigators who were inexperienced non-profit health and social workers and community activists. AHCT realized that, to make it worth the while for experienced... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

21 Aug 2017
Blog Post

From Germany to HBS

that after high school I decided to work for a non-profit organization in Indonesia, attend university in London and Singapore, and eventually join the Boston Consulting Group where I did projects across Africa and Europe. Although I... View Details

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2021 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

served as a diversity consultant to scores of Fortune 500 companies, public-sector agencies, and non-profit organizations. He is the author of the book The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically... View Details

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