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- 15 May 2012
- News
Finally Finding the Right Fit
in the transformative power of education, Heffernan has remained active as a fundraising volunteer since graduating from HBS. For his 5th Reunion, he made a gift to support the work of the Harvard Innovation Lab and the new FIELD course,... View Details
- 12 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards
detail, nonprofit boards are often larger, have more committees, and have a very different trustee life cycle. Further, as Chapter Seven describes, the heart of the governance process is a volunteer nonexecutive chairman and View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Can Applied Economics Save Homeless Puppies?
coming from. Yet, about 3 million dogs and cats are killed every year because they don’t get homes, so there’s clearly room for improvement in matching pets with families.” THE BIRTH OF WAGAROO Exley has been fervent about finding homes for dogs since she was... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Recognizing the Value Proposition
Henry McCance (MBA 1966) As a student, Henry McCance (MBA 1966) thrived at HBS. “The combination of terrific students, inspirational faculty, and the case method made for a wonderful learning experience,” says McCance, a longtime HBS View Details
- 10 AM – 11 AM EDT, 22 Oct 2015
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Collective Impact: An Innovative Approach to Improving Public Education
In this webinar, Professor Grossman will describe an innovative approach to improving public education Collective Impact and how you can get involved to help transform public education in the communities you care about. View Details
- 15 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
MBA Voices Blog: A Year in Review
avoid relying on student loans.” Read More Introducing LivelyHood, a Volunteer Nonprofit Founded in Response to COVID-19“LivelyHood is a safe and simple platform that connects healthy, young volunteers with... View Details
- 22 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
3 Key Steps for Crafting Your Retirement with Intention: Advice from Career Coach, Lauren Murphy
applies to volunteer work as well. “Call the Executive Director of a charity you want to engage with and ask if there are opportunities to volunteer or donate,” she advised. “Informational interviews can be... View Details
- Profile
Rawiah Abdallah
were too many restrictions on freedom of expression," says Rawiah, "To be true to your principles was risky." Yet her volunteer work suggested an alternative direction. In high school, Rawiah tutored non-Arabic speaking... View Details
- Web
Summer Venture in Management | MBA
or club Volunteering in the community Working as a Residential Advisor (RA) Being a team captain or other forms of athletic leadership Contributing to a nonprofit organization Spearheading a new initiative related to the community or... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Edgar Koerner (MBA 1959)
City’s welfare hotels. It prompted me to volunteer in a Children’s Aid Society program inside the largest such hotel, the Prince George Hotel, helping kids with their homework, taking them to the park, and just being a friend. When the... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- News
Community Partners Delivers “Expert Goodness” to the Bay Area
Clubs News Clubs News Since its launch in 1986, the HBS Association of Northern California’s Community Partners (HBSCP) program has deployed the expertise of more than 1,000 alumni volunteers to enhance the impacts of hundreds of Bay Area... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Jan 2017
- News
Role Model, Coach, Life Guide, and Cheerleader
Austin Scee (MBA 2001) is the founder and CEO of Razorhorse Capital in Atlanta, Georgia. Starting in college and through his time at HBS, he volunteered as a mentor with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America. In this interview, he talks... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
INK: Taking Care
hard to understand until you’ve been both. As a patient, having empathy for your primary caregivers is important. They are volunteering out of the goodness of their hearts and they often take on a lot—more than expected or what they were... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Blog Post
Part 1: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - Setting Career Goals
programs offered by organizations like the COMMIT Foundation (full disclosure: I volunteer with COMMIT) and many private sector companies through which you can get exposed to those companies and jobs. Read as many books as you can; I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni Are Integral to HBS
MBA capstone provides an opportunity for students, at the end of their first year, to integrate their learning and tap alumni expertise. Alumni volunteers serve as a “Board of Directors” as students play the role of a case protagonist. “I... View Details
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Paying It Forward
the game.” As a student at MIT, Kundu took time out to volunteer as a science teacher in rural India. Kundu is also changing the game outside his industry—for children in India, especially—thanks to the success he’s had in his business... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 29 Mar 2023
- News
Giving Hope and Comfort
volunteer with the organization. In 2021, the organization gave away 2 million items to more than 225 other nonprofits. He estimates that staggering number will meet less than 10 percent of the true need in Massachusetts. "A solution... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Research Brief: Unveiling the Truth about Transparency
discuss their wages with coworkers. In Massachusetts, the Equal Pay Act also prohibits employers from asking about salary history. Intended to protect employees from being low-balled, Cullen says the law may backfire in practice. Although employers can’t ask,... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Taking Time Out for a Challenge
for pediatric and maternal care—provide essential non-Ebola care in a manner that protected the safety of staff and patients,” Manning says. “I’m proud that we were able to partner with volunteer groups in poor urban communities on... View Details