nonprofit - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Dec 2017
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Harvard Business Grads Are Putting Politics Above Profits

students in 2015. In addition to running campaigns, other alumni are forming organizations to support these efforts. Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001) helped launch the nonprofit Leadership Now after the 2016 election to recruit alumni and... View Details

Keywords: politics

01 Dec 1997
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Arthur Rock (MBA '51)

both to help fund the Center and to chair its steering committee. At 71, the legendary venture capitalist now works out of a quiet San Francisco office. He spends much of his time serving on corporate and nonprofit boards and following a... View Details

08 Nov 2024
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Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection

dinner, dancing, and an awards ceremony. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the HBSCA Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) Scholarships, which provide funding for local nonprofit leaders to attend SEI courses at HBS. The evening kicked... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

14 Oct 2020
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Sewn with Love

Home, a nonprofit established to mobilize the American workforce quarantined at home, and began offering their MadeByUS kits that include everything—from assembly instructions to precut gown panels—for anyone with a sewing machine and... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Dec 2016
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Ask the Expert: Energy’s Next Era

that seeming progress, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) notes that wind and solar still only accounted for 2.9 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, of total global power generation in 2014. How can we hasten the... View Details

01 Jan 2011
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Peter Harf, MBA 1974

high-performance, nonprofit company driven by an impossible dream and a strong culture," says Harf. Today, DKMS has more than 2.8 million registered bone marrow donors worldwide and has facilitated some 26,000 transplants. "So many people... View Details

06 Mar 2019
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Making Sabbaticals Mainstream

think, made me want to give in a more intense way, which is why I ended up working with a nonprofit for a year—kind of dedicating a year of my life on that. I also think, from a concrete perspective, just stepping away from the pace and... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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These Are the Good Old Days

a nonprofit that helps outfit unemployed women for their job search. At Time Inc., Moore has supported a growing trend toward community service. One example is “Time To Read,” a program that serves more than 27,000 kids and adult learners... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Apr 2021
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Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

Alumni Association of Boston (HBSAB). Each virtual panel discussion features several leaders from nonprofit organizations who are taking on big social problems, innovating solutions and having significant impact. “Our goal is to educate,... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

08 May 2012
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Screen Saver

former investment banker, Apkon found the ideal focus for his passion for film by forming a nonprofit group in 1998 to purchase the defunct Rome Theater, a 1925 historic landmark located near his home in downtown Pleasantville, New York.... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

30 Oct 2019
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Creating Agents of Change

Susana Eshleman (MBA 1998) is president and CEO of Children International. In this interview she talks about the goals and benefits of running an international nonprofit organization. “Children International is a global View Details

01 Nov 2018
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A Passion for Organization

goals. “I also do a lot of pro-bono consulting work to help others who don’t have the resources or the monetary means to hire an actual consultant. HBS has shared knowledge with me. And I, in turn, want to share that knowledge with those around me in View Details

06 Mar 2017
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Leading in the Community and the Boardroom

Benaree Pratt Wiley (MBA 1972) has gathered many takeaways over a long career that has spanned consulting, the nonprofit sector, and entrepreneurship, but one in particular has had lasting resonance: Success is personal. “It’s easy to get... View Details

29 Jul 2024
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Leading the Way

banker and entrepreneur named Gary Trujillo (MBA 1990), who became a life-changing mentor. Trujillo and his wife, Melissa, cofounded the Be A Leader Foundation, a nonprofit focused on improving educational opportunities and outcomes for... View Details

01 Jun 2020
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The Network Effect

participate in clinical trials. On March 29, Kapoor and his wife devised a solution: WorldWithoutCOVID.org, a nonprofit public health initiative that connects medical researchers with willing volunteers. A longtime student of network... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; COVID-19; Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

19 Jul 2013
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All in Good Time

nonprofit that continues to help women start and grow their businesses. Silbert credits her parents, both doctors for the Veterans Administration, as well as growing up in socially conscious Brookline, with her longstanding interest in... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Sep 2004
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Survey Spotlights HBS Experience

percent serve on an average of 2.3 boards of for-profit companies where they are not currently employed. And 35 percent show their broader commitment to society by serving on an average of 2 nonprofit boards. Friendships made at HBS... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2004
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Mickey Herbert (MBA 1969)

graduating from HBS, I worked briefly as a management consultant in New York City before getting laid off. An opening at a nonprofit health-policy research firm lured me to Minneapolis, where I learned about health maintenance... View Details

Keywords: Lewis Rice; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2003
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Student Conferences, at a Glance

governance in Asia, and measuring performance in nonprofit organizations. As always, there was ample opportunity for networking and socializing with participants and speakers from across the Harvard University community and beyond. The... View Details