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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
Fortune 500 companies, and studied the nonprofit involvement of executives in twelve companies. He found that 81 percent of the Harvard MBAs were volunteering and that 57 percent of the surveyed graduates were active board members. "Our... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
71, 1975), chairman of Tata Group, one of India’s largest conglomerates. With Tata’s support, Gandhi started the Indian chapter of AIESEC, a nonprofit organization that helps young people learn leadership skills through global internships and View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 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 2007
- News
From A to Z
was what I needed.” Interests? “I’d like to become involved in the Volunteer Consulting Organization. On the one hand, I’ll be able to contribute my skills; on the other, I’ll have the opportunity to see how nonprofit organizations work... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Simi Nwogugu (MBA 2004)
Nwogugu with students at Aunty Ayo Girls Comprehensive School in Lagos (photo by Ruth McDowall/The Verbatim Agency) I volunteered at Junior Achievement (JA) in New York when I was working at Goldman Sachs after college. I realized that if... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Constant Inspiration
Harvard overall, in many other ways, too. For example, she was a section and class fundraising volunteer for two decades, and was a member and a VP of the HBS Alumni Board. She is a new member of the HBS Latin America Advisory Board and... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Spangler Center Groundbreaking
Harvard's long-standing relationship with the city of Boston. Menino cited the importance of higher education to the city's economy and praised HBS volunteer programs that benefit the nearby Taft Middle School and the Brighton-Allston... View Details
- 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
- Profile
Justin Bardin
his fellow MBA students? "What's really struck me here is how eager students are to help you," Justin says. "I thought it would be super competitive. Yes, we want to do our best, but we also support each other. People View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Alums Help Jailhouse Entrepreneurs Go Straight
presentations, exams, and hours of daily homework. Taught by volunteers from the Texas business community, PEP graduates boast a 93 percent employment rate and a recidivism rate of less than 5 percent. Says Rohr, who made a PEP... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Strategic Networking
Most alumni are aware that graduates of the School can be found in leadership positions all over the world, in organizations of every size and description. Not everyone, however, may know that more than 25,000 are members of the Alumni Advisory Network who have View Details
Keywords: Networking
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
Volunteer for work: New projects are opportunities to show your competence and your commitment. But be careful not to over-commit. Volunteer only if you have the time to follow through. 5. Claim an... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Working to improve California's public education system
time working on repairing California’s broken public education system. That’s where I’ve finally found my passion,” Welch says. “I’ve always been interested in education at some level—as a volunteer and then as a parent. It was when I put... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
volunteered in high school, painting abandoned houses as part of Operation Brush Up, in Flint, Michigan. At the University of Michigan, she launched several service organizations, including the university’s first web-based program that... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 28 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
Volunteer for work: New projects are opportunities to show your competence and your commitment. But be careful not to over-commit. Volunteer only if you have the time to follow through. 5. Claim an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
INK: Taking Care
The sad and unfortunate fact is that one in every two people will develop cancer in their lifetime, Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) writes in her new book, Fatal to Fearless: 12 Steps to Beating Cancer in a Broken Medical System. It first happened to her more than 25 years... 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
- 20 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Leadership In Challenging Times: Thierry Ibri (MBA 1997)
kitchen volunteers staying home, how could we feed our clients?’ It was going to be an investment, and yet another new service line, but our CEO agreed we should do this. Nine months in, Minnesota Central Kitchen has served more than one... View Details
- 12 Feb 2016
- News
Creating Common Ground in Communities of Conflict
people he wanted to hurt, or why he must hurt them,” she recalls. That moment in December 2007 set in motion Mendhro’s vision for the Dreamfly, a global initiative designed to educate, expose, and empower people living in communities of conflict. A View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken