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- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
fundraising dollars would be one thing, and nonprofits that work on politically related issues would be totally separate. We’ve put them all together and made the data publicly available on our website. The findings have been of real... View Details
- 30 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 30, 2015
raises her over-subscribed fund and begins the search process. The following useful information is included for students who are considering starting a search fund: offering memoranda, fundraising techniques, staffing, screening... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
service DayJet, launched in October 2007, placed an up-front order for 239 Eclipse 500s and used a chancier, less profitable per-seat pricing model for its Florida-based operations. The company ran out of money and ceased operations last September.) Despite the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Money Matters
and professors. They had the good fortune to complete fundraising before the global financial crisis hit, and their investors understand that “it takes time to build a personal finance business,” adds Varma. Another quirk falls under the... View Details
- 13 Jan 2021
- News
Silicon Valley’s “Detroit Moment”
our business. We have built a business that is, despite our small scale, has a very clear track record of profitability, and have had the fundraising challenges And his response was "Well, you're not really a fast-growing business." And... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
mere 2 percent deficit in a $50 million budget is $1 million, a number that "is completely unacceptable in the nonprofit realm." The fundraising and financial aspects of their jobs, say the HBS MBAs who were interviewed for this article,... View Details
- 08 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 8
uncertainty of commercial partners' interest in the therapeutic approach, and the constrained donor-based fundraising environment. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/610074-PDF-ENG Data.gov Karim R. Lakhani, Robert... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
2022 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
100 of the Fortune 500 companies, Dr. Thomas has also served as dean of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and on the faculty of Harvard Business School and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. At Morehouse, his View Details
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: Strength in Numbers
criticized as manipulative or exploitative, March of Dimes posters featuring cute children that were also clearly afflicted with polio (the original poster children) were effective. A strategy of "porch light" fundraising campaigns... View Details
Keywords: Re: Gunnar Trumbull
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
variety of private, nonprofit, and governmental sources. Foundations are fickle, so always keep more than a few irons in the fundraising fire. Africa Business Conference. Building the African Dream: Defining a New Approach to Success... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 14
the Venture Hacks blog as a resource for founders looking for funding prior to seeking venture capital. The list quickly evolved into AngelList, a separate matchmaking platform for founders and investors to make early stage fundraising... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 7, 2008
children who are victims of abuse, disability, illness, and poverty. As one of the 50 largest fundraising charities in the United Kingdom, the organization's trustees wrestle with how to meet the needs of this vast and most vulnerable... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 13 Sep 2019
- News
Hollywood Ending
doubt eased the fundraising that followed. Almost a dozen major movie studios participated in the initial round of funding in the summer of 2018, including Disney, Entertainment One, Fox, ITV, Lionsgate, MGM, NBCUniversal, Sony, Viacom,... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
money is doled out,” making the work “less about charity and more about creating systemic change.” Having seeded their fund with $20 million in their first three weeks, they have a goal of raising at least $100 million. According to a View Details
- 09 Sep 2016
- News
MaiTai Global and Kiteboarding
before we came. So we basically, do fundraisers and other things, to help promote ocean health and environmental causes that, we think, will benefit people for generations to come. White: Can you give me an example of one of the projects... View Details
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Not Throwing Away My Shot
Schultz (MBA 1983) was working as an executive chairman for a tech company, and on his way home from a fundraising presentation at a venture firm when he had an epiphany. A longtime executive with a personal interest in history, he had... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
could keep in touch with each other. Eventually, there was enough communication that they could help plan fundraising events for orchestra members who were suddenly left without a paycheck. One of the first events was a concert in October... View Details
- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
become vital in managing JRI-Poland. Please and thank you are the most valuable words in my vocabulary.” Marketing lessons learned at HBS also helped Diamond develop effective fundraising methods. Because records in Poland were kept on a... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
join York Street, a winner in the 2014 alumni New Venture Competition.) Years earlier, Embuldeniya and Mawilmada bonded at HBS over their Sri Lankan roots, a tie further strengthened by the December 2004 tsunami that struck the country and a View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
development through individual contracts, the comprehensive platform would be free to doctors and pharma alike and financed via an aggressive fundraising strategy and through the sale of the prescription data collected on the app. Barry... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne