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develop insights that drive impact. Activities include awarding fellowships, such as the Goldsmith Fellowship—established in 1988 by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Richard L. Menschel (MBA 1959)—to encourage students from the View Details

02 Nov 2023
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Seeding Startups

Shirish Nadkarni (MBA 1987) was the director of product planning for Microsoft’s MSN when he decided he was ready to become an entrepreneur. He had recently led the growing internet portal’s 1997 acquisition of Hotmail, the first free, web-based email solution, and the... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2023
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That Was Then, This Is Now

graduation took me from consulting to corporate social responsibility and now to the nonprofit C-suite in pursuit of impact in the United States. I still feel energized by the challenges but with age has come a bit more patience, with... View Details

Keywords: Photographed by Tony Deifell (MBA 2002); edited by Julia Hanna. Above: Heidi Brooks, photographed in 2003 and 2023.; life experience; family; leadership

18 Oct 2023
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Spreading the Words

Shafiq Khan (MBA 1982) loves to solve problems. It’s what attracted him to the case study method at HBS and, after graduation, to consulting at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. Then, at United Airlines, Khan encountered another challenge: The company was spending one-sixth of... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader

in Nonprofit Management (Executive Education) Recent book: Evolve!: Succeeding in the Digital Culture of Tomorrow On change: "Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation." Regarding vision: "A vision is not just a picture of... View Details

Keywords: Management

03 Jan 2023
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How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

that what worked for him in the 20th century would not work today. Some might argue that what worked for Frances Hesselbein in a nonprofit organization would not work in an organization in which performance is bottom-line oriented. Her... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

PublicationsHigher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value Authors:Michael Beer, Russel A. Eisenstat, Nathaniel Foote, Tobias Fredberg, and Flemming Norrgren Publication:Harvard Business Press, 2011 Abstract Organizations must choose between... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard

By: Robert S. Kaplan

David Norton and I introduced the Balanced Scorecard in a 1992 Harvard Business Review article. The article was based on a multi-company research project that studied performance measurement in companies whose intangible assets played a central role in value... View Details

Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Management Systems; Measurement and Metrics; Performance Improvement; Strategy

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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

underserv... How Do Nonprofits Use Cash Windfalls? Evidence from $5B in Unrestricted Donations By: Jennifer Walsh 2025 | Faculty Research How do nonprofits use unrestricted gifts? Donations to 501(c)(3)'s... View Details

Gerald C. Chertavian

Gerald Chertavian is the Founder of Year Up, one of the nation’s largest and most effective youth workforce development programs. Chertavian was a successful technology entrepreneur and Wall Street banker, but it was through his many years as a Big Brother... View Details

March 2023
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Ownership Works: Scaling a Profitable Social Mission

By: Ethan Rouen, Dennis Campbell and Andrew Robinson

Pete Stavros was on a high after his latest experiment with employee ownership. As the head of industrial investments for KKR, Stavros orchestrated the sale of CHI Overhead Doors, which turned into KKR’s best investment in more than two decades and created $360 million... View Details

Keywords: Employee Ownership; Knowledge Sharing; Nonprofit Organizations

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12 Feb 2024
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Dale LeFebvre to Receive Horatio Alger Award

Dale LeFebvre (MBA 1998), founder and executive chairman of 3.5.7.11 Investments, was recently named by the nonprofit Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans as a recipient of the 2024 Horatio Alger Award. For more than 75 years, the award has been... View Details

Keywords: Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

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Leadership Fellows | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Leadership Fellows program offers nonprofit and public sector organizations the opportunity to leverage the experience, energy, and analytical skills of MBAs for one year. In addition to the salary provided by the organization, HBS... View Details

01 Jan 2007
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Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, MBA 1987

Philippine society is in keeping with the company's tradition of social outreach through the Ayala Foundation, a $22 million nonprofit focused on improving public education, enhancing cultural and historical pride, and building young... View Details

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Events - Business & Environment

inspiring career fair that connects public agencies, consulting firms, nonprofit organizations, and businesses with undergraduate, graduate, and PhD level students who have the skills and knowledge to address the complex sustainability... View Details

19 Dec 2023
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Answering Your Questions About the HBS MBA Application

five years. 3. Is full-time work experience required? As the case method of learning used by our MBA program relies on different perspectives, we strongly recommend that you have two years of full-time work experience in a professional position in the public, private,... View Details

16 Apr 2020
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Am I Eligible for the 2+2 Program?

admission application process for current students, who are either in college or a full-time master’s degree program. It is comprised of at least two years of professional work experience (maximum of four years) in the public, private, or View Details

08 Sep 2022
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Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

stories from his own work experiences and the careers of CEOs and nonprofit leaders who navigated challenges. His advice for emerging leaders: Discover yourself. Test your “crucibles” to find your moral compass and calling. For instance,... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details

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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

environmental dimension of CSR. Spring 2014 Article What Impact? A Framework for Measuring the Scale & Scope of Social Performance By: Alnoor Ebrahim and V. Kasturi Rangan Organizations with social missions, such as nonprofits and social... View Details

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