Nonprofit Organizations - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Aug 2015
News

Creating a Pipeline of Talent to Address the World’s Challenges

Monisha Kapila (MBA 2005) is founder and CEO of ProInspire, a nonprofit that develops leaders for the social sector. The Chronicle of Philanthropy recently named ProInspire, which gives paid fellowships to highly qualified professionals,... View Details

18 Jan 2012
Research & Ideas

Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs

have built national or global organizations that have achieved social impact. This focus on success stories has led to a skewed view of social entrepreneurship as nothing more or less than a field of huge, realized dreams. “A big weakness... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Apr 2001
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Turnaround Situation

Marty Cordova (MBA 1974), a Vietnam vet who has seen good days and bad, is dedicating himself to helping other vets get their lives back together. Cordova is finance director of Rehabilitation Services and Veterans Programs (RS&VP), a View Details

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

October 1996
Background Note

Goodwill

By: Henry B. Reiling

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations

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May 1993
Teaching Note

Guilford County Girl Scout Council TN

By: Regina E. Herzlinger

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations

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May 2014 (Revised October 2014)
Supplement

Cycle for Survival (B)

By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Noah Fisher

Update on Cycle for Survival's 2012, 2013, and 2014 events. Kotkins and Cycle for Survival continued the event's strong growth, and underwent the first phase of a two-year rebranding effort. View Details

Keywords: Not For Profit; Cancer; Partnerships; United States; Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations; United States

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May 2014
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Cycle for Survival (A)

By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Noah Fisher

Katie Kotkins, director of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's (MSKCC) Cycle for Survival fundraising event, had to determine the best avenue for continuing the event's success and momentum after its founder, Jennifer (Jen) Goodman Linn (HBS '99) passed away... View Details

Keywords: Not For Profit; Cancer; Partnerships; United States; Fundraising; Nonprofit Organizations; United States

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February 2000 (Revised November 2006)
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Foundations

By: Henry B. Reiling and Catherine M. Conneely

Explores the myriad aspects of the over 45,000 foundations in the United States. View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; United States

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Educators

July 1993 (Revised July 1994)
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Greater Gotham United Way

By: Stephen A. Greyser

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24 Apr 2014
News

Transforming the lives of the needy across Pakistan

thousands of small nonprofits in Pakistan that were doing amazing work on the ground remained undiscovered by mainstream donors. Borrowing from his private equity training, Wasim employed a metrics-driven approach to selecting the best... View Details

02 Mar 2015
News

To Market, To Market

Heifer International, the anti-poverty organization perhaps best known for its livestock donation program. “We can do this by building businesses. We are putting families in commerce. They are not just growing vegetables in a garden. They... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

24 Apr 2014
News

Training great principals to lead great schools

At New Leaders, Benjamin Fenton (AB 1996, MBA 2000) directs strategy for the only national organization focused on developing exceptional school leaders for high-need district and charter schools. Between 2000 and 2013, the View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Building Capacity in the Social Sector

nonprofit sector. SPNM is a week-long program designed to strengthen the capacity of nonprofit CEOs to lead their organizations effectively. "Nonprofit executives often work... View Details

Keywords: SEI; Educational Services

19 Jun 2013
News

Your Guide to Social Enterprise

Georgia Levenson Keohane Photo courtesy of Georgia Levenson Keohane What is social entrepreneurship? Is it simply an approach to business in which profit comes hand in hand with some positive social change? Or is it the application of business methods to a View Details

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24 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Nancy Huang (HBS ’96), Director of Outreach, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Describe your organization in three to five sentences. The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is a global venture philanthropy firm supporting early stage, high... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government