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- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
the Initiative ended last December with the announcement that HBS graduates from across Canada had raised $20 million (Canadian) to create the Canadian Financial Aid Program. Barford continues to work with the School as chairman of the... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
the bone marrow transplant. So I'm in a new country that's not my own. I don't have money and I have to raise 150,000 pounds from a standing start, otherwise my daughter would die. And that feeling of desperation, that feeling of, “Who do... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
Ngoyi at the Fund for Export Development in Africa: creating sustainable development at scale. (Courtesy of Marlene Ngoyi) Born in Brussels to Congolese parents and raised in Gabon, Marlene Ngoyi (MBA 2009)... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
than feel limited by what seems possible. They are also clear that this is a moment for their business to be used as a tool for activism, not activism as a tool for business. Carl Ferenbach (MBA 1972) Chairman and cofounder, High Meadows Foundation and High Meadows... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
concept over Summer Rock Fellowships, so by their second year, Royle and Wood were stealing every spare moment to focus on go-to-market strategy, raising almost $600,000 in seed funding and finalizing... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
It's academic. (Not!)
Groysberg. "The stipend, the budget, the library - there are faculty at other schools who don't get the same level of assistance."That assistance means students can take on the topics that interest them most without worrying about funding... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Think globally, crowdfund locally
access community capital to fund growth and improvement projects. "Local Lift is a supplement or replacement to a small business loan," says Sonnier. "We are changing the way small businesses think about View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Democratizing Funding, Diversifying Funders
companies for which it raised funds were people of color, 25 times the share backed by traditional venture capitalists. Republic now makes inclusion part of every pitch: Company listings are assigned tags... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 14 Apr 2014
- News
The Puzzle of Life
notify accredited investors who are signed up for VentureHealth. Those who want to invest do, and those who don't don't." Demand has been strong; in its first round in April 2013,VentureHealth raised $875,000 in three weeks, then, in... View Details
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
we could donate to a cultural institution in one of those cities. "We either go very deep with an artist or fund ideas that support the industry in an overarching way," Evans notes. To accomplish these goals, Evans has View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
million in over 200 programs and schools in 2013. The organization's 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief raised more than $50 million to help victims of the storm rebuild and recover. Robin Hood takes a venture philanthropy approach to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Scaling Peaks for Cancer Research
1990. The seven mountains in order of ascent are Mount Aconcagua (South America), Mount Vinson (Antarctica), Mount Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mount Kosciuszko (Australia), Mount Everest (Asia), Mount Elbrus (Europe), and Mount McKinley (North America). View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Giving Together
a fellowship fund to support HBS students with a military service background—and so did 11 of his classmates. Haley, a former US Navy SEAL and currently a managing director at Ziff Brothers Investments, led an effort that View Details
- 06 Feb 2020
- News
HBS Alumni Join Forces on Virus Outbreak in China
items to hospital and response personnel, while another seeks to raise funds from HBS alumni to support the families of victims of the virus. The Wuhan Task Force, aims to quickly source and distribute... View Details
- 07 Aug 2018
- News
DreamBox Learning Breaks New Ground
popular adaptive learning companies, specializing in math .Across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, DreamBox serves nearly 3 million students and 120,000 teachers. Today, the company is announcing $130 million in growth equity funding from... View Details
- 01 Apr 2024
- News
Generosity Multiplied
There’s little doubt that James Reed (MBA 1990) loves his job. After all, he’s the chairman and CEO of Reed, the United Kingdom’s first and largest jobs website, and he takes the company’s slogan—“Love Mondays”—to heart. Even so, he admits he has a side hustle. When... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- News
Giving Together
SEAL and currently a managing director at Ziff Brothers Investments, led an effort that raised $335,000 toward the fund that carries the name he believes says it all, the MBA Class of 2001 National Defense... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
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Generosity Multiplied
multiplies the gifts’ impact. The Reed Foundation launched the Big Give in 2007, and since then, it has raised nearly £200 million for 10,000 charities that address a range of causes, from climate change and cancer research to food... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Finding a cure so that others may benefit
In 1986, Joe O’Donnell (AB 1967, MBA 1971) and his wife, Kathy, founded the Joey Fund in memory of their son, who died as a result of cystic fibrosis. O’Donnell has raised millions to battle the disease, and... View Details
- 17 Oct 2019
- News
Venturing Away from Venture Capital
requires a significant initial capital investment, and she raised just over $10 million in seed and series A funding to get it up and running in 2011. Since then, Lin’s had plenty of opportunities to View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand