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- 21 Jul 2011
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Social Investing’s Time Has Come
How would you like to invest in a project that simultaneously provides a needed social service and generates a financial return? Nice idea, but not possible? Not exactly. Social View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Two Decades of Social Progress
improve institutions dedicated to creating social value. The initiative's impact on the School has been profound. HBS faculty have written nearly 1,000 cases, articles, and books on View Details
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
A born adventurer with a passion for social justice, Heidi Brooks (MBA 2003) uses her business savvy to effect social change. Since 2014 Brooks has served as chief operating officer of the Schott Foundation... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Embracing Activism for Social Change
impact investment venture capital fund in India, and a year in Denmark as a Fulbright Research Fellow studying social return on investment methodologies. Mendu says being chosen as an HBS Leadership Fellow... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 06 Jun 2018
- News
The Business of Social Justice
further ensuring that schools with high needs receive the resources and funding to meet them. “There is nothing more important than building the foundations for social change,” says Brooks. “Rosa Parks’ civil disobedience didn’t just... View Details
- 19 Jun 2013
- News
Your Guide to Social Enterprise
"The book is full of debates about cross-sector activity," explains Keohane. "It's meant to give an overview with a lot of interesting models. This is for people who are deeply committed to solving entrenched social problems. I want to... View Details
- 15 Mar 2019
- News
A Model of Drive and Impact
million in revenues. We grew very fast. “I decided to donate part of the money that we made with Clicars to social causes related to swim challenges. I decided to pick out different places in the world to conduct unprecedented swims... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
What Is Harvard’s Impact in the World?
It’s safe to assume that Harvard University alumni collectively have a significant impact in the world, but just how significant is hard to know. That is why Harvard Business School is leading a University-wide effort to quantify the... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Investing in Scalable Impact on K-12 Education
Vivian Wu (MBA 2000) manages Zuckerberg Education Ventures, an impact investing initiative that supports education entrepreneurs who are developing scalable businesses that will improve learning outcomes and increase access to... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Harnessing for-profit strategies for social good
Fran Seegull (MBA 1998) seeks to mobilize the business world to adjust its thinking on socially mindful investing, also known as impact investing, and "use the financial capital markets and for-profit... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Social Enterprise Initiative Marks 20th Anniversary
notes SEI faculty cochair Herman B. (Dutch) Leonard. "In addition to helping us stay close to practice, alumni provide financial support for initiatives that sharpen the perspectives of social enterprise executives and open paths to View Details
Keywords: SEI
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Building Capacity in the Social Sector
"It's nice to seed growth like this. All I've really done is to start the plant." — Ferdinand Thun (MBA 1960) Looking back over the two-decade history of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), former director Laura Moon says "alumni... View Details
- 16 Jul 2020
- News
Q&A: Harvard impact investing expert on proposed ESG rule
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Applying business practices to nonprofits to strengthen impact
1999. The Bridgespan Group serves more than 350 organizations and foundations, including Girls Incorporated, Feeding America, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "Finding ways to scale an organization's View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems
and leverage the skills and experience of already-accomplished leaders. It will prepare them to make an impact on public life through, for example, leading a cause campaign; establishing a foundation; running for political office as a way... View Details
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
says, it will create a new asset class for socially minded investors, providing them with a reliable ROI that will advance the investing effort. He also believes that changing from a charity-based model of giving has a huge View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 24 Feb 2020
- News