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- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership
focus on the educational side because that’s what’s needed immediately?” she asked. “The crisis emphasizes the necessity of agility.” Within days, the Mayor’s Office redirected their efforts to help schools “financially and operationally.” With $1 million in... View Details
- November 1989
- Case
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. (C)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 690-047, November 1989.
- November 1989
- Case
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. (B)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 690-046, November 1989.
- November 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. (A)
By: James L. Heskett
Heskett, James L. "Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 690-044, November 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- Profile
Danny Cho
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Three years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave the US Army and enter the private sector. An MBA was a natural next step because I needed the business skills and credibility, but HBS was the right next step... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 06 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
Parks Management is People Management
I began my MBA with the goal of utilizing business practices for land management issues. Scouring for applicable insights, I attempted filtering my coursework through the lens of a natural resource specialist. However, even with that perspective, the connection between... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 15 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
Where Work Meets Passion: A Summer In Community Development
I’ve known for a while that I want to be a community developer, and I want to start that work in my hometown of Detroit. I desire to create beautiful spaces and experiences for people that enhance the fabric of a neighborhood, community, and city. Having been involved... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Tony He
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Prior to business school, I studied biomedical engineering and worked in health economics research. I learned useful technical skills, but I looked to expand my thinking. Business school was a chance for me to study the... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- Profile
Lily Wu
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? HBS is such a unique place where intelligent and hard-working people meet and congregate to build amazing things and create magic. It was important to me personally that I reimagine different possibilities early in my... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 04 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
Hi all, my name is Rhea! I was lucky enough to work for the National Park Service this summer as a business management intern with the Submerged Resources Center (SRC). The SRC is the NPS national dive program, responsible for documentation, research, and maintenance... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 16 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
While Mizuho Kanai (MBA 2018) was fulfilling her summer internship at NPR, her manager recommended that she read an HBS case study about how the Sesame Workshop CEO, Jeff Dunn (MBA 1981), was changing the institution. “I was blown away,” she says, “by how Jeff and his... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 19 May 2003
- Lessons from the Classroom
Business Plan Winner Targets India Dropouts
Harvard Business School MBA '03 students Raj De Datta, Arvind Krishnamurthy, and Meghna Modi recently won the Social Enterprise track of the annual HBS Business Plan contest with their plan for brokering microfinance loans to families in the service of keeping... View Details
- June 2017
- Technical Note
Issues in Non-Profit Governance
Non-profit governance at its core is very different from for-profit governance. Certain aspects of non-profit governance are widely pervasive across all non-profits, while all others are idiosyncratic to specific sub-groups of non-profits. After identifying these... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Issues in Non-Profit Governance." Harvard Business School Technical Note 917-413, June 2017.
- January 2012
- Case
The James Beard Foundation: Adopting a Fresh Approach
By: Mukti Khaire and Eleanor Kenyon
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Lindsay Steinmetz
Why was earning your MBA here important to you? After working for a small, entrepreneurial organization I wanted to build a stronger foundation in general management. HBS expanded my knowledge of industries, types of organizations, and how finance, operations and... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
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Kanwaljit Bakshi
It is often said that two years at HBS prepares its graduates to lead a wide range of organizations and endeavors and to find solutions to a host of business and social challenges. Still, Kanwaljit Bakshi (MBA/JD 1999), known to friends and colleagues as Kayla Brochu,... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 14 May 2013
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Matt…
HBS alum, Matt Segneri, MBA 2010, provides an update on his career post-HBS. Check out his original profile at graduation. Current Position: Government Innovation at Bloomberg Philanthropies Current Location: New York Cit Tell us what you’re up to these days.After two... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
- 22 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
The National Park Services: A Mini-Business with a Twist
My internship with the National Park Service has given me a unique perspective on park operations. In my view, each park unit (there are 417 in the U.S.!) runs like a mini-business, with a twist. Generally, each park has the following divisions: Resource Management,... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit / Government