Nonprofit Organizations - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2014
News

Protecting critical infrastructure against disasters

Tom Popik (MBA 1988) is an entrepreneur who founded the Foundation for Resilient Societies, a nonprofit that protects critical infrastructure against natural and manmade disasters. (Published April 2014) View Details

16 Oct 2013
News

Progress Through Preservation

role with the Trust, a national nonprofit that works to conserve land for use as parks and gardens, from the inner city to the wilderness, is to ensure that nature sticks around for quite some time—for his kids and their kids. "Children,"... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon; Real Estate

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An Educated Investment | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

villages and rural areas. So Husain took action. In 2007 she founded Educate Girls, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes communities to take a stand against gender disparities in education. The View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

HBS Alumni Contribute to Business and Society

those who have not founded companies have served on corporate and/or nonprofit boards, including current service in more than 140,000 organizations across the globe. Non-founders who responded to questions... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

A Mission in Motion

then-Dean John McArthur, and Professors Jim Austin and Kash Rangan. That commitment confirms a strong strand that has run through the School's DNA since the 1970's—in fact, every year more and more MBA applicants are drawn to HBS for its courses focused on View Details

Keywords: summary

06 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023-24 Leadership Fellows

fellows—are offered once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to experience high-impact management positions in nonprofit and public sector organizations for one year at a competitive salary. At the same time, the... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise

01 Jun 2000
News

Carnival Queen

than the Zulu Queen at the Big Easy's celebration of Mardi Gras. The Zulu Queen presides for one year over the Zulu Organization, a New Orleans nonprofit that supports charities throughout the city. Rogers's reign is in honor of her late... View Details

01 Jul 2013
News

The Nature of Business

Mark Tercek Mark Tercek likes a challenge. As CEO of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), he has led the global nonprofit to fearlessly take on conservation projects that no one else would. "We are trying to tackle those global challenges that... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

30 Oct 2017
News

Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success

2011. Of the nation’s 16.2 million management jobs at smaller companies, only 6.7 percent are held by blacks, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. These realities prompted John Rice (MBA 1992) to found Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT), a national... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

26 Jan 2017
News

Finding a Path out of Poverty

then, the organization has been making a difference for young people in Orange Farm, a poor community south of Johannesburg. The nonprofit awards top-performing students Inspire Belief scholarships at... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Dec 2024
News

Clubs Open HBS Doors for Local Leaders; Meet the Club Leaders: HBS PRIDE; Favorite Reads of 2024

To Boost Communities, Alumni Clubs Send Nonprofit Leaders to HBS For one week every summer, nonprofit leaders from across the globe convene on the HBS campus to sharpen their leadership skills and expand their impact through the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

20 Feb 2014
News

Managing the World’s Trouble Spots

long-term solutions to fundamental problems. In Haiti, a recycling program built to reduce flooding from clogged canals has helped to reduce cholera transmissions and create sustainable jobs. In Brazil, a business consortium is providing a group of proven View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

21 Oct 2020
News

Cold Calculations

the Arctic ice to slow the effects of climate change. Leslie Field, who holds a PhD in electrical engineering and 58 patents, founded the nonprofit (formerly known as Ice911 Research) to develop the necessary technology. Field approached... View Details

Keywords: April White

23 Jan 2020
Research & Ideas

Businesses Need a 'Catalyst' to Make CSR Practices Stick

Many companies follow a tried-and-true approach to pursuing corporate social responsibility practices. They set aside a certain amount per year to fund a CSR office, which then tries to help clean up the environment or improve the quality of life of people in the areas... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Kelly Carson

opportunity to explore many of these skills through El Pomar Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Colorado Springs, which provides grants to support the arts, education, and health and human... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

A Force for Good

MBA students, the program provides up to 20 fellows a year with the opportunity to work in nonprofit or public sector positions, giving those organizations access to an MBA’s managerial and analytical skills... View Details

04 Apr 2019
News

Promoting Diversity at Sundance and Beyond

Brickson Diamond (MBA 1999) was in the midst of a successful career in investment management with the $1.7 trillion Capital Group Companies when he cofounded the Blackhouse Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at advancing the careers of... View Details

01 Aug 2017
News

Finding Purpose in Profit

the Colorado field office of B Lab, a nonprofit organization that seeks to redefine the meaning of success in business. B Lab’s mission is to assemble a global community of Certified B Corporations—companies... View Details

16 Sep 2016
News

Gaining Ground on ALS

If you are one of the 17 million people who participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, the money you raised may be helping to fund a first-of-its kind clinical collaboration between a nonprofit patient/disease advocacy View Details

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Field Course: Business of the Arts (BOTA)

Where should I start my research on arts and cultural organizations? Organization overviews Guidestar Pro Information about the missions, programs, and finances of IRS-recognized organizations, including public charities,... View Details

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