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- 06 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
philanthropy because even global companies tend to focus corporate giving on local nonprofits. Charitable behavior is a key area of interest for Marquis, whose research and... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 2013
- Working Paper
Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities
By: Andras Tilcsik and Christopher Marquis
This article focuses on geographic communities as fields in which human-made and natural events occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop an institutional perspective to unpack how and why major events within communities affect organizations in the... View Details
Keywords: Natural Disasters; Situation or Environment; Balance and Stability; Organizations; Business and Community Relations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States
Tilcsik, Andras, and Christopher Marquis. "Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-060, January 2013. (Forthcoming: Administrative Science Quarterly, 58 (March), 2013.)
- March 2013
- Article
Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities
By: Andras Tilcsik and Christopher Marquis
Geographic communities have been shown to affect organizations through their enduring features, but less attention has been given to communities as sites of human-made and natural events that occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop a... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Communities; Punctuated Equilibrium; Corporate Social Responsibility; Institutional Theory; Natural Disasters; Situation or Environment; Balance and Stability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Community Relations; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; United States
Tilcsik, Andras, and Christopher Marquis. "Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities." Administrative Science Quarterly 58, no. 1 (March 2013): 111–148.
- 21 Apr 2014
- News
Spirit of philanthropy advances Executive Education
During his 50-year career, Tata Group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975) has become one of India’s most respected business leaders. As head of the Tata Trusts, he is also a champion of philanthropic efforts supporting educational programs, social View Details
- January 2024 (Revised August 2024)
- Case
Essex County Community Foundation: Pivot to Systems Philanthropy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brian Trelstad and Courtney Han
2023 marked five years of the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)’s “systems philanthropy” approach to grantmaking. Located in northeastern Massachusetts, the community foundation served 800,000 residents across 34 cities and towns that varied widely by... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Reputation; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Alignment; Nonprofit Organizations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Massachusetts
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Brian Trelstad, and Courtney Han. "Essex County Community Foundation: Pivot to Systems Philanthropy." Harvard Business School Case 524-066, January 2024. (Revised August 2024.)
- 21 Oct 2014
- News
5 pointers for giving and taking advice
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
hard—urgent calls for a long-overdue racial reckoning are inspiring innovative approaches to exposing and ending structural inequities in business and society. Two new ventures led by HBS alumni are... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 03 May 2019
- News
Giving Voice to Black and Hispanic Women
Edward Lewis (OPM 7, 1980) is the cofounder and chairman of Essence Communications, publisher of Essence and Latina magazines, and a senior advisor at Solera Capital. In this... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Giving Tree
same wonderful opportunities that I had,” Draper says, summing up the simple yet heartfelt objective that drives so many alumni supporters. The result? A chain of giving that pays forward the life-changing experience of an HBS education.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Applying business practices to grassroots philanthropy
Andrea Chemayeff (MBA 1998) talks about applying business skills to her work providing food and coats for the needy through the Bridgeport Rescue Mission in Connecticut. (Published April 2014) View Details
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Short Intensive Program (SIP): Effective Strategic Philanthropy
Non-profit organizations and social enterprises play an important role in every country in the world: as laboratories for social innovation, as the delivery system for critical goods and services at scale, as the stewards of our cultural heritage, and as advocates for... View Details
- October 2018
- Case
Phuc Huynh and Teach for Vietnam (A)
By: Leslie Perlow and Eunice Eun
This Harvard Business School case is about Harvard Kennedy School graduate, Phuc Huynh, who wants to establish Teach for Vietnam (TFV) in his home country and become an official Teach for All partner. It considers the concepts of giving back in one’s career and the... View Details
Keywords: Vietnam; Giving Back; Career Decisions; Education; Social Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Mission and Purpose; Leadership Development; Education Industry; Viet Nam; Asia
Perlow, Leslie, and Eunice Eun. "Phuc Huynh and Teach for Vietnam (A)." Harvard Business School Case 419-036, October 2018.
Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in U.S. Communities
This article focuses on geographic communities as fields in which human-made and natural events occasionally disrupt the lives of organizations. We develop an institutional perspective to unpack how and why major events within communities affect organizations in the... View Details
- September 8, 1999
- Article
Cost of Giving
By: John Quelch and William Conner
Quelch, John, and William Conner. "Cost of Giving." The Guardian (September 8, 1999), B41.
- 06 May 2013
- News
How Local Events Shake Up Corporate Philanthropy
- 28 Mar 2013
- News
The Delicate Art of Giving Feedback
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Planned Giving - Alumni
Giving Planned Giving Giving Planned Giving Leave a Legacy Through planned giving, you can use a variety of strategies View Details
- 08 Mar 2018
- News
How HBS Gives Back
is a wonderful experience. I get to meet people, hear their stories, and learn from them. I like feeling connected and being able to give back in any way I can. I also get to... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Crucible: Give It Up
week after I resigned, my wife called from her car and asked me to come out to the driveway. She said, “You’re not going to eff-ing believe this, but I was just diagnosed with breast cancer.” It was a surreal moment. We had three kids... View Details
- 13 Dec 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Charitable Giving When Altruism and Similarity Are Linked
Keywords: Service