Community Impact - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Mar 2019
Research & Ideas

Ignore This Advice at Your Own Peril

relationship with them is important." Hayley Blunden That’s a problem, since rubbing powerful colleagues the wrong way could impact “every aspect of one’s career, from opportunities for promotion to abilities to develop one’s network to... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Jan 2017
News

Role Model, Coach, Life Guide, and Cheerleader

Austin Scee (MBA 2001) is the founder and CEO of Razorhorse Capital in Atlanta, Georgia. Starting in college and through his time at HBS, he volunteered as a mentor with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America. In this interview, he talks about his experience and the... View Details

07 Nov 2014
News

The First Five Years: Tiffany Pham (MBA 2012)

learning, for change. After graduating from Yale and Harvard Business School, I knew that I had to get into the industry that had impacted me as a young woman, so I could ultimately use media to impact other... View Details

Keywords: News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

09 Dec 2020
News

How to Fix America

they write, can we simply view education as what takes place in school buildings. “Such a narrow-minded focus has proved inadequate to the task of moving large populations out of poverty. We must broaden the focus of education to encompass the View Details

18 Jan 2012
News

Charter Supporter

Burke: A need to close the income gap. After her graduation from HBS, few people could accuse Mary Burke (MBA 1985) of having led a dull life. As reported in the Madison, Wisconsin Capital Times (October 5, 2011), Burke first worked for McKinsey, then started a... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

06 Jun 2018
News

The Business of Social Justice

the foundation—partnering with teachers’ unions and grassroots advocacy groups to make lasting and impactful policy changes—may be more important today than ever, as the Trump Administration threatens budget cuts to public education or... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?

(Illustration by Edmon de Haro) (Illustration by Edmon de Haro) When Michael Faye (PhDBE 2009) and his cofounders—including Harvard grad students Paul Niehaus and Rohit Wanchoo—first proposed the model for GiveDirectly in 2008, it was radical: The nonprofit would... View Details

Keywords: April White

23 Mar 2020
News

Signal Boost

impacts of diversity, LEDA plans to launch a new initiative, the Community Diversity Workshop series, which will focus on equality in specific sectors of the community. Lara is also well aware that her... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Social Enterprise Initiative Marks 20th Anniversary

sectors that create value for society." Today, the SEI and the 97 faculty affiliated with the initiative connect with communities worldwide. Faculty research spans the examination of the needs of the 4.5 billion members of society living... View Details

Keywords: SEI

22 Sep 2015
News

Working on the Local Level

money in New York, but going home where I care about the communities that are going to see the impact of the work that I'm doing. The state of Maine is facing some real, serious challenges. We have a... View Details

11 Sep 2018
News

Bringing Government Up to Code

the foundations of our social safety net—making it easier, for example, for people to apply for food assistance or for probation officers to communicate with their parolees. On today's episode of Skydeck, Ingersoll talks with contributor... View Details

18 Nov 2020
News

Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar

presenting this case, I shared the impact that mass incarceration had on my life, and how it targets one community over another,” she says. “I’ve been a part of so many different socioeconomic backgrounds. I... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

09 Oct 2019
News

Building a Tradition of Giving

Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Over time and experience, Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) has developed an approach to philanthropy that bridges both his professional and personal lives, delivering impact to both. He... View Details

19 Feb 2024
News

How Companies Should Weigh In on a Controversy

20 Apr 2016
News

When CEOs Become Activists

Keywords: Government

2010
Dictionary Entry

Civil Society - Business Relations

By: James E. Austin and Alnoor Ebrahim

Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Business and Community Relations; Business Ventures; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact

Citation

28 Jun 2024
News

Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories

proceeds go toward the club’s high-impact programs, including pro-bono consulting through Community Partners, workforce development through the Skills Gap Initiative, entrepreneurship through the regional Alumni New Venture Competition... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Apr 2014
News

Transforming the way the social sector innovates, learns, and improves

nonprofit conducts field research, oversees data collection and processing, and presents clients with key findings, program implications, and implementation recommendations and tools. “The data we generate helps managers make the best decisions, improve their work, and... View Details

01 Mar 2014
News

Building Capacity in the Social Sector

from their daily challenges to engage in learning that will help them take their organizations beyond the status quo." At Thun's request, the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley plays a key role in recruiting participants who will maximize the View Details

Keywords: SEI; Educational Services

20 Jul 2017
News

Pushing the Next Generation Forward

and dear to my heart.” Central to HCZ’s approach is a birth-to-college education pipeline of best-practice academic, community development, and health and wellness programs that serve 13,000 children and nearly as many adults. Recently... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

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