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07 Feb 2018
News

Helping Startups Give Back

Foundation of Canada, notes, “They rarely have the cash or the time.” Four years ago, Goldstein helped launch the Upside Foundation to provide a platform for early-stage and high-growth companies to pledge a... View Details

12 Jan 2015
News

Good Investments

business models to invest in.” In their early days, both Elevar and IGNIA got funding from the Omidyar Network, one of the earliest players in the movement. Matt Bannick, who left his role as president of eBay International to help shift the View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; impact investing; ideas; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

05 Jun 2017
News

Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement

their directors. “Lots of boards want women, and lots of rock-star women want to be on a board,” says Women on Boards faculty cochair Frances X. Frei, UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management. “That situation has existed for a while... View Details

Keywords: Margaret Kelley

Kenneth T. Wessner

Wessner landed ServiceMaster’s first hospital services contract that became the foundation for the company’s rapid growth. ServiceMaster eventually provided maintenance and housekeeping services for over 1,300 hospitals and nursing homes.... View Details

Keywords: Services

05 Jun 2020
News

Leaders: Is it all about you? Check yourself with these warning signs

16 May 2022

Information Session in Phoenix

Join us for an in-person information session about the Harvard Business School MBA Program. This event is designed for prospective applicants to learn more about the MBA Program and life at HBS. The event is being co-hosted with Be A Leader View Details

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Social Entrepreneurship & Systems Change

about the missions, programs, and finances of more than 1.7 million nonprofit organizations. Foundation Directory Online - information and funding history for 140,000+ foundations, corporations, and federal agencies. Yearbook of... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Building successful businesses in a time of rapid change

HBS Professor, Emeritus Howard Stevenson (MBA 1965, DBA 1969) talks about his role in building successful organizations, including the Baupost Group, the Weather Channel, AutoTrader, and Landmark Communications. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Teaching and studying the role of entrepreneurs in business and society

HBS Professor, Emeritus Howard Stevenson (MBA 1965, DBA 1969) talks about his role in launching the study and teaching of entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School. (Published April 2014) View Details

07 Nov 2014
News

In partnership to support a mission

Meredith Jenkins (MBA 1999) serves as vice president and cochief investment officer of Carnegie Corporation of New York, the foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911. With business partner Kim Lew (MBA 1992), she manages $3.2... View Details

19 May 2021
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Alumni Convene to Support Nonprofit Boards; Seven Clubs Mix It Up Online

additional days were offered for “deeper exploration and engagement” where attendees could learn more about the SEI and Community Partners, or attend a virtual networking event, interactive workshops, or connect with nonprofit board matching opportunities. HBS Baker... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

first billionaire. Rockefeller was also known for his establishment of charitable foundations and academic institutions, including the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, the General Education Board and... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

06 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023-24 Leadership Fellows

MBAs in roles that produce immediate results and build long-term capacity. "This program gives a group of highly skilled graduating MBAs first-hand experience working with organizations who are tackling some of society’s toughest challenges,” said Kash Rangan, Baker... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise

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International Students | MBA

International Students External Funding Boustany Foundation British Friends of Harvard Business School Scholarships (UK) Eduarda Justo Foundation (Spain) Fundação Estudar (Brazil) Fundación México en Harvard... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Project Aims to Boost US Competitiveness

significance,” notes Dean Nitin Nohria. “Our goal is not simply to study US competitiveness,” explains Porter. “We intend to mobilize our alumni, the business community, and other stakeholders to take actions that boost America’s contribution to the global economy.” A... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2011
News

Donor Spotlight

combining an outright gift through a family foundation with a planned gift, which, in this case, makes HBS an insurance policy beneficiary. Such creative thinking about philanthropy means more support for George Leadership Fellows, MBA... View Details

01 Dec 2020
News

The Camel and the Unicorn

predecessors to modern computers. The computing revolution naturally followed, in part fueled by government projects like ARPANet, the Defense Department initiative that would lay the foundation for the modern internet. But powering all... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Entrepreneurship Program in Fourth Year

of the relationships formed between HBS faculty and participants from abroad. “This program has had a tremen-dous impact in Europe,” says Bert Twaalfhoven (MBA ’54), founder and president of the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship... View Details