Charitable Giving - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2023
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MrBeast: Building a YouTube Empire

By: Anita Elberse and Oliver Band

Wednesday November 16, 2022 was a historic day in the ascent of Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, to the top echelon of YouTube creators. That day he became the YouTuber with the most subscribers ever—a total of 112 million. The meteoric rise of the 24-year-old... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Power and Influence; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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Economic Development in Inner Cities - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Shared Value Almost all big companies have active charitable programs and give to social service organizations. But they rarely grasp that helping revitalize their local communities can enhance their... View Details

11 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

When Parents Tell Kids to ‘Work Hard,’ Do They Send the Wrong Message?

was asked to give an additional coin to the alien of their choosing. They could either perpetuate inequality by giving it to the alien who already had one or rectify inequality by View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Education

21 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 21, 2015

Publications In press Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes When Doing Good Is Bad in Gift-giving: Mis-predicting Appreciation of Socially-responsible Gifts By: Cavanaugh, A., F. Gino, and G.J. Fitzsimons Abstract—Gifts that support a worthy cause... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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FAQ - Alumni

outside of the United States? HBS has created charitable entities in France, Germany, India, and the United Kingdom to enable alumni and friends to support the School and be eligible for either a tax deduction or tax credit. Learn more by... View Details

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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

operate. Using philanthropy to enhance competitive context aligns social and economic goals and improves a company's long-term business prospects. Addressing context enables a company not only to give money but also leverage its... View Details

15 Sep 2017
News

Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)

consider it a great privilege to have spent two years with some of the smartest, most driven people out there,” explains Harland. For his thirtieth reunion, Harland established a charitable remainder trust. “I want HBS to maintain its... View Details

24 Jul 2017
Research & Ideas

People Have an Irrational Need to Complete 'Sets' of Things

things incomplete” Do you want customers to refer more of their friends to your company’s website? Ask them to refer friends in arbitrary “batches” of five at a time. Looking to increase charitable giving to... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

13 Oct 2015
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October 13, 2015

Boudreau, Kevin J., Lars Bo Jeppesen, Toke Reichstein, and Francisco Rullani Abstract—For a wide class of crowdfunding approaches, we argue that the reward structure (for funders) is closer to that of charitable donations to public goods... View Details

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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

type of board opportunity that interests you Seek out CEOs, board members, organizational leaders, and investors who could be helpful. Then, develop a strategy to connect with them (through industry meetings, informal networks, LinkedIn, View Details

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Human Behavior & Decision-Making - Faculty & Research

; Charity ; Succession Planning ; AI ; Family Business ; Values and Beliefs ; Management Succession ; Mission and Purpose ; Family Ownership ; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving ; Family and Family... View Details

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Financial Aid - Alumni

Giving Financial Aid Giving Financial Aid Change Lives Help make an HBS education accessible to students of all backgrounds Generous financial aid enables the most talented students to come to HBS regardless... View Details

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The New Role for Government & NGOs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

focuses on commodities where climate and soil conditions give a particular region a true competitive advantage. The partnerships bring in NGOs like TechnoServe and Root Capital, as well as government officials, to work on competitiveness... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

place by great Harvard Business School deans and professors and by generations of outstanding students such as those here with us today," he noted. "Thank you, Dean Clark, for giving my family this chance to continue our strong ties to... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

17 Dec 2020
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Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

networking, efforts to support innovation in Japanese business as well as community service and charitable works. “HBS has a great brand and reputation in Japan, and I hope we can make a difference with our initiatives around DEI,” says... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

18 Jun 2020
Research & Ideas

What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?

the satire publication The Onion headlined, "Woman A Leading Authority On What Shouldn't Be In Poor People's Grocery Carts." This study's results could have implications for everything from social and economic policymaking to View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Faculty and Research - Alumni

Giving Faculty and Research Giving Faculty and Research Foster New Ideas Enable HBS’s world-class faculty to pursue pathbreaking research HBS is committed to training the next generation of business scholars... View Details

September 2021
Case

Ensuring Your Family’s Future: The Alagil Family Office

By: Lauren Cohen, Esel Çekin and Fares Khrais

Muhammad Alagil was a second-generation leader in the well-known Alagil Family Group of businesses in Saudi Arabia and co-founder and chairman of its family office, Jarir Company for Commercial Investments (Jarir Investments). The case opens in 2021 with Alagil... View Details

Keywords: Family Office; Second-generation; Third-generation; Investments; Philanthropy; Family Business; Investment; Finance; Financial Markets; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Saudi Arabia; Middle East