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- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Five Receive 2013 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
everything they do. As such, they represent the best in our alumni body. Exemplary role models, they inspire all who aspire to have an impact on both business and society. The 2013 award recipients are: Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987 Cofounder and Managing Partner,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise
grants to social enterprise programs five years ago,” he said. “Now we’re seeing that pay off in the New York area.” The announcement of awards to honor young alums caused a buzz of approval at the sold-out dinner, which hosted 575 alumni... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- News
The NBA's African Expansion
affinity for the game,” he said. The league has partnered with a number of investors including former players Dikembe Mutombo, Junior Bridgeman, Luol Deng, Grant Hill, and Joakim Noah, as well as the Nigeria-based Helios Fairfax Partners... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Wisdom and a special cause
($48,000 last year) go to the Rhode Island Special Olympics, of which Adrain is a longtime officer and former president. Adrain contacts successful individuals and asks them to share the important beliefs that shape their lives. Thus, basketball star View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
City Hall’s Headbanger
signing a bill granting paid parental leave to city employees, he sported a Christmas sweater with the name of heavy metal band Pantera knit into the pattern. Sometimes, when introducing a heavy metal icon to a crowd of 20,000 fans, he’s... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Quantum Leap
internet today,” Ricotta observes. Given the promise of secure satellite-to-ground communications, the US government is among those that are eager to see this realized. Aliro has received grants from the US Air Force Research Laboratory... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Starting Lineup: Power Plays
one-third of the US energy supply. Won a $5.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to test its Triton-C “wave energy converter” at a Navy test site in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Energicity Cofounder and CEO Nicole Poindexter (MBA 1997);... View Details
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
A man on a mission
gives high school juniors and seniors interested in STEM subjects an early immersion in the college environment, and helped an organization win a $5 million grant to promote entrepreneurship to high school students. “It’s an opportunity... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Reimagining Capitalism In a World of Limited Resources
experts granted the privilege of sharing her knowledge, Henderson used her time, she says, "to tell him everything I know about business, energy, and the environment." Henderson, the John and Natty McArthur University Professor and... View Details
Keywords: Dalai Lama
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Students Start-Ups Tap New HBS Fund
Nine HBS student-led teams received grants in March averaging $5,000 to $7,000 to launch and test their start-up business ideas. A total of $50,000 was made available through the pilot Minimum Viable Product Fund program run by HBS’s... View Details
Keywords: awards
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Leveraging MBA Skills for the Public Good
conservation and historic preservation projects. “I wrote, coordinated, and administered the grants for a local land trust,” she says. “I never felt my education was wasted, even if it wasn’t paying work. I truly believe there’s a call... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Plan B: The Brick Bank
“Brick Bank” in partnership with a building supply retailer that would enable local residents to invest their savings in inflation-proof building materials, thus accumulating the necessary materials over time. “We take some things for View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Fellowships Have Impact
San Francisco Frist (MBA 1997, MBA 2001) Family Financial Aid Fund “I received a small grant from a planned gift, and I’ve often thought how inspired it was so many years ago that somebody thought to encourage more management skills in... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
Year-End Roundup: Dean's Award, Other Honors Conferred as Class of '98 Graduates
mechanism for helping local communities and an educational experience for the HBS students who will run it and manage its funds. This year, the Harbus Foundation announced nine grants totaling $73,000 in the areas of journalism, literacy,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
The Changing Nature of Research
for Research HBS funds research internally. By freeing faculty members from the constraints of seeking grants for their work, the School continues its century-long tradition of problem-focused research that is the foundation of a dynamic... View Details
- 04 Nov 2014
- News
Fundación México en Harvard Celebrates 25 Years
Fundación, which is rated number one among all Mexican NGOs for efficiency by philanthropic watchdog Filantrofilia, has distributed $11.7 million in grants and loans. The selection criteria are simple: Mexican students accepted to a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
New York Club Asks for Donations to September 11 Relief Fund
The HBS Club of Greater New York has established a matching fund in memory of those who were lost and to assist those who are in need as a result of the September terrorist attacks. The club has set aside $10,000 to provide matching View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
Tennessee and Florida to create dedicated funds for high-performing charters. In Tennessee, CSGF partnered with the Tennessee Charter School Incubator, where fellow HBS alum Greg Thompson is preparing to launch 20 charter schools. Together, they raised $30 million—from... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Perception versus Reality
rubbed off on the School, which set a speed record in approving the trio’s proposal for a pilot program to sprinkle $50,000 in seed money on student start-ups. The Minimum Viable Product Fund, dubbed MVP, attracted 88 teams vying for support; 9 won View Details
- 12 Nov 2020
- News
All in the Neighborhood
says Bill Oesterle. “We were going to employ them, we were going to encourage people to live in that neighborhood, and we were going to be part of the place.” The company founded the Angie’s List Community Grant program in 2015, offering... View Details