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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

across the School. Because current use gifts can be spent immediately, they have a significant impact on the net operating surplus and, therefore, the School’s ability to capitalize on emerging strategic opportunities. For example,... View Details

09 Feb 2021
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Investing in Entrepreneurship

donation to the Harvard Innovation Labs (i-lab). “I regard HBS as a national treasure that should be preserved and enhanced,” said Crisp from his home in Florida when reflecting on his leadership gift that will establish an endowment in... View Details

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01 Dec 2023
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Drop Everything, Read This

The Bookshelf Rick Rubin is one of the greatest music producers of all time. His book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, is about the creative process and is based on his experiences with era-defining musicians. He encourages the reader to be open to clues and... View Details

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22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. When Kathy Giusti (MBA 1985) was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1996, she was overwhelmed. It was the pre-Internet era, with limited available information, but... View Details

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Recognizing Our Donors - Alumni

Giving Recognizing Our Donors Giving Recognizing Our Donors Celebrating Your Commitment HBS is grateful for every donor All donors are recognized in the annual Report on Giving... View Details

26 Jun 2020
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Why Japanese Businesses Are So Good at Surviving Crises

they couldn’t believe what they saw, as customers gave little gifts to the ladies and said they have never forgotten March 11 and were so grateful for what the Yakult Ladies did for them at that time,” Takeuchi says. “Employees at all... View Details

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24 Jul 2017
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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 your nonprofit organization?... View Details

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Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab | About

The Harvard Innovation Labs is a vibrant, cross-disciplinary ecosystem for the Harvard community to explore innovation and entrepreneurship while building deeper connections. The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab gives Harvard students and other... View Details

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What You Can Support - Alumni

as a whole. Your Gift Matters $250 $500 $1,000 $5,000 Other Give View my giving history Hide my giving history We would welcome your support this... View Details

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Class or Section Secretary - Alumni

LEADERS & IDEAS GIVE TO HBS INVEST IN LEADERS & IDEAS Give to HBS Learn about Planned Giving Recognition for Your HBS Giving According to our... View Details

01 Jun 2011
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Who Was George F. Baker?

whose $5 million gift funded construction of Harvard Business School, continued to jealously guard his near anonymity. In a rare 1923 interview, he told a reporter, “Business men of America should reduce their talk two-thirds.” Pausing,... View Details

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15 Sep 2017
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Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)

talented faculty and students,” he says. “With a trust, I was able to make a bigger gift to HBS and receive an income for life.” His trust will ultimately support the HBS Fund, which provides flexible resources the School can use to... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Developing Leaders Who Bridge Business and Engineering

will provide financial aid for students in the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program, offered jointly by HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The gift reflects the Boston-based donors’... View Details

28 Feb 2019
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New Program Will Develop Leaders of Innovative Ventures

committed $10 million from their family foundation to endow the new program. The gift is in honor of Tom’s 30th and 35th HBS Reunions. A collaboration between HBS and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences... View Details

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HBS Fund Council - Alumni

Vice Chair for Investors Society HBS Fund Council Billy Strunk MBA 2016, Section H Chagrin Falls, OH Cramer Williams MBA 2015, Section B Washington, DC To learn more about Investors Society Class Agents, contact Talia Hirsh Make a Gift... View Details

04 May 2013
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James Dinan & Elizabeth Miller, both MBA 1985

new direction for HBS, but part of a formalization of what HBS is doing to build leaders who make a difference.” “Both of us,” Dinan says, “are big on giving back to the world—and we believe in doing it while we’re young. It’s great to... View Details

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Diversity and Equity - Alumni

equity, and inclusion is by giving to the HBS Fund . As our annual fund, the HBS Fund supports core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct their gift specifically to diversity... View Details

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Business in Global Society - Alumni

HBS Fund supports core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct their gift specifically to business in global society . To learn about leadership giving opportunities to support... View Details

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Digital Innovation - Alumni

giving to the HBS Fund . As our annual fund, the HBS Fund supports core priorities and new initiatives, and donors have the option to direct their gift specifically to digital innovation . To learn about... View Details

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

significant role in the development of the HBS campus. Today, our vibrant learning environment comprises 33 buildings on 40 acres. Learn about the history of each campus building Your Gift Matters $250 $500 $1,000 $5,000 Other View Details

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