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- 24 Apr 2014
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Investing in businesses and charities brings jobs and stability
Kathleen Danoher (MBA 1998) talks about the impact of investing in businesses and charitable organizations in South Africa. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 22 Sep 2020
- News
A Dialogue on Capitalism, Climate, and Social Change
- 19 Aug 2020
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A Low-Risk Way You Can Invest In Minority And Women Entrepreneurs
- 14 Jun 2018
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Catalyzing Social and Economic Change in Rural Africa
Goncalo Neves-Correia (MBA 2007) is CEO of ThirdWay Africa, an investing and advisory firm based in London, Maputo, and Harare. ThirdWay Africa believes we are entering a new paradigm where sustainability is an absolute. In this... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
HBS Forum: Business Leadership in the Social Sector
The role of business in improving public education, reducing welfare dependency, and revitalizing urban areas was the subject of a stimulating forum held at HBS on April 6-8. The conference, titled "Business Leadership in the Social... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Social Capital Markets: Creating Value in the Nonprofit World
For years, money given to nonprofits has been thought of as charity, says Jed Emerson, the School's Bloomberg Senior Research Fellow in Philanthropy. But a new perspective is emerging: These dollars, while charitable, are still capital View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 01 Apr 2001
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Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
cost something on the order of $5 billion, not the $5 million one might expect for a typical start-up,” Esty explains. And all too often, he adds, they can turn out to be losing propositions. The managerial challenge is to make sure that $150 billion or so of annual... View Details
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- 14 Oct 2014
- News
Working capital loans have a big impact on India’s small business owners
Maya Chorengel (MBA 1997), managing director of Elevar Equity, describes her investment firm’s work to provide working capital loans to small business owners in India. (Published October 2014) View Details
- 04 Sep 2014
- News
Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS
millions of dollars into research, and removed critical barriers to the development of treatments. “Our focus was to get drug companies to invest money in ALS,” says Kremer, who was diagnosed in 2004, just weeks into his first year at... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
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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 Apr 2001
- News
Rewriting the Script: Social Enterprise Start-ups Expand Business Plan Contest's Parameters
enterprise. Grossman grants that quantifying a plan’s potential social value will not be an easy task for judges. But four years later, the impact of nonprofit ventures such as Montage are easy to observe,... View Details
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
funnel our impact through them.” For more information on Community Partners, contact HBS Alumni Clubs and Associations. HBS Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education with Webinars The HBS Alumni Angels... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
Why the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is a Social Media Blockbuster
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
John C. Whitehead (MBA 1947)—business leader, community collaborator, prominent philanthropist, education visionary—died February 7 at age 92. During a lauded career, Whitehead guided Goldman Sachs to the forefront of investment banking;... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise Institute; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments
- 30 Apr 2025
- News
A Social Enterprise Talk in DC; Canadian Alumni Talk Trade; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Colorado
DC Panel Looks at Social Enterprise in a New Government Landscape The HBS Club of Washington, DC teamed up with the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI) on April 2, to present an alumni panel discussion on... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Rebel with a Cause
As a junior Episcopal minister, Bob Massie (DBA 1989) infuriated church leaders by revealing to his congregation that its $9 million endowment was secretly invested in a number of unchurchly entities, including military contractors,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
You’ve Been YouTubed
Art by John Weber Related Links Virtual Learning Series: Understanding Users of Social Networks Career Webinar: Leverage the Power of Your LinkedIn Network Tweets are in the air we breathe. Most of us know that “friend” can also be a... View Details