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- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
that immigrants in some cities face wait times four times longer and denial rates two times higher than the national average. For Wang, immigration advocacy is essential to the startup’s business model. Boundless led a coalition of more... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 23 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
What is SVMP?
Josh works as a Regional Organizer for FWD.us – a tech advocacy firm that mobilizes the tech community to support policies that keep the American Dream achievable in the 21st century, starting with comprehensive immigration reform. Why... View Details
- 02 Jun 2015
- News
Pointing the Way to a Better World
“As a journalist. I can’t be an advocate,” insists Sheryl WuDunn (MBA 1986) about the subject matter of her latest book, A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity, which she coauthored last year with her husband, New York Times columnist Nicholas... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Engineering Meets Advocacy: Driving Innovation in Women’s Health - Blog: Health Supplement
advocacy. How have these experiences influenced your career goals? Women’s advocacy has always been important to me. Even before HBS, I volunteered with young women in STEM and entrepreneurship. I had strong mentors growing up, including... View Details
- 26 Jun 2019
- Research & Ideas
Why the US-China Tariff Standoff Hurts American Companies More
leaders from more than 600 companies and trade groups shared their frustrations in a letter to Trump as part of the “Tariffs Hurt the Heartland” advocacy campaign. "We remain concerned about the escalation of tit-for-tat... View Details
- 15 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
REFLECTIONS ON MY TIME AS BEI DIRECTOR
advocacy organizations with skills in strategy, ways to partner with private sector firms, and innovative financial tools. With costs covered by the Robert W. Wilson Trust, 78 people joined the inaugural class, an important new... View Details
- 14 Oct 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Widening Rift Between Corporations and Society
and they want to matter. They no longer want to be the objects of commerce. Instead, they want corporations to bend to their needs. They want to be freed from the time-consuming stress, rage, injustice, and personal defeat that accompany so many commercial exchanges.... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Saving the Planet
"The fact that the benefits of addressing the problem of climate change almost certainly outweigh the costs ... does not make concerted global action to address the problem easy." —Climate Change in 2018: Implications for Business If there is one positive... View Details
- 01 May 2017
- Blog Post
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone at HBS
speaking during START, ASW, Class Day) and allowed me to work behind-the-scenes on initiatives that matter most to me (mainly student advocacy work – diversifying curriculum, making the student experience more affordable, giving students... View Details
- 02 Jun 2023
- Blog Post
Cassidy Wald Wins Dean's Award for Service to the School and Society
visible and invisible disabilities throughout the HBS community of students, faculty, and staff. She and Landon Hollingsworth (MBA 2024) co-founded the Disability Affinity and Advocacy Group (DAAG) to destigmatize disabilities, support... View Details
- 15 Nov 2020
- News
Podcasts Engage New Audiences with HBS
criticism of its early social media marketing campaign targeting teens. Then Toffel, who is the Senator John Heinz Professor of Environmental Management, poses a tough question: “What should JUUL do now, given the pressure that it’s under from View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
Wambui Maina (MBA 2007) Lisa Gunther (MBA 2000), and Aaliyah Shafiq (MBA 2007) As a direct result of her participation in the Harvard program, Rally became involved in advocacy work promoting childhood cancer research. To date, that View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
more vocal in sharing stories of its students and alumni, as well as its programming, including LEDA Scholars, LEDA Career and Alumni Services, and LEDA Policy Project, which is geared toward supporting scholars interested in advocacy in... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 21 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
The Impact of Career Coaching | When Mission Meets Passion
great fit hearing healthcare could be with my advocacy work, personal journey, and professional experience. Once I launched the business, I realized I could benefit from coaching on the business development process for gaining new... View Details
- 16 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part
process that educates and engages donors and anti-racism allies. By building a platform that explains how donors can make an impact through the ARF four Pillars of Purpose - Justice System Reform, Education Parity, Health & Wellness Access, and Community Outreach &... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
Values, and Damages Great Companies Performance hacking means overzealous advocacy of positive interpretations to the point of detachment from actuals. In business as in research there are strong incentives for it, but if behaviors are... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Feb 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Business Schools Teach the Craft of Getting Things Done?
employed, and Petter Östlund's advocacy of "more experienced class members." This leaves us with the question of not whether, but how much of the groundwork for preparing effective doers can be provided in the classroom. Is the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stasis and Turmoil: HBS Research for the Real World
ongoing scrutiny on the part of government regulators, who themselves experience a wide range of pressures from consumer and other advocacy groups." Emmons argues that ultimately the notion that government is becoming less relevant to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
secret that the devices Gazelle collects are important in many domains—ranging from education, to emerging markets, to women's shelters. The press around this could provide a needed boost." —Kathy Korman Frey (MBA 1999) "One, they must generate awareness in the general... View Details
- 12 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Power to the People: The Unexpected Influence of Small Coalitions
less regulation of business, so they are eager to accept that advocacy groups have little control over public policy. But since the Second World War, Trumbull notes, a pro-business policy approach has given way to a stronger postwar... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard