Community Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Oct 2021
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Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

failure in the startup and tech ecosystems. I think the HBS community is particularly well-suited to be a problem-solver here. We have so many leaders in VC, startups, and entrepreneurship. Our alumni network literally runs the largest... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2009
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Shaking Up the System

founded BLS in 2004 and has been its principal ever since. A Teach For America alumnus, Sternberg insists on teachers and a curriculum that engage his students — youngsters from the neighborhood, who are not specially selected. “The kids... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

27 Apr 2017
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Going with the Flow

value—and ultimately sold it for $300 million. That financial success gave Fisher the philanthropic freedom to back other ideas that could solve some of mankind’s serious challenges. “I am passionately engaged in mission-driven... View Details

23 Feb 2015
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Preserving a Musical Tradition; Inspiring Future Generations

self-described amateur musician, who endured seven years of playing scales during childhood piano lessons, it was important that the curriculum be fun and engaging to the students. For guidance, de Menil has turned to the Suzuki method,... View Details

Keywords: April White; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

2020 prompted reflection on how we could expand Edwards' active community engagement to provide even more support for our employees and communities, particularly as it relates to social equity and justice,"... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Maintaining a Resilient Democracy

nationwide high school use.“Sometimes—as in the lead-up to the Civil War—they were right. But more often, times of heightened conflict and concern were when we fought the hardest to revitalize democracy by engaging together in the process... View Details

Keywords: Deb Blagg

01 Mar 2009
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Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems

and leverage the skills and experience of already-accomplished leaders. It will prepare them to make an impact on public life through, for example, leading a cause campaign; establishing a foundation; running for political office as a way of tackling a large social... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2016
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Making Progress on Strategic Priorities

Education to publishing to MBA admissions and placement. FIELD 2 Students in Casablanca The School is committed to creating an environment where every mem ber of the HBS community is able to thrive and do their best work in support of the... View Details

31 Mar 2017
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Turning Teachers into Leaders

foundations that support all of those entities. We help those organizations design and implement changes and initiatives that improve the work that they do every day, serving schools, teachers, and students. “One thing that I am focused on is teacher leadership—better... View Details

01 Sep 2018
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HBS Alumni Board

Members of the HBS Alumni Board (photo by Russ Campbell) The Alumni Board is a diverse group of alumni who keep abreast of new developments at HBS and serve as advocates for alumni engagement with the School. The 85-person board reflects... View Details

10 Aug 2015
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Support for the Healers

currently run Schwarz Rounds in the UK. Point of Care offers Sandford the chance to use her business experience to maximize the impact of a small nonprofit with a large mission. “We're engaged in a space where we have a chance to... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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Students Take Aim at Foreclosures

to helping it carry out its mission more effectively. They saw their work as a first step toward building ways to engage other students in the cause. “It’s really a way to help people stay in their homes,” Damali Brown (HBS ’10), one of... View Details

Keywords: foreclosures; Real Estate

26 Jan 2017
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Turning Millennials into Leaders

millennials, so how can I help companies do that and engage those same lessons around leadership and service for their employees at the corporate level?’ So now I get a chance to work with companies and corporations to connect management... View Details

11 Apr 2018
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The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)

communities and to do so with a great team of people. I saw that The Mission Continues was hiring, and because they do that type of work with veterans, the job seemed like a perfect fit. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity, so I reached... View Details

01 Mar 2013
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Making Change

Mehra (MBA 2009) Darren Brehm (MBA 2007) Sidhant Jena (MBA 2011) Esther Hsu Wang (MBA 2009) Elizabeth Scharpf (MBA 2007) Brian Elliot (MBA 2008) Friendfactor — SEF 2010 honoree Friendfactor is a social-action nonprofit that aims to educate and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; housing; gay rights; diabesity; disability; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Real Estate

12 Jul 2011
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Phone Fun

marketing costs down by targeting the teens and twenties age group and by focusing — unlike some competitors — mainly on selling mobile phones. Although Phones 4u offers a range of mobile communication and entertainment equipment,... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Jun 2013
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School of Hard Knocks

1988) is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker, and chief engagement officer of Illinois-based Kevin Sheridan LLC. Visit http://kevinsheridanllc.com/books. Photo courtesy of Kevin Sheridan Studies show that an organization's... View Details

Keywords: discrimination; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2015
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Leading Boston and Beyond

equipped to solve the problem. It has spurred “Commonwealth Connect,” utilized in more than 40 communities statewide and has become a model for citizen engagement around the world. “The innovation Chris has... View Details

Keywords: Jen Myers; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

18 Nov 2020
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Networking Goes Truly Global; Confronting Institutional Racism with Case Method Webinar

with these questions in a virtual case-method style discussion on October 22. The 160 attendees had the option to be observers only, or participate in the live video class and be prepared to be called upon to engage in the conversation.... View Details