Publications

21 Feb 2007
Op-Ed

What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish

poverty line. And yet, more than a trillion dollars has been spent by bilateral and multilateral organizations since World War II to try to alleviate this problem. The funds that were supposed to help improve people's lives have often... View Details

Keywords: by George C. Lodge & Craig Wilson

April 2007 (Revised June 2007)
Case

Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (A)

By: Laura Alfaro, Eric D. Werker and Renee Kim

At the 2005 Group of Eight summit, world leaders agreed to relieve the world's poorest countries' debt burdens and double aid to Africa by 2010. The announcement raised questions whether debt relief would really help the poor. By examining past aid trends and policies... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Borrowing and Debt; Capital; International Relations; Nonprofit Organizations; Poverty; Welfare; Africa

18 Jul 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2024-2025 Blavatnik Fellows

programmatic guidance and mentorship, and join a community of entrepreneurs who have created 45 companies and raised over $520M in funding to impact the business of science. To date, Blavatnik Fellows have created 45 companies in... View Details

29 Jun 2010
First Look

First Look: June 29

note:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110070-PDF-ENG The Robin Hood Foundation Alnoor S. Ebrahim and Cathy RossHarvard Business School Case 310-031 Created by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

Web

Podcasts - Managing the Future of Work

face growing polarization. Redrawing the map to tech careers: Per Scholas CEO Plinio Ayala on skills, mobility, and AI 09 APR 2025 | Managing the Future of Work After decades preparing workers from underserved communities for well-paid tech jobs, the workforce View Details

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Business & Environment

Pressure (A) By: Benjamin C. Esty and Edward A. Meyer JUNE 2025 | Case On January 27, 2025, the head of a relatively small hedge fund named Late Apex Partners sent a highly critical letter to the board of directors of Vail Resorts, the... View Details

23 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 23, 2015

paper provides an update on the current state of in-house agencies. Whereas traditional consideration of internalizing advertising services was framed as a binary choice of build or buy, today's advertisers frequently pursue hybrid... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

April 1996 (Revised June 1996)
Case

City Year Enterprise

City Year, a national, nonprofit, youth-service corps, decided to diversify its funding base by seeking opportunities to gain "earned income." In 1995, the initiative, dubbed "City Year Enterprise," had already launched its first project, a collaboration with the... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Partners and Partnerships; Joint Ventures; Social Entrepreneurship; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States

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November 2023
Case

Nourishing Communities: Brighter Bites Approach to Childhood Nutrition

By: David E. Bell, Forest Reinhardt and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

In September 2023, Brighter Bites, a Houston-based non-profit that distributed fresh produce and nutrition education in underserved communities across 11 cities and 5 states, grappled with identifying the best path forward for continued growth. Brighter Bites proved... View Details

Keywords: Nutrition; Growth and Development Strategy; Logistics; Nonprofit Organizations; Human Needs; Poverty; Houston

13 May 2021
Blog Post

HBS Got Talent

format). We ended up raising over $20K for the Boston Resiliency Fund and the show has become an annual tradition! For this year’s event, since I was the only member of the founding team yet to graduate, I led the charge with co-Chair... View Details

12 May 2009
First Look

First Look: May 12, 2009

relationships with distributors in order to meet these competitors. Purchase this case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909055 Purchase this supplement: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=909056 The Rejuvenated... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

March 2020 (Revised August 2020)
Case

Last Mile Health (A)

By: Brian Trelstad and V. Kasturi Rangan

As the Ebola outbreak threatens the fragile health system of Liberia, Raj Panjabi, the founder of Last Mile Health, faces a dilemma: should he expand beyond the organizaton's core mission to help the country build emergency health care capacity, or should he stick to... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare; Ebola; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Care and Treatment; Rural Scope; Health Pandemics; Growth and Development; Decisions; Health Industry; Africa

09 Jan 2024
In Practice

Harnessing AI: What Businesses Need to Know in ChatGPT’s Second Year

As a new year begins, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on the future of work permeates nearly every workplace-related discussion, from diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and venture capital funding to strategic... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Information Technology

May 1999 (Revised December 2007)
Case

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Development Strategy

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell

Despite revenues in excess of $93 million in 1998, world-renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute constantly faces an operating shortfall and looks to its highly successful development office to help cover the deficit. The development office raises money annually (with a... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Capital; Revenue; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations

10 Nov 2009
First Look

First Look: Nov. 10

DeckingerHarvard Business School Case 110-035 This case illustrates a comprehensive valuation of a firm specializing in the "speed dating" niche of the dating/entertainment industry. The founders of HurryDate, a small, privately held firm, are considering... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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HBS - The year in Review

Custom programs. And, while the HBS Online portfolio continued its rapid growth with four new certificate programs and three new Certificates of Specialization, it also hosted Connext, an annual gathering of learners, in a hybrid format... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

April 2011 (Revised May 2012)
Case

City Year: The Journey

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and James Weber

Throughout its first two decades, City Year, a non-profit organization, was dedicated to recruiting young adults to give a year of public service. It had passed through several growth phases but by 2010 a new challenge, and opportunity, had arisen when City Year and... View Details

Keywords: Education; Service Operations; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth and Development Strategy; Performance Efficiency; Resource Allocation