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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Students Assist Needy Family
donations on behalf of selected families in dire need. Commenting on the students’ effort, Connors said, “It was a great statement about the School and the students.” View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
fellows at Year Up in Washington, DC. Siddharth Yog (MBA 2004), who teaches business administration at HBS, was one of the organization’s earliest supporters, along with 20 other HBS classmates who donate annually. The funding helps to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
allow it to offer better (higher) prices to consumers on its buy side and so on in a virtuous cycle." —Associate Professor Andrei Hagiu "[I suggest] a modified TOMS Shoes model. From the customer/end-user side: When they want to sell their device, they'll also have the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Where Conservation Means Business
reputed to be one of the richest men of his era, donated $5 million to Harvard University in 1924 to fund the construction of the new HBS campus. Among the artifacts is a finely crafted cherry wood “Resolutions” chest containing... View Details
Keywords: Roger thompson
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
First Film: Open Invitation, half–hour dark comedy Previous Job: managed brand franchises for Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati and Toronto AT P&G: spearheaded relationship with UNICEF to donate tuberculosis vaccines Copresident: HBS... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
The Network Effect
COVID-related trials needing over 858,000 volunteers. “Every week, every day, every hour we can decrease the time for developing COVID-19 solutions will make a tremendous impact,” says Kapoor, who notes that the platform will soon begin to match COVID positive... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68)
The blind man depicted in the sculpture suffers from river blindness, a disease that ravaged countless lives in the developing world until Merck researchers discovered the breakthrough drug Mectizan. The company's decision to donate the... View Details
- 22 Nov 2011
- News
A Storybook Beginning
off-the-grid locations are difficult,” notes Risher. “For schools in these areas, e-readers, which are rapidly coming down in cost, are ideal.” With a one-time donation of 30 Kindles from Amazon, Risher launched Worldreader last winter in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
possible for organizations and individuals to donate unused computer time for use in AIDS and cancer research, which requires huge amounts of data-processing capacity. What is the difference between the “no child left behind” approach to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Campaign Regional Events
Greenhill House (formerly Humphrey), the new home of the School’s Global Initiative. Gayle and Robert F. Greenhill (MBA '62) donated $15 million to establish the Greenhill Family Endowment for Global Research to support a broad range of... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Professor Ramchandran Jaikumar Remembered
Greenland, thereby earning the right to name it. He chose "Minarjnik," a contraction of the names of his wife, Mrinalini Mani, and two sons, Nikhil and Arjun. A memorial service was held in February at Memorial Church in Harvard Yard. View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
German Family to Give $11M After Learning Extent of Nazi Past
After an internal investigation revealed his company’s historic ties to Nazi Germany, JAB Holdings’ managing partner Peter Harf (MBA 1974) announced that the company intends to donate 10 million euros to a yet-to-be-determined charity.... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
An investment in meaningful results
meaningful and measurable results. It is supported entirely by its board of directors; all public donations go directly to programs and services. "Wanting to help your neighbors isn't enough. Proving how to help them effectively is the... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
The 'multiplier effect' of supporting education
which has a multiplier effect. We helped the British School of Rio; we donated buildings, labs, and a theater.” Maria notes, “Education for us is number one. Since we’ve been together we believe that living in a country like Brazil you... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
MBAs take their business acumen on the road
and hit the road this summer. Alaoui recalls the work MBAxAmerica did for Sebastian Jackson, owner of the Detroit barbershop Social Club Grooming Co. Jackson wanted to donate hair shavings to accelerate compost for urban renewal projects.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Alumni Clubs Put Skills to Work
philanthropy moderated by HBS lecturer Nicolas Retsinas. More than 100 people attended the event, which highlighted the increasing synergy between the private sector and the philanthropic sector. Last November, the club inaugurated its Turbo Award with a $20,000 View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
global emergencies. His work included the planning and delivery of humanitarian aid during the war in Afghanistan—an experience he found both powerful and frustrating. When a US town raised money to donate an ambulance to the Afghan... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
John Mulroney: Center Stage at the Opera
annual budget and then finding the means to support it. Fundraising, he says, has always intrigued him. He acknowledges that people don't usually like to ask for donations and that "it can be downright embarrassing," but he sees it as the... View Details
- 11 May 2011
- News
The PMD 70 Tree and Other Memorials at HBS
academe: a tree planted near Burden by the PMD 70 class at their graduation. The class may have been inspired by the Partners Association, which had planted a tree in front of Soldiers Field Park apartments. PMD 70 donated the money for... View Details
- 13 Oct 2020
- News
Running a Decathlon
unique was that it required that teams include students of varying academic abilities. Patton was impressed by Peterson’s vision and subsequently became Academic Decathlon’s first president. Patton helped put together a board of directors. Before long, the organization... View Details