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- 13 Jun 2013
- News
Learning Curve
help as many people as I can in my lifetime. The greatest social issue we have in the United States is the disparity in children's education. If you don't get a good education, it's extremely unlikely that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Late Start, Dramatic Finish
including Yale, the University of Texas, and Cornell had arrived at Wake Forest to begin analyzing the issue at hand and organizing their presentations for Saturday's competition. This year's case focused on the public relations... View Details
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
progress can come when you look for common ground.” For business leaders who want to have an impact on solving big social problems, Shumway observes, “There’s so much need. Look around and start with something small. Our work on... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 26 May 2016
- News
Thomas J. Tierney, MBA 1980
organization. “When we launched Bridgespan, the phrases ‘social entrepreneur’ and ‘venture philanthropy’ did not exist. We took a page out of Bain & Company’s book about how to add value, customizing it for the social sector to create... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
introduces some of our nation's brightest individuals to a variety of social enterprise organizations. This exposure will motivate them to invest with time and dollars. Ostrov: The field of social enterprise... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Contributing to a Better Future
whose research on racial equity issues will help grow the community of scholars working on this topic, and another fellow will join us in the spring. Next year, we plan to bring in fellows whose work addresses climate change. We’re also... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
That’s a huge amount of work.” Bohmer has firsthand knowledge of the issues faced by MHCD participants. A physician, he practiced medicine in New Zealand and England, helped establish a surgical hospital in Sudan, and served as clinical... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning
students worked with seven NGOs, small businesses, and a government agency, variously focused on issues of social enterprise and business development. Student teams tackled projects with the goal of... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
one of the first firms in Thailand to develop its own written code of ethics. The company's philosophy is rooted in the Buddhist concept of fairness and also stresses product quality, the value of the individual, and concern for social... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
(courtesy of Susan Wolf Ditkoff) The philanthropy economy is booming. Last year, America’s charitable giving totaled $358.38 billion, equaling 2.1 percent of GDP—a number last attained in prerecession 2004. With that growth have come a number of new options, including... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness
Jan Rivkin conceived of a data-based, research-driven effort to influence the national dialogue and shed light on the crucial issue of the ability of US companies to compete in a global economy while supporting rising living standards for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
Massachusetts legislature deliberately left certain “hot potato” issues for the Connector to define (such as “affordability” for the purposes of the individual mandate), and despite differing viewpoints, Wcislo believes,... View Details
- 27 Mar 2023
- News
A Sporting Chance
It would be a much sexier story, says Jorge Perez de Leza (MBA 1996), if he told people he was trampled by a raging bull, but the truth is that the fall that had such a profound effect on his life was a much more mundane event. "It was just a really stupid accident,"... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Building Community in the Bay Area
his experiences with his board and about critical issues relating to governing nonprofit organizations today. The event was hosted by the HBS Community Partners, a group established by the HBS Association of Northern California in 1986 to... View Details
- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010) Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010) At the end of most days, Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010) feels like he hasn’t done enough. As executive director of East Boston Social Centers (EBSC), a century-old grassroots... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Feedback
perseverance, and teamwork. —Michael Brown (MBA 1970) via LinkedIn Curing Health Care Re: How can our health care system be fixed? This is all very well and good, but technical solutions will only work around the edges until two main View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
HIV/AIDS and Business
social and financial cost of inaction is so high that standing by is not an option, particularly for multinational corporations doing business in countries with high infection rates. “AIDS places a dramatic spotlight on the question of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
difficulty getting access to start-up capital. When you have to meet a payroll, the issue of fulfilling both personal and professional responsibilities still looms large. Cynthia Montgomery I recently talked about the School's celebration... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Clubs Hopping
to Angella about CAP, the challenges a modern nonprofit faces, and how a new breed of donors has shifted the sector. CAP'S CHARGE "We bring the experience of HBS alumni to nonprofits that may not otherwise be able to access those types of resources. The number one... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
In War-Torn Liberia, Student Gains a Wealth of Experience
"I wanted to work in international development," says Ballou, whose fellowship through the HBS Initiative on Social Enterprise supplemented her summer income. "I also had a wonderful opportunity at the World Bank, but the IRC gave me a... View Details