Charitable Giving - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Oct 2017
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How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

31 Jan 2024
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The Impact Of Truly Generous Charitable Giving As A Business Owner

27 Dec 2014
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Excusing selfishness in charitable giving: The role of risk

25 Oct 2017
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(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.... View Details

07 Feb 2018
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Helping Startups Give Back

“If you really want your company to be associated with giving back and having a social mission,” says Janie Goldstein (MBA 1991), “it needs to be baked in from the start.” But while most startups want to be philanthropic, Goldstein, the... View Details

09 Oct 2019
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Building a Tradition of Giving

Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) Over time and experience, Barry Sternlicht (MBA 1986) has developed an approach to philanthropy that bridges both his professional and personal lives, delivering impact to both. He first started focusing on View Details

21 Nov 2014
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Making It Easier for Retirees to Give to Charity

27 Mar 2017
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How Companies Can Benefit More From Their Corporate Giving

22 Jul 2012
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Study: Women Inspire Corporate Philanthropy

24 Dec 2015
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Give, if You Know What’s Good for You

24 Jan 2012
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Helping Companies do the Right Thing

23 Jun 2020
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Is It Time for Big Apple Circus to Fold the Tent?

01 Apr 2022
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How Can Individual People Most Help Ukraine?

15 Sep 2017
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Christopher Harland (MBA 1984)

consider it a great privilege to have spent two years with some of the smartest, most driven people out there,” explains Harland. For his thirtieth reunion, Harland established a charitable remainder trust. “I want HBS to maintain its... View Details

01 Dec 2011
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FAQ

Investing in HBS What Keeps HBS Ahead? You Do! The Personal Touch Donor Spotlight Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices Why is this a good time to establish a charitable lead trust? Record low rates used in determining... View Details

17 Dec 2020
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Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

networking, efforts to support innovation in Japanese business as well as community service and charitable works. “HBS has a great brand and reputation in Japan, and I hope we can make a difference with our initiatives around DEI,” says... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Sep 2016
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Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money

What is the role of volunteerism and other charitable giving in the United States? About one in four adults volunteer every year. About one in two adults give more than $25 to... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Aug 1998
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Spangler Family Gift Endows New Campus Center

place by great Harvard Business School deans and professors and by generations of outstanding students such as those here with us today," he noted. "Thank you, Dean Clark, for giving my family this chance to continue our strong ties to... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Jan 2012
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E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

Palmer Organization 1984 Cofounds Summit Partners 1991 Establishes Stamps Family Charitable Foundation 2001 Becomes Founding Manager Partner at Summit 2004 Receives Outstanding Service Award, National Venture Capital Association About 10... View Details

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