Nonprofit Sector - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Aug 2009
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Executives Sharpen Their Nonprofit Strategy at HBS Executive Education Program

01 Mar 2014
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Building Capacity in the Social Sector

would connect the SEI with his own Pennsylvania community. Thun's 2007 gift, an endowed scholarship that helps bring a Lehigh Valley nonprofit executive to the SEI's Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit... View Details

Keywords: SEI; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming nonprofits with business-oriented insights that scale impact

Tom Tierney (MBA 1980) is working to empower social entrepreneurs, mission-driven organizations, and philanthropists to build a better world. The Bridgespan Group, the professional services firm he cofounded with Jeff Bradach (PhDOB 1992) in 1999, collaborates with... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Transforming the way the social sector innovates, learns, and improves

In Zambia and Uganda, it partnered with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Ministries of Health to test new policies in HIV, malaria, and maternal health. IDinsight has also worked in Cambodia and Rwanda and in other sectors... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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The Third Force: Indispensable to Society, Nonprofits Should Redirect Oversight Efforts

play if reported in the New York Times"). The questions, as enumerated by Herzlinger, are substantial. "Do we as a nonprofit have insufficient or excessive resources to accomplish our mission? Are we being fair to future and past... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Dec 2019
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Bridging the Gap

“I suppose my hope for YALP is that it will have played some tiny role in that progress.” Multiplier Effect In November, the University of Minnesota hosted the Minnesota Young American Leaders Program (MYALP), convening 50 rising leaders across the private, public, and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

01 Jun 2005
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Better than Cash

HBS, and many use the experience to help them transition to the nonprofit sector or to prepare for work on nonprofit boards.” Horwitz adds, “Through CAP, alumni have a chance... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; CAP; HBS; nonprofits; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

09 Nov 2022
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Public Good

“I’ve got to listen and learn before I make major changes.” Hudson’s background includes 25 years of experience in the corporate world, most recently in the field of medical technology. After a year-long break following a successful IPO, she made the switch to the... View Details

Keywords: nonprofit management; social enterprise; leadership; United Way; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Mar 2013
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Bringing It Back Home

focused on helping nonprofits operate more effectively by adapting private- sector management practices. SPNM was developed both to share that information with nonprofits, which could test and refine these... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; SPNM; Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management; Roadtrip Nation; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management