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- 18 Jan 2022
- News
HBS Alumni Mentor Students; Shanghai Club Hosts Entrepreneurship Conference
kids’ high school. “It was a business club that evolved into a mentoring program,” says Mallory. “I wanted to do something a little different, and specifically help underserved people in our community.” Mallory started looking at colleges...
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Margie Kelley
- 22 Jul 2021
- News
Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women
quarter ever. She sits on several boards, including at MOUSE, a nonprofit bringing STEM programs to underserved youth, and she sponsors an annual scholarship for high school seniors. Ghiya co-founded FemHealth after experiencing...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
character of underserved urban communities where houses of worship are stable, deeply rooted institutions. We are adept at leveraging both human and financial resources and are committed, in particular, to nurturing entrepreneurship. Our...
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
chain of pharmacies and clinics for the underserved in Kenya, that he cofounded a start-up, CancerScan, in his native Japan, where only 20 percent of women over 40 were getting breast-cancer screenings. After contracting with a local...
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- 10 Sep 2020
- News
The Business of Access
technology. “Technology companies are acknowledging that they can play a major role in assisting the underserved and the disabled,” she says. “They understand that their work can help create independence, which enables dignity and...
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Outside-the-box innovation for off-the-grid energy
Andreas Jaegle (MBA 2014) and his Harvard University colleagues use the Harvard Innovation Lab as a co-development hub for their startup, elementa energy solutions, which brings low-cost electricity to the most underserved communities in...
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- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Can Business Smarts Save the Charter School Revolution?
Colorado-based Charter School Growth Fund (CSGF), comes in. Since 2005, the nonprofit Growth Fund has provided necessary capital to 34 charter management organizations (CMOs) that run networks of charters serving 125,000 students in 330 schools in View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
pathway to prosperity. STACEY CHILDRESS (MBA 2000) CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy that supports educators and innovators who are reimagining public education to give students, particularly those from View Details
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Student Benefits from Class of 2006 Fellowship
comes to HBS with a passion for education and three years of social enterprise experience. Most recently, she served as the new schools development associate at The SEED Foundation, a nonprofit that partners with urban communities to provide educational opportunities...
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Educational Services
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Better Care at Lower Cost
doctor’s attention, he explained. Innovations like MinuteClinic that reach previously underserved consumers or provide benefits to those overserved by doctor-based care have the potential to reshape the health-care industry, he added. The...
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- 11 Aug 2020
- News
Find Your Allies
for Educational Opportunity changed her mind. The program, which offers educational and career support to students from underserved communities, helped Harris realize something: she loved finance. “I was 19 years old and there I was,...
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- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)
the organization as it has forged educational partnerships with numerous businesses and become the country's leading nonprofit resource for breast cancer information and education. NABCO is now a powerful force in patient advocacy, especially for medically View Details
- 11 Oct 2012
- News
Answering the Doctor's Call
Northeast Ohio Medical University, that was seemingly tailor-made to his aspirations. Downing is one of just 35 nontraditional students in the program, aimed at providing doctors to underserved urban neighborhoods. “I want to be a...
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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Courting the Poor
this merger as well as to lay out guidelines for future growth initiatives. Throughout this discussion issues of cultural fit for employees and customers as well as the limitations of the CEO’s charisma are investigated. Frei hopes that students will see the potential...
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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
We Rise
encouraging: Recent years have seen a growth in funds focused on underserved populations, and limited partners have shown more interest in increasing the number of women and people of color in venture firms and within the venture-backed...
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- 08 May 2012
- News
Screen Saver
tremendously exciting time.” In addition to offering open enrollment classes to children, teens, and adults, the JBFC provides (often at no cost) programs for students in underserved communities and at local correctional facilities....
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- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Student Startups Help Fight COVID-19
doctors to screen for COVID-19 in underserved and refugee populations. Jordan Lebovic (MD/MBA 2020) was the company’s chief research officer until he began his medical residency in June. “The creative problem-solving the i-lab fosters is...
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- 24 Mar 2021
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Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
helping underserved communities, we had to look at ourselves. Most of our board is old white guys, so we’re asking, what are we doing to appeal to minority alumni? Are we serving nonprofits that deal with racism? Are we missing something...
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Margie Kelley
- 19 Nov 2014
- News
The Power of Yes
Dichter, “but we know that if we can truly capture and quantify this, it could be revolutionary, and not just for the impact investing sector—it could change how we understand the role of business in society.” Before coming to Acumen, Dichter worked to expand financial...
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Julia Hanna
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
Appalachian Community Capital, a small business lender for underserved communities; and Genevieve Martin, Executive Director of Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation, which works on second-chance employment for individuals impacted by the...
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Margie Kelley