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- 25 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker
ashamed of my humble beginning. Don't think because you have to go down in the wash-tub that you are any less a lady!" "She Found A Way" Koehn landed on the story almost by accident while researching her 2001 book, Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned...
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- 18 Feb 2020
- Blog Post
A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020
professors, who began cold calling us to scare us out of having distracting personal discussions during class. On this foundation, we fortified our relationship with trust and (often brutal) transparency. Finding someone willing to be...
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- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Jacek Makowski (MBA 1960)
as 1792, when the country lost its independence, there was a dearth of business acumen in Poland. That history makes the growth of Polish businesses since the fall of Communism nothing short of amazing.” Makowski’s recent gift adds a View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
HBS Gift Planning
FAQ Are there any planned gifts that can help meet current funding needs? Although planned gifts are frequently used to establish a future endowment, a charitable lead trust is one type of planned gift that...
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- 16 Mar 2018
- News
Douglas Spreng (MBA 1967)
and business through decades of change.” As his 50th reunion approached, Spreng considered what legacy he wanted to leave at HBS. In addition to including the School in his will, he established a charitable gift annuity (CGA). “I love the...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
FAQ
$5 million for gifts mean that a charitable lead trust is a great vehicle for making an inter-generational transfer of family assets with little or no gift tax. Also, the IRS now allows the lead View Details
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Bequest - Alumni
dollar amount or a percentage of your estate. Giving a specific asset, such as real estate, artwork, or jewelry. Naming HBS as a residual beneficiary of your estate, so that the School receives the remainder after all other bequests have...
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Neha Panchamia Archives | Social Enterprise
Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results GNE Perspectives: Gearing Up for Challenging Times Neha Panchamia 23 May 2022 Neha Panchamia is the Founder and...
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Howard B. Keck
profits of $200 million in 1979. Equally notable, however, was Keck’s work with the W. M. Keck Foundation, which was a huge supporter of science and technology. Under Keck’s leadership, the Foundation’s charitable View Details
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Utilities & Energy
- 15 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 15
control the timing and recipients of their charitable contributions. White must consider the objectives of these families in the context of several charitable giving vehicles, including Public Charities,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2013
- News
George H. Strong, MBA 1951
his enthusiasm for his HBS experience, Strong was motivated to set up a series of charitable trusts to benefit HBS because it gave him access to the investment portfolio of the Harvard Management Corporation...
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- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Up to the Highest Heights
has,” says Tai, who admits there’s a high barrier for entry into the daring sport. “But anything that draws people together will create trusting relationships that lead to commerce.” Multimillion-dollar deals have been made on the beaches...
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April White
- 18 Sep 2000
- Research & Ideas
Getting It Done: Improving Nonprofit Performance
few years, venture philanthropy's overall impact is quite limited. On another front, The Pew Charitable Trusts undertook a new approach in 1997 by creating the Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Program, which...
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by James E. Aisner
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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact GNE Perspectives: Gearing Up for Challenging Times Neha Panchamia 23 May 2022 Neha Panchamia is the Founder and President of...
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- 13 Dec 2011
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 13
Power: Norway and International Cartels and Trusts, 1919-1939 Authors:Pal Thonstad Sandvik and Espen Storli Publication:Scandinavian Economic History Review 59, no. 3 (2011) Abstract The article examines the relationship between the Norwegian State and international...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969
Chairman, Social Investment Task force, Bridges Community Ventures, & The Portland Trust Cofounder & Former Chairman, Apax Partners L.P. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Oxford University, 1967 M.A.,...
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- 05 Dec 2012
- What Do You Think?
Should Managers Bother Listening to Predictions?
that we have invested in significantly to understand deeply I'll trust our predictions. And I'll trust the prediction more if it's (from) someone who has an unbiased 3rd party interest in the outcome."...
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by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
‘Green’ Trailblazers
commercial solar power systems William Rogers (MBA 1985) The Trust for Public Land Multiple US locations Land conservation nonprofit organization Roger Sant (MBA 1960) Sant Associates Co-founder and chairman Emeritus of AES Corporation;...
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- 02 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 2, 2009
Working PapersTruth in Giving: Experimental Evidence on the Welfare Effects of Informed Giving to the Poor Authors:Christina Fong and Felix Oberholzer-Gee Abstract It is often difficult for donors to predict the value of charitable...
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
financial chicanery or unethical dealings. “Often what you are trying to do is create a sense of loyalty or trust in the firm, but that can make people so loyal that when they see something wrong they don’t bring it up” That dichotomy...
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by Michael Blanding