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- April 2009 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Bob Beall at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
By: Robert Steven Kaplan and Sophie Hood
Bob Beall is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). CFF is an extremely successful organization, but Beall has to determine how to manage the organization through the financial crisis of 2008-2009. In this situation, donations are likely...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Financial Crisis;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Leadership;
Crisis Management;
Nonprofit Organizations
Kaplan, Robert Steven, and Sophie Hood. "Bob Beall at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 409-107, April 2009. (Revised October 2010.)
- 24 Sep 2015
- Blog Post
Why We Recruit: Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
Nancy Huang (HBS ’96), Director of Outreach, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Describe your organization in three to five sentences. The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is a global venture philanthropy...
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Nonprofit / Government
- Research Summary
Building Career Foundations
Building Career Foundations is a multi-dimensional longitudinal project that focuses on the career development of MBAs from HBS, the Class of 1996. Employing a relational approach to career development, Higgins...
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- July 2014 (Revised August 2018)
- Course Overview Note
FIELD Foundations
- May 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
The Robin Hood Foundation
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Cathy Ross
Created by hedge fund and financial managers, the Robin Hood Foundation fights poverty through grants to nonprofit organizations. As the global financial crisis continues to impact the poor disproportionately, the Foundation needs to ensure that its funds are being...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Poverty;
Organizational Design;
Performance Effectiveness;
Financial Crisis;
Programs;
Measurement and Metrics
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and Cathy Ross. "The Robin Hood Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 310-031, May 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- Fast Answer
Corporate giving, foundations and grants
How can I find out about corporate giving, foundations and their areas of interest for making grants? Foundation Directory Online: Provides comprehensive information on grantmakers and their grants....
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- November 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
AOL Time Warner Foundation
Focuses on B. Keith Fulton, vice president of the AOL Time Warner Foundation, who is analyzing the results of a new partnership between the foundation and the National Council on Aging. Fulton is considering ways to build upon the partnership's initial success.
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
Partners and Partnerships;
Communications Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
Publishing Industry
Barrett, Diana, Cassandra Hanley, and Sarah Aaron. "AOL Time Warner Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 303-014, November 2002. (Revised May 2003.)
- spring 2003
- Article
Building on Foundations of Sand?
By: Nicole DeHoratius and Ananth Raman
DeHoratius, Nicole, and Ananth Raman. "Building on Foundations of Sand?" ECR Journal 3, no. 1 (spring 2003).
- May 1974
- Case
Great Lakes Clinic Foundation (A)
Sheldon, Alan P., and Ardis Burst. "Great Lakes Clinic Foundation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 474-211, May 1974.
- 15 Nov 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Algorithmic Foundations for Business Strategy
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by Mihnea Moldoveanu
- October 2013
- Background Note
Multi-Sided Platforms: Foundations and Strategy
By: Andrei Hagiu
This note offers an analysis of four fundamental strategic decisions and associated tradeoffs that set MSPs apart from other types of businesses (e.g. product firms) and that every MSP entrepreneur and investor should carefully consider. In the last section I also...
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Hagiu, Andrei. "Multi-Sided Platforms: Foundations and Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 714-436, October 2013.
- January 2000
- Teaching Note
Mexican Foundation For Rural Development
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-300-082).
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Keywords:
Mexico
- 2016
- Working Paper
Algorithmic Foundations for Business Strategy
By: Mihnea Moldoveanu
I introduce algorithmic and meta-algorithmic models for the study of strategic problem solving, aimed at illuminating the processes and procedures by which strategic managers and firms deal with complex problems. These models allow us to explore the relationship...
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Moldoveanu, Mihnea. "Algorithmic Foundations for Business Strategy." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-036, October 2016.
- 14 Feb 2007
- HBS Conference
Institutional Foundations for Industry Self-Regulation
- March 2002 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
EMCF: A New Approach at an Old Foundation
By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
Michael Bailin, president of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF), embarked on a three-year effort to transform the foundation's grant-making in theory and practice. This case details his efforts to move from an "initiatives-based" approach in philanthropy to a...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Leadership;
Management Practices and Processes;
Performance Expectations;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Cognition and Thinking;
Customization and Personalization;
Theory
Grossman, Allen S., and Daniel F. Curran. "EMCF: A New Approach at an Old Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 302-090, March 2002. (Revised June 2002.)
- June 2005 (Revised January 2006)
- Case
Investment Policy at the Hewlett Foundation (2005)
By: Luis M. Viceira
In early January 2005, Laurance Hoagland Jr., VP and CIO of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (HF), and his investment team met to finish their recommendations to the HF Investment Committee for a new asset allocation policy for the foundation's investment...
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Keywords:
Investment Portfolio;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Public Equity;
Globalization;
Investment;
Property;
Risk Management;
Asset Management;
Financial Services Industry
Viceira, Luis M. "Investment Policy at the Hewlett Foundation (2005)." Harvard Business School Case 205-126, June 2005. (Revised January 2006.)
- Program
Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital
Summary Raising private capital can be a daunting process, especially for new entrants in the sector. Foundations of Private Equity and Venture Capital delves into the fundamental challenges and best practices for successfully raising a...
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- 2010
- Working Paper
Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard
By: Robert S. Kaplan
David Norton and I introduced the Balanced Scorecard in a 1992 Harvard Business Review article (Kaplan & Norton, 1992). The article was based on a multi-company research project to study performance measurement in companies whose intangible assets played a central role...
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Keywords:
Asset Management;
Balanced Scorecard;
Management Systems;
Performance Improvement;
Strategy
Kaplan, Robert S. "Conceptual Foundations of the Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-074, March 2010.