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- 24 Jan 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Punctuated Generosity: How Mega-events and Natural Disasters Affect Corporate Philanthropy in US Communities
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by András Tilcsik & Christopher Marquis
- January–February 2015
- Article
The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice
By: David A. Garvin and Joshua D. Margolis
The article looks at giving and receiving advice as an element of organizational leadership and managerial ability. It suggests that the skills related to these actions, such as self-awareness and diplomacy, are not innate talents but can be learned. It lists problems...
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Garvin, David A., and Joshua D. Margolis. "The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice." Harvard Business Review 93, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2015): 60–71.
- 02 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY
business and society. Two new ventures led by HBS alumni are leveraging the power of philanthropy in the fight against racism. By retooling traditional philanthropic models in distinctive ways, the New...
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- April 1996 (Revised May 1996)
- Background Note
The Social Enterprise Spectrum: Structuring Social-Purpose Ventures: From Philanthropy to Commerce
With the boundaries between philanthropy and commerce blurring, this note briefly gives nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs a framework (the Social Enterprise Spectrum) for thinking creatively about structural options in the social sector.
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Social Entrepreneurship
Dees, J. Gregory. "The Social Enterprise Spectrum: Structuring Social-Purpose Ventures: From Philanthropy to Commerce." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-343, April 1996. (Revised May 1996.)
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
An agent for change through investing and philanthropy
Jim Alexandre (MBA 1983), a private equity specialist, talks about how he is an agent for change through his investments and his personal philanthropy. (Published April 2014)
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- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Building a better India through business and philanthropy
the Piramal Group into one of India’s largest conglomerates and the country’s third-largest pharmaceutical company. “We have transformed ourselves from an India-centric business to a global business,” says Piramal. “Today, the majority of...
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- 2013
- Working Paper
Non-Standard Matches and Charitable Giving
By: Michael Sanders, Sarah Smith and Michael I. Norton
Many organisations, including corporations and governments, wish to encourage charitable giving, and offer incentives for their employees, customers and citizens to do so. The most common of these incentives is a match rate, where the organisation agrees to pay, for...
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Sanders, Michael, Sarah Smith, and Michael I. Norton. "Non-Standard Matches and Charitable Giving." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-094, May 2013.
- 1 Oct 2010
- Conference Presentation
I Give Therefore I Have: Charitable Giving and Subjective Wealth
By: Zoe Chance and Michael I. Norton
- 1 Oct 2011
- Conference Presentation
Giving Time Gives You Time
By: Zoe Chance, Cassie Mogilner and Michael I. Norton
Chance, Zoe, Cassie Mogilner, and Michael I. Norton. "Giving Time Gives You Time." Paper presented at the Association for Consumer Research Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 1, 2011.
- October–November 2003
- Article
Religious Faith and Charitable Giving
By: Arthur C. Brooks
Brooks, Arthur C. "Religious Faith and Charitable Giving." Policy Review 121 (October–November 2003): 39–50.
- 22 Oct 2009
- Conference Presentation
Charitable Giving and Subjective Wealth
By: Zoe Chance and Michael I. Norton
The Art of Giving and Receiving Advice
Seeking and giving advice are central to effective leadership and decision making, and they require emotional intelligence, self-awareness, restraint, diplomacy, and patience on both sides. But managers tend to view these competencies as “gifts” that one either has... View Details
- 19 Dec 2023
- Research & Ideas
$15 Billion in Five Years: What Data Tells Us About MacKenzie Scott’s Philanthropy
of gifts over time. So many in the nonprofit and philanthropy world wondered how Scott’s nonconforming principles would be expressed in her actual giving. Scott, whose net worth has been estimated to top $40...
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- January 13, 2003
- Other Article
The Pluses in Corporate Philanthropy
By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
Keywords:
Strategy
Porter, Michael E., and Mark R. Kramer. "The Pluses in Corporate Philanthropy." Boston Globe (January 13, 2003).
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Giving Advice
(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....
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- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Giving Together
creation of a fund in his name. The response shows the power of group giving with an impressive $1.3 million raised from 20 HBS classmates and friends toward the Robert E. Bennett Memorial Fellowship. Such a...
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- Web
A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni
Giving A Tradition of Philanthropy Giving A Tradition of Philanthropy Investing in Leadership Donor support advances the School's mission...
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- June 2014
- Technical Note
A Note on Seeking, Receiving, and Giving Advice
By: David A. Garvin and Joshua D. Margolis
This note examines the processes of seeking, receiving, and giving advice by drawing on both academic research and the lessons of skilled practitioners. It begins with a discussion of the potential benefits and costs of advice-seeking and advice-giving. The note then...
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Advice Taking;
Coaching;
Decision-making;
Leadership;
Interpersonal Communication;
Personal Development and Career;
Management Skills
Garvin, David A., and Joshua D. Margolis. "A Note on Seeking, Receiving, and Giving Advice." Harvard Business School Technical Note 314-071, June 2014.
- June 2013
- Background Note
Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future
By: Allen Grossman, Sarah Appleby and Caitlin Reimers
This note explores the current state of venture philanthropy in the U.S. and its future. Based on interviews with 28 practitioners in the field of philanthropy and a review of the literature since the publication of the article introducing the concept of venture...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy;
Nonprofit;
Social Institutions;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Civil Society or Community;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
United States
Grossman, Allen, Sarah Appleby, and Caitlin Reimers. "Venture Philanthropy: Its Evolution and Its Future." Harvard Business School Background Note 313-111, June 2013.