This post is part of our “Leadership in Challenging Times” blog series, which highlights the inspiring work of the HBS community in addressing the health and economic consequences of COVID-19, alongside the fight for racial equity and an especially polarized political climate. In this post, Joyce Wanderi discusses her work as CEO of PS Kenya and its response to the COVID-19 crisis. Joyce participated in the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) Program with HBS Executive Education in June 2019, as well as SEI’s Nonprofit Crisis Management workshop series in June 2020. [...]
Lina Sergie Attar is founder and CEO of Karam Foundation, dedicated to helping young Syrian refugees on pathways to leadership. An architect and writer from Aleppo, Lina founded Karam Foundation in 2007, and sought to expand her nonprofit CEO toolbox by attending the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) Executive Education program at Harvard Business School. In the post below, she discusses her experience of the program. [...]
This post is part of our Social Enterprise Initiative 25th anniversary blog series, which highlights some of the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who have been a part of SEI throughout the years. Shridhar Venkat is the CEO of Akshaya Patra, a nonprofit dedicated to eliminating classroom hunger in India. Shridhar participated in the HBS Executive Education Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) program. In this post, he describes how he and his organization are pursuing social change. [...]
Chienye Ogwo, the CEO of Africa Initiative for Governance in Nigeria, is a lifelong learner who aspires to be at the cutting edge of her work. Seeking the knowledge and skills to maximize the impact she and her organization have on positive change, she attended the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) program at Harvard Business School Executive Education. In this interview, she describes what she gained from attending the program. [...]
Brightside is an online mentoring nonprofit organisation based in the UK. Founded in 2003, Brightside is one of the largest online mentoring models, working with over 10,000 young people from low-income backgrounds throughout the UK every year. The organisation finds and trains mentors from across industries and leverages an online platform to connect them with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. [...]