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Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThis season of giving often brings a focus on corporate philanthropy - on giving. But it's hard to do well. If you wanted to design a corporate philanthropy... -
How a New Generation of Business Leaders Views Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleThey’re taking multiple routes to social good. -
Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen it comes to philanthropy, executives increasingly see themselves as caught between critics demanding ever higher levels of "corporate social responsibility"... -
Sharing Data Is a Form of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleAcademics, government, and civic groups can all benefit from greater access. -
Galvanizing Philanthropy
Change management Magazine ArticleTo strengthen their impact in the world, philanthropic investors need to rigorously define their goals, be realistic about how to achieve them, and commit to continual, systematic improvement. -
Q & A: Jane Wales on Global Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleThis week in Washington: the eighth annual Global Philanthropy Forum. Jane Wales is co-founder of the forum, the director of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation at the Aspen Institute, and the host of the nationally syndicated radio show It’s Your World on NPR. The Philanthropy Forum brings together influential individuals interested in enabling […] -
Lincoln Center CEO Henry Timms on New Models for Effective Leadership
Business and society Digital Article“New power” is about circulating new ideas for anyone and everyone to interpret and build on – rather than being controlled by a centralized organization. -
A Case Study in Strategic Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleSeven years ago, Bank of America launched Neighborhood Builders®, a program that provides grants and, more importantly, leadership training to managers of “high-potential” non-profit organizations in the communities where the bank does business. The rationale was straight-forward: thriving neighborhood groups create more vibrant places to live and work, which translates into a better environment for […] -
How Nonprofits Can Encourage Donors to Give More
Nonprofit organizations Digital ArticleThree research-backed strategies. -
How Wise Crowds Can Advance Philanthropy
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleEvery year in the United States billions of philanthropic dollars go to more than 1.5 million nonprofits--some of which use the money inefficiently. But... -
Business Owes the World Everything...and Nothing
Leadership & Managing People Digital Article(Editor's note: This post is part of the HBR Debate "What Does Business Owe the World?") Does business "owe" the world anything? It's an important question,... -
Audacious Philanthropy
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Tulsa’s Big Bet on Remote Workers
Remote work Digital ArticleA program paid workers $10,000 to relocate to Tulsa. And two recent studies suggest the investment was worth it. -
Succeeding at the “Social” Part of ESG
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleFive lessons from a survey of more than 600 companies. -
Multiplication Philanthropy
Philanthropy Digital ArticleLeverage is the mantra of the times in philanthropy, and rightly so. People want to know that the charities they support are using donations as effectively as possible. Donors and institutional funders are more demanding, more discerning, and less detached. They’re no longer content with writing a check and securing their place in heaven. They […] -
Bringing Global Philanthropy Closer to Home
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIn developing economies, local philanthropists are acting more like investors. -
The New Corporate Philanthropy
Business ethics Magazine ArticleMore and more companies are supporting movements for social change while advancing their business goals. -
When Corporate Philanthropy Makes the Recipient Look Bad
Leadership & Managing People ResearchA study of theaters and their artistic reputations. -
How Philanthropists Can Diversify Their Grantmaking Portfolios
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleIt's about creating a balance of grant types, categorized by operations, growth, and risk.
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Google.org: For-Profit Philanthropy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Google.org: For-Profit Philanthropy case introduces a distinct social enterprise structure, a combination of a philanthropic division of a for-profit... -
Social Enterprise Spectrum: Philanthropy to Commerce
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details With the boundaries between philanthropy and commerce blurring, this note briefly gives nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs a framework (the Social... -
Janet Ames (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames... -
BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is an Indian not-for-profit organization engaged in assisting differently-abled persons by providing... -
The Incentive for Legacy: Tsinghua University Education Foundation
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Vivian Yuan seeks to bolster the Tsinghua University Education Foundation's fundraising efforts and investment goals in a new era of Chinese higher education.... -
Embedding Corporate Philanthropy in Grand Circle Corporation
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case is about implementing a strategic initiative at Grand Circle Corporation, one of the largest international tour operators in the US, sending... -
Dachser (B): Putting Intelligent Logistics to the Test
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details This brief B case dives into how the governance model withstood the COVID-19 crisis. -
Kickstarter: Crowdfunding for the Arts
Management Case Study11.95View Details Kickstarter was a virtual crowdfunding platform and community that allowed creators of all kinds to raise funding for creative projects. The executive... -
Janet Ames (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames... -
George Soros: A Life in Full
30.00View Details A compelling new picture of one of the most important, complex, and misunderstood figures of our time. The name George Soros is recognized around the... -
Zhang Xin and the Emergence of Chinese Philanthropy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the recent emergence of Chinese business philanthropy through the case of the SOHO China Foundation established by the wife and husband... -
Blue Meridian Partners (B): Pivoting in a Crisis
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details The (B) case situated in 2020 describes the many quick decisions taken by the fund in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the calls for social justice,... -
Dr. Bronner's: Do Psychedelics Fit with Its Cosmic Principles?
Management Case Study11.95View Details This field-based case describes the situation facing David Bronner, cosmic engagement officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps (Dr. Bronner's), the... -
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Venture Philanthropy Funding for Biotech
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In 2001, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated acquired the San Diego-based biotech company, Aurora Biosciences. The combination of Vertex's and Aurora's... -
Sun Hing: Keeping the Family Together through Philanthropy - an Update in 2020
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for #ST17. -
GiveIndia - The Business of Philanthropy
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details GiveIndia is an online donation platform that bridges the gap between the donors and credible Non-Governmental Organizations. The focus of GiveIndia has... -
Janet Ames (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames... -
Community Solutions
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Community Solutions was an anti-homelessness nonprofit founded in 2011 after protagonist Rosanne Haggerty grew frustrated with the limited impact of traditional... -
Roberts Enterprise Development Fund: Implementing a Social Venture Capital Approach to Philanthropy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) transformed its philanthropic practice into a social venture capital practice in 1997 with a portfolio of nonprofit...
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Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThis season of giving often brings a focus on corporate philanthropy - on giving. But it's hard to do well. If you wanted to design a corporate philanthropy... -
How a New Generation of Business Leaders Views Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleThey’re taking multiple routes to social good. -
Google.org: For-Profit Philanthropy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Google.org: For-Profit Philanthropy case introduces a distinct social enterprise structure, a combination of a philanthropic division of a for-profit... -
Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen it comes to philanthropy, executives increasingly see themselves as caught between critics demanding ever higher levels of "corporate social responsibility"... -
Social Enterprise Spectrum: Philanthropy to Commerce
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details With the boundaries between philanthropy and commerce blurring, this note briefly gives nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs a framework (the Social... -
Sharing Data Is a Form of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleAcademics, government, and civic groups can all benefit from greater access. -
Janet Ames (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The series of Janet Ames cases follow a fictional alumna of Harvard Business School into her consulting career in Boston. Over the series of cases, Ames... -
BMVSS: Changing Lives, One Jaipur Limb at a Time
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is an Indian not-for-profit organization engaged in assisting differently-abled persons by providing...