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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. -
Bringing Global Philanthropy Closer to Home
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleIn developing economies, local philanthropists are acting more like investors. -
Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy
Organizational culture 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 program to have minimum impact, what would you do? Give out lots of grants in amounts too small to make a real difference. Back pet charities, not […] -
How Texting is Changing Philanthropy
International business Digital ArticleWithin philanthropy circles, one of the major subtexts of the earthquake in Haiti was the phenomenal success of text-message fundraising appeals. Nonprofits are abuzz about it. The Red Cross alone raised more than $30 million via text donations by the middle of February, more than 10% of the total funds raised. This form of communication […] -
New Corporate Philanthropy
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleForced to explain why businesses should continue to give money away while laying off workers, contributions managers in hundreds of companies have come... -
When Corporate Philanthropy Makes the Recipient Look Bad
Leadership & Managing People ResearchA study of theaters and their artistic reputations. -
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... -
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 […] -
Succeeding at the “Social” Part of ESG
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleFive lessons from a survey of more than 600 companies. -
The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleMost companies feel compelled to give to charity. Few have figured out how to do it well. -
Audacious Philanthropy
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How Nonprofits Can Encourage Donors to Give More
Nonprofit organizations Digital ArticleThree research-backed strategies. -
A New Type of Philanthropy: Donating Data
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleInformation is a public good. -
A Case Study in Strategic Philanthropy
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSeven years ago, Bank of America launched Neighborhood Builders®, a program that provides grants and, more importantly, leadership training to managers... -
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. -
Sharing Data Is a Form of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleAcademics, government, and civic groups can all benefit from greater access. -
The Problem with "Color-Blind" Philanthropy
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleYou simply can't ignore the implications of race. -
An Apollo Program for American Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
Philanthropy Digital ArticleIt’s time. -
Why Shuttering AmazonSmile Was a Mistake
Philanthropy Digital ArticleResearch shows that the charitable benefits of such “giving-by-proxy” programs can extend beyond their direct impact.
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The Ford Foundation: Reimagining Philanthropy to Build a More Just and Fair World
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case profiles Ford Foundation president Darren Walker and his goal of reimagining philanthropy in order to build a more just and fair world. Specifically,... -
George Soros: The Stateless Statesman
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the business career and philanthropic activities of George Soros. The Hungarian-born Soros made a fortune as a hedge fund investor after... -
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... -
Andre Hoffmann: Beyond Philanthropy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details André Hoffmann is a leader of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. His exceptional tenure in philanthropy over the past several decades,... -
Janet Ames (D)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details The final case in the series of Janet Ames looks at the challenges of managing a nonprofit and what to do in the instance of suspected fraud. -
Blue Meridian Partners (A): Scaling for Impact
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In 2018, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation in a bold move transferred all its assets to a fund pooled with other General Partners and Limited Partners,... -
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. -
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... -
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... -
Kathy Giusti and the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details What do you do when your rising professional career is cut short by an unexpected cancer diagnosis? Kathy Giusti shifted careers, built a new organization... -
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... -
Ozyegin Social Investments: A Legacy of Giving
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the work of Ozyegin Social Investments, founded by Husnu Ozyegin , one of Turkey's most successful entrepreneurs. With a focus on education,... -
ERKE: Consumption Binge Caused by Donations
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Hongxing ERKE Industrial Co., Ltd. (ERKE), founded in 2000, was the first large Chinese sportswear company to list overseas. Despite the difficulties... -
Philanthropy Industry Note Part (D): Corporate Philanthropy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details This series of contextual essays provides an overview of the history and status of philanthropic giving in the United States. Drawing on federal tax-based... -
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation-Enabling a Performance Driven Philanthropic Capital Market
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, focused on building the organizational capabilities of nonprofits that served the disadvantaged youth in the United... -
Sun Hing: Keeping the Family Together through Philanthropy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Edwin Lee, is a fourth generation member of the Lee family. He owns and runs Sun Hing Group, and is a board member of the Simon KY Lee Foundation. The... -
Ensuring Your Family's Future: The Alagil Family Office
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Muhammad Alagil was a second-generation leader in the well-known Alagil Family Group of businesses in Saudi Arabia and co-founder and chairman of its... -
Paul Polman
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Over his 40-year career, Paul Polman had led some of the world's largest consumer goods companies, making his biggest mark as CEO of Unilever-a multi-national... -
Philanthropy Industry Note Part (B): Philanthropy by Individual Donors
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details This series of contextual essays provides an overview of the history and status of philanthropic giving in the United States. Drawing on federal tax-based... -
Philanthropy Industry Note Part (A): Landscape of Philanthropy in the U.S.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This series of contextual essays provides an overview of the history and status of philanthropic giving in the United States. Drawing on federal tax-based...
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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. -
Bringing Global Philanthropy Closer to Home
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleIn developing economies, local philanthropists are acting more like investors. -
Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy
Organizational culture 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 program to have minimum impact, what would you do? Give out lots of grants in amounts too small to make a real difference. Back pet charities, not […] -
The Ford Foundation: Reimagining Philanthropy to Build a More Just and Fair World
Management Case Study11.95View Details This case profiles Ford Foundation president Darren Walker and his goal of reimagining philanthropy in order to build a more just and fair world. Specifically,... -
How Texting is Changing Philanthropy
International business Digital ArticleWithin philanthropy circles, one of the major subtexts of the earthquake in Haiti was the phenomenal success of text-message fundraising appeals. Nonprofits are abuzz about it. The Red Cross alone raised more than $30 million via text donations by the middle of February, more than 10% of the total funds raised. This form of communication […] -
George Soros: The Stateless Statesman
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case traces the business career and philanthropic activities of George Soros. The Hungarian-born Soros made a fortune as a hedge fund investor after... -
New Corporate Philanthropy
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleForced to explain why businesses should continue to give money away while laying off workers, contributions managers in hundreds of companies have come... -
When Corporate Philanthropy Makes the Recipient Look Bad
Leadership & Managing People ResearchA study of theaters and their artistic reputations. -
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...