-
Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen it comes to philanthropy, executives increasingly see themselves as caught between critics demanding ever higher levels of "corporate social responsibility"... -
Audacious Philanthropy
Organizational Development Magazine ArticlePrivate philanthropists have helped propel some of the most important social-impact success stories of the past century: Virtually eradicating polio globally.... -
A Fast Track to Building Trust
Management VideoYou can't establish credibility without building trust, but trust takes time to develop. What can you do if you don't have time on your side? -
Sharing Data Is a Form of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleAcademics, government, and civic groups can all benefit from greater access. -
Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
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 […] -
How a New Generation of Business Leaders Views Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleThey’re taking multiple routes to social good. -
How Wise Crowds Can Advance Philanthropy
Marketing Magazine ArticleMidsize nonprofits in the United States offer some of the most innovative solutions to our most pressing problems, but they are starved for growth funding because no efficient market mechanism exists to guide capital to them. In the absence of reliable information about the relative performance of nonprofits, billions of philanthropic dollars annually are distributed […] -
A New Type of Philanthropy: Donating Data
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInformation is a public good. -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Succeeding at the “Social” Part of ESG
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleFive lessons from a survey of more than 600 companies. -
An Apollo Program for American Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIt's time. -
How Nonprofits Can Encourage Donors to Give More
Organizational Development Digital ArticleThree research-backed strategies. -
Galvanizing Philanthropy
Organizational Development Magazine ArticlePhilanthropic organizations, exempt from the accountability imposed on business by markets or on government by voters, are free to experiment and take... -
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 […] -
Why Shuttering AmazonSmile Was a Mistake
Organizational Development Digital ArticleResearch shows that the charitable benefits of such "giving-by-proxy" programs can extend beyond their direct impact. -
Avoiding the Madonna Effect in Philanthropy
Communication Digital ArticleThe collapse of Madonna's high-profile effort to build a school for impoverished girls in Malawi has made headlines around the world. The singer's celebrity... -
Bringing Global Philanthropy Closer to Home
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleIn developing economies, local philanthropists are acting more like investors. -
How Philanthropists Can Diversify Their Grantmaking Portfolios
Investment management Digital ArticleIt’s about creating a balance of grant types, categorized by operations, growth, and risk.
-
An Heir with No Spare: The Deitch Family Office
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Joe and Matt Deitch, father and son, knew it was time to start their own family office. Matthew had recently joined his father at the family's three enterprises,... -
The Incentive for Legacy: Tsinghua University Education Foundation
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View 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.... -
Acumen Fund and WaterHealth International: The Role of Venture Philanthropy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Acumen Fund was founded in 2001 to provide modest amounts of capital, together with business expertise, to help build thriving enterprises that would... -
Prime Coalition: Estimating Climate Impact
Management Case Study8.95View Details A case on CRANE, a tool to help investors and green technology companies estimate the future climate impact of new technologies and products, called emissions... -
How to Encourage Others to Give and When to Pass the Torch? Insights from The Philanthropy Connection
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details This case follows the co-founder and president, Marla Felcher, of The Philanthropy Connection (TPC). TPC is a nonprofit organization that centers around... -
Avon's Crusade: Beyond Corporate Philanthropy in the Company for Women
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details As part of a fundraising effort for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, Avon has promoted "pink ribbon" products sold by Avon's 550,000 U.S. representatives--its... -
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... -
An Overview of the NGO and Philanthropy Sectors in India
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study15.05View Details The note provides an overview of the size and structure of India's philanthropic sector. It describes the evolution of the sector and its size in numbers... -
Dasra: Growing Venture Philanthropy in India
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study15.05View Details Dasra, a pioneer in the Indian Strategic Philanthropy space founded by a husband and wife team, had grown and evolved with the fast changing philanthropy... -
Philanthropy Industry Note Part (A): Landscape of Philanthropy in the U.S.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View 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... -
Pittsburgh: A Successful City?
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Pittsburgh, PA, was once the crown jewel of American heavy industry. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city was an undisputed leader in steel production,... -
Roberts Enterprise Development Fund: Implementing a Social Venture Capital Approach to Philanthropy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) transformed its philanthropic practice into a social venture capital practice in 1997 with a portfolio of nonprofit... -
Zhang Xin and the Emergence of Chinese Philanthropy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View 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... -
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... -
Note on Innovations in Philanthropy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Provides a framework for thinking systematically about innovations in philanthropy. To be successful and sustainable, innovative approaches to philanthropy... -
Dachser (A): Intelligent Logistics
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details The case, based on extensive interviews with top executives and two generations of Dachser family owners, documents the genesis and spectacular growth... -
Google.org: For-Profit Philanthropy
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details The Google.org: For-Profit Philanthropy case introduces a distinct social enterprise structure, a combination of a philanthropic division of a for-profit... -
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... -
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Venture Philanthropy Funding for Biotech
Finance & Accounting Case Study14.00View Details In 2001, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated acquired the San Diego-based biotech company, Aurora Biosciences. The combination of Vertex's and Aurora's... -
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...
-
Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleWhen it comes to philanthropy, executives increasingly see themselves as caught between critics demanding ever higher levels of "corporate social responsibility"... -
Audacious Philanthropy
Organizational Development Magazine ArticlePrivate philanthropists have helped propel some of the most important social-impact success stories of the past century: Virtually eradicating polio globally.... -
An Heir with No Spare: The Deitch Family Office
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Joe and Matt Deitch, father and son, knew it was time to start their own family office. Matthew had recently joined his father at the family's three enterprises,... -
Maria Ahlstrom-Bondestam: Together Everyone Achieves More, Teaching Note
Management Digital ArticleTeaching note for case IM1285. -
A Fast Track to Building Trust
Management VideoYou can't establish credibility without building trust, but trust takes time to develop. What can you do if you don't have time on your side? -
The Incentive for Legacy: Tsinghua University Education Foundation
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View 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.... -
Sharing Data Is a Form of Corporate Philanthropy
Corporate social responsibility Digital ArticleAcademics, government, and civic groups can all benefit from greater access. -
Philanthropy’s New Agenda: Creating Value
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleSatisfied with doing good, too few foundations work strategically to do better. -
Acumen Fund and WaterHealth International: The Role of Venture Philanthropy
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Acumen Fund was founded in 2001 to provide modest amounts of capital, together with business expertise, to help build thriving enterprises that would... -
How to Encourage Others to Give and When to Pass the Torch? Insights from The Philanthropy Connection, Teaching Note
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleTeaching note for case 920018.