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Whether it’s within the nonprofit, public, or private sector, HBS alumni pursue a variety of managerial, entrepreneurial, voluntary, and philanthropic roles in socially driven pursuits at various stages of their personal and professional lives.
We aspire to connect you with each other, share with you the latest faculty research and innovative ideas from the field, and bring you together to work on solutions for our world’s most complex social issues.
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To inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards
The OnBoard program was created to develop alumni leadership skills critical for modern governance. OnBoard consists of virtual synchronous sessions on current issues, opportunities to connect with other alumni, and other HBS resources on governance.
For questions or to learn more, contact Amelia Angella, Associate Director of Alumni Engagement, at aangella@hbs.edu.
Is nonprofit board service right for you? How do you find a nonprofit board that is a good fit for your values, interests, and skills? In this interactive session, HBS Social Enterprise Initiative Director Rob Zeaske (MBA 2002) and Associate Director Amelia Angella (MBA 2001) discuss the fundamentals of nonprofit board service and answer questions from attendees.
Can we solve big public problems anymore? HBS Professor Mitchell Weiss believes that a renewed entrepreneurial spirit can transform the public sector's response to big problems at all levels. One of our biggest challenges? Faith in the democratic process itself. In this timely virtual program inspired by his new book We the Possibility, Professor Weiss and Yordanos Eyoel, leader of New Profi...
In a recent virtual program from the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative, HBS Professor Emeritus William A. Sahlman explores the future of education with three guests: Michael Collins, vice president of Jobs for the Future; Natalie McCullough (MBA 2000), president and chief commercial officer of Guild Education; and Paul LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University.
Stay connected with other alumni interested in social enterprise while you build lifelong relationships with MBA students, fellow alumni, and Executive Education participants.
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The Social Enterprise Initiative, in collaboration with Alumni Career Services and Baker Library, provides resources and support to assist alumni pursuing careers in social enterprise. A good way to begin is to check out job search suggestions for MBAs and Alumni. Research is also available on a variety of specific social enterprise topics in the Faculty & Research section of this site.
Search the Alumni Job Board (within the new Alumni Career Hub) by the name of particular organizations or use these suggested keywords: arts/culture; government; community/economic development; education; foundations/grant making; international development; nonprofit-other; religion; services-health related; social services.
HBS Social Enterprise Loan Repayment Assistance Program reduces the educational debt burden for qualifying alumni serving in managerial positions in nonprofits, public sector organizations, or for-profit social enterprises.
Organizations interested in hiring HBS alumni can take advantage of a range of recruiting tools and activities available through HBS Recruiting.
Launched in 2017 as part Alumni's for Impact's programming, the group focuses on facilitating connections and sharing ideas amongst alumni interested in impact investing through regular webinars, live gatherings, and a LinkedIn group.
Our faculty provide education and expertise rooted in real-world experience, linking theory and practice to shape business practice and train business leaders.
Expanding its early focus on helping nonprofits operate more efficiently to the emerging space of social enterprises and the challenges of measuring social impact, the HBS faculty has developed a body of knowledge that encompasses leadership, strategy, and governance of mission-driven organizations across the spectrum, from entrepreneurial ventures to more established firms.
Since its inception, the Social Enterprise Initiative has explored the role of business in creating social value. Today, SEI continues to examine the challenges and opportunities in harnessing the power of the markets to create both economic and social value.
In 2003, HBS launched an MBA elective course focused on entrepreneurship in education reform and cofounded the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) in collaboration with the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This multiyear research project focuses on the management levers needed to create and sustain high-performing K–12 public school districts in the United States. These efforts have resulted in more than 30 case studies focused on adapting and applying management concepts within urban school systems to drive improved performance and on using entrepreneurial strategies to effect systemic change in K–12 education.
Through teaching, research and engagement with practitioners and alumni, we are critically examining questions such as: What is the purpose of investing for impact? What return profiles are realistic? How do different strategies actually create social value? How is and how should social value be defined and measured? What does it mean in practice to be an impact investor?
Alumni currently serve on nonprofit boards
Alumni work in social enterprise
Pro bono services provided annually by alumni clubs
Do you have questions, comments, or suggestions about social enterprise alumni engagement? Please email se@hbs.edu.
A large audience from HBS, the Greater Boston community, and beyond is expected at the New Venture Competition Finale in Klarman Hall on March 30, when the winners in each track will be revealed. https://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/2023-nvc-finalists.aspx?utm_campaign=Harvard+Business+School&utm_content=1679584024&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Earlier this month the 2023 Social Enterprise Conference (SECON) @secon_harvard was held at Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School. Here are some of the some of the key takeaways from this year's gathering. https://hbs.me/2p8kjcpw
Join @HarvardHBS next week for our biggest annual #entrepreneurship celebration, the New Venture Competition Finale! Thursday, March 30 from 6-7pm ET. Register here: https://hbs.me/3vzztesn #HBSNVC
Alumni for Impact aspires to connect you with each other, share with you the latest faculty research and innovative ideas from the field, and bring you together to work on solutions for our world’s most complex social issues.
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