Foster Consulting and Business Development Center Celebrates 20 Years, 100,000 Jobs
The Consulting and Business Development Center at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business celebrated its 20th anniversary in December. The celebration drew more than 650 people and a record $90,000 was donated to build the center’s program endowments. Launched in 1995 with the mission of accelerating student careers and growing businesses in under-served communities, the Consulting and Business Development Center has helped to create more than 100,000 jobs since its inception. Continue reading…
JHU Carey CityLab MBA Team Working to Develop Historic Home in Downtown Baltimore
According to an article on the Hub, MADE: In America, a nonprofit organization that supports American industry, is working with five local universities, including the CityLab team from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, to transform the Carroll Mansion, a historic home in downtown Baltimore, into the “All American House.” The exhibit’s mission is to boost the profile of the historic, Revolution-era home by showcasing American manufacturers, many of which are from the greater Baltimore area. The exhibit will run for one month. Continue reading…
Haub Alum Offers Insight for Prospective Students
Haub School of Business alumni Amanda Sapio offers an insight into a class at Haub for prospective and current students. Sapio writes gives her input in the June 2014 issues of the Haub School Review.
Sapio writes:
“Students who register for Essentials of Management, taught by Tim Swift, Ph.D., are in for an experience that deviates significantly from the conventional management class. The class integrates service learning and academic coursework with a weekly volunteer requirement, in-class discussions, journal entries and various other assignments,” wrote Sapio. “Swift, an assistant professor of management, focuses on management concepts, best-practices and theories to help his students understand organizational processes within the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.”
HBS Offers Nonprofit Management Program for Execs.
Harvard Business School is offering a Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program for Executives. The program will run from July 13 to July 19, 2014.
The program is tailored to nonprofit executive directors and CEOs. This Executive Education program explores proactive methods for mastering nonprofit leadership in uncertain times. Join HBS faculty and approximately 140 nonprofit leaders from around the world as you strengthen your ability to improve the effectiveness of your organizations.
The Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program is designed for nonprofit executive directors and chief executive officers who are responsible for driving the organization’s direction, mission, policies, and major programs.
BostInno Alumni Impact Awards Recognize Babson Alumni
Two graduates of the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business – Babson College were honored as BostInno Alumni Impact Award winners at the inaugural Boston UpFront event held at the Revere Hotel in downtown Boston. Sarah Hodges’ M’10 and Jon Feinman’s M’10 companies were among six total startups recognized as being exceptionally influential in Boston.
This is the first year of the BostInno awards as well, which recognize young leaders who, since graduating from Boston-area colleges, have made a positive impact in Massachusetts and are shaping what’s to come in the future of innovation. Continue reading…
Pace to Co-sponsor 5th Annual “Changing Landscape” Nonprofit Forum with Hitachi America, Ltd.
The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Pace University will co-sponsor its 5th Annual Nonprofit Forum with Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.
With the theme “Sources of Funding: The Changing Landscape”, the goal of the forum is to offer content-rich sessions that provide actionable steps to help nonprofit leaders better manage the changing outlook for nonprofit organizations today.The program will identify and describe the current and emerging funding options for mission-driven, nonprofit organizations and impact-oriented investments and social enterprises. Conducted in a panel discussion format, the program will feature representatives from innovative nonprofits, socially responsible businesses and foundations. Continue reading…
